Weelittledrummer - I'm with you on the dicky ticker preventing excercise. For years my doctor thought I was asthmatic, so treated me for that every time I had an 'attack'. Then a stressful situation arose and I started fainting on a weekly basis. Investigations showed an arrythmia (irregular heartbeat) that meant as I excercised, my heart pushed blood around too fast for the oxygen to be aborbed.

Heart was fixed, weight went down as I had more energy to do more walking. and stuff.

I've noticed over the last 9-12 months though, that the old symptoms are coming back as is the weight, so I'm thinking about going back to the cardiologist.

The only advice I can give is make it realistic, make it steady and make it routine. Don't set absurd goals, don't be tempted to crash diet and don't give up doing it.

LTS