Cholesterol UP despite lifestyle changes! :noway: :angry:

MinnieInMaine

Interesting note about lipids fluctuating during weight loss! Mine went down quite a bit initially (2010 & 2011) but this year they were up a bit just like yours. My doc's not too worried about it though because my ratio is really good and total is still only borderline high.

As far as your stats go, I know you're in the UK but according to the AHA, your total is only borderline high, your HDL is under 50 which is fine for women, your LDL is only borderline high and your Tris are normal.

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/AboutCholesterol/What-Your-Cholesterol-Levels-Mean_UCM_305562_Article.jsp

If your doc tries to force you to take statins - protest strongly!

A few other things you can do with your diet that I learned from a nutritionist years ago:

- Eat more leafy greens like kale, spinach, broccoli
- Eat more whole grains like steel cut oats and 100% whole wheat breads
- Ok to eat red meats but go with the leaner cuts. And check your labels...just because it's ground turkey doesn't mean it's leaner than the ground beef in fact sometimes it can be worse!
- If you must use margarine, try the ones that say no trans fats and use olive & canola oil for sauteeing and in dressings.

diverdiza

I bought the krill oil pills for awhile because they were small and easy to swallow (even though the cost a lot more). But did you notice how LITTLE omega 3's are in there? I ended up going back to a fish oil that contains far more.

I hadn't noticed the relative quantities - thanks for pointing it out. The initial recommended does on the ones I bought is double the maintenance so I'm getting enough in for now and since I got a 2 pack for the price of 1 the cost is ok but you're right in the long run it may work out more - when this lot is finish I may also re-evaluate.

Interesting note about lipids fluctuating during weight loss! Mine went down quite a bit initially (2010 & 2011) but this year they were up a bit just like yours. My doc's not too worried about it though because my ratio is really good and total is still only borderline high.

As far as your stats go, I know you're in the UK but according to the AHA, your total is only borderline high, your HDL is under 50 which is fine for women, your LDL is only borderline high and your Tris are normal.

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/AboutCholesterol/What-Your-Cholesterol-Levels-Mean_UCM_305562_Article.jsp

If your doc tries to force you to take statins - protest strongly!

A few other things you can do with your diet that I learned from a nutritionist years ago:

- Eat more leafy greens like kale, spinach, broccoli
- Eat more whole grains like steel cut oats and 100% whole wheat breads
- Ok to eat red meats but go with the leaner cuts. And check your labels...just because it's ground turkey doesn't mean it's leaner than the ground beef in fact sometimes it can be worse!
- If you must use margarine, try the ones that say no trans fats and use olive & canola oil for sauteeing and in dressings.

Thanks for these points - believe me I WILL protest - in fact I'll flat out refuse to even test again at this stage. And I'll do my utmost best to eat "right" (although the more I read the more that in itself is confusing because one camp says eat lean and the other says carbs are the issue and fats are fine!)