Am I doomed to an early grave?
Despite focusing on cooking from scratch, plenty of wholefoods, veggies, fruit, low-fat yogurt. no butter, plenty of oats, nuts and seeds, I am STILL hovering on the obese/overweight mark at around 70kg and now shrunk in height over time to 4'11". A recent blood test has revealed my cholesterol is higher than it was two years ago, at 5.9 (didn't ask for the breakdown but I will phone tomorrow). GP wants to see me but can't see what can be done.
When we're out for an evening meal or on holiday, we do eat rather more and share a bottle of wine in the evenings at dinner. I am not a regular drinker otherwise - just wine with dinner socially.
What am I doing wrong/could I do better? As there has been no obvious cholesterol benefit, is there any point eating the wide range of veggies, nuts, pulses and seeds I have done the past few years?
I feel rather despondent and very disappointed.
