Hi all... I'm new to the board...

33 year old white male, currently 207 lbs, 5'11", ..
January of this year, I had a physical, and my cholesterol was 198....
May of this year, went on Atkins.. had my cholesterol checked last week.. it's up to 249.

When I started Atkins, I was at 220 lbs.. so I've only lost 14 lbs in the 5 months I've been on this torturous diet, and my cholesterol has gone up 51 points.

I don't get it. I only eat about 20-25g of carbs per day.
I eat Atkins bars as snacks, veggies, steaks, sausages, cheese, fish, salads, low carb tortillas, low carb snacks, crystal light, .. etc etc.

I was excited to get on Atkins, because I thought it made sense.. but from what I'm experiencing, it's a bunch of hooey.

Anyone else have problems with their cholesterol skyrocketing?

My doctor told me that Atkins is BAD BAD BAD.. .he looked like he wanted to slap me when I told him I was on it...