Earlier this month, I received my annual exam results, and I had one stunner. I have high cholesterol that shot past the normal total blood cholesterol level.
209 mg/dL
108 from HDL (good, >40-50)
92 from LDL (bad, <130)
Remember that ad back in the 90s. This slim and bodacious gal in her little black dress flings the limo door open. She proceeds to strut down the red carpet as the paparazzi camera flashes go on a blitz. The gal then trips and falls because even though she looks thin, her cholesterol is off the charts. I am a poster child for that ad’s cause.
So for this past week, I took my diet one step further and decided to cut out all dairy, cheeses, and butter. I realized how little sensitivity restaurant foods have for the lactose intolerant. Just evening ordering a crepe made me cringe. Nothing on the crepe menu is without cheese. So take that cholesterol.
Instead of eating out, I am doing a 180 and being more hands with foods that goes into my body. Salads twice a day, 7 days a week is just not that appetizing. I must cook and make wise selections.
I dread this because who has the energy to cook after a 12 hours day at work? Let’s see how this experiment goes. And let’s see how self-cooking will impact my pocket book in exchange for health.
Let the tongs clang!!!!!!!!!!
