Great post! My cholesterol before the start of atkins was around 300 (that was in march) Four weeks later is went down to 187. I have been tested since and was 153 as of last week. My doctor is fully aware of my low carb lifestyle, after several months of monitoring, it became apparent that my cholesterol was the result of genetics, dont freak out yet. I am currently taking lovastatin, and will know if it is helping with my next test three months from now.