Heart Attack - The Excess Weight Must Come Off

At the time of my husband's heart attack on January 8, 2008, he weighed 225 pounds. Jim is 6'2" tall and now 57 years old. Last week his cardiologist said that he needs to weigh 190 pounds. But the doctor encouraged Jim to lower his weight to 170 pounds, which is what Jim weighted as a young man. 170-190 pounds is the healthy body weight range for a person of Jim's height, according to the BMI (Body Mass Index) calculation.

Jim has been making great progress with his weight loss by using the Weight Watchers point system to determine food portions, and the cardiac diet to determine what foods he eats. Along these lines, we find that the Heart Association cookbooks is tremendously helpful.

Here's how Jim's weight loss progress is going:

Week 1: 220 pounds
Week 2: 216.5 pounds
Week 3: 215.75 pounds
Week 4: 213.8 pounds
Week 5: 214 pounds
Week 6: 210.5 pounds
Week 7: 210.5 pounds
Week 8: 207.8 pounds
Week 9: 207.8 pounds
Week 10: 206.2 pounds
Week 11: 205.8 pounds
Week 12: 206.4 pounds
Week 13: 206.6 pounds
Week 14: 205.5 pounds

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