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Name:
Lucille R.
Age:
62
Starting Weight:
305 lbs.
Current Weight:
242 lbs.
Weight Loss:
63 lbs. (29 kg)
Approach:
Keto
Duration:
4 months
Life before keto:
Unhappy circumstances led Lucille to look for some answers, which is how she eventually found her success with keto. When she lost her mother, age 64, to diabetic complications, Lucille was by her side, watching a sugar addiction end her life.
Although it was her mother’s death that prompted Lucille’s weight loss journey, her own health was certainly a problem, too. As a preschool teacher weighing 305 pounds (138 kg), she found it difficult to be as active as she needed to be at work. She suffered from sore joints and weak knees. She was pre-diabetic. “I decided it was up to me to change,” she said.
Discovering keto:
When she returned to teaching last August, a co-worker introduced Lucille to keto. In her research, she found Dr. Berg and began watching every video. “When I had questions, I could usually find the answers from a video,” said Lucille. “I found so much info about getting healthy first and then focusing on the weight.”
The hardest part for Lucille was believing that she could do it, but now that she is succeeding, she wishes she had started sooner. Today, people continually ask how she’s dropping the weight. “I love spreading the word about keto and giving others the tools to help themselves,” Lucille said. “I refer everyone to Dr. Berg.”
Health improvements:
Lucille has lost 63 pounds (29 kg) in only four months of keto. She’s looking forward to the future, hoping that she will feel better and better as she meets each goal. “I am going to become a first-time grandmother in 2019,” Lucille said happily. “I plan on being around a long time to spoil my future grandbabies.”
Favorite way to exercise:
Lucille enjoys walking for exercise.
Favorite keto recipe:
Pizza with mozzarella and egg crust. “So easy and good,” says Lucille.
