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To slices of applewood smoked pork loin and a large and exceptionally sweet green onion.

Four strips of bacon, two eggs fried in the bacon drippings, a skillet full of spinach also sauted in the drippings. For supper I had a taco salad (spicy ground beef, onion, tomato, cheddar cheese, avocado, refried beans [a few spoonfuls], and lettuce) with a dried corn tortilla. Washed down...

It's strange as this morning I was taking stock of MY first year coming up in November. It was quite the bombshell back then and thankfully I found this site and got some direction. Hammered the carbs and dropped the 35 pounds in less than three months and went back to the lab and pulled a 5.2...

Chicken done low and slow over oak wood in the Texas smoker and asparagus dripping with EVOO and grilled over oak in the Weber Smokey Joe kettle. That Smokey Joe is a wee fellow but turns out some A-1 grub.

That there is some great results!

Oh BTW...why do UK people use "stones" as in 10 stones 3 pounds instead of just saying 143 pounds? Edjimicate this backward prairie lad please.

I should mention that at the follow up meeting after that initial annual physical (I thought I was getting called in so he could give me heck for high cholesterol) to discuss bloodwork where I got blindsided by the words blood....diabetes....glucose....was pretty unravelling. Just turned 65...

That's mighty good work. I should update my file here as well. Got that DT2 (9.6) word after my late Nov 2013 annual physical with a new doctor. Landed on this group about then. Lost 20 pounds by the New Year and another 15 since then. Increased my excercise X2. Cut out soft drinks/fruit...

First time poster...have been lurking since December. My annual physical in November last year revealed a 9.8 reading so the Doctor said that's too high and said reduce carbs, starches, and sugars...lose weight...and get more excercise. Or take pills. So I did the former. He didn't suggest it...