Hi Aussie,

Sorry I checked out for a while tonight some bad news but I am more calm now.

3.5 months ago my cholesterol was 315 and I admit was eating horribly. See my avatar..I think cupcakes are Gods gift and should be their own food group. Plus the cupcake rage was sweeping Southern California.

Now I also have a thyroid problem and I understand that supplementation can help lower it. The good thing was my HDL was also high, the good cholesterol.

But like I said I got serious and saw a nutritionist twice and made some drastic changes. But no statins for me not with the neuro problems I have.

First I cut out all gluten, no wheat no oats. I wanted to see if it made any difference. It did. But I also tested high for yeast so lack of bread and yeast would make it better.

Then I cut out all sugar even fruit for 3 weeks.

This morning I got my latest cholesterol results.

HDL 58 (still good)
LDL 116
Total 207

I also dropped my cholesterol ratio from 3.9 to 3.6 ?? Good I think. And down 22 lbs. Just think how skinny I could be if I worked out.

Triglycerides still 165 but high doses of fish oil can raise it I think. Your Trigylcerides are good I think.

BUt in 3.5 months I dropped my cholesterol 108 points with no drugs but thryoid drugs which are wreaking their own havoc.

What did I eat?

breakfast egg whites

lunch brown rice and chicken and 2/3 veggies

small yogurt for mid afternoon snack or carrot sticks

sometimes no dinner but like snack like turkey slices. sometimes more brown rice and chicken and veggies.

No dessert.

Oh yeah and I cut down my love of cheese which was only outdown by my love for sugar. And I also cut out milk. Some of it was elimination to see if it was causing problems.

Trader Joes was my haven. They had microwaveable organic brown rice packets and fresh veggies in packets that you could microwave and steam in 3 minutes. Nutritionist said frozen veggies where good, canned had too much sodium. Funny now I crave the veggies.

Oh and I added in rose's B12 tabs.

And I watched my Ph and measured it every day. If your body is too acidic from a bad diet you cant lose weight. You need to get body in good ph range.

Now my PH balance is perfect and the pounds are dropping off.

IF I can do it you can do it. But it took me a long time to make the decision to be committed.

You can do it though I know you can

And we are here to help ya get there.