Quick stats
Name:
Gary N.
Starting Weight:
400 lbs.
Current Weight:
255 lbs.
Weight Loss:
145 lbs.
Approach:
Keto
Life before keto:
As a former police officer, Gary Nixon never worried about his weight until an injury prevented him from exercising in the ways he once could. He developed poor eating habits, which eventually led to health issues. Combined with his injuries, these issues left him unable to move around at all.
“I was as heavy as 400 pounds (181 kg),” Nixon said. “After almost 20 years of gaining weight, my wife and kids became very concerned about my health.” Knowing his family had a history of early deaths, he was determined not to let that kind of surprise happen to him.
Nixon found Dr. Berg’s videos after researching how to change his eating habits and adopt a lifestyle that he could maintain for the rest of his life. In other words, he didn’t want another fad diet. He learned about intermittent fasting and how fat-storing hormones work. “Dr. Berg’s videos changed my life,” he said.
After starting keto:
Nixon described feeling like a different person. He thanked his faith and his family for their support during his journey with keto. Today, he said, he has more energy than he’s had in the last 20 years.
For Nixon, the most challenging aspect of losing weight was the lack of knowledge. “And having to buy several sets of clothes,” he said with a laugh. But with Dr. Berg’s guidance, he’s had great success. He wishes he had started the process a lot sooner.
Health improvements:
Although he says he still has a long way to go, he has lost 145 pounds (66 kg) since starting keto. He wants to share this way of eating with everyone he knows. “It’s never too late to change your life,” Nixon advised. “It takes hard work, but it is worth every minute of it.”
Favorite way to exercise:
Nixon enjoys short, high-intensity workouts.
Favorite keto recipe:
Keto pizza.
