In early November 2012, I went to my doctor for an annual physical. I have always been told that I my cholesterol numbers were high. About 4 years ago, I started taking a statin to lower my numbers. At about that same time, I got into cycling and triathlons. I tried to eat what was considered a healthy diet, but given all the exercise I was getting, I wasn't too worried about what I ate. However, even with all the exercise, I still couldn't get my body where I wanted it. There was always a few extra pounds to loose. Anyway, In November 2012, my Doctor tell me that my bloodwork shows that my cholesterol numbers are back up and that we need to change dosage or medicine. At this point, I had been having pain in my lower legs as well as occasional back pain. I talked to the Doctor about it and she said it might be a side effect from the statin. That night I started doing some research on the side effects and concluded that I did not want to take that stuff anymore. I also had been reading some about the Paleo/Primal diet (lifestyle) and thought it was interesting. I convinced my Doctor to let me go off the statins for three months and get a new baseline number. Also, during this period, I have been following a relatively strict (not always) Paleo/Primal diet. I haven't changed anything else, execpt my diet. Well, since that time, I have lost 5.2 pounts and my body fat percentage is down 2.4 percentage points. Keep in mind, my starting point was 153.6 lbs and body fat of 21.7%. Now I am at 148.8 lbs and body fat of 19.3%. I am scheduled to go back to the Doctor and do a set of blood work the first week of February. I am really excited to see how my numbers come out after making this change.