In my mid 20's I went from skinny to overweight.  My weight crept up over the years, until by the time I turned 40 I was at my heaviest.  In August of that year I was diagnosed a type 2 diabetic and immediately put on the oral drug, Metformin.  For several years I battled my disease until December 2014 when, after a checkup, my doctor wanted to put me on a 2nd drug.  This drug is associated with causing liver problems.

Enough was enough.

I got serious about my health.  Over the next year I lost 50 lbs and started…