Ready to Lower My Cholesterol

I'm ready to lower my cholesterol over the next 30 days. Waiting for my Chips!

Time to get started on the challenge....

I took my pre-challenge cholesterol test at home today. I used this one (onsale at Walgreens stores right now for 24 dollars) which gave me the following results:

Total Chol: 187
HDL: 66

The TC number is consistent with my last test at a doctor's office back in May of this year. The HDL number is quite a bit lower (it was 86 back then) but consistent with May of 2007 (69) so my HDL it would seem likes to move around a lot (it was 84 in May 2006) . My ratio is still really good at ~2.8, so I got that going for me. Which is nice.

If I use the midpoint of my past Triglycerides readings (100) that would put my LDL at 101 using the calculation listed on this page.

LDL = Total cholesterol – HDL – (Triglycerides ÷ 5)
101 = 187 - 66 - (100/5)

Net Net, my ratios are real good but I'd like my TC and LDL numbers to be a bit lower than they are. Still not too bad for a guy who REALLY enjoys meats and cheeses and butter and other stuff that tastes terrific. But I am excited to work those numbers down!

Stay tuned......