Trying to get access to my healthcare portal but the doc called yesterday with lab results.
When I lived in Chicago ten years ago, I had terrible numbers, 240 total Cholesterol, LDL over 140, never could get my good cholesterol up, blood enzymes out of whack....I ate a "low fat diet" and exercised twice daily. Lost weight but my labs were consistently bad.
For about a year now, I've been eating very low carbs, but not the processed stuff with cauliflower crusts, almond wheat bread, etc. None of that stuff. I rarely each potatoes, rice or any type of bread. I use butter (about a 1/4 lb a week), full flavored salad dressings, and soft cheeses (goat, feta, bleu).....Basically everything I've been told my entire life to avoid.
I've lost 75 lbs since July 2018. Now my A1C is 5.3, bad cholesterol is 69, total is 123. So what gives? Is it really simply reducing carbs & exercise? The only thing I do different than when I lived in Chicago is diet. I just don't look at fat or calories much at all, just carbs.
Anyone else have this type of dietary change experience in your labs? Should I be skeptical of "common dogma" when it comes to dietary recommendations from the medical field? I went to the American Diabetic Association's website and took a look at their dietary recommendations. I'm convinced that they are trying to sell meds.
When I lived in Chicago ten years ago, I had terrible numbers, 240 total Cholesterol, LDL over 140, never could get my good cholesterol up, blood enzymes out of whack....I ate a "low fat diet" and exercised twice daily. Lost weight but my labs were consistently bad.
For about a year now, I've been eating very low carbs, but not the processed stuff with cauliflower crusts, almond wheat bread, etc. None of that stuff. I rarely each potatoes, rice or any type of bread. I use butter (about a 1/4 lb a week), full flavored salad dressings, and soft cheeses (goat, feta, bleu).....Basically everything I've been told my entire life to avoid.
I've lost 75 lbs since July 2018. Now my A1C is 5.3, bad cholesterol is 69, total is 123. So what gives? Is it really simply reducing carbs & exercise? The only thing I do different than when I lived in Chicago is diet. I just don't look at fat or calories much at all, just carbs.
Anyone else have this type of dietary change experience in your labs? Should I be skeptical of "common dogma" when it comes to dietary recommendations from the medical field? I went to the American Diabetic Association's website and took a look at their dietary recommendations. I'm convinced that they are trying to sell meds.
