Hi everyone! I am thinking of trying the protien Power for life
plan. Has anyone out there tried it? I to am on blood thinners
bpmed thyroid and all the rest and loosing is soooo slow. I do like this site and support , and am glad we can support each other.
Take care, bergetta

Hi, bergetta....I am on "all those" too, plus. I am on the Protein Power for Life Plan. I think it works as well as anything will for us "pill poppers."

I hate having to take so many pills, but if staying alive is the result, I guess I will keep on taking them.

Just getting started here..Wanted to say hello...

My wife often says to me, you are not old, you are just long-lived. She says this as she thinks that biologically I am much younger than my chronological age but I seldom take notice of her comment until I come across someone who is younger but is in poor physical shape. Often I see contemporaries who are equally as fit and active as I am so I know that I am not unique.Then I read the posts on this thread to see that some of you are on various medications; for example, as has been quoted: heart, BP, thyroid, and blood thinners, which makes me realise that possibly I am doing better than most at my age.

As has been mentioned in some of my previous posts; 16 years ago I had a quadruple bypass and stopped taking the medication prescribed as it was making me feel unwell. I had a severe post-operative problem affecting my brain and as the medical profession seemed ignorant about its symptoms I took up reading about pharmacology and discovered a medication that effectively controlled my symptoms and after a battle with my GP he reluctantly prescribed the drug (until this point I was obtaining it from foreign sources). I have also convinced my GP to prescribe another drug which controls my apnoea but those are off-label uses and although today I am in remarkably good health, my GP is still convinced that it is in spite and not because of the drugs.

I am healthy and active and do not suffer from any aches nor pains and I continue to have an active libido. I keep my BS under control and my resting BP is around 115/68. Currently I am in the process of redecorating the kitchen and removing a tiled floor (very hard task) and replacing it with other tiles. Last week I redecorated a bedroom and laid a laminate floor so physically I do not have problems. Indeed, I continue to believe that I have future. If I have any problem with age it is due my daughters who insist on treating me as if I am old!

In 10 days time I will be 75 but going on for 57 (or maybe younger)!

Our bodies are made of saturated fat and protein and guess what its needs for replacement purposes? Stick to the LC diet; your doictor will probably have a heart-attack when you tell him/her but, you won't!

Duparc, you look great for a gentleman about to be turning 75. Sometime you have to give your doctor a nudge in the right direction. I'm happy to see that you took matters into your own hands when you were prescribed a medication that was making you feel unwell.
Keep on doing just what you're doing. Your story is inspiring.

For information purposes, the picture (in place of the avatar) was taken last September at a place called Crinan, a few miles south of Oban on the west coast of Scotland. During the stay there it rained almost continuously and the good lady and I encountered our heaviest fall of rain ever. What the picture effectively hides, of course, is my 'curly' top! I awake every morning feeling good about myself and about this 'immaculate conception' we call the world and on which we live. It is a pity that there is so much disharmony in society; people never seem to learn. We are trapped, in what Shakespeare called, 'The seven ages of man'. Thanks for the compliment; better still, thanks for noticing! (Time now to take the lady-of-the-house her morning cuppa and arouse her with a gentle kiss to the lips and that's what life is all about; caring, and caring deeply)!

I can well imagine the headlines: old-age pensioner male writes best-selling romantic novel! Probably would get into the Guinness Book of Records!

Incidentally, to my knowledge, everyone to whom I write to socially keeps my letters. My late wife of 47 years of togetherness kept all my letters in a small bedside drawer but just before her passing she destroyed them; I wonder why?

My wife of today (we've been together for 6.5 years and married 3 years ago) has had a very traumatic life from birth, that was, until we met. She often put her feelings into verse and currently I am assisting her to compile an MSS. Here is an extract of 2 verses from one of her poems written just prior to our meeting, one balmy, starry-filled night, at Stirling on 28 August 1999 :

Thanks for sharing that, it is lovely! I wish her luck on being published. You and your wife are very blessed to have found each other .

I think with your life experiences, you could much better express what love truly is all about.

I wonder why too? Maybe she felt the thoughts and feelings expressed in them were for her and her alone and she didn't want anyone else reading them.

Duparc, you have been blessed to have two wonderful women in your life. The two verses from your wife's poem are beautiful. Everyone wants to be loved unconditionally by the person who means the world to them. They were both lucky to have found that unconditional love in you.
I would think the reason your first wife burned her letters just before her death was because they were too precious to her to leave behind. I'm sure she took both your love and her letters away with her safely tucked inside her heart.

Duparc, I think you are absolutely fascinating!!!!! I was just browsing around looking at different posts when I came across yours. You have that kind, and interesting face and as I started to read your post I found myself smiling. I agree with Janice30, you have been blessed with 2 wonderful women in your life and they too, have been blessed with a wonderful man.
BTW, I love Scotland. I have never been fortunate enough to visit, as I hardly ever even get out of Texas, but I have quite a few books about Scotland, and the scenery and landscaping is breathtaking!

Connie

Duparc....I agree with the others. Your two wives are very fortunate ladies. Would there were more men (and women) like you. Thanks for your contribution to my life. If your wife's poems are published, please let me know. I would purchase a copy. In the event she doesn't find a publisher smart enough to recognize her talent and value, perhaps a website of her own? It would be a shame for others not so talented to be deprived.

Lovely compliments from lovely ladies but, come-on ladies, what about Bergetta's thread; please, let us not abandon it. Can we provide Bergetta with the support and advice she so desires and probably desperately needs? The variety of medications prescribed to her is of some concern which, of course, is beyond our specialist interest to dieting. Certainly, if she were to ramp-down the carbohydrates in her food and increase protein and fats (saturates and monounsaturates) and avoid all polyunsaturates which are effective immune-suppressants and avoid too transfats, then she would probably discover a reduction to both weight and ill-health problems. Having attempted numerous forms of dieting over the years I found Atkin's style to dieting more appropriate.

Bergetta, I have no knowledge of how the Protein Power Plan, but I have tried South Beach and it didn't work as well as Atkin's for me. In fact Atkin's is the only plan I use now. Having tried most of the other diets out there the only one that truly works for me is Atkin's.
I've lost 25 pounds since the beginning of December on Atkin's. It's the only diet that I feel well on while dieting. I don't consume huge amounts of fat, I tend to stick with the leaner cuts of meat and the good fats. We also eat a lot of green vegetables, and salads.
My husband who is 61 and has had a double triple (6) bypass surgery six years ago is also on Atkins' and is doing well. My husband is on a blood thinner and other heart medications. My husband's cholesterol and blood pressure are better when he is on Atkin's than when he eats a low fat, high carb diet.
I am 60 and I don't take any medication. I tend to go more for the natural approach to wellness.

Duparc, your advice to Bergetta is right on target. You are an inspiration to all of us.

Have a great day everyone.

Bergetta....that's pretty much the Protein Power Plan too. Since Atkins is working for you guys and you are familiar with it, stick to it. On PP we do drink a lot of water...although, I "think" Atkins recommends this too, doesn't he? PP recommends 1/2 an ounce for every pound you currently weigh.