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Hello and happy Friday from the land of the scorching sun.  We are in for absolute Hades conditions the next few days, right on cue for the summer solstice.  You know I'm not happy about that. 😒 Thankfully, my other 50% shade cloth just arrived and is airing out so they can go on in the afternoons.  I have stuff in the big planters that are not fans of scorching heat so I need to be as on it as possible if I don't want it to go to poop for other reasons to add to the current reasons.  (Rain, pests, etc) I'm tryin' y'all!  I just got my little lint rollers to roll aphids/larvae off instead of wasting shipping tape.  I swear to you I have not seen ONE BEE since everything went in.  There was this chubby bumble bee that would hang out when our lilac was in bloom and just zone out levitating so I thought for sure she would be here for it all.  Nope.  The second it bloomed, it was gone.  I haven't seen honeybees at all.  I've checked ...
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Did Statins Help?


Pardon if this is riddled with typos but it's 2:30am.

I got my lipid blood test results back yesterday.  I'm going to assume heading into perimenopause years shot my numbers up because nothing has changed food wise (though stress wise it's been astronomical the past few years which apparently contributes as well).

A reminder, I was at 264 at the beginning of December and my shuck and jive speech to get my shit together didn't land well with her.  After a talk with my bestie who is on them convinced me (us) with her experience, I relented and agreed to go on them.

After almost 4 months on a 10mg dose (the lowest dose available), I'm at 184.  So, I guess they work.  😂  

I will also say this is with zero dietary changes and a pretty scattered workout schedule the past two months.  I hope in time when all of the projects are done and we are finally able to focus on ourselves that I can eventually go off of them with hard work.  

I'm pleased with the results.  The kidney and liver panels were fine and the only side effect I have is worse constipation than I already had but I've also been sucking hard at water so I'll focus on that again at some point.

Okay byeeee! 👋


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  1. The Mr.April 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM

    I'm glad they are working and yes we do need to get back to formal workouts soon. I'm relieved that everything is normal on the other tests and so glad to see they work.

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  2. WoodsyApril 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM

    That is such awesome news!! Those are amazing numbers after only four months. I'm so happy for you! You'll get off them when you are ready, so in the meantime they are an aide to get you where you want to be.🙌💞

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  3. DawnApril 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM

    Great news!

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  4. MaryFranApril 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM

    Glad to hear that they are working for you! Food for thought....my sister in law was telling me the other day that her cholesterol was high. She eventually went on a hormone replacement (You brought up the peri menopause thing...which made me remember) and if I"m not mistaken, she is no longer on the cholesterol med. She said her doctor and her research showed that so much of stuff like that is actually related to peri and full onset of menopause. Not sure....because I haven't done my research...but food for thought!

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighApril 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM

      Thanks for passing that along! I'm still on the pill so I assume my hormones, while shifting, aren't shifting as much as if I weren't on them? I'm going to go off early next year for a month to get my hormones tested and see where I'm at and she said if I'm not in menopause she'll put me back on them. I will definitely discuss this with her! Thanks!

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