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So my fiance and I have been living with the in-laws for a few months after my surgery and the whole family is doing so well! I've been doing a lot of the cooking, to take some pressure off my MIL, so I'm making high-protein, healthy meals every night. My MIL has been coming with me to the gym and my FIL will go with me on walks around the property where he likes to scope out the deer and check the wildlife cameras. When I visit my parents, my dad goes to the YMCA with me to swim almost every day and he started using MFP to track his food and exercise intake.

Recently my FIL has lost some weight and my MIL's cholesterol is down so much her doctor told her she doesn't need to go on medication after all! My dad had a physical after prostate surgery and he got a flawless bill of health. I'm so glad my journey to better health is having so many good effects on my family. Sometimes we can inspire people around us without even realizing it.

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That is awesome! It's great that you're influencing such beneficial change but more that you have the support you need to be successful! Congrats!

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That is such good news for you and your family! Let's hope and pray I can get my family to do the same!

Continued luck to you!

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Sounds like you have a GREAT support system going!!

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Thanks everyone! I do have a great support system. They've been so good to me as I've changed my lifestyle. They even ate my soy flour biscuits and didn't complain even though they tasted terrible. Needless to say, the dogs got the rest of them. The dogs liked them.

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