Here's to getting and being healthy

I have very high cholesterol. I inherited it from my father. I read a recipe book what scared the you know what out of me. It says anyone with cholesterol over 190 is not only high risk but very high risk. My cholesterol is over that. I don't want to start taking pills for it for two reasons. 1. By the age of 50 my dad had a whole doctor’s bag of prescriptions. I figure the later I start taking pills the fewer pills I will be taking when I get older. This thinking maybe wrong but that’s how I feel. Reason # 2. I will have a pre-existing condition.  I don’t want that. I'm not fooling myself either. I am very aware since my cholesterol issue is inherited I may have to take pills to get it down.

In my early 20s I had high cholesterol. Mind you all I was eating was bacon cheese burgers, chicken with cheese: everything that was bad for me. I was able to lower my cholesterol but eating better. Now in my mid 30s I have lowered it with exercise and diet but not nearly as much as it needs to be lowered. I was dieting; however, I was giving myself one cheat each week.

Today or I should say last week, I decided to make the commitment to a better healthier life. No more cheat days for me. It’s nothing but healthy food and exercise daily for me. I've been doing great so far. It is saying a lot since I have Mexican boyfriend who is not going to change how he eats. We have separate meals which at times can be hard because it ends up a lot of times we don't eat together. Last night after swimming at the Y for an hour my boyfriend stopped at Dairy Queen for an ice cream. I wasn't even tempted. That is how determined I am. Oh and the fact that ice cream tears up my stomach helped a lot.