Dallythewop

Thanks for the quick reply dude. I appreciate it. No, I haven't talked to my doc about it, I forget to when I'm there. She's also a family friend but I don't really want to bring stuff up when she's off the clock. I figured walking and yoga/stretching would be the best things for right now, but I would like to add some muscle too, turn some of this into good weight, you know? I know I can't do heavy lifting, but surely there's something I can do other than pushups, planks, etc. I have some free weights, they only go up to 25 lbs though. I'm just not sure what exactly to do with them, other than curls. I definitely don't plan on rushing it. Of the 42 lbs I've lost, most of it was in the first 4 months. I've lost maybe 7 in the past 2-3 and am completely fine with that. For anyone who reads this, please please please take care of yourself, and the younger the better. If I had taken my health more seriously I wouldn't have had a stroke at 36, most likely. I got really lucky in the fact that I can walk and talk and still do quite a bit, even if I am a little slower now. I was told a bleed on the brain a size of a pencil eraser could be catastrophic, mine was the size of a quarter. I also got lucky in that I'm over all pretty damn healthy. Not diabetic, cholesterol is perfect, only my protein and vitamin D were low. My hypertension is what caused everything and I'm getting that under control. When the ambulance came my blood pressure was 217/190. I always thought "Eh, nothing will happen til I'm older" and boy was I wrong. I don't want anyone to end up like me, though. Feeling like you're burning all the time is pretty miserable and I don't think it's going to get better, it did a little then plateaued no improvement for 5 months. You don't want this, trust me. Use me as a cautionary tale and learn from my mistakes.

It says it in the title, but a little background is needed. I had a stroke in late August 2019 and have been recovering since. I've managed to lose over 40 lbs in that time by cutting out soda and fast food and also by eating more much smaller portions a day, so I feel my diet is okay at least, definitely much better than before. I have a few issues that make it a little more difficult than some. Firstly, my left side always feels like a cross between being on fire and being asleep, it's hard to explain. On top of that my left side is substantially weaker than my right side and I have some balance issues. I don't want to make it out like I'm REALLY bad off but I'm not in a good spot either. I can move around pretty well but am a little wobbly sometimes. The biggest problem, though, is the aneurysm in my brain. My doctors have told me to not do anything that requires a lot of exertion because stress could make it POP which could leave me dead or a vegetable. I'm trying to get surgery on it but so far no luck, I go for another scan soon and it will determine what happens next. When I got out of the hospital in September my goal was to get down to 200 lbs but since I've had 40 lbs melt off with no real effort I figure why stop there? I still have 38 to go to hit 200, but I'd like to keep going. If anyone has any idea of some low impact things I can do combined with stretching/yoga and walking trails I would really appreciate the help, I honestly have no idea where to start really, other than a few basic things I learned when I was younger. Thank you in advance Dally