Great news! *UPDATE 4/17*

[NancyIL]

I have been taking a small dose of thyroid replacement since 1995, so I have my blood checked about once a year to make sure I'm getting the right dose. My triglycerides had been very high the last time my lipids were checked a few years ago, and the cholesterol was on the high side, too. In September I got serious about losing weight, and started on Atkins. I was curious to see how the blood test results would change after eating fewer carbs, and I got the results today. My triglycerides were 63 - which thrilled me. My total cholesterol was 200, still on the high side for my doctor, who wants me on a low-fat diet. (OK - so maybe I'll adopt a lower-fat version of Atkins, or the South Beach Diet.) I ran out of thyroid medication when I returned from WDW Dec. 8th...so 6-1/2 weeks after not taking anything for that - my thyroid is normal!!! When I find the numbers from my last lipids test, I'll know just how much everything has improved. Needless to say - I'm very pleased!!!

**UPDATE** I came across the results of bloodwork that was done in Dec. 1987 when I applied for life insurance. Yes...16+ years ago I weighed 135 pounds and was 31 years old!! My total cholesterol then was 209, and my triglycerides were 228 - elevated even back then. So - my triglycerides have really come down quite a bit!

 

[MelanieC]

Great News! It is so great to hear when someone gets healthier not only in weight, but in the numbers of your tests! Great job, keep up the great work!

 

[KimRaye]

VERY Happy for you Nancy!!!

 

[luvmydogs]

That's terrific news! Doesn't it feel great to know you're not just losing weight, but losing a lot of weight-related health issues, too?! Congtatulations on all your hard work--it's really making a difference!

 

[TammyNC]

Nancy, that is wonderful news. Thanks for sharing with us. I know you must be thrilled. Keep up the great work.

 

[Robinrs]

That's AWESOME, Nancy!!

I am doing my own lowfat version of Atkins, mostly because it's all I know! I've been doing the infamous lowfat for so long it's common for me.

Good for you!!

 

[DoeWDW]

Nancy, that's GREAT news! Congratulations on losing weight AND on a healthier blood profile!!

 

[Beanie]

That is wonderful news, Nancy!! Congratulations!

 

[JustMe28]

That's great, Nancy!

 

[sln88]

http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm




Here are the facts! Click on the blue arrows if you want the scientific evidence!

1 Cholesterol is not a deadly poison, but a substance vital to the cells of all mammals. There are no such things as good or bad cholesterol, but mental stress, physical activity and change of body weight may influence the level of blood cholesterol. A high cholesterol is not dangerous by itself, but may reflect an unhealthy condition, or it may be totally innocent.

2 A high blood cholesterol is said to promote atherosclerosis and thus also coronary heart disease. But many studies have shown that people whose blood cholesterol is low become just as atherosclerotic as people whose cholesterol is high.

3 Your body produces three to four times more cholesterol than you eat. The production of cholesterol increases when you eat little cholesterol and decreases when you eat much. This explains why the ”prudent” diet cannot lower cholesterol more than on average a few per cent.

4 There is no evidence that too much animal fat and cholesterol in the diet promotes atherosclerosis or heart attacks. For instance, more than twenty studies have shown that people who have had a heart attack haven't eaten more fat of any kind than other people, and degree of atherosclerosis at autopsy is unrelated with the diet.

5 The only effective way to lower cholesterol is with drugs, but neither heart mortality or total mortality have been improved with drugs the effect of which is cholesterol-lowering only. On the contrary, these drugs are dangerous to your health and may shorten your life.

6 The new cholesterol-lowering drugs, the statins, do prevent cardio-vascular disease, but this is due to other mechanisms than cholesterol-lowering. Unfortunately, they also stimulate cancer in rodents.

7 Many of these facts have been presented in scientific journals and books for decades but are rarely told to the public by the proponents of the diet-heart idea.

8 The reason why laymen, doctors and most scientists have been misled is because opposing and disagreeing results are systematically ignored or misquoted in the scientific press.

 

[nativetxn]

I'm so glad to hear this Nancy. You are getting healthier

 

[Byrd]

Nancy,
That's great. You are doing great things with your diet.
Byrd

 

[NancyIL]

Bumping this up!

 

[catherine]

Congratulations nancy, that is great news!

 

[Disney4me04]

Nancy great job! I know having those numbers come down is such a great feeling!

Keep up the good work!

 

[mowsie dreamer]

Congratulations, Nancy!! I hope you are giving yourself a well-deserved pat on the back!! Improving your health is such a wonderful thing to do for yourself and for your family!

 

[KimRaye]

WAY TO GO, NANCY!!!!

See ya Friday, right?!