Unfamiliar With PP...Please Enlighten Me

JerseyGyrl · 03-17-2008, 11:21 AM

Just before Christmas, my DBF was told he has high cholesterol. The Dr. immediately tried to prescribe Lipitor (NO WAY!!) Since then, he's totally changed his eating habits & in less than 2 months, he's lost 30 lbs

He saw Low Carb CookwoRX on PBS and was quite impressed. I've ordered him the Protein Power book which should be arriving in a few days. I'm on Atkins (4 years next month) and am not very familiar with PP. For those of you that have been doing PP...do you feel this program would be helpful for cholesterol issues?

Thanks for your help

Ailuros · 03-17-2008, 11:31 AM

It should certainly help to get triglycerides in line, and improve the ratios. People seem to vary in response as far as total cholesterol is concerned.

As far as the plan goes, it's not hugely different from Atkins. The weight loss/health recovery phase limits carbs to 30-40g per day, and you stay there till you're close to goal. Then you gradually increase carbs, watching weight and other symptoms to check how far you can go.

The main differences between PP and Atkins are that PP doesn't rule out any food (except really nasty things like trans fats) unlike the Atkins induction rules. And there's a minimum protein requirement. The authors have a web-site and blogs: Dr Mike's blog covers more of the health issues, and Dr Mary Dan's is more about recipes and cooking.

Their books are very good at explaining the science behind LC eating. I think you'll find them very interesting.

JerseyGyrl · 03-17-2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ailuros

It should certainly help to get triglycerides in line, and improve the ratios.

I'm hoping so since his triglycerides were 184 and unfortunately, the Dr. offered no other options to him but taking Lipitor

flaminghotsauce mama · 03-25-2008, 07:50 PM

JG, I did Atkins a couple years ago (then I had a baby and am working on getting the rest of this baby weight off), and PP is pretty similar. The hardest thing for me to wrap my brain around is that in the Intervention level, you can have anything you want *as long as* you count the carbs. So if I want 1/2C real milk, I can have it, but that IS my carb choice for that meal. You get 7-10g per meal.

Tonight I had blueberries in cottage cheese/yogurt for dessert. It was tasty and nutritious, and only 10g.

His numbers should come down, as long as he sticks to a plan.

belleadonna · 04-12-2008, 04:48 AM

Doctors love to push statin drugs but don't don't don't take them. They are bad news!!
He should do fine with the cholestrol and the tri's. My husband's tri's were really high the first time he went on Atkins. Somewhere in the 300's and they came down into the 100's within 3 weeks!!
He is diabetic too. The doctor keeps trying to push statins on him too but I keep ripping up the prescriptions.
We are going to a new doctor in a couple of weeks. I found one that is willing to work with him on getting him off of some of the drugs that he is on. He is on 5 of them and I believe that he is overmedicated.

Big money in drug pushing for the doc's too but they get to do it legally!!

03-17-2008, 11:21 AM	#1
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03-25-2008, 07:50 PM	#4
flaminghotsauce mama MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My Own Private Idaho Posts: 1,289 Gallery: flaminghotsauce mama Stats: 178/167/125, 5'5" WOE: Protein Power LifePlan Start Date: October 2008	JG, I did Atkins a couple years ago (then I had a baby and am working on getting the rest of this baby weight off), and PP is pretty similar. The hardest thing for me to wrap my brain around is that in the Intervention level, you can have anything you want as long as you count the carbs. So if I want 1/2C real milk, I can have it, but that IS my carb choice for that meal. You get 7-10g per meal. Tonight I had blueberries in cottage cheese/yogurt for dessert. It was tasty and nutritious, and only 10g. His numbers should come down, as long as he sticks to a plan. __________________ Renae **•♥•Drop It Like It's Hot!•♥•** Original Start 1/2/06 196 1/2/07 146 Had baby 9/07 Restart 11/07 185

04-12-2008, 04:48 AM	#5
belleadonna Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 365 Gallery: belleadonna Stats: 148/148/130 WOE: BFL Start Date: August 25 , 2008	Doctors love to push statin drugs but don't don't don't take them. They are bad news!! He should do fine with the cholestrol and the tri's. My husband's tri's were really high the first time he went on Atkins. Somewhere in the 300's and they came down into the 100's within 3 weeks!! He is diabetic too. The doctor keeps trying to push statins on him too but I keep ripping up the prescriptions. We are going to a new doctor in a couple of weeks. I found one that is willing to work with him on getting him off of some of the drugs that he is on. He is on 5 of them and I believe that he is overmedicated. Big money in drug pushing for the doc's too but they get to do it legally!! __________________ If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend. Saint Augustine Last edited by belleadonna : 04-12-2008 at 04:50 AM.

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03-17-2008, 11:31 AM	#2
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,712 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	It should certainly help to get triglycerides in line, and improve the ratios. People seem to vary in response as far as total cholesterol is concerned. As far as the plan goes, it's not hugely different from Atkins. The weight loss/health recovery phase limits carbs to 30-40g per day, and you stay there till you're close to goal. Then you gradually increase carbs, watching weight and other symptoms to check how far you can go. The main differences between PP and Atkins are that PP doesn't rule out any food (except really nasty things like trans fats) unlike the Atkins induction rules. And there's a minimum protein requirement. The authors have a web-site and blogs: Dr Mike's blog covers more of the health issues, and Dr Mary Dan's is more about recipes and cooking. Their books are very good at explaining the science behind LC eating. I think you'll find them very interesting.