Bonfire97 said:
I just found out I have a calcium score of 1005 with most of the calcium in the LAD (so called Widowmaker artery). Dr. told me stay off of anything with processed meats, processed sugars, or processed grains. So, that wipes out a lot of stuff. Said pork and beef were ok (surprised at this). I am wondering if things like 100% whole grain bread are OK. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Man, that's spooky. I'm sorry to hear that.
Did they say you need to cut weight?
I would start here: Stay on the outside of the grocery aisle. Vegetables, beef, chicken, fish, pork. Try to limit processed food (ie, stuff you pull out of a wrapper). Carbs: brown rice, sweet potato, oatmeal, even white rice and normal potatoes (will probably need to measure theses out to actually see how much you are eating). Bread, I mean a bit is fine, but may consider something like Ezekiel bread.
Once you get comfortable doing that, you can start dialing it in even more.
You probably need to start getting some exercise in. Even walking 30 minutes 3 times a week can be effective.
Don't necessarily be afraid of carbs. Just be aware of them. (Really, fat is more of your enemy than anything, carbs can fuel workouts, protein builds muscle, fat doesn't do much of anything metabolically. Your protein should be about .8-1 gram of protein per pound of body weight (in your case, if you are heavier, you can probably go a bit less than that). Adjust from there.
Obviously, there are lots of opinions out there, and do your own research, but I found that a good balance of everything (just less), is way better than anything drastic that clearly defies common sense.