Joyce's Story

I started the Eat To Live journey with a desire to lose weight, and I have lost some, not as much as I wish yet.  But there are some numbers that are just far more important than those on the scale.  When I had my last cholesterol panel last fall, I was not happy with the results. I also wasn’t eating to live. I didn’t start that journey in earnest until mid-February. So today, knowing I had another round of tests. I was so nervous. I wanted this to be working. I wanted to be right about what I am doing for my health, and yes, it’s become more health centered.

Here are the results: cholesterol 159 (was 231), LDL 120 (was 144), and HDL 52, Triglycerides 89 (was 166). In addition, my blood pressure this morning was 109/55, and an hour later, was 119/72. In December, when I visited the doctor, the lowest it would go was 152/90 and that was after an initial reading of 194/111.

This is amazing to me, and I couldn’t be happier to have chosen this way of life.