TromboneAl
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Today I go in for my free, none-of-your-business-Blue-Cross, cholesterol screening at Costco. I'm very interested in whether there will be an improvement in my numbers.
In 2002, they were 179 and 44 for total and HDL.
In 2005, I was curious to see how low I could get the total, and ate almost no meat for a few weeks before the test. The results were:
210 and 40 for total and HDL.
In Jan, 2008 I went from three days/week of exercising to six days of harder exercising, including two days per week of weight training. Some of those days include 40-80 mile bike rides. I've also virtually eliminated all refined grains. That is, I eat brown rice, whole grain pasta, and whole wheat bread. I did not change my diet in these weeks prior to the test (that is, I didn't stop eating meat).
So, do you think today's numbers will be better, worse, or about the same?
In 2002, they were 179 and 44 for total and HDL.
In 2005, I was curious to see how low I could get the total, and ate almost no meat for a few weeks before the test. The results were:
210 and 40 for total and HDL.
In Jan, 2008 I went from three days/week of exercising to six days of harder exercising, including two days per week of weight training. Some of those days include 40-80 mile bike rides. I've also virtually eliminated all refined grains. That is, I eat brown rice, whole grain pasta, and whole wheat bread. I did not change my diet in these weeks prior to the test (that is, I didn't stop eating meat).
So, do you think today's numbers will be better, worse, or about the same?