Cholesterol NSV!!!!

MeIShouldB
MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
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Cholesterol victory: last year my LDL (bad cholesterol) was 2300 (don't judge me, at least I'm fixing it) it is now 1731. Down 569 points. My overall cholesterol is just 15 points from NORMAL. WAHOO!

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  • ken_hogan
    ken_hogan Posts: 854 Member
    Great job!
  • CaseyBee
    CaseyBee Posts: 163 Member
    YAY! Look at you, all healthy. :) Keep up the fantastic work!!
  • Kifissia
    Kifissia Posts: 136
    YAY! Keep it up!
  • Christinichka
    Christinichka Posts: 171 Member
    Awesome! Anything special you are doing? Do you take meds?
  • MeIShouldB
    MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
    Awesome! Anything special you are doing? Do you take meds?

    Nope, no meds.
  • 03221961
    03221961 Posts: 17 Member
    There is no way your ldl would ever be 2300 that isn't even possible missy get your facts straight mine was 199 and thats high with medication it is down to 83. and if your ldl is really that high you better get on meds because no amount of dieting is ever going to bring those numbers into normal range. just sayin
  • MommaChocoLatte
    MommaChocoLatte Posts: 389 Member
    Yeaaahhhh! I am getting mine re-tested in a few wks myself.
  • camajade
    camajade Posts: 66 Member
    Wonderful, keep up the good work!:smile:
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Awesome! Anything special you are doing? Do you take meds?

    Nope, no meds.

    Are you going to tell us what you did to get it down then?
  • Christinichka
    Christinichka Posts: 171 Member
    I am working on bringing mine down too. Told dr didn't want to try medication until after trying diet and exercise/weight loss first. :) Hoping it improves naturally without having to use drugs.
  • MeIShouldB
    MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
    There is no way your ldl would ever be 2300 that isn't even possible missy get your facts straight mine was 199 and thats high with medication it is down to 83. and if your ldl is really that high you better get on meds because no amount of dieting is ever going to bring those numbers into normal range. just sayin

    Get my facts straight?? LOL are you really trying to debate with me about my own numberS. Get an MD behind your name and then you can get snippy with me about MY OWN NUMBERS.
  • MeIShouldB
    MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
    Awesome! Anything special you are doing? Do you take meds?

    Nope, no meds.

    Are you going to tell us what you did to get it down then?

    Diet, exercise, and weight loss.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I'm kinda confused. LDL is considered very high at 190 mg/dL and above. I've never even heard of numbers in the thousands. I've heard of total cholesterols being in the 400 and 500s, and that is considered very high, but over 2000, just never knew it could get that high. Mine is boderline-low at 160 total.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    I'm kinda confused. LDL is considered very high at 190 mg/dL and above. I've never even heard of numbers in the thousands. I've heard of total cholesterols being in the 400 and 500s, and that is considered very high, but over 2000, just never knew it could get that high. Mine is boderline-low at 160 total.

    Must be a different scale (maybe just /L?) or a missing decimal point.

    But great job to the OP!
  • raneylfrick
    raneylfrick Posts: 380 Member
    That's fantastic that you've done it entirely by changing your habits! Way to go you!!
  • MonicaFlachman
    MonicaFlachman Posts: 64
    WAY TO GO!!!!!! That is an awesome improvement. Keep up the amazing work!!!
  • raneylfrick
    raneylfrick Posts: 380 Member
    There is no way your ldl would ever be 2300 that isn't even possible missy get your facts straight mine was 199 and thats high with medication it is down to 83. and if your ldl is really that high you better get on meds because no amount of dieting is ever going to bring those numbers into normal range. just sayin

    Get my facts straight?? LOL are you really trying to debate with me about my own numberS. Get an MD behind your name and then you can get snippy with me about MY OWN NUMBERS.

    Wham Bam...you tell em girlie!! The numbers totally depend on family history, ethnicity...everything!
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Awesome! Anything special you are doing? Do you take meds?

    Nope, no meds.

    Are you going to tell us what you did to get it down then?

    Diet, exercise, and weight loss.

    Yes I kind of assumed you'd be doing those things since you are on this site. Sorry I should have been clearer. Do you have any idea what you did with your diet that may have helped lower it? I'd like to get mine down more.
  • MeIShouldB
    MeIShouldB Posts: 578 Member
    One the sheet with the breakdown of my numbers, there are 2 kinds of LDL.

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