Maybe—I'm going to switch to Splenda or aspertame with coffee and see if that makes a difference.

Matt, my cholesterol was bad, but already being vegetarian there was little for me to give up. I did the opposite by adding the good stuff, like oatmeal daily, and had quite dramatic improvement in my numbers. Maybe something like that would work better.

I'll give anything a try at this point. I hate oatmeal, but I can choke it down if I have to.

What about cheerios?

or making a smoothie with oatmeal and fruit and milk

The cable guy was just here, upgrading. Hmming and poking at meters and things, I hear, sotto voce, "Hsss, these things don't usually do that."

"You don't usually see this in a large appliance," I said, offhand.

Guy cracked up. "Ghostbusters!" he muttered with a grin.

Day? Made.

I'm going to switch to Splenda or aspertame with coffee and see if that makes a difference.

Stevia! Much better option. And yeah, I get a lot of my oatmeal in smoothies. Less trouble than cooking in this hot climate.

^^^ Likes Bev's post. Lots.

:edit because

Also, Matt, it sounds counterintuitive, but try a little coconut oil in your oatmeal--it actually helps lower cholesterol. Might help with the liver, too. We throw in a handful of walnut pieces and dried cranberries and a dash of pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, ginger, clove), and it's pretty good.

I like your design, Gud.

I'll second the 'tornadoes bad! Raises good!' sentiments.

That stage sounds more like an ER triage than a theater, sophia.

(Likes Laura. Lots. *g*)

I don't like the taste of Stevia, personally. But it's worth trying for those who don't mind it.

That's terrific, Bev!

I use stevia in my coffee and I haven't noticed any taste difference from real sugar. I love it!

I skipped running tonight. But it sounds like a long-planned trip down to Portland this weekend is not going to happen, sadly--three of my friends canceled. So at least I can go to running Saturday morning.