Cholesterol conundrum

Yesterday was the easiest fast day yet. It certainly helps when I'm at home and have a relatively sedentary day. I didn't feel the need to eat anything til lunchtime, and had a bowl of delicious spicy pumpkin soup (Sainsbury's Limited Edition, 220kCal per huge pot). I was slightly peckish in the late afternoon when feeding the kids, so had some grapes and stole some broccoli from their tea. Dinner was another WeightWatchers frozen steam ready meal - Chop Suey this time. Yes it's cheating but it's so tasty and easy! I didn't feel uncomfortable or queasy all day and actually slept much better than usual. If they continue to improve like this, fast days will be a doddle soon.

I had my free and quick cholesterol test at Sainsbury's yesterday. My total cholesterol count has gone down from 5.6 mmol/L (measured in April) to 5.3. This is good news, as the suggested healthy level is below 5, so I'm heading in the right direction.

But.

My "good" cholesterol has also gone down, from 1.2 to 1.1, making my TC/HDL ratio rise from 4.7 to 5 - where the target is keeping it under 5. So, not such good news.

I'm not going to stress too much about this right now as I need to keep focused on sticking with the strategy and doing things to enhance my chances of success - the possibility of exercise looms! But I will go back in February when they run the program again and see how things look then.