Thanks, Teppy. I appreciate your feedback, and I know that you really want to stay off of meds. I just feel that when there is a strong family history and not much room for improvement fitness-wise (although I do intend to slightly modify the way I have been cooking), that meds really are the way to go. His grandfather died in his early sixties, and I have informed TCG that he is not allowed to go anywhere for at least another 40 years, hopefully longer.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 34: They're All Slime and Antlers
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Jan 16, 2007 9:19:35 am PST #1066 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Steph L. - Jan 16, 2007 9:19:36 am PST #1067 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
The statin drugs used for cholesterol lowering have some potential side-effects which, while unlikely, made me decide not to go that route.
Er, honestly, for people who do truly need the statins, they kick serious fatty ass. They are very, very good at lowering cholesterol, and -- like I said, for those who do truly need them -- they're worth tinkering with the dosage, etc., to deal with side effects.
sj - Jan 16, 2007 9:20:56 am PST #1068 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sj, your hubby would be better off with lifestyle changes than drugs.
Not hubby, BF.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 16, 2007 9:24:01 am PST #1069 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Sorry, sj, for the relational gaff.
Er, honestly, for people who do truly need the statins, they kick serious fatty ass. They are very, very good at lowering cholesterol, and -- like I said, for those who do truly need them -- they're worth tinkering with the dosage, etc., to deal with side effects.
Yeah, fair enough. I'm just in the camp of being over-cautious where side-effects are concerned.
DawnK - Jan 16, 2007 9:26:39 am PST #1070 of 10001
giraffe mode
Strawberries too
Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
Steph I KNOW!!! The 10 year olds face just fell when he heard that on the news this morning. He loves him some strawberries!
sj, what everyone else said about lifestyle change. My DH's cholesterol was mucho high even though his diet is so much better than mine and he exercises 6 days a week - just a freaky metabolism that doesn't "do" cholesterol. He didn't want to go on statins so he changed his eating habits and his levels have been seriously reduced to a more acceptable level.
Steph L. - Jan 16, 2007 9:27:09 am PST #1071 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I'm just in the camp of being over-cautious where side-effects are concerned.
Hey, side effects can be a huge pain, especially for a drug that most people take for the rest of their lives. I'm with you. I'm not taking a statin, either.
It's just nice to know that, if I need to take a statin, they are -- as your people say -- the dog's bollocks.
sj - Jan 16, 2007 9:31:42 am PST #1072 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Sorry, sj, for the relational gaff.
No worries. It is just a little freaky about the word hubby. People have been bugging me lately about when we're getting married. We're not even engaged yet.
sj, what everyone else said about lifestyle change. My DH's cholesterol was mucho high even though his diet is so much better than mine and he exercises 6 days a week - just a freaky metabolism that doesn't "do" cholesterol. He didn't want to go on statins so he changed his eating habits and his levels have been seriously reduced to a more acceptable level.
Can I ask what he did?
Connie Neil - Jan 16, 2007 9:36:05 am PST #1073 of 10001
brillig
(backing out of Bitches and back to my scenic river cruise until the upsetting and personally relelvant health talk ends)
vw bug - Jan 16, 2007 9:37:20 am PST #1074 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Nora, that's wonderful news.
{{{sj}}}
Pix - Jan 16, 2007 9:37:52 am PST #1075 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
My bad cholesterol is high. Luckily, so is my good cholesterol. I also have in the past sucked at the whole diet and exercise thing, so that's where I'm starting. ND and I decided this week to make a concerted effort to reduce our sugar and fat intake since we both have some health concerns. We also need to start the whole exercising thing. I do have a gym membership. Which I've never used. Shut up.
Edited because I really can spell.