Hi, cholesterol. Bye, meals I knew.

[colddiesel]

Your Doctor is a quack. Your numbers are pretty good. Ignore him and just get off your fat ass and do some exercise, preferably in the form of work.

Eat no fast foods at all, that will be enough to fix any issues.

 

[Balladeer08]

Obviously, you've misread me again: I posted "sweepthefloor"...

...not "redheadedtexan".

But, be advised:

Ever the pro, she demands "cash up front".

The credit card was to pay for the hotel.

I'm sure she is a professional NURSE, and not any other kind of "pro".

 

[hummermania]

You need to mate with Norwegians who have the dreaded high-C gene. Perhaps moderation can be bred.

Sort of like cholesteral by injection

 

[eyer]

The credit card was to pay for the hotel.

I'm sure she is a professional NURSE, and not any other kind of "pro".

Are you taking meds at this time?

 

[John Doe]

I know me, I simply won't do it. I'll just skip the meal. I don't like food enough to go through the effort.

I've gone into StarBucks and similar places to order a large coffee. They start insisting I order it in Fretalian. I just leave. I ain't learning a new language to order a damn cup of coffee. If I don't drink one for a few days, my world will not end. I am an American, born in America, living in America, and see no reason to jump through hoops to order a large coffee. I expect to go in, say "Large coffee, please", get it and pay them. Then stand there and watch the painful process of them trying to figure out the change. That is stressful enough. If it gets beyond that, there is another coffee shop down the street. Always.

I don't know what coffee has to do with it, but I gather from the first paragraph that you're either too stubborn or too stupid to adapt. Which is it?

 

[John Doe]

Mine was yesterday so I missed having a candle in the pumpkin pie this year. Now its your turn! Happy birthday! (from the gang in the foodie thread)

Oooh...pi pie!

 

[Balladeer08]

I don't know what coffee has to do with it, but I gather from the first paragraph that you're either too stubborn or too stupid to adapt. Which is it?

Neither. I just don't find food worth the effort. I really have to work at remembering to eat three times a day. Probably part of the reason I only weigh 145 lbs.

Another part is that I do like to do physical exercise. I can spend hours in the gym, going from machine to machine. Or ride my Trikke for an hour or more, listening to music.

Like everyone else, I tend to do what is pleasant and easy. It has to be worth the effort. I don't generally find food to be worth much effort. Which is something I think "foodies" just can't get.

I've met people who are horrified that I drink water with my meals. They "can't" eat a meal with just water. Oddly, I never try to tell them what they should drink. I just put them on "ignore".

And I still can't believe it is that difficult to find a place to buy acceptable food, given the number of people with high cholesterol.

 

[Balladeer08]

Oooh...pi pie!

Pumpkin pie pi. Probably made by Peter Percival Patterson. 8)



(semi-obscure musical reference)

 

[The_Profit]

Pumpkin pie pi. Probably made by Peter Percival Patterson. 8)



(semi-obscure musical reference)

Do you still have your gallblader?

 

[John Doe]

Corn and potatoes ain't veggies?

True. Corn is a grain and the potato is a tuber.

Neither. I just don't find food worth the effort. I really have to work at remembering to eat three times a day. Probably part of the reason I only weigh 145 lbs.

Another part is that I do like to do physical exercise. I can spend hours in the gym, going from machine to machine. Or ride my Trikke for an hour or more, listening to music.

Like everyone else, I tend to do what is pleasant and easy. It has to be worth the effort. I don't generally find food to be worth much effort. Which is something I think "foodies" just can't get.

I've met people who are horrified that I drink water with my meals. They "can't" eat a meal with just water. Oddly, I never try to tell them what they should drink. I just put them on "ignore".

And I still can't believe it is that difficult to find a place to buy acceptable food, given the number of people with high cholesterol.

Well, if it's neither of those things then you're just lazy because cooking really isn't that much effort.

 

[KRCummings]

I just skimmed over this but what I got was that the OP is told he has to eat better or die and he doesn't want to eat better because it requires effort so he'd rather just die from what could very possibly be a horribly painful heart attack but only after several years of chest pains and other ailments due to his clogged arteries.

 

[John Doe]

I just skimmed over this but what I got was that the OP is told he has to eat better or die and he doesn't want to eat better because it requires effort so he'd rather just die from what could very possibly be a horribly painful heart attack but only after several years of chest pains and other ailments due to his clogged arteries.

"You are correct, sir!"

 

[Balladeer08]

Do you still have your gallblader?

As far as I know, yes. I can't say I've ever actually seen it. But I've never had surgery other than a tonsillectomy. So if it was there before, it should still be there.

 

[Balladeer08]

"You are correct, sir!"

Not actually. Nobody said I was going to die. They just said my cholesterol was high. Not extremely or anything, I posted the numbers, they are a bit up from what the doc would like, except for the triglycerides, where I am doing very well.

So I am looking for how to eat a bit better to bring it down. Not looking to dedicate my life to food.

 

[Balladeer08]

Well, if it's neither of those things then you're just lazy because cooking really isn't that much effort.

Aw, whatsamatter? Can't build yourself up any other way than putting other people down on the Internet? (Which, by the way, is cowardly)

I'll re-read your posts to see if you contributed anything useful. Some how I suspect you are on your way to joining the Big I club. It makes the Lit. board so much more pleasant.

 

[warrior queen]

Well, if it's neither of those things then you're just lazy because cooking really isn't that much effort.

Agreed.
Butterfly a chicken breast and throw it on the grill with a bunch of asparagus. Make a salad, and dinner is ready.

 

[trysail]

Real oatmeal takes 7 minutes to prepare. Much to my amazement, I discovered I actually like the stuff.

Date       Systolic Diastolic   Pulse
8/29/11   	119	64	49
8/30/11   	114	62	51
8/31/11   	117	64	55
9/1/11    	96	58	52
9/4/11    	115	69	53
9/6/11    	110	59	50
9/8/11    	116	64	52
9/9/11    	111	68	51
9/11/11   	116	64	50
9/12/11   	107	58	47
9/13/11   	116	65	48
9/14/11   	117	61	50
9/15/11   	116	62	50
9/16/11   	123	64	43
9/19/11   	112	64	53
9/21/11   	106	61	59
9/22/11   	97	56	66
9/23/11   	103	62	53
9/26/11   	121	63	48
9/27/11   	119	73	53
9/28/11   	123	64	51
9/29/11   	117	67	53
9/30/11   	126	71	49
10/3/11   	129	74	48
10/4/11   	148	86	47
10/7/11   	130	73	51
10/7/11   	107	60	56
10/8/11   	129	78	53
10/10/11	140	75	48
10/11/11	124	72	51
10/12/11	120	65	49
10/13/11	131	72	51
10/14/11	136	77	47
10/15/11	127	71	48
10/17/11	134	70	52
10/18/11	133	72	51
10/19/11	124	70	50
10/20/11	107	62	53
10/21/11	130	68	44
10/24/11	127	75	51
10/25/11	125	70	54
10/26/11	131	76	52
10/27/11	133	79	47
10/30/11	114	67	48
10/31/11	119	62	54
11/2/11   	129	75	50
11/3/11   	134	78	53
11/4/11   	127	75	49
11/14/11	131	61	54
11/15/11	101	57	51
11/16/11	117	70	50
11/17/11	121	65	52
11/20/11	112	61	53
11/21/11	120	67	54
11/22/11	130	74	46
11/23/11	124	69	50
11/25/11	126	72	54

 

[clutch1]

My oatmeal recipe,
Cut one apple peeled or unpeeled your choice, I like a sour granny smith
Measure the oats and liquid I use half water and milk add a quarter cup more liquid
throw in the apple oats and liquid and cook
while cooking cut a banana and wait
after oatmeal is cooked throw in the banana and stir
wait five minutes, put in a bowl add honey.

And the beauty of this is you can make three or four days worth at a time, scoop out when needed and nuke it. Just add a little more water each time you cook it.

 

[Balladeer08]

How does this sound:

Grilled chicken
lettuce
cheese
wrapped in a tortilla


That's a Wendy's Go Wrap, I had them hold the sauce. $1.49

I knew there had to be items that would work.

 

[Balladeer08]

What about smoothies? I know the Dr. said no ice cream, that got me wondering about smoothies. And frozen yogurt? Something that seems like a dessert.

 

[John Doe]

Not actually. Nobody said I was going to die. They just said my cholesterol was high. Not extremely or anything, I posted the numbers, they are a bit up from what the doc would like, except for the triglycerides, where I am doing very well.

So I am looking for how to eat a bit better to bring it down. Not looking to dedicate my life to food.

You don't have to dedicate your life to food. Cooking really is not that difficult.

Aw, whatsamatter? Can't build yourself up any other way than putting other people down on the Internet? (Which, by the way, is cowardly)

I'll re-read your posts to see if you contributed anything useful. Some how I suspect you are on your way to joining the Big I club. It makes the Lit. board so much more pleasant.

It's not a put-down. It's an observation.

 

[Sonny Limatina]

What about smoothies? I know the Dr. said no ice cream, that got me wondering about smoothies. And frozen yogurt? Something that seems like a dessert.

Would you be making your own smoothies?

 

[Balladeer08]

What about smoothies? I know the Dr. said no ice cream, that got me wondering about smoothies. And frozen yogurt? Something that seems like a dessert.

 

[Balladeer08]

Would you be making your own smoothies?

No. Jamba Juice, Robeks, that kind of place is what I had in mind.

 

[Sonny Limatina]

It was much clearer the second time.