My cholesterol dropped from 250 to 200, and I do expect it to fall further as I shave off more rough edges from my diet.

What "shaving the rough edges off" looks like is making a slightly healthier choice on my 2 meat meals per week, e.g. single patty burger, skip the cheese, or have a 4 oz steak. Drinking only half the mango lassi, or skipping the milkshake.

I also dropped from 215 to 205 lbs. 200-205 lbs is my healthy weight, with 11-13% body fat.