moosmom
10-11-2008, 12:53 PM
Went to the doctor today. I was telling him about my cholesterol. He told me that the medicine I take to sleep may be the culprit, since it messes with my lipids. He discontinued it and prescribed Lunesta. He told me to read food labels carefully for SATURATED FATS. Saturated fats are fats that turn solid at room temp and can clog the arteries. He had my cholesterol done back in January and the total was 199, but the LDL was high (not as high as it is now). At that time we upped the sleep medicine dose which would cause the lipids to elevate.
I've been doing all the right things and including taking 1600 mgs of fish oil a day. He said that's good.
Getting this weight off is a real pain in the butt. I weighed myself at Amy's last night (I cooked dinner) and I'm down only 1.4 lbs. But my clothes are a little loose so I could be losing body fat. My official weigh in is on Sunday so hopefully I've lost another 5 lbs overnight. LOL
I've been doing all the right things and including taking 1600 mgs of fish oil a day. He said that's good.
Getting this weight off is a real pain in the butt. I weighed myself at Amy's last night (I cooked dinner) and I'm down only 1.4 lbs. But my clothes are a little loose so I could be losing body fat. My official weigh in is on Sunday so hopefully I've lost another 5 lbs overnight. LOL