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My diagnosis is clogged arteries, so a change in my diet isn't enough for me. Yes, I've had to cut way back on my fat intake and avoid foods that raise my cholesterol. Additionally, they upped my Lipitor dosage to the max to help get my LDL number below 80 and put me on a low dose of blood thinner (Plavix) to minimize the chance of one of those clogs causing a heart attack. Sucks getting old but it's better than the alternative. FWIW, I've only managed to lose ~30 pounds, but I'm still watching what I eat so I may lose a few more pounds in the future. I do miss french fries and maybe a nice ribeye every now & then but I am managing.

Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions [London Records, UK 1964 RE]

A bit about his daughter from the great documentary Denis A. Charles: An Interrupted Conversation: (also some invaluable footage of the BMC trio)

So I have been on quite the dietary change for just about exactly 1 year. End of May the doctor noted an 8 pound increase since November and wanted an A1C test.  That tipped me into "diabetes" rather than "pre-diabetes" (which I admit I never really followed up on, figured it was just like a flashing yellow that I kept ignoring).  275 pounds was, I am nearly certain, a new high but I was not going to add a new drug, it was a wake up call. My buddy had the exact same wake up call three months earlier, refused new meds and in the three months since had lowered his A1C to a normal range and so it was game on for me too. Long story short, I am coming up on 85 pounds lost, with I think 15 to go.  So other than Kevin B., who else is on this sort of journey? And who among us has taken to Ozempic or the like and how has it worked?   I almost used "health kick" instead of "journey" above but I will turn 60 later this year and do not intend to ever have to lose weight again. I made a similar change starting around 2010 (probably at 250 or so) but now I understand what I have to do to maintain, if/when I decide I can lighten up the restrictions (among which would be something other than chicken and broccoli from our fave Chinese place, St Pauli Girl beer every once in a while, and bagels). I do think I will make the necessary changes to at least leave a good looking corpse behind when my time is up.