229 is high, but not that high.

Mine is only a couple points high at 207, they want me to 'knock it down' myself. My husband, on the other hand, was 295. He got Zocor to help him.
It cut it in half.

He's 10 years younger than I am, and I don't want to see a 34 yr old on long term drugs. The bad part is he eats whatever he wants, and I have to watch out what I eat.

I think the best thing to eat is fish. Salmon.
Lucky we love it and never get sick of it.

Try the Omega Fish oil pills too. Watch out for the 'fish burps' though, I can't handle that.

Don't expect to see immediate results either, have it checked every 6 months and try to gain a little ground each year.

Good luck to you.