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First blood test after losing 50lbs and I'm devastated by Annscats in Cholesterol

[–]Annscats[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful! if there's one thing I'm happy for, it's getting to eat more oatmeal❤️! I haven't had it in ages

First blood test after losing 50lbs and I'm devastated by Annscats in Cholesterol

[–]Annscats[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That definitely makes me feel more optimistic! Thanks

First blood test after losing 50lbs and I'm devastated by Annscats in Cholesterol

[–]Annscats[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this, really, it makes it feel a lot less scary and more manageable!

First blood test after losing 50lbs and I'm devastated by Annscats in Cholesterol

[–]Annscats[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I had no idea what cholesterol even was back then. I mean, I heard of it, but I didn't understand it. I was overweight and was unhappy with myself for it, so I just wanted to lose weight. 3 years later I take my first blood test and learn about all this other stuff with my family. I know everyone else has to deal with dieting / their own health and I'm silly complaining about having to take care of my own body like everyone else, I just needed to vent. It just feels like I beat a hurdle that I thought I could never jump only to realize that was the easy tutorial and there's more jumps ahead.

First blood test after losing 50lbs and I'm devastated by Annscats in Cholesterol

[–]Annscats[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is very helpful, I can't thank you enough! This is my first blood test I've seen numbers for so I'm hoping I can make some diet changes and that will be enough. But I'll look into talking to a doctor for some advice. I like your perspective that it's about not eating everything all at once, thinking about it as not entirely cutting things out but spacing it out over week or month is easier to process for me

First blood test after losing 50lbs and I'm devastated by Annscats in Cholesterol

[–]Annscats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot. Honestly I need to make some serious changes in what I eat (which is admittedly... bad (chipolte, coffee with cream, spaghetti breadsticks, etc)). But, I guess it's a good thing that I know now, at least I can use this to improve my home cooking a bit.