[sunnydisposition]

So i' have this thoughts looping in my head, thats producing loads of anxiety in the process, it goes , "what if i messed up, can i fix it, is it even fixable or is it beyond salvation an irreparable damage.

Details below.

My health anxiety is running high these days. I am going through a phase of a uncertainty, where every decision i ever took, will take, regarding my health is shrouded in doubt. For example, Did i made the best choice eating that food, what if it was cooked with more oil than usually required? Is it going to affect my health. Thats an example of how my health anxiety works.

So my major anxiety is coming off from my latest concern that for the last 7 months, i've been taking meds that boost my appetite and i've been eating more as a result. However i do try to offset the extra calories i ate by going for 1 hour brisk walks every morning. But i'm thinking, extra food i ate ( sometimes a eat a lot) means extra oil i consumed. so i'm worried that i' might have consumed dangerously high level of oil these last few months.

So my major concern is that, have i done some kind of irreparable damage to my body consuming excessive oils during last 5 months? P.s we are vegetarians, so we use very less oil, no deep frying required. i'm 28 and have always maintained a good fitness. Considering that i did consume more food( all thanks to the appetite boosting meds i started taking, and as a result more oil consumption consequently, is it too late to get my life together? Would making better healthier choices in the future , starting first thing tomorrow, help offset the negative choices i made before?

could you guys help me challenge the veracity of my thoughts. can you offer valid counter arguments to disclaim my notions. Help me see things from your perspective.

[leejosepho]

During my heart attack in '99, a nurse asked what I had eaten for dinner and ultimately suggested I completely remove all things like those "two best chili dogs I have ever had" from my diet. Three years ago I was told I needed bypass surgery (CABG), and I instead turned to a very-strict vegan diet -- no meat, no dairy, no oil, period -- that definitely helped keep me alive for the next two years while losing excessive weight and discovering I no longer needed anti-hypertensive medications. I next went ahead with the CABG (x 5) one year ago, and now I find myself still losing weight (too much so) and my hypertension seems to have just recently returned.

It is my understanding that oil is bad for me because of what it can do to certain parts of arteries or blood vessels, but I do now use it (olive oil only) sparingly for certain things.

Here is where I began three years ago:
Dr. Esselstyn's Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease Program | Make yourself heart attack proof

Not all of his colleagues agree on Dr. Esselstyn's hard-line "No oil, and no, not ever!" stance, but his material might help you learn more about some alternative food preparations.

[sunnydisposition]

Originally Posted by leejosepho

During my heart attack in '99, a nurse asked what I had eaten for dinner and ultimately suggested I completely remove all things like those "two best chili dogs I have ever had" from my diet. Three years ago I was told I needed bypass surgery (CABG), and I instead turned to a very-strict vegan diet -- no meat, no dairy, no oil, period -- that definitely helped keep me alive for the next two years while losing excessive weight and discovering I no longer needed anti-hypertensive medications. I next went ahead with the CABG (x 5) one year ago, and now I find myself still losing weight (too much so) and my hypertension seems to have just recently returned.

It is my understanding that oil is bad for me because of what it can do to certain parts of arteries or blood vessels, but I do now use it (olive oil only) sparingly for certain things.

Here is where I began three years ago:
Dr. Esselstyn's Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease Program | Make yourself heart attack proof

Not all of his colleagues agree on Dr. Esselstyn's hard-line "No oil, and no, not ever!" stance, but his material might help you learn more about some alternative food preparations.

thanks for the sharing your insight joseph. Its been super helpful. I was actually off my meds ( had been for a few weeks, coz my parents stopped paying for my meds as they wanted to see if i 'll get well if i just stopped taking the phsych meds, ignorant bunch). I was overcome with tremendous anxiety, depression, when i wrote this thread. My thinking and perception was completely distorted at the time.

Originally Posted by leejosepho

During my heart attack in '99, a nurse asked what I had eaten for dinner and ultimately suggested I completely remove all things like those "two best chili dogs I have ever had" from my diet. Three years ago I was told I needed bypass surgery (CABG), and I instead turned to a very-strict vegan diet -- no meat, no dairy, no oil, period -- that definitely helped keep me alive for the next two years while losing excessive weight and discovering I no longer needed anti-hypertensive medications. I next went ahead with the CABG (x 5) one year ago, and now I find myself still losing weight (too much so) and my hypertension seems to have just recently returned.

It is my understanding that oil is bad for me because of what it can do to certain parts of arteries or blood vessels, but I do now use it (olive oil only) sparingly for certain things.

Here is where I began three years ago:
Dr. Esselstyn's Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease Program | Make yourself heart attack proof

Not all of his colleagues agree on Dr. Esselstyn's hard-line "No oil, and no, not ever!" stance, but his material might help you learn more about some alternative food preparations.

i'm sorry for your heart attack

at some point last year, I actually went to the hospital since I suspected I was having 1 too(a heart attack in my 20's would be a massive wake up call)

thankfully though it wasn't and I feel greatful for that