u/CRLA3210

Low HDL and high triglycerides - what the hell can I eat at this point?

Might be more of a question for the nutrition sub but I've been feeling horrible lately (arm pain, cannot get a good night's sleep at all, headaches, occasional shortness of breath) - I've already gone to see a cardio that is gonna do a stress test on Friday and an echo at the end of the month. (Also have to pay for all this out of pocket because my insurance deductible is high, but that's a different story)

And I took a blood test and it showed:

HDL: 28

Triglycerides: 297

Total cholesterol: 136

LDL: 48

I weigh 130lbs at 5'7 so losing weight isn't really an option. High cholesterol and heart issues run in my family.

At this point, I've cut out:

Breakfast in general (I fast until lunch, but sometimes I'll have a mix of Greek yogurt, blueberry, and walnuts)

Red meat (except chicken and ground turkey)

I rarely eat pasta or bread anymore.

Generally try to stay under 70-80% of my total daily allowed sugar (working more on getting this under 60% and cutting out soda)

But at this point. ... Idk what to eat. I feel hungry all the time because it doesn't seem like I can have anything that doesn't have cholesterol, carbs, sugar, fat.

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u/CRLA3210 — 1 day ago

I live in southern California in an area where I have 4 airports within an hour (the biggest one being LAX being about 45 minutes away- but I live very close to a medium size airport) all the big airlines fly to the 4 airports. Is it worth getting an airline card? I fly about 5-7 times a year and would be willing to drive for a good flight. Would ideally like to use points as much as I can.

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u/CRLA3210 — 14 days ago