I Have High Cholesterol at 25...I Need Accountability

krysty702
krysty702 Posts: 25 Member
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Hi everyone! I have struggled with weight issues my entire life. I go from being overweight to losing weight to being overweight again. I am at my highest weight now of about 220 pounds, and my goal is to lose about 80 pounds.

I recently found out that I have high cholesterol...it has been on my mind recently to get it checked "just to make sure" and my doctor decided to go ahead and do it. My cholesterol is 200 and my triglycerides are 165. Both are over the "ideal" limit. I need to change my life and I want to change my life.

I hope that blogging on here will help me be accountable for my eating and exercise habits!

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  • Runningcircuits
    Runningcircuits Posts: 182
    Congrats on making the decision to come here. I'm pretty new myself, so if you want some support, shoot me a friend request.
    Good luck and stay the course - it won't always be easy and you may stray a moment or a day, but stay the course!

    _jen
  • GrimmJKA
    GrimmJKA Posts: 33
    I know how that is. I have been overweight most of my life and if you need some extra support or motivation I can try my best to help.
  • KatrinaGrey
    KatrinaGrey Posts: 101 Member
    hi, I'm a little older but also just got a recent diagnosis on high cholesterol. Feel free to add me!
  • shellsies93
    shellsies93 Posts: 88
    when i was 245 pounds i had high cholesterol and after losing only 20 pounds it became normal. Good Luck to you!! :) Feel free to add me as well if you want some support :)
  • HM1971
    HM1971 Posts: 63 Member
    You can also add me if you would like. 4 months ago my cholesterol was 225. Last week I had it rechecked (after much more exercise, but not necessarily losing any weight) and it is down to 210. Not great, but the boost I needed to see that I CAN do it!

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