Atkins mentions this in DANDR...you've dropped 30+ pounds in a fairly short time frame. You should see a substantial drop in LDL and Total Cholesterol readings by the time you have been on the Atkins program for 6 months.

I was tested in my 6th week...Triglycerides down 30%, but LDL up from 220 to 280+...HDL virtually unchanged. I'm scheduled for another set of tests next week (week 14), but I haven't hit a "plateau" yet, so I'm guessing that my LDL will still be elevated (I'm hoping for another dip in my Triglycerides, though). I'm not going to get too excited about my LDL/Total Cholesterol figures until I've gone a full 6 months, and I'm certainly not planning to restrict fats or eggs at all. There is plenty of evidence to indicate that reducing red meat and eggs has little effect on cholesterol, and that Triglycerides are a far more important indicator of cardiac/circulatory risk.