The only thing that’s worked!

In February 2021, I had just had my third miscarriage and was reeling from the loss of my baby boy. After an entire year of fertility treatments and four cycles, I was done! I was so incredibly depressed and desperately needed a way to get out of my funk as I was slipping deeper and deeper into depression. I was also the heaviest I had ever been at a whopping 196lbs. This might not seem a lot to most but at 5’3”, the extra weight was causing joint pain and inflammation. Every night that I laid in bed, I felt pain in my back and my legs. Something had to change! I came across Dr. Berg online as I was looking to adopt a keto diet with which I had previously had some limited success. However, I had never previously understood or implemented the hormonal aspects of weight loss and the effects of constant eating on insulin. I was convinced that this time, I had to include fasting. I was determined to make it work and with my 40th birthday ahead of me (Jan 2022), the last thing I want to be is overweight and depressed. I started in May 2021 right after my Dad’s birthday. I didn’t mess around with a 16:8 fast but dove right in to do a 20:4 fast. The fat melted off and by July, I was 175lbs. My weight, however, plateaued and was stuck there for about 20 days. I looked up Dr. Berg’s video and immediately decided to implement OMAD. It is now the 26th of July and I have just recorded on my weight tracker app 165.8lbs. Although I have about 20 more lbs to go, I have noticed that I have more energy, I sleep better and the pain in my joints and back has pretty much disappeared. One main thing that I’ve noticed and which I didn’t expect was that I am emotionally calmer and mentally more focused. The fact that I don’t get upset as quickly and really consider situations before reacting has been fantastic for my marriage. I am so grateful for Dr Berg for putting this information out there. It has made a world of difference for me. From what has been the single most heartbreaking experience in my life, I am now the most confident that I’ve been in a very long time. I plan to continue with my weight loss and even plan to enter a figure competition next year! Thank you Dr Berg and your team for helping me. This is truly a story of beauty from ashes.