“I Lowered My Cholesterol”

Posted by Troy

April 21, 2006

I hate those commercials.

Anyway…

Last year I was put “on notice” from my doctor that my cholesterol was a little high, 259 mg/dl and the normal range was from 120 -240.

Triglycerides: 190
LDL (bad cholesterol): 175
HDL (good cholesterol): 46

So even my triglycerides were high.

Results from last week:

Cholesterol total: 236
Triglycerides: 114
LDL: 168
HDL: 45

NOW they tell me that under 200 is normal for cholesterol, which is confirmed on the web. But I did go from 259 to 236, and brought my triglycerides way down, so I do feel pretty good about that. Doctor says more exercise - surprise!

Speaking of which… I haven’t been walking this week because my duplex has been in a state of disarray as a result of getting new carpet in all rooms. This meant shoving every piece of furniture into the living room on Sunday night (for Monday) and then vice-versa on Tuesday for Wednesday. I am FINALLY getting everything back in order, but it has been frustrating to say the least.

Instead of getting an iPod, I decided to simply buy a new SD card for my RCA Lyra I bought at Walmart about a year ago. Luckilly I was smart and got an expandable one! I had a 256meg card in there, and I filled that up fast, especially with podcasts, and so I just received one from Tiger Direct - 2 gig. Woo hoo! THats the same as a nano. So I feel like Ive saved about $200. With rebates, the 2 gig SD card was only about $34 (once i GET the rebate)

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