please help.....?

Question

okay so first of all lets just say im overweight! its really weird tho b/c im like 159 lbs!..and im only 5'3..so thats quite a bit overweight i think..its not that noticeable..i look about like i weigh 130 but i dont!..but my question is would being overweight make my heart pound and race??..for the past five months ive had that problem...like if i just walk up a hill..now i know walkin up a hill or something like that is gonna cause your heart to go faster..but mine goes WAY faster and it pumps hard..it doesnt seem normal..ive told my doctor but he thinks its just anxiety b/c ive been having anxiety attacks since this started happening...and i had an echocardiogram and holter monitor and supposobly my heart is fine...and i know im out of shape..i never do anything!..i wanna fix this prob. but its so hard to excerice b/c my heart starts pounding and it freaks me out..so do you think its anything serious or i just need to get in shape??

ok thanks for the reply sunnyside up..but its not like i cant walk up a hill without about passing out..im not overweight like that..but my heart just pumps really face..i could walk a flat surface all day and be fine..and i dont think i need a physical..my blood pressure has been checked about 15 times in the past 6 months and i have had my thyroids checked and my blood sugar or whatever..ive been in the ER about 7 timmes for my anxiety problem..so i think they know that i dont have high blood pressure or anything like that

Answer 1

I use to have the same problem! I slowly started increasing my exercise routine to get into shape. With slowly doing this my heart could get use to the extra amount of exercise I was receiving. I've had all the different monitors for your heart, and an echo. Nothing was wrong, I was just out of shape and my heart had to work extra extra hard to keep up. With a slower exercise program my heart slowly became to get use to all the exercise and i started losing weight, and have been able to keep it off.
Start slowly and work your way up. If you feel like your over working your heart, STOP and relax and rest your heart and muscles. Then continue with your routine.
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

My first suggestion is that you see your family doctor as soon as you can to make sure that you are not having some other type of problem with your heart. A lot of overweight people also have high blood pressure and that can kill you. You don't want to get worse by starting an exercise program without knowing that all is AOK inside of you so it's time to get a good physical first before you start exercising. But in the meantime, you can help yourself get back on track by doing other things. Cut out extra heavy eating and eating after 7 pm at night. Keep track of your calories for the weight you want to be and don't go over those per day so that you can start losing now while you get your doctor's appointment. Watch your fat and salt intake too because if you do have a blood pressure problem, those will aggrivate it worse. If your physical checks out ok, then you know all you need to do is lose weight to feel better so that you don't get a worse physical condition due to excess baggage. For evey pound you weigh overweight, you shorten your lifespan as well as your heart has to work overtime to keep your blood pumping out of your legs. That isn't good for you. Get your physical, watch your calories and if all is well, pick your exercises. If all isn't well, your doctor will let you know what exercises he thinks you need. Usually the best thing for over weight people is to just walk on a flat serface area first. Start out with a 20 minute walk for the first week and then increase it gradually until you can do a good hour without being out of breath. Then you can try the hills. To know that you are not over taxing yourself, try to talk and walk. If you can talk without gasping for breath but chatting normally, then you are not walking too fast for your heart. That stamina will increase as you get more into shape so that you can run and not be out of breath.

Answer 3

If the doc said its ok...then its ok, however, yes your weight has to do with that, so I would ask your doc what is a safe way to lose weight that doesn't make your heart race like it does.

Good Luck

Answer 4

isn't it sufficient that a qualified physician gave you considered answers to your questions and worries? How can a person guide better from a distance than the ones who has his hands on the problem?