Celebrating! Cut 32 points of cholesterol and lost 13 pounds in 14 weeks.

[lostnfound]

dang doctor insisted i should go on statins.
Never even asked about my normal diet which has included TONS of cheese, eggs, butter, cream…
Next day i made two-bean dense salad (tons of veggies) and gazpacho soup, seeds and walnuts; living on that for 2/3 of my meals.
So easy to make and keep in fridge, saving time, money..
I feel much better, too. Less inflammation. Exercises are helping.

Been a great day today for lots of personal reasons.

[karin_sj]

1. Congrats!

That is a huge success! I need to do this too.

[LiberalLoner]

2. Congrats, very well done! 👍👏👏👏👏👏💙💙💙💙💙good health to you!

[bucolic_frolic]

3. That's the problem, doctors have all the tools but no idea of what patients will or won't do

or have done. And we're supposed to obey.

[mitch96]

22. Doctors are not given much education on nutrition.. Lots of ed on drugs though..It might be hard at first and a

whole food plant based diet is good for you and the planet..
Start slow and work your way up..
Eat real food, mostly plants, not too much..
Works for me!
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[Walleye]

4. Good job! You've succeeded at something that's very difficult

[SheltieLover]

5. Congrats!

[biophile]

6. Excellent work! Good self determination!

One day at work, a co-worker celebrated losing 25 pounds.
Eager to know her secret, I asked her how she did it- she said she gave up alcohol. I said, “Well, shit!” 😏😖.

[stillcool]

7. Congrats! That's quite an accomplishment

feeling better on your own power is the best gift to give yourself!

[Demovictory9]

8. Wow..good for you

[surfered]

9. Congratulations. We're big believer in statins for the circulatory system, which includes the brain.

Hope you are doing brisk walks as well. ❤️

[lostnfound]

27. Walks, not brisk, but with dogs pulling..

You’ve got a point though. I used to jog but my knees dont like it much anymore. I take your point though. 👍

[angrychair]

10. Always happy to hear success stories

Will have to stand up for eggs though. They are a powercell of energy and healthy benefits.
Obviously to much of anything can be bad for you but none of those foods are necessarily bad by themselves.

[lostnfound]

30. I love eggs but I really overdid it making deviled eggs...

I didn’t give eggs up but i don’t overdo it. Not 14 a week — and not 6 in one day anymore! When i make deviled eggs at holidays i can totally overdo it..

[angrychair]

40. Absolutely

But now I want to try your deviled eggs 😂

[LoisB]

11. Congratulations!

[Mosby]

12. Unless you eat an extreme level of fats.

Your diet doesn't have much to do with your cholesterol levels. Your body produces most of the cholesterol.

I take a statin, last test was 143 total, 77 bad.

Before that I was usually 250+

Congrats on the weight loss, that's not easy.

[Shermann]

18. Some people can control cholesterol with dietary changes, some can't

Genetics seems to be at work here. The OP's story seems to support the fact that they can. I gave up red meat for a year, exercised every day, lost fifteen pounds, and my cholesterol didn't budge. My doctor then put me on the statins.

[LiberalLoner]

33. I have familial high cholesterol too. DNA test showed why I could never manage it sufficiently with diet alone. On

The other hand, my “good” cholesterol is also very high, which is nice.

[dflprincess]

13. Congrats!

I've had good luck with statins, but I wouldn't mind your recipes as I could stand to lose some weight.

[ultralite001]

21. This I would love to hear...

Also... what kind of dressing???

[lostnfound]

28. Recipe. Olive oil and vinegar and fresh herbs.

Typical version is:
Can of kidney beans, rinsed well and patted dry
Can of black beans, rinsed well and patted dry]
3 - 4 stalks of celery, chopped
1/2 cucumber chopped

Some subset of: chopped black olives, avocado chunks, diced red or yellow peppers, artichokes, capers, pine nuts, green onion

Whisk in a bowl:

Fresh herbs like parsley, mint, dill, oregano, etc.
Olive oil
White vinegar and/or red wine vinegar
Dijon mustard
Juice from 1 or 2 lemons or limes

Mix it together and stick in fridge for a couple hours. Seems good for 5 days.

[ultralite001]

29. Thank you, thank you!!!

This is definitely doable + sounds like a dream...

Off we go!!!

[ultralite001]

35. Added this to "CopyMeThat" app...

as the LostNFound Salad...

Thank you so much...

I may get extra bold + add a can of sardines!!!

[lostnfound]

31. See recipe below.. nt

[dflprincess]

38. Thank you!

[Niagara]

45. Hello, dflprincess

We have a Weight Loss/Maintenance Group here on DU that you might find to be helpful:

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1154


I do have two dessert recipes in the group. I'm looking at the pages and I do not see my Keto Fathead Dough Pizza recipe so I'll attempt to post that today. I thought that I had posted that recipe but apparently I'm slacking off again!




Also, I follow the Ketogenic way of eating and I only count carbs. I don't keep track of the rest of the macros so I can't provide that information. I also change ingredients or ingredient amounts in recipes because there's generally something that I don't like about the original recipe.

[underpants]

14. Great news. Sounds like you're doing it right.

Especially on the weight loss. People go for a massive quick loss but that can be bad.

[Karadeniz]

15. Yay! Years ago i totally changed my diet for six. mos due to cholesterol. Blood

test at that point... Cholesterol up!!!! It runs in the family. Now I take two statins.

[pandr32]

16. That's how you do it!

[MustLoveBeagles]

17. Congratulations 🎉👏

[iemanja]

19. Congrats!

I’m down 32 lbs myself.

[calimary]

20. That's TERRIFIC, lostnfound!!!

A seriously outstanding accomplishment!!!

[sdfernando]

23. Congrats on that!

Great work!

I lost 40lbs and 60pts cholesterol doing KETO.

[Earl_from_PA]

24. A virtual high five to you.

...

[markodochartaigh]

25. Congratulations!

It sounds kind of like the Esselstyn diet. The way we eat sure makes a difference.

[gademocrat7]

26. Well done!

Keep up the good work👏👏

[Tree Lady]

32. I heard doctors get 0-2 weeks nutrition

Training. All they know how to do is prescribe pills.

Most of what bothers us can be fixed with a better diet.

[Pinback]

34. Great work!

This sounds like a program you can stick with.

I used to eat the typical American diet — high in saturated fat, simple carbohydrates, processed foods, and sodium, and low in fiber. Learning to enjoy fruits and veggies has made a huge difference in my wife’s and my health, and saved us a ton of money in the process!

As time goes on, it gets easier, and you’ll be so glad you stuck with it.

[True Dough]

36. Glad you lost those pounds!

Hope you don't find them again, lostnfound!

[boonecreek]

37. Good on you!

I've also lost weight, 27 lbs over 18 months. On my last check up
I was under 200 for the first time since I don't know when.

[lostnfound]

47. Congrats, that's impressive! Feels good I bet. Nt

[Phoenix61]

39. That's awesome! Congratulations! nt

[electric_blue68]

41. Excellent!

[Emile]

42. I once lost 15 pounds in one week on the Cabbage Soup Diet.

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[Niagara]

43. Way to go, lostnfound!

I know how challenging losing weight can be and so congratulations!

[Clouds Passing]

44. Beans, whole grains, veges

[a kennedy]

46. Damn!! Ya make me proud, and jealous.

[justaprogressive]

48. For anybody serious about weight loss

I'm going to recommend a book.

Twice I've lost 40lbs in a month using the author's low carb method.

(eggs and bacon every morning!)



https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/158713.How_I_Gave_Up_My_Low_Fat_Diet_and_Lost_40_Pounds