Why I built LipidLog

Last year I got my labs back and the numbers were not good: LDL 176, triglycerides 265, HDL 37. My doctor wanted to start me on statins.

I asked for a short window to try lifestyle changes first. He agreed, not optimistically, but he agreed.

I'm 42, a solo dad with two kids. The “you could have a heart attack at 50” conversation hit differently than I expected. I walked out of that appointment thinking less about cholesterol in theory and more about what I was actually going to do next.

The problem was simple: there was no good way to know whether what I was doing was working. My next lab test was weeks away. I could eat better, walk more, cut back on sugar, and still have no signal at all.

Most health apps solve a different problem. They store your numbers. They log your food. They track your steps. But none of them answered the question I actually had: am I improving?

So I built something for myself. LipidLog takes your lab values and daily habits and turns them into a simple score you can track over time. My starting score was 34.

The idea was to create a better signal between blood tests. If I was doing the work consistently, I wanted to see progress. If I wasn't, I wanted to know that too.

A few things I want to be clear about

I'm not anti-medication. If my numbers don't improve, I'll take the statin. This is not ideology. It's a time-boxed experiment with medical supervision and a clear endpoint.

LipidLog is also not a replacement for medical care. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace your doctor. It gives you a way to track habits and stay engaged between tests instead of operating blind for 6 to 12 weeks.

Who this is for

If your doctor has given you a window to try lifestyle changes before medication, LipidLog is built for that window.

If you're already on medication and want a better way to track your habits and progress, it can help with that too.

And if you just got your labs back and you're trying to make sense of what they mean, start with the calculator below.