Well here are my latest bloodwork results: After 178 days of MWL
Test.............................02/28/2012......05/26/2012......08/25/2012
Weight...............................261..................213..................180
BMI...................................35.4.................28.9.................24.4
Glucose, Serum..................131...................77....................72
BUN...................................14....................11....................13
Creatinine, Serum...............1.50.................1.40.................1.30
eGFR.................................52.....................56....................61
BUN/Creatinine Ratio...........N/C..................8......................10
Sodium, Serum..................140..................140..................143
Potassium, Serum...............4.3...................4.4...................4.6
Chloride, Serum.................102...................103..................106
Carbon Dioxide, Total..........26.8.................29.2.................32.2
Calcium, Serum..................8.7...................8.7...................9.0
Protein, Total, Serum...........6.9..................6.2....................6.3
Albumin, Serum..................3.7..................3.6....................3.6
Globulin, Total.....................N/C.................2.6....................2.7
A/G Ratio............................N/C.................1.4....................1.3
Bilirubin, Total.....................0.8..................0.7....................0.6
Alkaline Phosphatase, S........98...................85......................93
AST (SGOT)........................19...................14......................17
ALT (SGPT).........................42....................34......................39
Cholesterol, Total...............273...................170...................148
Triglycerides.......................559...................173..................125
HDL Cholesterol..................37.....................29....................36
VLDL Cholesterol Cal...........N/C..................34.6..................25.0
LDL Cholesterol Calc............N/C..................106...................87
T. Chol/HDL Ratio...............N/C.....................6.....................4
C-Reactive Protein, Cardiac 7.15..................2.46..................1.30
Needless to say, I'm ecstatic over these results. You can see a real progression from sick to healthy in 6 months!
Some of the more notable things:
* Metabolic Syndrome (insulin resistance) all gone!
* Diabetic sugar levels now low/normal. 45% drop in sugar!
* Lost 31% of my weight. From Obese to Normal weight!
* Total cholesterol dropped 46%
* Triglycerides dropped 78%
* CRP dropped 82%
* My Creatinine and eGFR are now in the normal range which indicates no more chronic kidney disease.
* Blood Pressure is way down - from 153/92 to 98/54 over 30% drop
* Resting Pulse is also way down from 88 to 46 almost 48% less!
And all of this just by changing the food I eat and doing a little walking
No heavy exercise, no starvation, no counting calories or measuring out food portions. Just eating whole plant-based foods, as much as I wanted, when I wanted.
And I've still got weight to lose, so I expect these numbers to just continue to improve... I will take another test in 3 months and report back again!
It freezes a bit harder than ice cream and is not quite as smooth texture-wise, but the taste really is like a brownie. If you can stand the fat, adding a few mini chocolate chips into the churn could make it even chocolatier (is that a real word?).
By the end of the day though I was hungry and so had a snack of baked potatoes to fill me up 
Thankfully I've had my last sad food in a while. I don't plan on this again thats for sure. My stomach has been turning sommersaults for the past 2 days from the SAD food. 
