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Jesus. That sounds like the path I am headed down. Overweight, workaholic, ibuprofen taker.

• mindcrime 11y ago
  I hear ya. Not to try and be too preachy, but you might want to re-evaluate some things. Or, at the very least, sit down with your doctor and talk about cardiac health and see if you should take a stress test or have some imaging done or something. The good news is, it's almost never too late to improve your cardiac situation. I don't know how old you are, but arterial function can be improved after even a lifetime of bad habits and what-not. Just do all the things we've all been taught to do: eat a healthy diet (the Mediterranean diet is generally considered pretty good), lose weight, stop smoking (if you smoke), watch your cholesterol, stay active, etc.
• noir_lord 11y ago
  It was me as well, 7 months ago I weighed 245, ate a shocking diet and subsisted on energy drinks and coffee. Last year I got diagnosed with a serious spinal condition and resolved to fix as much as I could. I now weigh 182lbs, lost 12 inches of my waist, don't drink any energy drinks and my coffee addiction is down to <4 a day. I work out for 30-45 minutes everyday without fail mostly bodyweight and callisthenic exercises with swimming a couple of times a week. Blood pressure is normal, resting heart rate dropped by 10 back to 70. The pain from the spine condition has halfed as have the meds I take to stay functional. It's been a hard journey 1500 cal a day for 6 months was brutal but I'm now at maintenance weight and the time would have passed anyway. My advice: if it bothers you, fix it!