Thanks for your response and questions. When it comes to regular meals, my wife and I adhere to a fairly strict diet because she has issues with Pancreatitis. We eat no fried foods and hardly any beef. We eat mostly Chicken, Turkey, some lean Pork, and pasta occasionally. We eat Oatmeal for breakfast every day with Strawberries, Blueberries, and Banana. The negative side of it that I eat salt in obscene amounts, and after dinner the real munching starts. Salty snacks and chocolate or other sweets. It is non-stop until bedtime.

Recently, I have stopped using all salt and sugar, and the after dinner snacking has stopped completely. Keep in mind that I just made this commitment in the past week but I have lost two pounds in the past two days. I'm sure it is mostly water weight so far but I need that positive reinforcement each time I step on the scale. Prior to the Pandemic I had lost thirty-five pounds and I was down to 198. Bascially, I sat in a recliner and played games on my phone for most of the time during the two year fiasco. I have to say that my Doctor at the time helped me with diet suppressants when I lost the 35 pounds.

I had a heart attack in May and we moved to a more exercise friendly climate in July. I am getting a lot more exercise and I've been riding my bicycle around the small town that we now live in as often as I can. With my platelets dropping so fast, I just feel like I'm in a race against time.