Good question. I don't know if you saw Post #252 on THIS page of my journal, but I recently went VLC/Keto again and my LDL-C shot up (again). My doctor didn't freak out about it, but she was concerned enough to suggest that I "work on it" and I come in for quarterly cholesterol tests until I get the number back into a range that she likes. The more I learn about this the less concerned about it I become. All of my other cholesterol numbers are still awesome. But I'm happy to try and keep my doctor happy. I want to keep the statin issue at bay. So I've returned to eating my high fiber, slightly lower fat diet. I too am curious to know how long it will take to return to a doctor pleasing LDL-C.

My doctor seems to think that it is a slow process; that it will take all year to creep back down. From what I've seen with my results, I don't think that it will take long at all. In December 2016 I had a cholesterol test shortly after ending a multiple day fast. My LDC-C was 142. 3 months later my LDL-C was 57 at my annual checkup labs. That's a pretty fast drop. IMO. I'm currently eating like I was when I got those stellar labs. In June I'll have labs taken again. I'm thinking that my LDL-C will drop from last month's 170 back to below 100 again. All I can do is to be consistent with my eating regimen between now and June.