Heart Disease Expert Pat Shannon shares Heart Disease management news and commentary at MyHeartCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/21071/setback Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:49:00 -0500 Pat Shannon I want to first thank each of you who took the time to write me and to encourage me. I am not proud of myself and I cannot lie to you, for I am not doing well on changing my negative behavior. I was doing great and then, as if I ran into a brick wall, I sunk into an area of no control. I would rationalize eating certain things and then others. Eventually, I was making excuses and regaining the weight I had lost. All around me were... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/21071/setback http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18605/home Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:43:00 -0500 Pat Shannon There are those of you I will never meet or see, but yet you are wishing me well as I go forward in pursuit of a healthier lifestyle. When I add you to my family, friends, co-workers, and my cardiologist, I have to keep giving it my best. At the same time that I am changing I am trying to promote change in my household. Now that's a real challenge. My husband loves to eat the special healthy dishes I fix for myself, but he wipes out the... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18605/home http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18606/foods-good Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:45:00 -0500 Pat Shannon Geez!! What happened? I was doing so well: Down one dress size; wearing pants that now buttoned at the waist; ankles back to normal, giving my legs a youthful shape; and my love handles shrinking. It must have made me arrogant with power. I thought I was strong enough to just eat a little bit of the wrong foods. I guess I need to face the fact that I am addicted to foods that taste good, but are not good for me. My fall was swift and deep... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18606/foods-good http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18604/blog Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:09:00 -0500 Pat Shannon I recently left my doctor's office. Not a good visit. All the way to my car I kept asking myself, "How in the devil did I get myself in this pickle?" I'm overweight and all my numbers are high for my triglycerides, blood pressure and cholesterol. Of course, none of this is news to me, but this is my new primary care doctor who also happens to be a cardiologist. Her words hit me like a sledge hammer. She wanted to know if I was... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18604/blog http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18607/goals-2008 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:49:00 -0500 Pat Shannon I successfully navigated Thanksgiving, a seven day cruise, Christmas, and New Year's with only a two-pound weight gain. This is incredible for me! How did I do it? I cut my portions and walked as much as I could. I hate to exercise, but I found when I walked and climbed the stairs I felt better and burned off some calories. The cruise ship was a great way to really test my resolve to change my lifestyle. I ate a lot of veggies and... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/59195/18607/goals-2008