jalmada
Sun, Mar-10-02, 23:44
Hi,
I fell off the wagon from my Atkins plan between September and December and gained about 20 pounds and just started again on the Atkins plan back in late December... happened to get a cholesterol check in January and was flabberghasted to find that I had a reading of 340 for the bad variety of the big bad "C"...
I've been back on Atkins since and am back down to 200 pounds and am fitting into size 36 pants, but I'm wondering how long it takes for cholesterol to return to acceptable levels in someone who has taken the correct steps like getting back into the Atkins lifestyle? I am an ex-caridiac patient and it didn't take me but one second to commit to going back to eating correctly, but this is one area I have no knowledge about... What are the standard times for someone to return to normal readings after such high readings? When should I go for another blood test?
I'm only a few months away from goal, but sure am interested in my internal health... I've promised to wear tight shorts and a tank top to some of my friends here (My incentive to keep going and to be a bit of a smart aleck <lol>!) and get my photo taken for my new forum picture, but prefer to be alive when I do that <lol>...
:roll: - Jon
I fell off the wagon from my Atkins plan between September and December and gained about 20 pounds and just started again on the Atkins plan back in late December... happened to get a cholesterol check in January and was flabberghasted to find that I had a reading of 340 for the bad variety of the big bad "C"...
I've been back on Atkins since and am back down to 200 pounds and am fitting into size 36 pants, but I'm wondering how long it takes for cholesterol to return to acceptable levels in someone who has taken the correct steps like getting back into the Atkins lifestyle? I am an ex-caridiac patient and it didn't take me but one second to commit to going back to eating correctly, but this is one area I have no knowledge about... What are the standard times for someone to return to normal readings after such high readings? When should I go for another blood test?
I'm only a few months away from goal, but sure am interested in my internal health... I've promised to wear tight shorts and a tank top to some of my friends here (My incentive to keep going and to be a bit of a smart aleck <lol>!) and get my photo taken for my new forum picture, but prefer to be alive when I do that <lol>...
:roll: - Jon