[quote=Dan90210 ☮. I was 209.5 at home naked that morning.

Nice report, Danno. Your blood test numbers are looking real good. You need to change your handle to Determined Dan or Dedicated Dan. I have to admit a slight setback. Kids and GF are down this weekend for the 4th. Hanging out at poolside, grilling, and enjoying the 4th weekend has turned out to not be a perfect concoction for staying firm on my new commitment. I’ve cheated. I have my annual physical at the DR tomorrow, so we will see how my numbers fare. The last 3 days I have not done well. So Danno, I’ve still gotta live, right? Haha! Today, I’m back on the wagon. Yes, it does seem like a broken record with my journey, but I fully expect to see a considerable change by Oct 1st. Working it the best I know how and hoping to limit my influences as I go along.

I mentioned my visit to my Doc from a few weeks back. I have my blood test results! Happy to share some key numbers.

This new data is from blood taken on June 28th. Prior to that my last blood test was on Dec. 30 2021.

A1C was 6.2 and now is 5.0

Total Cholesterol was 312 and is now 208 *Still high but big move down.

Weight was 253 and this time was 213. *Both times with clothes on. Real numbers (I took nude) were 247 and 210 respectively. And yes I was wearing way more clothes in December at the Drs office than I did in June. Suns out guns out! Am I right boys?

This has really worked for me. No special pills or special diet. No counting carbs, calories, grams of protein, points, blah blah. Eat reasonably, eat real food (not processed) and eat once a day. Outside of that meal water and tea only. Unsweet tea! And no artificial sweeteners at all... You animals.

It works. Dr. Fungs book "The Obesity Code" explains it all. But that sums it up.

I got to 279 over the last two years, I'll blame Covid, why not. I'm 6 foot and was fat. I love to eat, except liver. yuck.
My doctor was not very happy, and asked me if I had ever tried moderate fasting. I tried my own version and have lost 26
pounds since Feb first...no extra exercise at all. I do bowl a lot, up to 20 games a week, both league and tournaments.
My diet is 7-8 am Coffee sweet low with flavored creamer, 2 cups in morning, and about every other day, 3 scrambled eggs with mex salsa. One more meal about 3-4pm steak/fish with veggies. Tea or water. If I get hungry I might have a small instant oatmeal about 7pm. Thats it. I snack on sunflower seeds if I'm home watching Tv or on computer, but not more than my 25-30.
No pasta, oizza, potatoes, butter, very little milk, no booze, no bread excet a piece of toast sometimes. I
like salads for lunch too, the wife makes, can tuna and/or crab with all the salad stuff, light vinegar and lime juice.
I try to not eat anything after 7pm. My A1C was over 7, it's now below 6, and my dr has decreased my meds.
I have more energy, and sleep better. I'm 73, and finally feel like I'm doing what I want to do, and not waht some magic diet
tells me to do. jim