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My name is Gillian Bredenhann and I live in South Africa. I have been obese for most of my life. Approximately 3 years ago, I decided that I was tired of being unhappy. Tired of watching everyone swim in the summer days, but I was obviously self-conscious and not going to get into a bathing costume. Tired of having to buy size 24 clothing. Just plain tired. I weighed 118kg at my highest. Initially, I started by eating low-fat meals, and really just cutting down on all the foods that all of us ...

In March I went to for my annual checkup at the doctor. Up until then every time I had went, my Doctor always said Joe you are a big guy but you are healthy. This time was different. I had crossed the 300-pound mark and my blood pressure had shot through the roof. She told me I would have to go on medication to control it. I asked her if there was anything else I could do and she said that I could eat 5 servings a day of fruit or lose weight. So, she wrote me a script for some blood pressure ...

I started my weight loss journey in February 2016. My 52nd birthday rolled around and I was still over-weight. Starting out at 283 lbs. My daughter Jessica started cooking healthy meals for me for about 4 weeks to help keep me get on track. After that my sister DeeDee, and I joined an 8-week kickboxing class (Paul Bowman/No Excuses Ladies Bootcamp). It was here that Paul introduced me to Keto eating. I was amazed at how easy it was to do. But, most of all...I was enjoying what I was eating. I ...

My LCHF/keto journey has been unique to me, just like most others truthfully. When I started during June of 2016, I was fed up with being tired all the time, having no energy, struggling to stand up from a floor-seated position, and having to take meds for constant acid reflux. I wasn’t 100% sure how to eat because as a vegetarian, I didn’t eat red meat, pork, chicken, or beef. I decided to add fish and other seafood back to my diet to make this work, and I figured out how to move forward by ...