Thanks, Baconslave. I wonder if other folks saw a jump in their cholesterol when they started Keto, and how they balance watching out for that with maintaining the proper fat/protein/carb ratios.

I started Keto last Sept, and have lost nearly 60 lbs. I had labs done for the first time since I started Keto about a week ago. I am on meds for cholesterol and high blood pressure. My blood pressure has improved so much that my doc cut my dosage in half, with the expectation that we'll probably eliminate it in the near future. But when my labs came back my cholesterol jumped over 50 points, so I am no longer below 200.

I am starting to evaluate my food even closer, and starting to move closer to stricter keto. I had been doing a little bit of 'dirty' keto. The concern is that the foods super low or no cholesterol, of course, tend to be higher in carbs than animal fat and protein.

Apologies for all the words, but that's it in a nutshell. I really want to get off the cholesterol meds, but don't want to lose the momentum. I still have a ways to go to meet my goal weight.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read.

I wish I could change the topic line because I doubt anyone else is even reading this. But I appreciate your insight!

I need to double check the Trig, but for sure the 'bad' increased and the 'good' decreased.

Thank you!

Hi, AquaticQuests, thanks for the reply. - Maybe I used the term incorrectly, however by dirty I mean eating some processed foods like hard salami and sausage, rather than only 'clean' meats that aren't processed at all. Also, I have been eating some other processed foods that are low carb, like Mission Carb Balance Tortillas.

I am unaware of a correlation between staying in ketosis and processed meats, however staying in ketosis is not my problem. I eat less than 19 net carbs a day. It's finding a good balance between managing to eat low carb without having a high cholesterol intake as well.