Any ideas?

[her1981 448]

So I had my one year post op appointment. They did full labs and my cholesterol was normal in the beginning and now it's high. How can it be and I've lost 156 pounds? I am truly baffled!

[Dub 9,922]

That's pretty wild.

I'm intrigued by what my labs will show in October at the one year point.

I'd assumed cholesterol and other stuff would be in good ranges......but don't really have anything to base that on other than the weight loss.

I wonder if it's due to a higher percentage of our food intake is meat and there isn't much in the way of vegetables to buffer this ????

It'll be interesting to see.

[LowBMISleever 381]

Do you have a lot of red meat in your diet or a family history of high cholesterol?

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[her1981 448]

@@LowBMISleever That's what they asked me. No family history and I don't eat a lot of red meat. I suspect it's the dairy, so I'm gonna try to cut back and see if that's it. My good AND bad cholesterol went up, but my triglycerides went down.

Edited August 5, 2016 by her1981

[LowBMISleever 381]

Very interesting. This diet is very heavily dairy influenced (if you want anything tasty), which is NOT healthy - fat free or not. I'm struggling with figuring out how I'm going to structure my meals without a heavy dairy influence. Let us know if cutting down dairy improves your next bloodwork.

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[smg 471]

Very interesting. This diet is very heavily dairy influenced (if you want anything tasty), which is NOT healthy - fat free or not. I'm struggling with figuring out how I'm going to structure my meals without a heavy dairy influence. Let us know if cutting down dairy improves your next bloodwork.

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Which diet? Everyone's plan is completely different. Is your diet from your NUT/Surgeon heavy on dairy? I'm actually surprised to hear that. Aside from occasional greek yogurt, my plan is basically dairy-free.

Aside from lean Protein like chicken/fish I try to eat as much "whole-food" based as possible. I try to keep anything processed out of my diet. There are days when I don't eat any meat at all. On those days I may have an extra Protein shake or some tofu in place of the meat.

If you don't agree with the diet your NUT is giving you, then you might consider speaking with them about alternatives. I'm sure they'd help if asked. Best of luck!

Edited August 5, 2016 by smg

[Djmohr 6,965]

My plan is heavy dairy and I do eat red meat about as much as I eat chicken.

So far, and I am 22 months post op my blood levels have been checked 3 times and all 3 times my cholesterol good and bad have been excellent as well as my triglicerides.

I had terrible cholesterol and triglicerides prior to surgery and it runs in my family but so far everything is excellent, better than ever before in my adult life.

This is not the first time that I have heard this but I am not sure we ever got a clear answer as to why.

[KristenLe 5,979]

So I had my one year post op appointment. They did full labs and my cholesterol was normal in the beginning and now it's high. How can it be and I've lost 156 pounds? I am truly baffled!

My skinny sister who exercises regularly has a higher cholesterol than me. She is a vegetarian (so not a red meat issue).

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Is all of your cholesterol high? There is good and bad cholesterol. Also, high cholesterol is not always necessarily that way because of diet.

Do you exercise?

[her1981 448]

@@Inner Surfer Girl My overall cholesterol is 234, but the ratio was still under 5, so no meds are needed.

I walk about 3 miles a day and do some strength training when I feel like it.

[kmorri 1,689]

I have a sister who is normal weight and doesn't eat red meat very often and eats mostly healthy and has a very high cholesterol. The one thing she eats that is not healthy is a lot of bread.....I have no idea if that has anything to do with it but she has to take two different medications to keep hers under control.....otherwise it is well over 300.

I hope you get yours figured out.

[her1981 448]

@@kmorri I follow a low carb diet, so I'm not entirely sure what the deal is. And actually, my diet is no different than it was before. My portions are just greatly diminished with fewer cheat days.