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@kittengirl,

Here you go Kitten because you need this. 🙂

Kitten,

We are Leo’s and this is our sign. Hence, while I do a lot of Heidi Daus Lions. ♥

As I have said you do not have to be a Leo to love them. ♥

These are beautiful! I love them Sheba! 😀

This is Life! ♥

@kittengirl,

I am glad I saw this post before I logged off. Don’t cry at least you know what is happening.
Listen to what your doctor says just cut back like you did before. Sending hugs your way.

Kitten we are frozen and on Ice today. I am keeping the pipes warm and some of us may
be with power. Temps will be even lower tonight both Fireplaces are on.

What a winter. I will pray for you and you will be fine. Kitten just do what you have to do.
You’ve got this. 🙂 Cuddle up to Jonnie and Chewey. ♥

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Hi Sheba,

You are wise to stay ahead of the game. Sometimes people can take all safety measures and still have high cholesterol. Slightly elevated is fine, it’s all within a number range and the goal is to keep it as close to the healthy range as possible. Just keep your eye on them and try not to let them go up anymore. You walk and workout plus you eat right. I would say watch the fats that come from diet so cut out red meat if you eat it and drink non fat or 1% organic milk. Butter is more healthy than that fake margarine stuff. Throw that stuff out and just learn to limit your amounts and usage of butter. Avocado and natural peanut butter are good fats. Substitute sour cream on baked potatoes with non fat plain yogurt. Drink lots of water and eat oatmeal 3-4x a week. If your numbers keep going up and you are doing everything right then it’s just the cards you have been dealt.
My Dr. just called and I’m really upset. I have been crying because no matter what I do it is not enough. I know I ate badly over the holidays but I’ve been getting back on track. Still not good enough and my numbers are up so much that he is putting me on statins now. No more messing around. He says my risk is just too high for stroke and doesn’t want me on some herbal therapy. So I guess with me it is a familial thing but I still feel like a failure. He told me to keep taking the CoQ10 with the Vitamin D 2000 to help counteract any of the side effects from the statins. My LDL is back up, now at 245. Last time it was at 190 which is still high but I was ecstatic with that number because it was at 350+, I think at one time it was 400 or near there. I don’t remember, there are so many numbers to remember. All I know is my Dr put me on statins and said I was a ticking time bomb! I took his warning seriously and started changing my bad habits., but refused to take the statins. So you can see why I was so happy to have my LDL at 190! He is very concerned that it has gone up so high in such a short time so He says I can’t put it off any longer. My Vitamin D is still low but not by too much. It is 26 and I think he said he wants it at 30. Now, for my Vitamin D, I drink milk, eat greek yogurt and low fat cottage cheese plus I take the Vitamin D supplements so I would have thought it would be higher by now. I am very frustrated. As far as sugars, they are up too. Not by too much but enough to put me at the borderline of pre-diabetes again. Sugar is now 106. I am feeling like such a failure. I have worked so hard and just by blowing it at the holidays I have undone everything I accomplished. Now my risk for stroke is up high again. Cardiologist (the surgeon) said if my sugar is normal and cholesterol is normal, then I can continue with the aspirin as my blood thinners because my risks would be significantly lowered. Now they are back up. I guess it’s back to the food journal and boring meals again. I just can’t eat any other way and certainly cannot have a “treat” every now and then. I think I will stop using the crockpot so much too as I don’t really have many healthy recipes. If you know of some, please share.
Anyway, now that we have visited Lake Woe-be-gone, I will be quiet and dry my tears. Tomorrow is a new day and I will start on the statins and I will get there because I am determined to do so. I think I need to put on some fighting charge music to cheer me on. I have got to do this because I want to be at healthy numbers before my surgery. I want everything to go well. I am liking the thought of surgery more and more if it means I will no longer be on these strong heart meds and I can live without fear of a stroke. Girls, pray for me, I feel like I am going into battle! No one puts Kitten in a corner! Lol! 😀

Ok, enough ranting… How has your day been? Have a great evening and stay warm.

@Cherie,
Those books sound good! 😀

@loaf,
I love Petula Clark too because listening to her reminds me so much of my mom and brings back so many memories of her! 😀

@bichon18,
I love that movie All About Eve! Marilyn Monroe was in that one too. Enjoy your movie! 😀

@taci, @southernlights,
Stay warm, dry and healthy! Hope your families are well. 😀

Hugs to everyone and their furbabies. Chewey is doing better. Jonnie is being really cute. All the kitties are wonderful! 😀

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@loaf,

Yes they do. Life is like that. 🙂

@bichon18,

Oh there will be candles. As far as an emergency goes should we be without power I have
plenty just for this purpose.

I hope it does not come to that. 🙂 Too cold!

Things to come. ♥

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