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[Fudgster]

Hello, I'm new to this. Just been diagnosed with heart failure and have a lot of weight to lose. Anyone else been in this or currently in this situation? Determined to do this but very anxious at present.

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hello and welcome, sorry to hear your news but you've come to the right place. Would you like to join us on our weigh in today? Here's the link, I hope to see you there! x

healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

[Fudgster in reply to Lytham]

Hi Lytham, thanks for the invite. I will join in next week if that's ok? I started Weight Watchers last week and lost 10.25lbs in first week. My weigh in there is Monday, but happy to do a Weds too and join in.

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Fudgster]

Oh that's brilliant, congratulations ! See you Wednesday! x

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Fudgster

I can imagine that a diagnosis like that would be scary, but you can use it to spur you on to lose your excess weight and thereby improve your health.

You may find this article written by award winning British Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra interesting and helpful doctoraseem.com/the-truth-a...

All of the information you need about the forum can be found in Pinned Posts healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... and we hope you'll be joining all the Events, Challenges and Clubs that we run, especially a weigh-in and the daily diary.

If you haven't already taken it, here's a tour of the forum healthunlocked.com/?tour=true

We've found active participation to be key to successful weight loss and, of course, it's a good way to get to know people, find inspiration and share support and encouragement.

Wishing you all the best

[slipstick Maintainer 2st 7lbs]

There are many different causes of heart failure. After a couple of heart attacks the unsurprising result for me was a heart failure diagnosis. I lost quite a lot of weight and did a lot of walking and gentle exercise. Eventually my cardiology consultant told me I was about as fit as he was so I could stop wasting his time, he didn't want to see me again. A good day!

Frightening though it sounds, heart failure is something that many people can live with and my experience is that the symptoms can be controlled and even improved. Weight loss is often a major part of that so I wish you all the best on your weight loss journey. Pick a plan and get going.