Hi - I don't post much here, but thought that this might be of interest. I started Atkins in the middle of November 2003. As of today I have lost about 15 pounds - went from 210 to 195. My goal weight is 180 - so half way there. About a week or so after starting Atkins I had a cholesterol check done at Fred Meyers with the following results and then had them rechecked at my doctor's office 2 months later on Jan 20th - here are the results - I must confess I am utterly amazed!

Date..................Nov 03..........Jan 04
Total Cholesterol.....253..............213
Triglycerides............67...............53
HDLs......................43...............58
LDLs......................196.............144
Chol/HDL ratio..........5.8.............3.67

I expected, after consuming 60% of my calories in the form of fat, that it would get worse, but to see a 40 point drop in my TC was great!! My physician was telling me if my LDLs stayed up I was looking at either lipitor (yuck) or a CT scan of my heart to assess coronary artery condition. I also had some skepticism about the Atkins WOL until I had my follow up cholesterol check.

I am now a total believer in Atkins - I plan on doing this for life. I feel great, I'm wearing pants that I haven't worn in months, my wife likes the new me (she is also on atkins but more for my benefit than anything else). I have also got the hang of the new WOE - I haven't eaten junk food, donuts etc etc for 2 months and don't miss any of it. Can't wait to tell my mother-in-law who is a dietitian and thinks I'm nuts, but at least she doesn't bug me about it.

YeeeeeHaaaaaa!!!!!


Campbell

Congratulations! I had similar results when I had my blood levels done. I couldn't believe it. Now, when people tell me how unhealthy Atkins is, I just pull out my blood test results and that usually shuts them up.

Weird, isn't it how healthy eating fat is?

Wow Congratulations!

Amazing! Was your doctor initially skeptical about Atkins?

Heh heh... try not to gloat *too* much to your MIL.

great news, i had the same thing happen when i went for my life insurance exam. it is amazing and i kept the printout so when my husbands stepmother tells me this is unhealthy i will just lay it out for her. my father in law has high cholesterol, and has been trying to lower it without meds so i was mentioning it to him and she said oh no that is unhealthy. now i have the proof. great job and i agree this is me for life now.

YEAH!!! Congratulations . Same thing happened with me!!!!


Alli

They will keep getting lower, have them done again in like 6 mos. just to check it out. Pretty cool!

Kristine, I think the Dr was somewhat skeptical. He referred to the diet as a fad, and that just about everyone who came in was on the diet which I found amusing. I like my doctor and this was my first visit with him. Since I am turning 38, I figured I better get a thorough checkup with an ECG, chemistry screen, lipid profile, TSH and physical exam. I am happy to say that everything looked great.

I do plan on rechecking my lipid profile in 6 months and see where it is at - should be interesting - it is such a great feeling to see the TC drop by 40 points, and I will love bringing it up when people try to criticise this WOL.

Campbell

If I hear one more person tell me that this WOE is a fad diet, I'm going to go postal lol.. I have gone from a size 14 pants to a size 8/9 since september and I feel and look healthier than I have in years.. Why do they keep saying it.. drive me crazy! congrats on the cholesterol!!! that is major. I should get all myself a checkup.. would love to pull out something to show when I get razzed again. It IS funny how eating fat does this... Take care guys! (sorry about the rant)