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cmcw3b

Good Morning! I'm starting MFP Premium today. I used MFP years ago, but got away from it. As I age, in my 60's, my Dr want to prescribe medicine vs Do This, try to Eat this! So, I asked for a Nutritionist to AVOID Cholesterol medicine & am committed to "being good". We all know what to do, we just need to do it & stay accountable.
I don't want to take medicine! I do take BP medicine, but will try to avoid more.
Good Luck Everyone!

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Ronnie_happy2ranch

Good luck, @cmcw3b ! I was able to drop my BP meds about a year and half ago. Still on cholesterol meds, but dropped over 100 points over the last year. I've added lots of physical activity as well as eating healthier. You can do this!

cmcw3b

Wow That's Great! Congrats! Thanks for the Welcome!

AnnPT77

Hello and welcome!

One of my main triggers for finally committing to weight loss was to avoid taking a statin for high cholesterol. It's more complicated for people who have familial hypercholesterolemia (genetic tendency to high cholesterol), but that's a small percent of the population. For me, without that genetic tendency AFAIK, simply reaching a healthy weight dropped my LDL ("bad") cholesterol into the normal zone, dropped my high triglycerides to normal, and reduced my borderline to high blood pressure into the normal zone. I'm 10+ years into maintaining a healthy weight post-loss now, and all those numbers have stayed in a healthy zone. I think that's particularly good because those things can become more difficult to manage as we age, and I'm now 70.

A healthy way of eating, reaching a healthy weight, and doing regular exercise all help contribute to those kinds of improvements: You're on the right track!

P.S. If you're in the US, make sure your referral is to a registered dietitian (RD). Those a people with specific degrees and certifications. In some US states, anyone can hang out a sign and call themselves a "nutritionist" with little or no qualifications, and the "nutritionist" designation in general is less formal and complete than "registered dietitian".

julesinbrismfp

Good luck @cmcw3b ! I'm in a similar boat to you. Late 50s, currently not on any chronic medication, but trying to keep it that way with tracking on MFP again and focusing on lowering my cholesterol, as well as exercising more.