Praise the Lord!

I am about to hit day 60 on Atkins. I did a strict 2 week induction and since then I have been on OWL but keeping carbs lower than 30 while adding new foods...so a modified OWL.

I've lost 50 pounds and several pant and shirt sizes. But the big test, given my diet high in fat, saturated fats, eggs, meats, coconut oil, butter, cheeses, etc., was bloodwork. The results are in. Simply amazing.

October, 2006
Triglycerides: 211
Cholesterol: 206
HDL: 45
LDL: 142

February, 2007
Triglycerides: 117
Cholesterol: 142
HDL: 48
LDL: 71

1. A 45% reduction in triglycerides
2. A 32% reduction in total cholesterol
3. A 6% increase in HDL
4. A 50% reduction in LDL