<!--quoteo(post=327257:date=Oct 16 2008, 09&#58;42 PM:name=deb1220)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (deb1220 &#064; Oct 16 2008, 09&#58;42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=327257">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->My hubby has a good cholesterol level and he&#39;s more overweight than I am but I gain weight faster than he does with eating less food - go figure. I have lower cholesterol than he does but I&#39;m on meds for it and he&#39;s not&#33; <br />Cheryl, 254 is a high cholesterol count. Has your Dr. talked about meds for you?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br />Cheryl -- Deb&#39;s right .  254 is too high&#33;  I&#39;m convinced that cholesterol is 90% hereditary.  Both of my parents are on statins; but I take gemfribizil (sp?) aka lopid.   It&#39;s a digestive treatment; so I can eat all the grapefruit I want.  For some reason, you can&#39;t eat grapefruit with statins.  Anyway, where was I..Oh yes; please talk to your Doctor&#33;  Ask about Lopid.  You can still drink your margaritas in moderation.  BTW, I define moderation as anything that doesn&#39;t cause you to pass out. <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":laugh:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />