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    Survival Of The Fit
    Survival Of The Fit
    Survival Of The Fit
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    Survival Of The Fit

    By Michael Grapin

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    Sometimes it pays to listen to your doctor. I’d lost sight of that, gone off my meds, got sloppy with my diet and became increasingly sedentary with disastrous results. On the upside, I looked like Santa Claus and found myself adored by small children. On the downside, I wound up in the Valley Hospital emergency room complaining of chest pains. After my angioplasty, I was visited by an internist who, coincidentally, shared the same last name with the cardiologist who performed the procedure to unblock my arteries. I was also visited by an expert on type two diabetes and a dietitian. Each gave me advice on how I might achieve a better sense of well being through careful diet and exercise as well as sticking with the prescribed medications until such time as I could safely be weaned from them. I distilled all of the information I was given into lifestyle changes that I could, realistically, maintain and went forth from the hospital with the intent to exchange my bad habits for better choices. Fast forward a year. I’d lost a considerable amount of weight and everyone around me was taking notice; including the internist from the hospital who was now my regular doctor. He couldn't believe that his advice contributed to my turn around and thought that it was imperative that I write a book about my success. I’m frequently told that I look fantastic and asked how I did it...well, Survival Of The Fit is my memoir detailing both the why and how of it. In it, I explain my motivation, the changes I made to my diet and how I came up with an exercise plan that I believe I can stick with.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Grapin
    Release dateSep 19, 2013
    ISBN9781301548941
    Survival Of The Fit
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    Michael Grapin

    Born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1955. Married to Barbara, my high school sweetheart, in 1977. Partner in Paramus Fabric Center. Author of Santa 17 and The Un-Natural in addition to Survival of the Fit.

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      Survival Of The Fit - Michael Grapin

      SURVIVAL OF THE FIT

      How I Listened to My Doctor & Lost 100 Pounds

      Michael Alan Grapin

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      Smashwords Edition.

      © 2013 Michael Alan Grapin

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to the vendor of your choice and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Michael Grapin

      PO Box 194

      Paramus, NJ 07653-0194

      MAGrapin@optonline.net

      All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, scanning, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the author.

      Cover design & typography by Stephen D. Sullivan.

      For Dr. Agarwal.

      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter One

      Some people can eat anything they want and never gain weight; I’m not one of those people. I’ve struggled with my weight for my entire life and I believe it has to do as much with my mind set as anything else. I needed to escape the repeated cycle of losing and regaining substantial amounts of excess weight.

      Like most dieters, I’ve lost and gained my total body weight several times over during the course of my lifetime. I come from a family in which we all had issues with our weight and dealt with it in different manners. One fad diet or another usually led to temporary weight loss and preening, but a return to normal eating resulted in a rebounding weight gain each and every time for all but one of my sisters who did whatever she could to remain svelte and the belle of the ball.

      There were psychological issues that haunt me to this day. I’ve never been able to get past being told I must clean my plate because there are children starving in one part of the world or another. Wasting food was a great sin in my family of overeating foodies. Another sin was failing to have enough food for everyone who came to the table. We seemed to require enough food to fill our plates several times and still maintain room for dessert. And yet, to this very day, leftovers can make the cook pout.

      I’m writing this on recommendation of one of my doctors who believes my achievement nothing short of extraordinary. Many people have asked me how I did it. Well everyone, this is how I did it. I can’t guarantee that this will work for you, but I can assure you that it worked for me. If you find inspiration in my success that leads to your own success story, so be it!

      As I begin to write this, I weigh below 169 pounds. Less than a year ago I was admitted to the hospital with chest pains and had to undergo a couple of angioplasties to clear my clogged arteries. When I was first admitted, the nursing staff weighed me in at 260 pounds. My visit to the emergency room may have been the impetus to make my lifestyle change, but it took more than that for me to stick with it and lose over 90 pounds in a year.

      Before I continue, I feel a little background is in order. That particular trip to the hospital was not my first and we need to go back about fifteen years to begin my story. I was forty-two and 250 pounds, we were dining out with another couple when I felt the first chest pain that really shook me. I had been living with mild chest pains for years at that point and always attributed them to over exertion. I assumed that it was my body’s way of telling me that I’d over done it and it was time for a rest. This was different. I was seated in a restaurant in a relaxed atmosphere as I felt short of breath and pain radiated from the center of my chest up to my jaw and down my arm.

      At that time, I

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