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Name:
Patty B.
Age:
53
Height:
5’9″
Weight Loss:
164 lbs. (74 kg)
Approach:
Keto
Duration:
16 months
Life before keto:
Patty had been heavy her whole life and hated what she saw in the mirror at 53 years of age. Never a little woman, she stood a full 5’9″ tall, but the 150 pounds (68 kg), that she had lost on Weight Watchers 26 years prior, had all come back, plus 20 pounds more.
“Although I conquered the physical side of weight, I hadn’t faced or dealt with the mental side,” she said.
After starting keto:
Patty started a strict keto diet in December 2017. When she finally decided on keto, her family and friends created a network of support for Patty. She’s a middle school science teacher, and even her students gave her encouragement. As a grandmother, she now enjoys getting down on the ground with her grandsons, and they love it too. “Their new GaGa can run and play with them,” she said.
For the first month of keto, Patty found it difficult because she was detoxing from all the processed foods that previously made up her diet. “After the first month, I had zero craving and stuck to it almost obsessively,” she said. “I never cheated, logged every bite in my carb manager app, and stayed within my 1200 calorie limit I set myself.”
Before she began her “healthier me journey”, Patty was taking various pharmaceutical pills for energy, to calm her nerves, for pain and inflammation, for depression and anxiety, and one to help her sleep. She attended a physical with her doctor both six months and a year into her keto lifestyle, and he was “blown away” by her results.
“He remembered at the same time last year I was in a lot of pain,” said Patty. “We spoke about possible carpal tunnel/tendinitis and knee replacement surgeries if my weight didn’t change. Now there is no pain in my wrists, knees, or back.”
Health improvements:
In five months, Patty lost 84 pounds (38 kg), and in seven months, her weight loss hit the 100-pound (45 kg) mark. In 16 months, she lost a total of 164 pounds (74 kg).
“My new motto is ‘NOTHING tastes as good as healthy feels’,” she said. “Bottom line is I finally believed in myself and for the first time truly feel I’m worth it.”
