Today's Swole fam spotlight is from Brandy. What's going on, Beech's welcome to the Daily Swole podcast, episode 2006, Hondo, and 78. It is Tuesday, September the Cinco. And Brandy writes, I just wanted to say I came across your channel the other day and believe it was about the body positive movement. And I agree with you wholeheartedly.

It's not about feeling good in the skin you're in.

It's an excuse to eat and feel good about it.

I'm a bigger woman.

When the quarantine happened in March, I was 270 pounds.

I decided then that I didn't want to live like this anymore.

I had type 2 diabetes, heart trouble, adding in a condition with my knee,

I decided I should hold myself accountable for the condition. That meant it was no one else's

fault but mine. Then after watching your videos, I decided to cut out a great deal of sugar and carbs,

and since March, I'm down to 229 pounds.

I still have a ways to go, and I don't have a support system.

As a matter of fact, my boyfriend keeps telling me to stop dieting.

He likes me the way I am and tried to sabotage me by offering to take me out to eat and get

pizzas and cakes and anything else you can think of.

And it's getting harder to resist, but since losing 30 pounds, my A1C went from an 8 to a 6.4.

My liver and kidney functions are normal.

And if I continue to lose the weight and get my A1C under four, for the first time in 15 years, I would be in the non-diabetic range.

I still take my diabetes pills, but I no longer

take my insulin shot. And I'm no, I no longer take my insulin shot. No, I'm not officially

part of your program, but I love your channel and I just wanted to say, keep up the good work.

You're helping so many. And just watching your channel gives me encouragement to continue on.

That's fantastic.

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