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This was the photo that moved me to action! Normally, I hide from the camera, but it was my 50th birthday and seven of my lifelong friends surprised me with a road trip. My story, I'm sure, is no different than yours. I have been on a diet for as long as I can remember, overweight from a young child. As an adult I have lost and gained the same 40 lbs three times over and put it all back on and then some. Age brings certain revelations, one of which is I no longer need to be a size 2 and fit ...

While I am a woman that enjoys many a four-letter word, not all of which are considered “appropriate,” DIET is not among the ones that I like or entertain in my life. Nor do I, in ANY way, believe that being a fat person equals that person being bad, lazy, stupid, unattractive, or unacceptable. (Damn right I rocked a bikini at 365 pounds! My body is my body, and I love it, regardless of what size it is! Our bodies are sacred!) I was placed on my first diet at the age of 9. My highest weight was ...

Always waiting... I think that I've always been waiting for the right time to lose weight: a wedding, an event, a dress, another vision board filled with things I don't have, feeling less because of the things I am. Towards the end of 2018 I discovered that the "right time" might as well be my mythical unicorn creature, because for years it never came. I hit rock bottom in December of 2018, $0 on both of my accounts, trying to get out of a very toxic relationship and no hope in sight. I made ...

Keto was an answered prayer to me. Having been slenderish most of my life, I began gaining weight first with the loss of my dad and then 7 years later during the sickness and death of my mother. I was a miserable person. I lost weight and gained it back several times over the next 8 years until I was the most unhappy person I knew. To cover it, I drank a lot to mask the feelings. I prayed urgently for strength and courage until one morning, at work, I found Ruled.me. I read the website through ...

I was a size 22 and I broke my ankle walking... you would think that would be enough to wake me up, but it wasn't. I was in a rush one morning and went to walk down some deep steps at home made from rock and went straight down to the bottom. I kept falling over doing basic activities. I am also a preprimary teacher and I spend most of my day on the floor with my students. I couldn't get up without pulling myself up. It was exhausting. I needed something to change. I had tried every diet under ...

On June 21, 2018 I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a fatty liver. I began keto the very next day. I am no longer on blood pressure meds, no longer on pain meds and no longer have a fatty liver! I no longer need a seat belt extension when I fly to see my kids! Keto saved my life. Oh, and my husband joined me on this journey. I took off 100 pounds! Hubby took off 118 pounds! 1. What tactics did you employ to help you get to your goal? What did you find helped you get to your ...

I decided in November of 2018 that I had to make a change in my life. I was the heaviest I had ever been. At 4 foot 11 inches, 242 pounds is super unhealthy. I was in size 22 pants and 1-2 XL shirts. Also, being an RN, I needed to be a picture of health for my patients as I educate them on improving their diets. I started the keto diet on January 2, 2019 and never looked back. I have discovered what works for me, and strict keto is it. It surely isn't a diet. It is a full lifestyle change. With ...

I started keto in May 2018, weighing in at 276 lbs at 5'10". I researched this WOE for a while before deciding to give it a shot. I figured just like any other "diet" it might work short term, but that was about it. This keto WOE has literally changed my life for the better, both physically and mentally. I set my goal at 165 lbs, and within about 10 months and many stalls and plateaus, I hit my goal and have continued to maintain it. In the process of my new lifestyle, I have helped several ...

I was never overweight until my late teen years, when I started working in fast food. I had always been physically fit and active growing up. I hit my highest weight of 285 lbs in November 2018. I started the ketogenic lifestyle that month. I, as with any diet, was skeptical. If all diets worked there would be no chubby people... lol. I did my research and used the Ruled.me keto calculator to get started. I continued to use this tool throughout my weight loss journey, adjusting my macros as I ...

I started keto on February 16th, 2019. When I started keto I weighed 400lbs. Now, 11 months later, I have lost 152lbs and weigh 248lbs. My original goal weight was 250lbs, which I have passed, and now my new goal weight is 225lbs. I started keto to lose weight but now I am doing it to be a healthier person. Keto truly has changed my life. Now I am helping several people do keto so they can also become healthier. The reason why I started this diet was because I was always feeling tired and ...