My cholesterol is down!

So...background...I got my cholesterol tested in mid-December and it was super high...267. Eeks. My doctor was talking about putting me on meds to try to get it down, since there is a lengthy history of heart disease in my family and having high cholesterol and triglycerides is not exactly a healthy thing.

I wanted to try to lower it through diet and exercise. So I switched up my routine, started exercising more, and really started watching what I ate. Coincidentally, I started training for a half marathon during this time, and I also joined MFP. Score!

I've been exercising between 6 and 7 hours a week for the past 3 months, and eliminated beef, cheese, eggs, french fries, cookies, cake, and ice cream from my diet from Feb. 1st-May 1st.

I had some blood tests a couple of weeks ago and just got my results today:

Cholesterol: 267 in mid-December
lowered to 223 by mid-April (44 pts. down!)

LDL cholesterol: elevated in mid-December
lowered to "normal" range by mid-April

Triglycerides: elevated in mid-December
lowered to "normal" range by mid-April


I am so frickin happy about this. It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders! I realize that my cholesterol is still considered elevated, but it's dropped a significant amount.