High Chloestrol

My cholesterol went up when I was having problems with the band and couldn't eat dense protein.  When they unfilled it and I started able to start doing the Atkins WOE and after the band was out for the first 3 months I was able to lose back the 60 I had gained.  So I was eating beef, pork sausage and bacon.  I did eat fish and poultry too.  I had my labs done after eating like that for 7 months and down the 50 pounds.  My Cholesterol was 165, down from the 205.  I have good genes and believe in a high protein low carb diet.  I need help with portion control.  Which is my I had gotten the band and am now getting the sleeve.

i tried to eat healthy and exercise but my cholesterol was still 320 so i started taking lipitor and it has lowered it and i try to exercise to bring up my good cholesterol,  good luck to you.....

I think cholesterol is such a mystery. I eat low carb and have since Banding. I eat all the eggs and red meat I want. My total cholesterol is 172 and my HDL are 72 (the highest good cholesterol my doctor has ever seen) my other numbers are all excellent. My CRP is excellent too and that is your most important value. I was on 40mg of Lipitor before banding, but take nothing now. I do think genetics has more to do with it than diet.

One thing, I do now, however is exercise.