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I keep a weight chart by our scales. I weigh myself every morning and record it on the chart. I started a whole plant diet after reading "The China Study". I've been coming to Dr. McDougall's site for years. I've put a link on my site at http://www.bentmileshealth.com. I went from 235 lbs on October 15 2008 the day I started the whole plant diet, down to 206 in a few months. However, I stayed at 206 and could not get down. I was lifting and biking and walking. I decided I'd check my body measurements. I started exercising Dec 7, 2009 with a 45 inch waist in and an 18 inch neck and biceps of 14", forearms of 12" and weighed 215 lbs. By March 2010, I weighed 207. I fluctuated between 207 and 206. By May 30, 2010 I was at 203 and fluctuating from 201,202, 203. I was frustrated until I just now looked at my records. Today, May 30, 2010, my weight is 203, my neck is 17" my waist is 37 inches. In five months, I've taken eight inches off my waist and lost 12 more pounds. My blood pressure has dropped from 140/80 to 111/55 or 122/60.

However, I'd like to lose a little faster. I walk 30 minutes to 1.5 hours a day at a speed walk. It is not uncommon for me to bike 20 or more miles on a nice day.

1. I want to lose faster
2. My triglycerides are in the 300. I need to get them down.
3. My cholesterol dropped from 247 to 209 but I'm not eating saturated fats or meat products of any kind. I want to get it down to less than 100. I eat two Brazil nuts a day for the selenium and 2-5 walnuts for the omega 3 fatty acids. The only added oils is when my wife makes cornbread, she puts oil in the bottom of the cast iron skillet so it won’t stick and will brown more evenly.

Why are my triglycerides and cholestrol so high?

lloyd

Hi Lloyd,

Congratulations on your good numbers. I think you came to the right forum for this. Have you gotten Jeff's new DVD, just released. Jeff goes over how to shop in the store that is worth seeing and a brand new sodium scheme that I have used to great effect. Since seeing the February broadcast of the advanced study weekend on approximately February 22, I adopted the recommendations and lost 18 pounds. And that is with less exercise then you are doing, I think. I highly recommend viewing the DVD if you do not already have it. I also use a heart rate monitor when I exercise to ensure that I get my heart into the aroebic zone for at least 30 minutes. I aim to get to between 60% and 70% percent of maximum heart rate. This is the optimum fat burning zone without getting exhausted. 65% of maximum heart rate is my goal. The formula is 220-age X .65 = ________. Dr. McDougall in the MWL book says that exercise smashes platueau's. You know Dr. McDougall also always told us in every book and DVD to get rid of the sodium. I never really got the message until the Jeff DVD. Here is the link. http://drmcdougall.com/store_should_i_eat_that.html

Good luck,

Steve

Thanks, Steve.
lloyd

Time to fine tune your diet. Sometimes logging everything helps. Also, some people have their cholesterol elevated by consuming nuts and seeds. You might start there. Look for added oils or fats in EVERYTHING. That can trouble many people.
f1jim

Thanks, Jim.
lloyd