My cholesterol levels haven't been above 200 combined, but my good cholesterol (HDL) was too low and my bad cholesterol (LDL) was to high. I found out today that there is an inverse relationship between good cholesterol and triglycerides. No wonder.
I got my blood work results yesterday and my triglycerides are down to 98 ( at 63% drop or I was 272% higher last year than this year!! ) My LDL is about the same but my HDL (good) is up 27%. What a difference a year makes. Seeing the triglycerides number way down is the greatest reward. If I am honest I think that is what scared me into getting really serious about the weight loss. I was on a fast track to type 2 diabetes and I knew it. Diabetes runs in my Dad's family and I was solidly pre-diabetic. No more.
Signed up for free blood lipid panel and cholesterol at Kerr Drug (their promotion for December) and now I will have a more recent panel to compare with when I go for my annual physical in mid April....This gives me plenty time to really work towards a concrete goal that involves more than the scale........Your numbers are inspirational and have me motivated once again.
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