Happy and Healthy and 100 Pounds Lighter

Did you have any problems with your weight or health before going on keto?

My weight problems started when I was around 17 years old. I joined my basketball team, and they told me I wasn’t big enough. I was certainly TALL enough–at 6’5″, but they wanted more weight on me. So, I started carb loading, as they advised, and sitting on my behind a lot. Lots of T.V. and being a sloth, basically. And of course, I gained massive amounts of weight.  

Ever since that carb loading at 17, I began gaining weight steadily. Two years ago, I reached a weight of 320 pounds. I got that way through depression and eating to fill a void. I was working as a record executive and had lost my job. This was when I began that period of emotional eating that got me up to a weight of 320.  

How did you discover keto?  

Before, all my weight loss attempts failed. In fact, I started trying to lose weight in about May of last year. I kept my diet the same and started exercising 4 or 5 days a week and only lost 4 pounds.  

I had tried keto twice before, and it didn’t work. With Dr. Berg’s plan, I’ve lost weight and kept it off successfully. I think it’s because Dr. Berg focuses on getting the right nutrition. In the past, I was influenced too much by calorie restrictions. I was still trying to apply that bad information with good information.  

How does an average day of eating/fasting look for you on keto?   

Dr. Berg focuses on getting nutrients and vegetables. Now, at 28, I’m consuming LOTS of vegetables. He mentions things that no other keto people do; the importance of nutrients, and bitter vegetables to get the fat off the liver. I drink a kale shake every day and add even more kale and dark greens too.  

The thing is, a large part of it is that I’ve been doing one meal a day (OMAD) around 6 or 7 p.m. and keeping my carb intake between 20 and 25 carbs. I’m able to go all the way until the next day, at 6 or 7 and not eat because I’m NEVER hungry. The fat is so satisfying, and I do it just like he says–fatty cuts of meat, like bacon and pork belly.  

How has your health improved since you started keto?  

October 2nd came, and I got inspired–I wanted this to be MY year. I got better, and I discovered Dr. Berg 2 weeks later. It took some trial runs, but I lost 101 pounds in 5 months. It was so easy, and I lost weight so easily that I actually had to start lifting to not look sick. 

I feel great – my fiancé is losing weight too; lots of it.  

Now, I’m up early. I sleep well, I have new hobbies, and I read all the time now. I have so many ideas for my life now. I think it’s because I have more “gas in the tank.” I attribute this to my new lifestyle.  

And I tell people that:  this is not a diet, it’s a lifestyle.  

Any other details you want to share?  

I’m getting a lot of people into keto and IF with YouTube. I acknowledge Dr. Berg the whole way through. Without a doubt, Dr. Berg is the most thorough that I’ve found, and the healthiest version of keto that’saround.   

Happy and healthy and 100 pounds lighter.  

Thank you, Dr. Berg.