Dr’s app’t yesterday and of course, just as I expected, my cholesterol is still up - actually going up instead of continuing to come down. So. Time to do Some-thing. Really do something. And prove to Paul come September that I can lower it. Maybe if I blog about it - or at least write about it in my journal.
First: oatmeal for breakfast - and a note to Anne asking if oatmeal has the same cholesterol lowering properties when included in other dishes like waffles. Dean had asked and I don't know.
Second: have asked Dean to cook up some beans, no flavoring, so I can have some good, home-cooked beans around to add to different meals. I can put in taco seasoning if I want to wrap them in a tortilla, add other seasonings if I want to put them with chicken and rice, sprinkle them on top of a salad. I like beans and I don’t want canned ones if I can help it.
Thirdly: just ignore the cheese. Dean says it is not so much what I eat as it is what I haven’t been eating ~ and that I need to add more whole grains, beans, etc. He says this is Mark’s take. So - here I go. More grains and beans. And I still intend to ignore the cheese ~ most of the time. :)
Wish me luck. I have no desire to take meds for this ~ and I want to stay around for a long time.
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I have a wonderful bread recipe which uses 10 grain cereal. I bake it every week. It is actually on the Bob's Red Mill Website. I am sure you can purchase this cereal in your local grocery stores - I had a struggle to find it local here. http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes.php?recipe=6958
Good luck! I too need to make some dietary changes to take off some weight and feel better.
I wish you luck!
Bag Lady ~ I use Bob's Red Mill cereals all the time. I love the 12 grain hot cereal. Thanks for the idea. Some where Dean has a bread machine I think. :)
Mike, so far so good although one or two days can be an adventure. Months (or a life time) can be an effort. I think it would help if I still cooked - really cooked. As it is, I sort of throw things together and it is easier when you can use cheese and crackers as a base. Ah well - I will stay aware and around.
Bag Lady ~ I use Bob's Red Mill cereals all the time. I love the 12 grain hot cereal. Thanks for the idea. Some where Dean has a bread machine I think. :)
Mike, so far so good although one or two days can be an adventure. Months (or a life time) can be an effort. I think it would help if I still cooked - really cooked. As it is, I sort of throw things together and it is easier when you can use cheese and crackers as a base. Ah well - I will stay aware and around.
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