I have had excellent care from our VA also. I had a woman Doctor who had graduated top of her medical school class at Johns Hopkins. When I asked how come your at the VA when you could make so much more in private practice she said," I want to be a Doctor, with the VA I can spend as much time with you as I need to, I don't have a clerk at an insurance office telling me what I can do or how much can be spent to treat you!"
In the past year I've lost almost 50 lbs. Mostly by eating small frozen dinners and walking daily. It's portion control and the dinners are balanced with protein and veggies. After a short time I guess my stomach shrunk and now I don't have the former desire, I once had, to eat as much. With weight loss lots of ailments disappeared, heart burn, high cholesterol, back pain, loss of energy etc.
Good Luck, you can do it. Remember, You Are what You Eat!
Love to all,
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