My numbers went up too. I think mine is an issue of hereditary. My entire family has high numbers. I was put on lipitor. I hate to take it, but as long as I've been on atkins, my numbers continue to climb (even on lipitor). I think I will have to go off of atkins. I have reached my goal weight, but even on maintenance, the numbers continue to rise. I lost a total of 44 pounds. Now I have to get my cholesterol under control and try a low calorie and very low fat diet. Hope you have better results than I did with lowering the cholesterol. Most people do better.
ronda