Another new friend 🙂😸

[Instructor57]

A different walk, same road and different Cat 😸I am getting back to my regular walking again now following my recent back issue !

It's not back to normal yet but probably around 80% improvement.

Not back at the gym yet but we will see what Wednesday brings .

For now I'm happy to be getting out and about again .

Also things are nice and stable now following the heart attack in February.

I am comfortably maintaining the healthy weight without too much trouble.

I have become quite used to my new diet and will continue to keep low carb no added sugar and time restricted eating .

I now don't eat anything with an ingredients label 😁

I am also keeping the blood glucose levels steady in the healthy range (below pre diabetic)

Blood pressure is constantly in the ideal range and my resting HR appears to be fairly stable around 62-64 BPM now after being taken off the Beta blockers.

So, long may it continue. 🤞🙂

[Jools2020]

What a beautiful cat - lovely markings!

Well done, Ian. That’s a decent resting heart rate, too! 😊

[Instructor57 in reply to Jools2020]

Thanks Julia!

Yes it's lovely 💕My RHR was dropping to mid to low 40's on Beta blockers, it will still sometimes drop to mid to low 50's but becoming more stable now since my weight and diet have stabalised 🙂

[AlMorr 1000miles per year]

Another lovely cat you took a photo of on your walk today Ian, a cat a day will accompany you for parts of your walk, of course you have Misty to welcome you when you get home, I am glad that hour blood pressure is ideal and your HR is stable, cats rule✔️✔️😻

[Instructor57 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Alan, hope your lovely white cat has settled in?

[AlMorr 1000miles per year in reply to Instructor57]

Yes, Loki my new lovely white cat has settled down Ian, he is very happy in his new home.

[Instructor57 in reply to AlMorr]

Great to hear Alan 😁😸👍

[SueAppleRun]

Pretty cat, wonderful achievement with your health 😁

[Instructor57 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank Sue!

And yes, nice to see things settling down now 🙂

[SueAppleRun in reply to Instructor57]

It must have been the most frightening thing

[Instructor57 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Very scary Sue!It took a lot of getting my head around !

[Doris8 1000miles per year]

Good for you and glad to know your bsck is getting better. You seem to attract the cats. Cats always come to me but I am petrified and I think they know it. Glad your off the beta blockers, was the beta blockers for high blood pressure. Mr D is on atenolol think a beta blocker high blood pressure but told he can’t come off them. It’s hard with a restricted diet especially with the ingredients labels, don’t I know it. Spend half my time looking at labels on shopping day. 🙂

[Instructor57 in reply to Doris8]

Thank you !And yes, Atenolol is a beta blocker and used for high blood pressure.

The Beta blocker I was on was Bisoprolol, I was only on the lowest dose of 1.25mg

It wasn't specifically for my blood pressure, I take Ramipril for that and at the moment it's quite stable but I'm likely to be kept on that but the combination of the two were having detrimental effects on both my blood pressure and rhr .

Ha and yes, I also spend ages in the shops but really try hard now not to buy any processed foods .

It's been a challenge as I used to love baking, especially pastries and patisserie.

Also made all my own bread both yeasted and sourdough.

I barely eat any bread now ... I just allow myself the occasional slice of wholemeal bread but it is occasional but I have now become quite used to my new eating regime .

I have always loved cats 😁

And I always call them over if I see one , most will come but some are quite nervous 🙂

[Doris8 1000miles per year in reply to Instructor57]

Keep up the good work and take care of your back

[CBDB Administrator]

well done! Sounds like you really turned your diet around! Amazing.

[Instructor57 in reply to CBDB]

Thanks, and yes, getting used to it and actually quite enjoying it ... especially having seen the positive results 👍