a few years ago, i had had a very high cholesterol count but was able to lower it through diet and exercise. 2 days before i left for france, i had a cholesterol test. i told my doctor i was moving to paris and i was going to do a “before” and “after” test. i was so pleased that those “before” numbers were good. today, one year later almost to the day, i had another test. a year of trying to be moderate, cooking a lot for ourselves with fresh vegetables from the marche, of having just a corner of croissants from time to time, ordering fish in restaurants and trying to eat low fat, but giving in to occasional cheese courses, homemade quiches, dabs of fois gras, wine tastings, champagne tastings, pastries and desserts. also a year of daily dog runs through the champs de mars, sometimes two runs in a day and lots of walking. after taking the test today, went to indulge in a cholesterol catastrophe of an entire tasty almond croissant with coffee. it was delicious. then i went to see the wim wenders 3d film about the dancer pina bausch. it was a wonderful film. made me want to dance. got home and checked my email, and there were my cholesterol test results . the numbers were what i had feared, but should have expected after a year in paris. they were really bad. so now, i have to get back on the high fiber, maybe even veggie bandwagon. but not until after the weekend, since we are heading to parma, italy tomorrow.
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