Dan Got The Pie (Day 3289 - 11/26/18)

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Today's notable event is that Stephen had to get the results of his blood work, 6 months after he changed his diet in an attempt to lower his cholesterol. He had discovered he had high cholesterol at an eye doctor appointment, in which the optometrist told Stephen they could see cholesterol in his eyes. Stephen went to his general practitioner and discovered he had dangerously high cholesterol - much like Debra. The results of the blood work show that Stephen dropped his total cholesterol by 22 - from 231 to 209 - and his ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol from 3.9 to 2. Stephen talks about how in order to achieve that result he tried making achievable changes - such as cutting down on eggs, eating whole wheat toast and opting to swap fries for fruit or salads when eating out. It looks like this change has had a positive result and a clean bill of health, so Stephen intends to keep doing what has been working.

They head over to Stephen's parents' house for some Thanksgiving leftovers afterwards. Dan has joined to help them eat the leftovers as well. Dan finally got to eat Mallory's pie which she says is less sour thanks to her addition of a bit more sugar. They joke about selling a "Momma Georg's Artisan Organic Locally-Grown Anti-Sour Powder" which is just sugar bought from Walmart and repackaged. Stephen then suggests that maybe Mal should just instead make a pie and he can eat it.

Back home, Sagan attacks the vlog camera's wrist strap while Stephen talks about how good he feels about his blood test results. He wasn't nervous, but admits to briefly considering what would happen if his results hadn't improved. He discusses how he plans to continue these small diet changes and hopefully it encourages him to eat better.