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@mwallj Sure--happy to share. I'm not on HRT. My diet has been steady for the past few years: basically, lean meat, vegetables, and some dairy. I run high on A1C (5.8), so I stay as low-carb as I can. The only additions other than weight-lifting have been Vitamin K2 and D for supplements. However, I have paid more attention to my protein intake, making sure I have adequate protein each day. I wasn't so careful earlier; I started that with weight-lifting. If I don't take in enough protein during the day, I'll have a scoop of whey protein in water (no flavors, sugars, or sweeteners). I have long taken Omega 3, a multivitamin with zinc, and magnesium. I drink milk with my coffee (homemade latte) and eat raw yogurt daily. I still run (I'm a very slow, unimpressive runner), but not as much as now weight-lifting is my primary exercise routine. The bone scan machine was the same one that scanned me last year. I think I even had the same technician. Aside from the scan results, I feel much stronger, more capable, and more confident in my body. I started with very low weights I could barely budge, but quickly kept trying to move up as I've learned heavy weights matter.