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My mother on died of heart disease and my grandfather on my father side died of heart disease at 55. So yes there is some family history there. Myself I wouldn't want the statin side effects that with the legs but I"m seeing more research that indicates possible dementia as long term effects of statins. I'd rather have the…

I currently am working on the same thing plus other pieces. With diet alone I've manage to reduce LDL by 35% in a month. I haven't lost any weight. I have been doing diet and trying to exercise more. Due to my feet the increased exercise is very moderate. I'm sure if you are willing to stick to select foods, exercise maybe…

Well another 10 days or so. I haven't lost any weight. Weight varies naturally the highs are lower but the lows aren't lower. In this last week I had to go on an out of town trip for 4 days with a large group of teens. I was able to stick mostly to plan but did have sweets twice and refined carbs with extra calories. I…

The soreness is NOT natural. I am not someone who has never exercised before. I have something wrong with my feet. I am on the referral list for a podiatrist and am just waiting to get an appointment and find out what. Since it came on rather fast through the pain scale I assume it isn't arthritis. It could be bone spur or…

Well I went for a 30 minute aerobic walk which doesn't give me more steps today than a normal work day but was more aerobic. I know aerobic exercise helps lower tryglycerides. Might be shooting myself in the foot literally though. My feet are now killing me and C-reactive protein is a symptom of imflammation so I might be…

Yea because I don't eat processed food much nor canned food and I don't add it to my food I don't get much sodium 1600 is about right. My doctor actually encourages me to eat more sodium because I have low blood pressure. But if a person consistently add lots of salt the bloating would be the same and long term the weight…

3-Apr 210.7 stayed on plan 6 flights of stairs and 8000 steps 4-Apr 210.7 5-Apr 210.5 yesterday stayed on plan but ate maintenance calories 8000 steps 4 flights of stairs. 6-Apr 209.5 Stayed on plan. 7-Apr 210.1 Stayed on plan, went bowling it isn't aerobic but is burns calories, at least for me. today i need to do yard…

Thanks! Yes I have considered the genetic component. I also have medical issues that make weight loss harder and high tri's. I use the sedentary setting when entering MFP I don't count that I actually walk around and am standing quite a bit at work. I also don't eat back my exercise calories. If I go over my goal it is…

Well another week. Was fairly good to sticking to plan. Consumed around 1680 calories average per day. MFP has 1500 for a pound a week so 1680 should bet 2/3 of a pound but no weight loss yet. Got exercise in 3 days this week but non aerobic so I need to work on getting some aerobic activity and cutting back on calories…

I agree losing weight and exercising is a great way to bring your numbers down. I though didn't want to take statins in the meantime because weight loss for me has always been slow or not at all even on 1200-1400 calories a day. If you are focused you can impact your cholesterol with diet. But you should exercise and lose…

Day/Weight/Comment 3-Apr 210.7 stayed on plan 6 flights of stairs and 8000 steps 4-Apr 210.7 5-Apr 210.5 yesterday stayed on plan but ate maintenance calories 8000 steps 4 flights of stairs. 6-Apr 209.5 Stayed on plan. was pleased with the drop I don't expect it will stick around. Going to try to get some extra exercise in…

I like chips from Sami's Bakery. They have millet and flax chips. Chia chips. 100 calories for an 1 oz serving. 2 grams of fat also includes 12 grams of filling fiber and 2 grams of protein. I love crunchy things so I loves these as a nice crunchy snack that has lots of fiber to fill me up. 1 serving and a glass of water…

Day/Weight/Comment 3-Apr 210.7 stayed on plan 6 flights of stairs and 8000 steps 4-Apr 210.7 5-Apr 210.5 yesterday stayed on plan but ate maintenance calories 8000 steps 4 flights of stairs. 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr

Day/Weight/Comment 3-Apr 210.7 stayed on plan 6 flights of stairs and 8000 steps 4-Apr 210.7 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr

Joining for round 73. I"m eating to improve blood numbers and would love to lose weight. I have like a bone spur or something going on with my feet thta make it hard to walk somedays and definitely hard to exercise. I am try to use 'other' exercises to burn the calories and cholesterol. Just trying to find the motivation…

Most keto is low GI. Meat and fat is low GI. I've had cysts before but my PCOS is under control and I've never had to have surgery. I don't eat specifically to try to control PCOS though and I'm not sure my diet helps or hurts my PCOS. I am currently eating to control blood serum numbers for heart disease. Good Luck and…

Truly something I'd like to achieve. Way to go!

Awesome. Keep it up.

I stuck with my plan foods for 2 weeks, added light exercise and reduced my cholesterol/LDL/Tri and raised my HDL. Since my mother died of heart disease I was quite pleased I changed my ratio from 5.6 to 3.6

The FDA approved the device and literature says 95% accuracy. I haven't dig into the literature for that definition . I do know that according to the company when using 'random' people to test the ability to use the machine 70% was accurate and 7% the number tested too low 23% too high but they didn't say how far off. I…

Ok very excited. Got my CardioChek in the mail yesterday. So I decided to try it out. This week I've stuck to my main plan, taken a fish oil pill each day. I've eaten at least 40 grams of fiber most days. I have swapped out the chicken some days with salmon. And on days I got snacky I ate some sardines. I was under my…

Yes thank you for the journal idea. I don't have any problem with discussion about nutrition or effective diets to lower CRP and cholesterol. I was hoping that it didn't degenerate to simply lose weight as the only option. The reason I chose to make it public was there are plenty of people who struggle to lose weight or it…

First week went well. I'm am pleasantly surprised that I'm not having hunger issues. Most diets other than atkins gives me hunger issues. I am also happy that I don't seem to be having any cravings. I started the first day with about 1800 calories the daily amount recommended by MyFitness Pal for weight maintainence. After…

I'm hostile and uneducated because I don't view weight loss as the only solution to the problem? Or that I don't react well when someone comes to a nutrition thread and states eating twinkies and losing weight is healthier than what science has shown to be effective? Do you believe I wouldn't want to lose weight? Do you…

That would suggest that skinny people don't have cholesterol problems which isn't true. I do intend to exercise as it is known to help. I see I'm not allowed a simple safe space to record my journey so I won't be back. I have indeed in the past changed my blood chemistry without significant weight loss. I dropped 50 points…

Yes I'm most concerned with the CRP value and I'm hoping the antioxidants as well as the anti-imflammatory foods will help bring this down. I'm also trying to get more sleep as well to improve this number. Yes except I'm not trying to lose weight. It would be welcome but that isn't the goal. There is loads of medical…

Please add me. I need to lose close to 100 pounds. I started (again) on Monday. I also need to change my blood chemistry to avoid taking statins.

There was an australian study that showed eating most of your calories early (like for breakfast) and then a medium lunch and small dinner did effect weight loss. I assume that doesn't mean a specific time of day more when you get up versus right before bed. Their number were pretty skewed though. I was like 700 calories…

From what little I"ve read healthy kidneys are not adversely affected by high protein. HOWEVER kidney's already in decline can have problems with protein. Why are you having your kidney function checked and definately talk to your doctor. a GFR of 53 would be stage 3 for CKD. This is not really a forum discussion anymore…

Welcome! I'm on a different but similar journey. I am trying to reorient myself to eating to live! My C-Reactive protein is high and that is a major contributor to heart disease which is what killed my mother in my house. I'm trying to lose weight and bring my blood work into line through diet and exercise. I know we both…