TL;DR: Went to the doctor, found out my cholesterol was high, Doc told me to eat better and increase excersize to 150 minutes a week, I already told them I'm working out 40-60 min a day. Felt sad, unheard and discouraged.
Six months ago, I realized I needed to make some changes because I wasn't treating my body right. Since then, I've completely changed the way I eat, making sure I get at least 25 grams of fiber, green leafy vegetables, the works. I also began excersizing 6 days a week, currently I do 3 days of HIIT workouts and 3 days of pilates (my excersize has changed a lot on this journey). I've been really proud of the progress I've made and felt like I was really taking my health into my own hands. I made an appointment to get labs and a general check-up since it had been a while and I was curious if my health changes would be reflected. I told the doctor about how I had lost 40lbs was working out 40-60 minutes a day ect. All of my labs and my A1c were in the normal range with the exception of my cholesterol which was 133 LDL and 201 overall. When I was called with the results, I was told I have high cholesterol and in the notes of my appointment, it says I need to get more fruit and veggies, lean meat ect. And I needed to INCREASE my excersize to at least 150 minutes a week.
Now it might not seem like a big deal and I know I'm more upset than I should be, but it was really disheartening to feel like I'm not doing enough when I've been trying so hard. The fact that the doctor that I spoke extensively to about everything I've been doing said I needed to increase my excersize to less than half of what I'm doing makes me feel like she thought I was lying or just flat out wasn't listening to me when we spoke. I know I can be doing more, I know high cholesterol is dangerous to my heart, I'm trying so hard and I guess I just wanted some recognition of that from my Healthcare provider, instead of feeling completely ignored and like I don't care enough about taking care of my body. I'm not sure why I wrote this, maybe just to vent to people who might know how I'm feeling. Also if anyone has any tips on ways they managed to lower high cholesterol, I'm all ears.
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