Hi all,

I have been trying to lose weight for a long time. This year I started having some success. I lost about 20 lbs the first few months of the year by being a bit more active and surprisingly enough, eating more food!

For many years I typically only ate 1 meal a day, mostly due to being busy at work and just not being used to eating breakfast.

Last fall I started trying to eat breakfast every day, I wasn't always successful in doing this, and I also tried taking a daily multi-vitamin and fish-oil capsule .

In April of 2007 I ended up in the hospital with a blood glucose reading of 575 (typical is 70-120). The end result I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. I have been very successful so far in reducing my average bG level and have lost a total of 35lbs so far this year.  This has helped me control the diabetes. I have also gotten off the insulin prescribed by the idiot doctor in the hospital (he is an idiot for many reasons, not just that he prescribed insulin vs. the normal, medically accepted treatment that has been prescribed for the past 30 years!).

While measuring lbs is only a guideline, it is a good benchmark to use. I want to lose between 30-40 more lbs before year end. This takes into account working out and converting some of this fat into muscle, this will result in losing a lot more inches than if I were to just lose weight.

I will never be a big muscle bound guy, that isn't my goal. I want to tone up, build some muscle mass, and work on endurance.

Some of the means I plan on using to accomplish this goal include, being more active, working out, going camping with my dog (she will not let me sit still at the campgrounds!), as well as eating more and eliminating most sugary drinks. 

Anyone want to come along for the ride?

Dale