The Low(er) Carb Journey so far...

Let me first state I was not putting down any diet program or anyone utilizing such programs. I myself lost 140 pounds on one such program, so I am the last person to say something against them. I am on a journey of discovery if you will, to figure out if it is possible to specifically change health issues that people face by just eating differently. I called it "Mindful Eating" in my last post because I felt this best described what I am trying to accomplish.

That said, I want to share how it has been so far. This is Day Four of the Big Experiment.
What do we eat?
Oatmeal/Pumpkin combo for breakfast, with walnuts, flaxseed for Omega 3s
 Lots of veggies, fruits, both raw and cooked. I will throw spinach into some ground turkey along with onions,peppers to get more veggies in.
 Salmon, olive oil, hemp seed avocado,whole grain pitas/English muffins (2-3 servings a day)  

Also 3-4 cups of green tea or oolong tea, no sodas or fruit juices.
No sugar (except the teeny bit I add to my tea via stevia/sugar mix)
No white flour, no starchy fruits/veggies.
Yes, I still get a bit of chocolate...about 1/2-1 ounce of dark chocolate. No, it's not in a cookie.

I will share with you that this is not easy. Not easy in the fact that it takes a LOT of prep work. I am not sure it would be feasible if I was still working. It takes a lot of planning too. I also tried to simplify keeping track by using a simple Excel spreadsheet. 
Another thing for fun, I was reading about a cool app for my smartphone called My Fitness Pal. I got the app to record a day's worth of eating to get an idea of how many calories we are getting. I am not calorie counting per se, but I wanted to get an idea of how many calories per day we are consuming. Yes, oil does have a LOT of calories, so I would be shaking in my boots if I was counting calories. In any case, we are hitting about 1500-1600 calories a day. 
The plan is to exercise 4 times a week for 30-60 minutes a day (which I had already been doing) but DH has now joined me at the gym! I am convinced that regular exercise will help with cholesterol issues. Well, at least that is the theory...we shall see.

The doctor had made a note DH should be getting 4 grams of fish oil a day (4000 mg) but in looking at the capsules that were marked 1200 grams (the thinking being he would need 3-4 capsules a day) we realized that each 1200 mg, contained about 300 actual grams of what he needed  of the Omega 3s, so I have carefully figured out what he needs each day to meet that goal, using fish/walnuts/flax seed or hemp seed. 
Granted the fish gives a different type of Omega 3 than the plant based Omega 3, but we are working on that. It's kind of fun, but I wish I had more of a chemistry background to fully understand all the ramifications of all the nutritional aspects, but fortunately I like to read up on it.  
What REALLY gets me is a) when you read about Omega 3-6-9 in, say, a magazine they assume you know what they are talking about. Honestly, until I really looked into it, I didn't have a clue what they were talking about. And b) a degree would be helpful. 

If you are interested in reading more from people who know more than me, here are some links. I tried to find things that are helpful and weren't advertisements for other products.
http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/index.html
A simple explanatory website that can help you wade thru the hype.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/health-fitness/diet-nutrition/understanding-diet-nutrition.html
Another simple, but not simplistic site. Okay, it had some advertising on the site, but the links to info themselves didn't seem to be pushing stuff.
There are tons of websites, so search around on your own, but remember! If they are selling you supplements or vitamins that will "heal" what's ailing you, proceed with caution!