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Clydesdale No More!
This morning, my scale read 199.1! Thus achieving a major milestone in my journey from 284 lbs and Type II Diabetes with an A1C that maxed-out meds only kept in the ~8 range, a year and a half ago. For 6 months, mainly diet got me to 250, and a level where I could at least begin an exercise regimen. This year, first with predominantly swimming, and then as the weather cooled and my weight got below 225, getting back on the bike for the first time in nearly 25 years about 3 months ago, I've gotten below 200 pounds for the first time since my mid-thirties (I'll be 55 next month).
Now, I am on much lower dosages of Metformin, I am no longer taking a Sulfonyurea, and my last A1C test result was 5.6
My eventual goal is to settle somewhere in the vicinity of 155 - 160 lbs and keep it there.