Well it was a good week. As some of you may know and most probably don't, after I had Lucas last year my heart began to go into Atrial Fibrillation. That is where my heart wasn't beating properly. We tried different medications and a cardioversion (which shocks the heart back to rhythm) but after 20 months my heart still wasn't beating properly. So, on Halloween a few days ago, I went to the hospital to have a procedure called catheter ablation which can hopefully cure my condition. In simple terms the doctor stuck a tube in my leg that led through an artery up to my heart, looked at my heart, then burned/scarred the parts of my heart that were causing the improper beating.
The doctor said that he had to do a fair amount of ablation to get all the problem spots, but he thinks he got them all and hopefully within the next 3 months the scarring will help my heart to be healed and it will continue to beat properly. So, I have been recovering from that the past few days.
As far as taking care of my health, this week I really have been aware and careful of what I eat. I have eaten more salads, more veggies and fruit, more whole grains. And I have been very good at portion control this week. Exercise was very limited as my procedure has had me recovery and not able to do too much activity. Yet, I have done what I could when I could. I am very happy with the efforts I have made this week.
As far as my weight this week, it has been really wacky because of my procedure. It caused me to swell and retain a lot of fluids and I gained 18 pounds, which I have now lost and am back down to my 293, which keeps the total weight loss at 10 pounds. So this week stayed the same. Yet, I still feel a bit swollen and with the way I was eating this week I am sure next week will bring better results on the scale. And the scale isn't the most important part of this goal, it's healthy living. This past week I have done the best out of all the weeks to take care of my health and so I am really happy and pleased with the progress I am making. Thank you to all who have been thinking of and praying for me, those thoughts and prayers are felt. We have had so many people bring meals, cards, and well wishes. Thank you!
Hope you all are well and enjoying November so far!
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