Healthy Living Update: The Results are In...(Cholesterol Levels)

Well, I went to the doctor for another checkup to see how my cholesterol levels have changed since my last visit in July. (I've been trying to eat much more heart healthy since then which I posted about here and here.)

And the lab results said....

That my cholesterol levels went down! Good news!

But the bad news is that they are still high! Ugh. What this means for me is that I am recommitting to eat even better. My doctor said that some of my levels could be lowered by exercise and I laughed. I asked her if I was supposed to run 10 miles a day instead of getting my average 19,000 steps. I don't think being inactive is my problem. (I really don't get 19,000 steps every single day, but that's my fitbit average.)

Anyway...she doesn't want me to put me on statins just yet, which I agree with. I'd like to see how things are after another 6 months.

I was listening to a talk by Quentin L. Cook the other day and this thought stood out to me:

“Self-control is like a muscle: the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

Avoiding something tempting once will help you develop the ability

to resist other temptations in the future.”

My new goal is to work on my self control and NOT eat chips or desserts everyday. Just eat them occasionally instead. The more I exercise self control, the stronger I'll get!

Another thought that I've had is in order to stop an old habit, it needs to be replaced with a new habit. Maybe I need to find some fabulous flavored water or something else. Or exercise more during the day...that makes me feel less like eating.

I need to remember these two main things:

I don't want to have a heart attack or any of the other problems that might happen.
If I can help it, I don't want to take medication for the rest of my life. (If it's necessary, I'll take it though!)

Anyway...Hopefully me being so open about all of this might be helpful for some of you! Hyperlipidemia is very common (over 3 million cases each year). Blogging about it helps keep me more accountable. You can find all my cholesterol related posts here.

Thanks friends!

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It will be a little sticky, b

Don't like your house to smell like food? I've got a kitchen tip for that!

I have a smallish, one story house and if I cook food that is kind of smelly, like onions, the smell tends to linger in every room. This is a pet peeve of mine and (also my husband's). Over the years I've found a few ways to cook smelly food without smelling up the kitchen. Use your garage! I use my garage quite often to cook things in. I open the window and it airs out, especially when you open the garage door. I'm sure my neighbors wonder what I'm cooking. I've used two different kitchen appliances in the garage: my crockpot and my food dehydrator. Crockpot - I did this very thing today since I'm simmering chicken, onions, carrots and celery to make chicken noodle soup tonight. I don't want my house to smell like onions all day, so I plugged it in on my husband's workbench. Food dehydrator - when I make jerky, I plug the food dehydrator in in the garage. I don't really want my house to smell like meat for hours

Week 394 Menu

Hi there! This week is flying by! So excited that we've been having blue skies and warmer weather. Our snow is almost all melted and little bulbs are sprouting in the flower beds. However, we had our 10th snow/ice day last week!!! Hopefully it was the last one. Life has been busy, busy and I need to plan out the rest of our week's menus, even though it's already Thursday. Here's what we've eaten so far and what I'm planning: Monday: chicken stirfry, rice/quinoa Tuesday: breakfast for dinner Wednesday: flatbread pizzas Thursday: roasted butternut squash, pasta, chicken sausage Friday: tacos Saturday: leftovers Sunday: pot roast, mashed potatoes, one hour rolls Alrighty, that's what we're eating this week. How about you? What's on your menu this week? Feel free to share. I love it when you do! More from Jenny:

What is on your menu this week?

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