Tiggie

Bit of an interesting update. Had a GP appointment today to discuss my levels and she isn't overly concerned. Although my cholesterol levels are high my total level to HDL isn't that bad. If I was 10 years older or heavier she might of raised an eyebrow but has told me for now to just to cut back on the crap, eat a bit healthier, drink less, walk to work etc and to retest in 6 months Also told me it helps if I can get my partner to join in with me on the healthier eating and exercise. Assuming I'll be back to see her next week with some form of poisoning or blunt trauma related injury after I mention that to the Wife. I swear I was looking around for Jeremy Beadles ghost when she suggested I tell my Wife to go on a diet and exercise

Obviously they didn't eat all of that Just buy in multipacks so it's there for them next time.

Crisps I can live without. Chocolate bars, biscuits, doughnuts and cake related things however

We have had the grandkids this weekend and there is a ton of stuff left over. My Wife and youngest daughter are going to enjoy them

@onesea I have that book ( ultra processed) just haven't read it yet. Guess I've got a good reason to now!

I've switched to red top for cereal and tea Thankfully I like green tea so will be drinking more of that as an alternative as well. Cut right back on coffee too as I only normally drink pour over which has more cafestol than instant and can cause higher levels apparently. Usually have 4 cups a day too On the bright side now I'm not drinking as much I can justify buying more expensive beans to try! I'm going to be a right miserable f**ker for a while

@Fiddlesticks Walk of the earth are a fun band. Quite like some of there covers. My wife loves their version of Macey Grays I try.

@Vic101 Great song. I love this version. The crowd were pissed off, I think Stevie Wonder was supposed to be playing and he wouldn't go on for some reason or other so she got sent out and won them over with her Singing.

@Bender Thats my hopeful aim. Shed a stone off and see what a new test says. Not wanting to go on statins unless absolutely necessary. Doctor wasn't impressed when she saw last time I'd been in was 2015 and that I'd never had a blood test (or any other kind of test) show up on my history

I'd say you sound like the wife but I think she's thinking more about getting a life insurance payout and having no mortgage

Apparently losing 10 pounds can really reduce your levels. I have no idea of the inner workings of it all. What I eat hasn't exactly been good anyway so I guess I better start taking packed lunches to work from now on

As seen on nob of the day thread I've nominated myself for nob of the last few decades as my lifestyle has given me a pretty shit result for cholesterol on my blood test last week. 7.1 ( classed as very high) Still waiting for my followup appointment with GP. For now I'm cutting out crap ( ie the nice foods) and limiting alcohol to maybe 1 or 2 drinks a week. I quit smoking approx 14 years ago so at least I haven't got that to deal with. Funniest thing is I only went for bloods doing as I had noticed I had lost 3/4 kilo in last 7/8 months without changing or doing anything. Bet doctor was thinking "you need to lose a bit more fatty" I'm 5'10 and weigh 94kg so while not huge I could probably stand to lose some I suppose. Anyway I was just wondering if anyone on here had gone through similar and had any advice?

I've been told to cut down on alcohol as it will help lower levels. A quick Google says your liver converts alcohol into tri(something or other) and cholesterol which then goes into your bloodstream. So while whisky doesn't have any per se it's probably best I avoid for a while. Will stick to the odd beer once a week until levels are more normal. Think I'll start a thread to see if anyone else has had bad tests. What they did are doing etc. give me a bit of advice at least

Me once again. Though probably fairer to say " nob of the last 40 odd years " My lazy lifestyle has come to bite me on the arse. Raised Cholesterol level of 7.1 I'm not massively overweight either so a bit worrying. Time to stop eating what I want and live on Rabbit food till my levels become more normal. No more freebie food from work either! I had got a very nice bottle of Jura for Christmas too that I was looking forward to opening

@Fozzie Quite like Kia's. You get a lot for your money. My Wife had a Kia Rio as a lease car for 3 years and we seriously considered buying one before she decided to lease something else instead. Only fault I found with it was the clutch was a bit sharp so it took me a while to not be setting off from the lights doing a little wheel spin

If you aren't planning on having it for long I can certainly see why you would be worried about reselling with that many owners. It starts making you think " Well what's wrong with it? "

Oh how I longed for a technics system when I was a teenager!! I had a Pioneer stereo which I inherited from my brother. Was a serious upgrade on the Aiwa boombox I had before at least

From my (limited) understanding you can cause issues with the valves by running an engine for too long without the exhaust/headers. One of the smarter ones will be along to explain in a minute probably

Almost me Had to take car battery out to charge last night ( small battery and short journeys don't go together) Putting it back on today and I touched the bonnet with other end of spanner while putting last terminal back on. Nice big spark dropped into the engine bay Got away with it, I had expected at least one fuse to of blown ( not to mention me!) but all was fine.

Thought I'd revive this thread as I've just discovered this beauty Most of it is covers of classic blues songs like " no particular place to go " and " Johnny B goode "

Welcome to the forum Guessing one of the first things you'll need is some cold weather gear

Around £120 here in West Yorkshire. I know prices have gone up for everything but I think you have been given a bad quote

I once had to come home from work to free my mother in law from our house as the door was stuck UPVC door, one of the multipoint bolts at the bottom was halfway stuck into the frame. A lot of wiggling and jamming about lifting the door around with a flatbar got it free eventually

New year new me.......