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A relative of convoluted connection to me (mother's brother's wife's sister's husband, if you must know, AKA mom's sister-in-law's sister-in-law, or also uncle's sister-in-law's husband) was diagnosed about 2 years ago. He was vegetarian, had a huge gut but carried weight nowhere else. We worked in the same company so I got to see both his changed eating habits (snacks regularly throughout the day, usually tangerines or apples) as well as his steady weight loss. It was amazing. He lost over 100 pounds in just a couple of months. The really awful thing for him was the loss of sociability--he simply couldn't order anything at the restaurants we went to for lunch, so he was forced to go home and eat lunch alone. Sometimes he would pack his lunch and take it with him to whatever restaurant we ended up at. They never complained, I guess because we were a large enough group and it was obvious it was "special diet" kind of food.
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