u/NuclearSplinters

Perfect Saturday for museums, salt and vinegar crusted baked cod, and some cross eyed cricket

Around early/mid July, I had my levels checked and my LDL had increased from 145 to 149 since it was checked about 2 years ago. At 34 now with cardiac family history……. I didn’t like that at all.

So I made diet changes, like switching from unfiltered espresso every day to instant coffee, little to almost no dairy, Metamucil becoming my daily sacrament, almost 0 red meat, switching to chicken. Fruit and coolwhip instead of ice cream, etc etc.

I was taking cholestoff by nature made at first and then stopped just from forgetfulness. No statin (yet), and not much more exercise due to a hip injury.

And my LDL dropped 41 points in just shy of 3 months!

Still waiting for my Lp(a) results to come in…and I’d like the ldl to eventually be lower, but y’all I am so thrilled. This is much better than I was expecting in this time frame.

Last test I had in mid July showed my ldl had climbed from two years ago from 145 to 149.

At 34, having known borderline high numbers for at least 2-3 years I figured no more. I haven’t eaten red meat since July, and did a 180 on my whole way of eating.

On top of incorporating Metamucil, Nature Made brand Cholestoff plus, I cut out nearly all cholesterol/dairy/meat (aside from chicken once or twice a week) and generally eating a gardens worth of vegetables I felt that it would be smart to convert from the unfiltered Cafe bustello I was having each morning.

I can’t just cold quit caffeine entirely - but I’ve switched to their instant espresso (in hopes that a portion of the oils were baked off) and instead of creamer I use one scoop of the vanilla and one of the chocolate plant protein powder in the morning.

It’s is fantastic? No. Is it bad? Also no. It’s like a caffeinated, protein milk shake I don’t mind it at all and it’s saved me 15 minutes on the start of my morning to boot. Having more testing and lipo protein tested in about a month so we shall see if it makes a difference.

What a way to go

Mid day on a Thursday, I had the cigar lounge pretty much to myself.
Just me, myself, and I puffing on some in-house “Vermont” blend (very similar to Sutliff vanilla custard but with a light bourbon-y maple-y element. Quite nice!).

I have a rotation of three Vauen Ranger 4353 models and this is the newest one. Fits in a small bag with whatever other pipe accessories and is great for clenching while typing or reading.

Attempting to fish in defiance of the wind on my TukTec folding Kayak

Hey all 👋

I’ve started up a YouTube channel called FreshAirNerd and figured I’d post here in case anyone enjoys that kind of content as much as I do.

I’m still new to video editing, and find the sound to be the most difficult part to figure out at this point. Any pointers there are appreciated.

Thanks!