Actually, wait more than 3 months of LCing before getting the blood work redone. There is a fairly normal rise in cholesterol totals after about 6 weeks. But by then, the triglyceride number will have begun to fall.

You don't say if your husband needs to lose weight, but he probably will. Remember that Dr. Atkins was a cardiologist who put his heart patients on the low carb way of eating for their health, and then was really surprised to find out that they all lost weight.

Trans fats and high fructose corn sugar/syrup (HFCS) are found in many, perhaps in MOST, processed foods. So the advice above to make your own salad dressings is really good. Stick to plain meats, eggs, salads, veggies.

Above all, BUY THE BOOK! Or borrow it from the library. And read and reread it. If you are desperate to start right away, go to www.atkins.com and click on "How to do Atkins". It will give you the first steps, but you DO need to have the book on hand and READ IT.

Be sure to visit the Cholesterol section of this board and read some of the threads. You'll find my numbers there and I've been LCing for much of the last 5 years.

All the best. You'll lose weight and your blood numbers will improve.