Remarkable

[Emre Yigit]

Weight 79.7 kgs (175.7 lbs), fluctuating rather more than I had hoped, but the average has been 79.9 kgs (176.2 lbs).

I went to see another dietician today, and they were all terribly impressed by my overall level of apparent fitness, BMI, fat ratio, etc. Until I told them that it had come about due to Atkins, at which point they ordered a blood test! I think it's too soon to see what my cholesterol level is, but we shall see...

[Emre Yigit]

Everything hunky dory, except for a very strange cholesterol reading:

HDL..... 50 (fair)
LDL......234 (very very high)
3GL......62 (very very low)

My doctor was remarkably calm about this. She told me to eat less red meat, and add some oats or high-fibre foods, apples, walnuts, and to drink some red wine and to have my blood retested in 2-3 months.

Of course, I did not have my blood work done before Atkins, so I have no idea what the levels were before testing.

[Emre Yigit]

After following most of my doctor's advice (and going really heavy on the oats and stuff), I just couldn't wait any longer and went to get new blood tests done. I know I shouldn't have, so soon, but Atkins has made me impatient of getting results.

Everything much better, thank God!

HDL..... 52 (fair)
LDL......144 (high)
3GL......45 (very very very very low)

My weight has come off a little. I am now 172 pounds, but the weight loss has stopped. I love Atkins. I also love oats. (Is loving both allowed? ). I love you all. And though my LDL is still high (and my overall cholesterol is 205), I feel I'm on track.

[liv]

glad things are working out. You have a remarkable metabolism. I can only be super envious. But you're figuring out what works for you. I think if it works for you, you can love both Atkins and oats. They are not mutually exclusive. Thanks for the update.

[Emre Yigit]

My weight maintenance and cholesterol concentration continue apace.

HDL..... 50 (fair)
LDL......134 (borderline high)
3GL......55 (very very very low)

My weight remains 172 pounds on average.

And though my LDL is still high (and my overall cholesterol is 195), I've been told not to worry. My current quack says that the main thing to watch for is not LDL, but its type, which, apparently, with a 3GL/HDL ratio of 1.1, would be good. So, apparently, I have the better type of of the bad cholesterol. Not to worry, therefore, but more tests needed... and I'm tired of them all. And they're more expensive. So I'll wait a while.

This is turning into a shaggy dog story, so I'll stop.

On the plus side, my cardio and weights continue apace. I am very very slowly conditioning my body after years of neglect. Not on Atkins by any stretch of the imagination - and missing some foods alas, but I am still on track some three-and-a-half months after the end of my diet proper.

And thank God for the exercise... it really munches up the calories.

Look forward to modelling swimwear next summer.

[RosieC]

Congratulations on maintaining your weight and finding a maintenance plan that works for you! It's great that you still take the time to come back and post, it's such a motivator to see people maintaining. Thank you!

[chinadoll]

Congratulations. It looks like your bloodwork is falling into line nicely. Your first tests were fairly early (timewise) into Atkins and there is sometimes a spike at that point but your numbers are improving and it looks like you are doing a good job of figuring out how to maintain your losses. Well done.

[Jenileigh]

Wtg!