My cholesterol numbers came back ... AMAZING results. I only started eating healthier in October and exercising in August, so really this is the effect of only a few months of change.
In July:
Cholesterol: 202
Triglycerides: 94
HDL (good): 37
LDL (bad): 146
In December:
Cholesterol: 153 -- down 49
Triglycerides: 66 -- down 28
HDL (good): 42 -- up 5
LDL (bad): 98 -- down 48
I now am far from high cholesterol and have an "optimum" level of LDL. My HDL is still a bit low from what I've read, but higher than 40 which is good. Yeah!
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12-13-2006, 07:06 PM #1
Going gluten-free
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The good news (cholesterol)
Last edited by Offthegrid; 12-13-2006 at 07:10 PM. Reason: added sumthin'
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12-13-2006, 07:10 PM #2
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Yowza! Good for you!
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12-24-2006, 03:07 PM #3
back in the saddle!
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WOW! & Congrats!
Good for you! Keep it up! I, too had a drop in my cholesterols within months of increaing my activity level (bicycling ~ 40 mi/wk for transpo) - my triglycerides are still high, part familial, part overweight an simple carb consumption. Bad cookie, bad!
Seriously, I am very happy for you , and I hope others are inspired by these results.
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