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

Between April and late May, I suddenly lost more than 60 pounds, going from 223 to 156.9. I’m 6’2″, so while 30 pounds of weight loss may have been healthy for some, this [66 pounds] was not healthy weight loss at all. I wasn’t dieting or doing anything intentionally that would have caused this weight loss. So, I did the only thing a sane person would do and went to see my doctor.  

On June 10, I went in for my physical and fasting blood draw and got a call the next day from my doctor telling me to see her first thing in the morning. She informed me that I had a metabolic condition. My HBA1C was “off the charts”, and she told me it was fixable, but I would have to cut my carbohydrates and take medication, and that I would probably need medication for the rest of my life. 

How did you discover keto?  

I refused to let anything rule my life and asked my aunt, who is a nurse who works with diabetic patients, to help reduce the amount of medication. She introduced me to a few sources of information and recommended a reputable endocrinologist. I also spoke with my cousin, who has the same condition, as well. Both of them recommended I watch Dr. Berg’s videos and learn about the ketogenic lifestyle. My aunt said that out of thousands of patients, she could literally count how many have successfully cut their medications or were able to drop them altogether, and that the ketogenic diet was the common denominator in those cases. So, I was sold.  

Over the next 5 days, I binge-watched a ton of Dr. Berg’s videos and some from other doctors on YouTube, read a bunch of articles and blogs, and a few studies. I threw out all the stuff in my kitchen that had any carbohydrates, sugar, processed grains, and other things high on the glycemic index. I went to several grocery stores and restocked my shelves with the healthiest options available to me that fit a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet. 

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

I have been slowly switching all of my sources of meat to grass-fed/grass-finished, pasture-raised as I can afford. I also increased the amount of greens (vegetables) to about 7 or 8 cups per day. I drink butter coffee and apple cider vinegar with lemon juice in my water.  

I basically made an immediate switch to a full ketogenic diet and increased the amount of exercise. Intermittent fasting fits very nicely with my current eating habits (1 or 2 meals per day very close together), I just cut out all the snacking throughout the day, substituted with bulletproof coffee, and fat bombs (which I no longer seem to need to stay satiated while fasting). 

How has your health improved since you started keto?  

It’s been almost 2 months now, and thanks to Dr. Berg’s information and this healthy lifestyle change, I have been able to manage healthy glucose levels and I am excited to see my doctor with these results, and I am sure she will be as happy as I am.  

Any other details you want to share?   

From watching Dr. Berg’s videos and others, I knew that I would see these changes, but never in my life could I have expected to see such drastic changes so quickly! Dr. Berg’s videos and the ketogenic lifestyle have allowed me to reclaim my life from something that I thought was going to change me forever for the worse!  

Thank you so much, Dr. Berg, for making these videos and helping others to improve their health and manage their conditions, and helping even more people to hopefully never end up in the position that my diet and habits put me in. I recommend your videos to all my friends and family to help them all eat and live healthier lives. 

 From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You are doing God’s work!