I don't do it very often but today I am having my Cholesterol Breakfast:
Three double yoked eggs fried in butter and bacon fat,
6 slices of bacon,
3 slices of toast dipped in the bacon fat.
Good thing I'm not having any blood work done soon.

Next time, skip the toast. No grains, no insulin reaction, no increase in BODY'S cholesterol output.

That kind of breakfast may be good for you,
however if I ate that, I would be soo sick..

Glad to hear it is not an everyday breakfast
for you.
Try oatmeal with unsweetened applesauce. I like
it. kim

Avoid calorie dense foods, ice cream is one,, any food that ha a lot of calories per unit volume is hard on the body, calorie restriction is, as ar a I am aware anyway, th only proven life extension technique.

Is THAT the extension Viagra improves?

Some info regarding cholesterol and expensive medication. Don't bother.

Instead, take red yeast & rice pills. Get a good quality pill. It works just as well as any pharma med, and it is all natural. This is a truth they don't want you to know about. Both myself and my mom have lowered ours by significant amounts. When I mentioned this to my doctor, he had never even heard about it.

If you have any doubts, google it. Or better yet, try it. You'll see a difference if you get any sort of regular blood tests.

Starlifter wrote on 08/28/11 at 21:17:57:


I couldn't agree more.

I eat relatively little, yet weigh a full 200lbs for a 5'6" body.
If that's not obese, it's jolly good overweight.

My cholesterol is low because I follow the "Mediterranean Diet" -
- lots of fresh fruitveggies (canned beans and canned peaches are NOT fresh!)
- no butter, strictly olive oil (no yucky vegetable oils)
- white meat YES but red meat only sometimes,
- lots of fish (not canned tuna or frozen wotsit fillet, I mean REAL fish!)
- little alcohol (but a glass of good quality red wine is OK once a week, say on Sunday)

My problem is I sit in a cubicle at work, sit behind the wheel 3 hour/day, sit (slouch) on the sofa watching TV after dinner...

...and jogging once/week is not the way to go.

But at least my cholesterol is in the 190 range...

Anybody want Mediterranean recipes, I'm ready to open a dedicated thread  

PS for those not convinced of the superiority of olive oil vs. vegetable oil, try this:
- taste a teaspoon of canola oil or your ordinary vegetable oil, swirl it in your mouth, what does it taste lke? Can you smell the aroma? NO?
- cleanse your mouth by chewing on a piece of plain bread, take a sip of water and then...
- taste a teaspoon of extra-virgni olive oil (you can find it at Walmart) and taste the difference; can you taste the texture? The fruity aroma? The olive scent that rises and caresses your nostruls?
Do you really want to lose thatwonderful taste by chewing on another piece of toast?

Here's what Extra Virgin Olive Oil looks like at Walmart


Other brands are BERTOLLI, CARAPELLI, DECECCO, they are just as good as the brands pictured,
but somehow I couldn't get to paste the pics in my post.

Spanish oils, or oils from Chile are just as good, as long as the label reads "EXTRA VIRGIN" and not just "Olive Oil",
the "Extra Virgin" is the first squeeze and is much higher quality.

Dress your salad with salt, oil and a little vinegar, you'll never want "Vinaigrette" again !  

As a diabetic I have to eat carbs- very carefully. Margarine does not cross my lips, just butter and olevetri olive oil. I eat very little processed foods, lots of fiber (fruits and vegetables).
My doctor gave me a diet to follow when I was first diagnosed. One thing on it was a 6 oz steak. I told him I pick more than that out of my teeth after I grill a nice juicy.
I like to eat good food and fell that my quality of life would suffer if I gave up too much, so I have struck a balance. Once a week I eat whatever the hell I want, and compensate with extra insulin.