Cholesterol Up

danimalkeys

I just got back from a physical and my cholesterol is up quite a bit since my last appt in December, from 178 to 214. The bad stuff is higher too, by 20 points. I can only attribute it to my increased eating, trying to get my calories in each day. My fat intake is definitely up, though it's not real crappy fats- mostly eggs, meat, increased dairy - changed to 2% milk from 1%, eating cottage cheese and other cheeses that I had laid off of for a long time.

Other than that, he was happy with all my numbers- sugar, kidney and liver function, all that. I talked to him about how I'm eating EMTWL, back to lifting heavy again, doing my cardio 4-5 days a week. He agreed it's a good approach and likes my motivation. He said he'd be happy with me at 210lbs, and when I told him I want to be 200, he said that's fine. My next appt is next January, so I have a good 8-9 months to drop some more weight.

Any suggestions about the cholesterol?

Greenrun99

You might need to give up eggs and fatty cuts of meat until you reach your goal weight.. I would sub in egg whites (I know they taste bad, add some veggies to make a omelet and some hot sauce) for real eggs, and eat sirloin steak and the less fattier meats.. boring chicken.. avoid pork ribs..fatty beef/ground beef with higher fat content.. that sort of thing..
Or have them when you go out to eat, once a few weeks type of thing.. I am sure that's what your Dr told you too.

danimalkeys

What's funny is I only started eating eggs again in the last month or so, since I started EMTWL. Same with cheese, I had given that up. But I was having a hard time hitting my calorie goal and everyone said eat more fats. I've been doing avocados and nuts, and bought coconut oil yesterday to start using.

I eat mostly leaner beef (though I did have a slow cooker pot roast earlier this week). Lots of chicken and turkey (but I usually cook thighs and leave the skin on- that is something I can change). Fish 1x a week. No pork ribs. I do eat lean pork tenderloin. Not much burger- though the burger I eat is from a local sourced half a cow we purchased last fall. It's very lean, and if I'm using it for chili or something like that, I drain any fat off.

I think the chicken/turkey skin will be the biggest thing to change. We eat chicken at least 2x a week and that will be an easy fix. I'll cut back on the eggs, though I don't eat more than maybe 4-6 a week. The cheese will be an easy fix too.

Thanks for the reply!