lets talk 3 bean salad recipes because my doctor is an ass

[BavarianBeast]

Just pedal a downhill bike around the city and you’ll get plenty of exercise

[flipstah]

Hey man, I'm in the same boat as you. Have to lower my cholesterol levels so I've been limiting my eggs intake (used to eat at least 2 a day) and red meats; switching it up to chicken and fish. Avoiding shellfish altogether as well. Quinoa as the carb part.

My breakfast will now be oatmeal and/or greek yogurt with some goji berries, hemp seeds, maybe honey; avocado toast cuz I wanna be an Aspenite

Fruits and/or walnuts as snacks

Not sure if legit or not but was informed that French press coffee increases cholesterol as well; drink a giant pot every day so cutting that off too and switching to teas.

[Buster]

Quinoa goes into me slowly, travels through my GI tract for a short period of time, and exits me at a significantly higher velocity.

[flipstah]

Ha that's me after a 5cup pot of coffee

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Quinoa goes into me slowly, travels through my GI tract for a short period of time, and exits me at a significantly higher velocity.

[riander5]

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Hey man, I'm in the same boat as you. Have to lower my cholesterol levels so I've been limiting my eggs intake (used to eat at least 2 a day) and red meats; switching it up to chicken and fish. Avoiding shellfish altogether as well. Quinoa as the carb part.

My breakfast will now be oatmeal and/or greek yogurt with some goji berries, hemp seeds, maybe honey; avocado toast cuz I wanna be an Aspenite

Fruits and/or walnuts as snacks

Not sure if legit or not but was informed that French press coffee increases cholesterol as well; drink a giant pot every day so cutting that off too and switching to teas.

Man people need to start educating themselves on cholesterol... it sounds like you're cutting out all the nutritional powerhouses from your diet. The micronutrients found in red meat, eggs, and shellfish just dwarf fish and chicken in particular.

It used to be 'fringe' nutritionists saying dietary cholesterol didnt matter, but hell, its even on healthline now. A shitload of cited sources too.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...od-cholesterol (URL embed wasnt working)

Cut out trans fat and highly processed carbs, and you've done all you can. Again, unless your family has a serious heart disease history in which case you're toast.

[suntan]

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Man people need to start educating themselves on cholesterol... it sounds like you're cutting out all the nutritional powerhouses from your diet. The micronutrients found in red meat, eggs, and shellfish just dwarf fish and chicken in particular.

It used to be 'fringe' nutritionists saying dietary cholesterol didnt matter, but hell, its even on healthline now. A shitload of cited sources too.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...od-cholesterol (URL embed wasnt working)

Cut out trans fat and highly processed carbs, and you've done all you can. Again, unless your family has a serious heart disease history in which case you're toast.

How your body handles cholesterol is almost 100% genetic. If you have high cholesterol you have little choice but to reduce some of the high cholesterol food items as your body will simply plop it into your bloodstream. For even those people usually all they have to do is eat more oatmeal and lower their saturated fat intake some.

[killramos]

So what you are saying… is eat more bbq

[suntan]

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I've been restricting my calories since May 16th. I'm targeting 1800 but actually coming in closer to 1500 most days. Activity level is up. Both are at perfectly sustainable levels. I'm enjoying the food quantity actually.

Down about 7 lbs

Fucking A.

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So what you are saying… is eat more bbq

That's never a bad idea.

[suntan]

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I find it harder to eat well after the intense workouts that burn like 700+ calories/hr. That's when I find that I'm trying to eat whatever I can get my hands on or risk stalling my metabolism.

Exercise is a natural appetite suppressant.

[JRSC00LUDE]

So is meth!

[ExtraSlow]

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So is meth!

confirmed.

[flipstah]

Yeah, not disputing the health benefits as well @riander5 but in this case, my cholesterol is too high for my age despite everything else being fine (BP is optimal, no issues with glucose) so I have to reduce the things that I eat regularly that are typically associated with increased cholesterol levels.

I have another blood chemistry scheduled in a couple of months to see if my methods are working to complement my exercise.

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How your body handles cholesterol is almost 100% genetic. If you have high cholesterol you have little choice but to reduce some of the high cholesterol food items as your body will simply plop it into your bloodstream. For even those people usually all they have to do is eat more oatmeal and lower their saturated fat intake some.

[bigbadboss101]

Cholesterol very well has to do with genetics. My last 2 tests showed high numbers and my doctor was ready to put me on meds. I said lets give it another shot with better eating and more exercise. I, like many of you do not eat badly. Cutting down on sugar, processed food. We don't eat much dairy in the house either. Now LDL and Triglyceride is another story. We will see what the next test shows.

[killramos]

My doctor has concerns about my cholesterol. With lots of lab work to back it up. That’s good enough for me to work on it.

[suntan]

Soluble fiber. Eat it.

[scboss]

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Man people need to start educating themselves on cholesterol... it sounds like you're cutting out all the nutritional powerhouses from your diet. The micronutrients found in red meat, eggs, and shellfish just dwarf fish and chicken in particular.

It used to be 'fringe' nutritionists saying dietary cholesterol didnt matter, but hell, its even on healthline now. A shitload of cited sources too.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...od-cholesterol (URL embed wasnt working)

Cut out trans fat and highly processed carbs, and you've done all you can. Again, unless your family has a serious heart disease history in which case you're toast.

Your not wrong. Not having enough good cholesterol (hdl) can cause heart disease and a lot of serious health issues.

In most cases though this is not the issue and high cholesterol should not be ignored. Being high in non hdl and ldl is caused primarily by bad diet choices not genetics. EDIT: IF it is genetics you should seek treatment. Its important to keep saturated and trans fats low while still getting enough nutrients to keep your HDL in a normal range. You can still raise your ldl and non HDL by over consuming good sources. Balance is key.

Also that article makes good points but if you scroll down to the next article it literally says "10 Tips to Lower Cholesterol With Your Diet" lol

[riander5]

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Your not wrong. Not having enough good cholesterol (hdl) can cause heart disease and a lot of serious health issues.

In most cases though this is not the issue and high cholesterol should not be ignored. Being high in non hdl and ldl is caused primarily by bad diet choices not genetics. EDIT: IF it is genetics you should seek treatment. Its important to keep saturated and trans fats low while still getting enough nutrients to keep your HDL in a normal range. You can still raise your ldl and non HDL by over consuming good sources. Balance is key.

Also that article makes good points but if you scroll down to the next article it literally says "10 Tips to Lower Cholesterol With Your Diet" lol

Yea like i said, if you arent eating processed meats, and processed shitty carbs, cutting out healthy options like eggs, red meat, and other higher saturated fat foods to arbitrarily lower your LDL cholesterol that can literally fluctuate with the meals you eat is pretty useless.

The science i've read is mostly around LDL particle size being the actualy number to track, but of course our cholesterol testing doesn't get that specific and just labels all LDL as bad.

As with all health related matters, some people can eat the standard american diet, smoke, and live to 90. Others will be healthy and die at 60. All you can do is stack the deck as best you can... that being said if all you guys want to cut out red meat then great.. maybe I can get mine for cheaper!

[flipstah]

@Buster

90 day update: since I removed red meat, rice, and pork from my diet, I resorted to just chicken, salmon, greens, lentils, quinoa, and steel cut oats every morning. My “ Cholesterol In LDL; Calculated” went from 5.xx to 3.8 mmol/L

Still a bit high as 3-3.4 is ideal so I have another 3 months to bring it down further. How’s your progress?

[ExtraSlow]

Steel cut oats are boss.

[Buster]

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@Buster

90 day update: since I removed red meat, rice, and pork from my diet, I resorted to just chicken, salmon, greens, lentils, quinoa, and steel cut oats every morning. My “ Cholesterol In LDL; Calculated” went from 5.xx to 3.8 mmol/L

Still a bit high as 3-3.4 is ideal so I have another 3 months to bring it down further. How’s your progress?

I lost some fat... Then reclaimed it. Current status:. Fat.