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Just got my latest chol results back. 5 weeks of Metamucil 1 or 2 doses a day, and my chol dropped by 24 points. Hot dog!
I've got a date with my doc for another chol test in 3 months. I'm also supposed to be losing 20 lbs and increasing my excercise, so hopefully I'll add those in to the equation and lower it some more.
More veges! More Metamucil! More bikes!
(really, I need more bikes to get more exercise, right?)
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05-04-2008, 06:25 PM #46
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Sorry, I've been gone and I'm just now seeing this. Hubby needs a heart healthy diet too so we have been eating more fresh vegetables and fruits. I NEVER eat anything like bacon or sausage. I ate oatmeal some, but I must confess, I'm not really crazy about it, so I eat more cereal.
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Stress? Son got married 6 weeks ago. Think this counts as stress?
Also age. I'm 52. My compounding pharmacist explained that as hormone production decreases, cholesterol tends to increase. I'm working on getting those hormones straightened out with BHRT."Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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05-08-2008, 05:11 AM #47
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05-08-2008, 05:14 AM #48
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I wasn't so fortunate. 6 months and I ate healthy, exercised and lost 10 lbs. My cholesterol went UP!!! So he started me on cholesterol medicine.
Plus he rolled his eyes about the BHRT. He doesn't like me on it. Said to discuss it with my gyno MD, but it DOES increase my risk of breast cancer.
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05-08-2008, 05:49 AM #49
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Congrats Knott- also I love your cereal. It really sticks to you. I have been looking into those "High fiber" foods some more and trying to incoporate them into my diet. They actually make me feel more full. So I guess that is a good thing. I also picked up some of the Metamucil and have been doing one a day. I would like to make the increase with as much "natural" food as possible.
I made this great soup with lentils, quinoa, and barley and tons of veggies and chicken for work.
Now my problem is exercise on days when I am working my 10's. My next struggle.
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05-08-2008, 05:52 AM #50
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For those who don't like oatmeal - may I suggest trying the steel cut oats. They have more texture and (I think- more flavor too) than rolled oats. I like to use rolled oats or cooked steel cut oats in whole wheat waffles too.
I am going to see if my gf will try the metamucil - she has high chol. and is on all kinds of meds.
