??? Let us know what is happening, buddy ...

Thanks Tony,
Doing much better. I have decided the problem was reaction to Doxymycylin (I probably didn't spell it right). The ER doctor agreed but he couldn't be certain. He prescribed a different antibiotic for the staph infection and my "heart attack" symptoms slowly subsided since then. Today I am feeling pretty good except a little nausea, and that may be from the new antibiotics as I forgot to eat something with it.
Anyway I am scheduled for a stress test Monday. It's long overdue anyway.
Thanks!!

Don,

Wishing you well mate and a speedy recovery.


John

Glad to hear you are feeling better Don. Hope Susan is to.
Eddie

Don ... glad to hear you're doing okay ... study hard for that test ...

get well soon buddy!!......
lose the weight and take care of yourself.

Hope ya get straightened out friend!

over weight is a big strain on your heart ......lose alot of it 50+lbs you'll feel better your heart will thank you......& so will your friends and family......I started my weight loss journey 3 days ago and fell better & more energetic already....I WILL drop the weight again (lost 100lbs 5 years ago)but sadly gained it back 3 years later Grrrrrrrrr........trying a new method now it's working well my goal is 75-100 might take a year but I'm on it baby!.

get well Don I love ya man!

Exercise has always been a big part of any conditioning or weight loss program for me ...
been hitting the gym pretty regularly the past couple of weeks .... can't walk outside in this weather ... just did an hour on the treadmill ... 3+ miles ... not quite my NYC marathon training days, but it's a start ...
I feel that if I'm busting my butt in the gym, there's no sense busting my gut at the table ...

Tony how much you gonna lose?

My wife and I have both been up and down with our weight, and wanted a different approach. We visited Rick Warren's (Purpose Driven Life) church in Los Angeles last October, and grew in our admiration of him.

When we saw recently that he had sponsored a new approach to losing weight and keeping it off, we were keen to try it, and have found it very successful so far. We are half way to our goal after 2 months, and have learned some skills and have a different perspective on why we should keep it off.

http://www.danielplan.com/

don't really know Donny ... just want to see some pounds come off and keep going from there ...
I've never been one for a diet and I love pasta too much to give it up entirely ... it's just going to be smaller servings ... more fruits and vegetables and more exercise

Good stuff Graham!

I think I've seen him on CNN's Piers Morgan show several times.

Yes, rosetree, he recently lost his son to suicide and I think the last time he was talking about that. He has so much integrity that what he says needs to be listened to, IMHO.

Tony, you may already know this, so forgive me if you do, but if you ever feel you want a goal, a good way to set it would be to get your Body Mass Index (BMI) below 25.

There are various calculators on the web, such as this https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm

a 50 lb loss will make a world of difference to your health and well being, Bp, etc, first lose it, them in moderation you can always have pasta again..

Just calculated my BMI at 29.8 - Damned Margarettas. It's all Donny's fault, I only drank lite beer before he introduced me to Margarettas on a trip to New Jersey about 5 years ago. Sure are good, though.

Gary

Don,

Hope you are feeling better and get well soon. Wishing you all the best.
Donnie

Thanks dmac.
Bmi is 34.7. Really fat.

I'm not up on the BMI stuff Don, ,,,,I'm sure I'm over the limit
,,,but hell,,,,,,,,keep on truckin' Take Care !!!

Just did mine...24.7...just under the wire.

Stay well, Don.

Ian

Donny ... no argument there ... I've just had a physical and fortunately all the numbers (except for the scale ) are very good ... I've NEVER had a problem in the sightest with BP, heart rate is EXCELLENT - still reaping the benefits of all those years running 60 - 70 miles a week in the mid 70s to early 80s - blood flow very good, cholesterol is under control but the bad cholesterol is too high due to overweight and not enough exercise, which I am addressing ...
I take a cholesterol pill and a pill to help prevent the esophageal spasms, and that's it ...
So, as I said, I will keep at it, and see where it goes ...
Just wish the damn snow would stop so I can walk the golf course !!!

Nordic skis, Tony. I tried it for the first time this winter and found all the dormant muscles. It's nice just to get out there and do it.

I'm ...on...the...elipitical . ..machine ....right...now.
OK, now I'm off. Out of breath after 7 minutes. Will rest and do it again. Ya gotta start somewhere.

Don, with all the hoopla going on, I neglected to express my concern about your recent health issues. I hope they are fleeting and that you are able to get right back to telling me how much I hate arrangers . Seriously though, I think the advice to 'drop the pounds' is probably good advice, something that most of us need to do. My wife eats like a health nut and exercises vigorously every day. You know the old saying, "there's nothing more annoying than 'a good example'. It's pretty obvious to me that she's trying to outlive me. Luckily, 'only the good die young' . I should be around for quite awhile....you too. I was just thinking the other day how much we have in common; we're both tall, overweight, very intelligent, good sense of humor, and part Native American. I think where we diverge is the part of us this is NOT Native American . Oh well, at least you used to play an organ .

Get well soon.

chas

Thank you my friend. Hope to hang out with you some day.

124 ... did some cross country many years ago ... found those same muscles ...

Don ... no exercise got my heart rate up faster than the elliptical ...

I remember one time I spent five days in hospital and ended up taking a turn for the nurse.

I told the Doc I was feeling pins and needles in my arm...he suggested acupuncture.

Seriously Don...your body is giving you a wake up call...don't snooze through it....look after yourself and get back to good health ASAP.

Ian

PS...getting out of bed does not count as one sit up.

I see the best way to lose weight is reduce the size of your meals and don't nibble in-between meals.
Never have a meal late at night, lunch time is the best for main meal of the day.
Then take to walking bristly up to 3 miles every morning.
Or at least walk one mile and increase over the next few weeks.

I walked one mile the first day, two miles the second, three miles the third...I ended up so far from home, I had to take a bus to get back.

Seriously again, I agree with Graham wholeheartedly.

When I took Martial Arts, the way we were taught to keep our weight nearest the ideal, was to "eat little and often" rather than a few big meals, and, if this was a bit inconvenient, then have the bigger meal(s) earlier in the day, either for breakfast or lunch. No between meal snacks other than some fruit.

And, as Graham said above, try to not eat late at night...for me, it was after 6:00 PM or so.

If I was really hungry late at night, I'd have a small bowl of cereal or rice or some fruit.

I just bought two new pairs of jeans Wednesday, and was able to get the same size I wore over 10 years ago...36 X 32, so it does work.

Good luck Don, I know you can do it...we need around here, buddy, so look after yourself, please.

Ian

Don, losing weight is easy, but I hate to give up my leg! I've had it since I was a kid! lol Get better soon, you are an essential part of any forum!

Don, Please notice that I'm the only family member here that is concerned about your financial welfare too. I think you need to hang around so that you can make hundreds of more dollars, friend!

dont worry Boo nothing will put down the "KING Mason"

Dang, Don:

So sorry to hear about this episode. Needless to say, you probably won't be yelling "Fore" any time soon. I hope your musical activities won't be impacted severely. Keep us posted when convenient, pal!

All the best,

Dave