"Are you OK?  You don't look well." These are the words that began a change in my life style.  Like any normal guy, I wanted to say, "Yeah, I'm fine, no worries." This time was different. I didn't feel right, something was off.  The "normal guy" answer wouldn't work.  I've never felt so much pressure. Pressure on my chest.  Chest pains. I felt like someone was standing in my chest. "No, my chest feels heavy. I don't know why...its not really pain, but I feel weird." I asked mom not ...

You're so freaking heavy you outweigh my Chevy!" were daily chants as I boarded the school bus.  I'd become subject of the majority of the boys' fat jokes. "You have such a pretty face...you would be so beautiful if you just lost a few pounds," was repeated by so many of my well meaning family members. Three times per week I climbed on the scale in the nurse's office at my elementary school. I listened to all the benefits I could have if I just started making better food choices. The words ...

Rodney's son writes, "After losing his father much too young my father struggled with his weight and couldn't ever seem to find anything that effectively helped him lose the weight and keep it off. Then my dad found the KETO/LCHF diet in April of this year and it has changed both his life and my whole family's as well. As a father of 5, with an age range of 18 months to 23 years, it can be very hard to put yourself first and be dedicated. He gets up at 4:00 in the morning to get in his workouts ...

I wanted to share my story with keto, and using Ruled.Me as a resource. I've found Ruled.Me to be invaluable! It's one of my go to's for recipes because they're always solid. I don't have to worry that I'll get a questionable result. I've always enjoyed cooking and baking and wasn't sure which end was up when transitioning to a ketogenic diet.  There were so many unfamiliar ingredients and I found it overwhelming. I've watched hours, and hours, of America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country.  Just ...