DiverG,
Congratulations on achieving what you have so far and in having the will to see it continue to improve.
It's those types of results that make this so worthwhile. A year ago, my doctor told me during my physical that I was in better shape than I was ten years before. This past November during my last physical (and just two months into my current fitness plan), he said that the change in my cholesteral levels was outstanding considering I had never taken any medication to help them out. My ratio was always good, however the levels of good cholesteral were extremely low. In the past several years, I have increased the level of good cholesteral by 1.6. According to the doctor, when he was in medical school, when people had levels as low as mine, the best you could expect was a 10% increase, where I am up 60% which makes my ratio excellent. And with that, my BP is also much improved (again with no medication).
So keep it up! We have all had our issues to overcome, and hopefully we all will!