The Results Are In or My Healthy Report 101

I only have a couple of numbers from the December 3rd tests, but I got them all today!!!

Uh, Klin, what are you talking about?

Well, I am talking about my cholesterol.
In December my Total cholesterol was 249. They like in from 100-199.
My LDL (bad cholesterol) was 168. They like it below 100.

On Friday the 23rd we did a redraw. Remember I had been doing the Vegan diet for 2 weeks and mostly raw.

The results are

Total cholesterol is 162; down 87 points from 249 and within the normal range.
My LDL is 103; down 65 points to just over the normal range.
My HDL (good cholesterol) is 38. I need to bring that up as they like it above 39.

In past years my triglycerides have been high. They are at 107 (less than 149 is preferred)

So lower cholesterol, feeling better on a bad day than I have on some past good days, and saving money. I'm seeing some benefits.

I have a Vegan coach. She has let me know that I don't have to abstain from all animal products all the time, but to keep it below 5 % of my dietary intake. She was also raised Vegan so she has many recipes and her mom as a resourse. It's very handy and a great support.

This change was a long time in the making in my head. I didn't just decide to change my diet a few weeks or months ago. I have been considering it for years. I didn't want to fight my family and they have been resistant for the most part. Eating as they eat just wasn't working for me. It came down to mom having health or mom being sickly. A healthy mom is a lot more fun to them. They resist, but not like in the past. Tree Monkey has embraced it and loves eating what I do.

Mini Me is just picky and the men in our home think they are carnivores. I like a good steak, too, but not every night. Still, they are making an effort to try somethings and are cooking for themselves as I figure out how to cook for me and then later to incorporate my cooking into the family diet.

I have for sometime been concerned about the injections they give the animals in our food supply. I see more and more girls maturing earlier and earlier. This has been attributed to the hormones in our dairy supply. My youngest is not much of a dairy consumer and she is not developing as quickly as my older children. We have introduced soy to her and she is liking it.

I tried the Soy Joy snacks. Before I give you the review let me tell you about my gag reflex. It's powerful. Protein bars and me have never gotten along well. So I was expecting to not like the Soy Joy. Tree monkey and I LOVE THEM!!!

I am also learning about other sweeteners that aren't as hard on our body system. So far they are not gross either. I don't do weird so I am pleased that what I am trying is tasting good.

Wow, that is a long ramblish post. Sorry about that. I really wanted to share my test results with someone. Hubs is unavailable at work and mom mom didn't answer her phone, so I shared with all of you, my bloggy friends and family and the lurkers who read but don't comment, too.