Watching My Diet

30th August 2008

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I said yesterday that I had received the results of my blood test and they showed my cholesterol level as being too high. I’ve since been doing a little bit of research on it and find that yes indeed, the total cholesterol level is in the High Risk area. Everything else falls in to normal levels, LDL and HDL both are okay. It’s all very strange to me because I’ve never had a problem before.

I don’t eat much fat in my diet, but, it’s possible that something I had eaten as a meal a day or two prior was in my system and through it out of whack. I am going to monitor what I eat over the next several weeks before having the test done again. I’m keeping track of total fat, saturated fats, trans fat, protiens, cholesterol and calories. I think it finally sunk in to my husband that I am concerned about this. He fixed dinner tonight and, while it was steak, it was pretty lean. We also had baked potatoes and he didn’t even get the sour cream out of the frig so that I wouldn’t be tempted!

I will make sure to have another test done in a few weeks. It’s possible that it’s genetic, my sister has the same problem.

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1 On August 31st, 2008, Karen said:

I have high cholesterol too. I take a cheap $4 medicine for it.

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posted on August 31st, 2008 at 7:43 am

2 On August 31st, 2008, lynne said:

How long have you had high cholesterol and what do you take? Do you remember what your level is? I’m gathering information to take back to my doctor, especially if it turns out to be hereditary.

posted on August 31st, 2008 at 8:26 am

3 On August 31st, 2008, Marie said:

I also have a friend who is very cautious with her diet and is very fit, but she has a problem with controlling her cholesterol level. I think it’s also hereditary and runs in her family.
But it’s good to hear that you are aware of your cholesterol level and willing to get it down.
Good luck with the new diet. Here’s to good health
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posted on August 31st, 2008 at 9:37 am

4 On August 31st, 2008, lynne said:

Thanks Marie, I’ve learned in the last couple of days that both of my sisters also have high cholesterol, so there is a chance it’s hereditary. In the mean time, I’m going to see what I can do to get it down.

posted on August 31st, 2008 at 11:23 am

5 On August 31st, 2008, Jarret said:

Hi Lynne, it’s great to hear that you are taking proactive steps towards watching and maintaining your cholesterol.

Having high cholesterol is one of those things that shouldn’t be shrugged off because you think it’ll go away. It is a very serious matter and can become life threatening if left unchecked. I think most people who know that they have higher levels then they should tend to not think so much about it and figure it will just go away.

It’s hard enough living by yourself to keep things in order when it comes to what you eat and it is even tougher when you are living with somebody else. They can have a huge impact in what you eat and can influence you to eat foods you shouldn’t be eating. It’s good to hear that your husband finally realizes your situation and is making the changes for you (himself too in the future).

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posted on August 31st, 2008 at 11:28 am

6 On August 31st, 2008, Sassy Mama Bear said:

Sometimes it is not just diet, both my husband and I have low good cholesterol, fine everything else, but high triglycerides and thus both take medication for that specifically. We need to do this because of our diabetes, as the triglycerides can mess with the blood sugars. Never a bad idea to have it checked, especially if you have a family history of it, as I do, and my husband does.
We actually gave up red meat for 6 months when my husband got pancreatitis and it made a tremendous change, but our kids missed the red meat so we do eat it in moderation now.
Exercise helps with the levels too.

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posted on August 31st, 2008 at 7:36 pm

7 On September 1st, 2008, Raquel of Memories Frozen in Time said:

Hi Lynne, I hope everything will be ok. I do agree with Sassy…red meat is not good in our body.

posted on September 1st, 2008 at 12:29 am

8 On September 1st, 2008, lynne said:

Jarret -
We recently had a death in the family, someone in their early 50’s and the cause of death was heart failure. It’s not something I want to have happen to me and I believe my husband is waking up to the fact that we do have to monitor our bodies as we get older and make adjustments to our eating habits and exercise regimens accordingly.

posted on September 1st, 2008 at 8:07 am

9 On September 1st, 2008, lynne said:

Sassy - I’m not good about taking medication, so I’m going to try to monitor my dietary intake first, along with regular exercise, and see if that helps. If not, I’m sure my doctor will prescribe something. Thanks for the input!

posted on September 1st, 2008 at 8:09 am

10 On September 1st, 2008, lynne said:

Raquel -
I’ve always been good about watching what meats we eat and even our red meat is of the very lean variety. I am increasing the number of times we’ll be eating fish though. We’ve always liked fish, it’s just difficult to find fresh fish where we live and I’m not fond of frozen fish.

posted on September 1st, 2008 at 8:12 am