Giving up after these results

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saperlo

3:39 am
21 Mar 14
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Hi Everyone,

I have been doing the 5:2 for 10 months now, with no lapses.

I just had some blood tests back and I’m really disappointed and surprised by these three results.

Mean Plasma Glucose 115 (HbA1c of 5.4, which is almost pre-diabetic)
Total cholesterol 212 (or 11.8)
LDL cholesterol 146 (or 8.1)

I am 48 yrs, male and weigh 161lb and am 74 inches tall, so BMI is just 21.25

I never eat sweet things (except some fresh fruit) always read food labels and cook 95% of my own meals; so I just can’t understand this.

I have to say as well that I have often really suffered on fast days, with low energy, low mood and hunger but I have always stuck with it because I thought it was doing some good.
Now I feel embarrassed, like I have fallen for something which is a con.

After all this time and effort these results make me feel completely demoralised so I think I am going to give up and just eat normally again. It’s very frustrating.

simcoeluv

4:01 am
21 Mar 14
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Hi:

I’m not sure what your problem is, but if it is high cholesterol after at large weight loss, that is a common result. Your fat cells each contain cholesterol and after a large weight loss the cholesterol is released. Cholesterol levels return to normal after the weigh loss levels out for awhile. This explains it (plus a lot of other things): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFD2q5iqevY

Good Luck!

davidrob

7:37 am
21 Mar 14
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you are a very lucky man over 6 foot and only 11 stone!
maybe u need to focus on cholestrol reduction foods now like oats fruit cabbage olive oil and never dairy foods and improve your activity levels

Ocbucks

7:59 am
21 Mar 14
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They goal of the diet is to loose weight. Read the FAQ. Other benefits are not studied. You call it a con and you don’t understand the goal. I think you are in the wrong place. 6 foot 2and 161 pounds, why would you fast. That sounds like unhealthy to thin to me. Eat more, excersise and gain muscle seems like a logical plan for that body.

SAMM

1:30 pm
25 Mar 14
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http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/features/exercise-to-lower-cholesterol

I found reading this offsite link enlightening to the issues you bring up about cholesterol. simcoeluv makes an excellent point. Im glad to hear about the experiences of others practicing 5:2. Also my understanding is that cholesterol can be a bad guy , but not quiet the villain that has recently been portrayed.
Inflammation makes it more of a tag team of bad guys. Throw In the inflamation from flu, and heat attack risk goes way way up. If I may talk about more than one way to skin a cat . Make sure you’re getting your flu shot every year from now on to avoid the inflammation that flus add to cholesterol issues.
And skipping rope on non fasting days , and be easier on your feet and knee joints than running.
Make sure you’re not using margarine. Good luck!

franfit

2:31 pm
25 Mar 14
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saperlo, I’m really sorry to hear that you’ve had disappointing results. Fast days can be hard work for me, too. You don’t mention in this post whether or not you’ve lost weight, I hope you got at least that much benefit. I think what simcoeluv wrote about cholesterol is interesting. Do you have blood work from before you started 5:2 to compare the new results to?