ME!

In early May, the doc looked at my bloodwork and suggested a statin. I refused (she was not happy) and I said I'd do my homework and be back in four months. If my numbers weren't better, I'd take the statin. Her advice: eat low fat and exercise more.

I did my homework, and figured, despite what the doc had said, that low carb would do me more good than low fat. Then I joined this forum, and the support has been great. cnmlisa even offered to arm me to "hunt bear" if the doc brought up statins again.

Yesterday I went back to the doc for my Sept bloodwork results. I didn't write the results down, stupid me, but here's the bottom line --
o blood pressure down dramatically
o hdl up more than 10%
o tc/hdl ratio <5, down from 5.7
o fasting blood sugar normal
And I'm now in the cvd low risk category.

I've also lost weight, but that wasn't the immediate object of the exercise. I didn't do a before weight, so I have no idea how much. I have, however, been doing alterations on a lot of my clothes -- at least a full size worth.

No more talk of statins or low fat from my friend the doctor. (cnmlisa, I know how much you wanted to hunt bear ... sorry!). Just "do what you've been doing" and an appointment in six months.

This is good.

Did you have the heart to tell the doc you got these great results by doing the opposite of what she advised?

Congratulations Syrah! That is just wonderful!

Thank you for that update! Such good news!

OK, so she was clearly impressed with my turnaround. "And tell me what you've been doing ...???" she said.

Told her it was low carb.

Response "Well keep doing what you've been doing 'cuz it's obviously doing you good." Of course, I'm sure she read the major study that came out in August on Low-Cal vs Low-Carb.

I respect her for not throwing the conventional wisdom at me. I figure it's conventional wisdom is what gave me Syndrome X in the first place.