New to this group - but not LCHF
TXMary2
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I am new to this group and excited! I am not new to LCHF/Keto though. I have been living this way for 15 months now and will never look back!
I have lost 90 pounds and would like to lose 10 more. I am on a new quest to get to 20% body fat (about 30% right now) and am giving myself a year to get there. I lift weights 3 days a week and do cardio 2-3 days a week) So far so good!
I no longer exhibit symptoms of T2 Diabetes and my doctor says in my current condition I would never be diagnosed with it! I no longer have sleep apnea, I have more energy than ever, my blood pressure is lower, I don't feel hungry all the time, my skin is soft and smooth, my teeth feel cleaner, my hair and nails are better, I can run for 24 minutes straight without getting winded, I can lift heavy things and have visible muscles in my arms and legs, and on and on and on! I love the low carb life!!!
I am 43, 5'6" and all the time now people tell me I look younger (love that!!). I started out at 260 pounds and a size 20w and now I am 170 and a size 6 pants. Lean muscle is the only explanation for that size!! My goal weight is 160 - but maybe 155 - I want to wait and see how I feel when I get to 160.
I feel like I have had a face lift!!
I have lost 90 pounds and would like to lose 10 more. I am on a new quest to get to 20% body fat (about 30% right now) and am giving myself a year to get there. I lift weights 3 days a week and do cardio 2-3 days a week) So far so good!
I no longer exhibit symptoms of T2 Diabetes and my doctor says in my current condition I would never be diagnosed with it! I no longer have sleep apnea, I have more energy than ever, my blood pressure is lower, I don't feel hungry all the time, my skin is soft and smooth, my teeth feel cleaner, my hair and nails are better, I can run for 24 minutes straight without getting winded, I can lift heavy things and have visible muscles in my arms and legs, and on and on and on! I love the low carb life!!!
I am 43, 5'6" and all the time now people tell me I look younger (love that!!). I started out at 260 pounds and a size 20w and now I am 170 and a size 6 pants. Lean muscle is the only explanation for that size!! My goal weight is 160 - but maybe 155 - I want to wait and see how I feel when I get to 160.
I feel like I have had a face lift!!
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Great progress! You look amazing!0
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Welcome and congrats! You look great.
I've had a similar transformation. I started at 252. I'm bouncing between 160.5 and 163 a bit right now. Of course I'm a giant. I'm just under 5'10". Stubborn stubborn body fat! Ugh. Could it hurt the scale to move a little more? Come on! lol
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OMG, this is so inspirational to me!!! I've been LCHF since mid January, and Keto since mid February. I was 262 when I started, and I'm around the 240 mark now. I've already felt that facelift look, as I started at my heaviest at 319...and had major inflammation issues and swelling back in 2006-2008 that at 280 made me look heavier than I did at 320!!
Thank you for the reminder that all things are possible. I have a few limitations right now on activities (I'm in PT for POP, which limits a ton of exercises I'm not allowed to do for now), but I'm so excited to keep on... I really needed this sense of possibilities today. Btw, I'm 5'4" and will be 39 next month....
Congratulations on all that hard earned progress!!!!0 -
Welcome, I am new to this group too but used to eat primal/paleo. Your progress is fantastic, you look wonderful. Keep it up!0
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Awesome, TX!0
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Very impressive health improvement over just 15 months. I am 8 months into LCHF and which I got into by accident trying to address my pain without starting Enbrel injections. LCHF knocked down my pain in 30 days and still has it under control. I have lost 25 pounds at this point in time but at 209 I maintained for 90 days. I was eating like 3000 calories a day for those three months. Weight changed by 4 pounds over that time (207- 211) but after 90 days I was still at 209. The funny part was I lost inches while I was pigging out so to speak on LCHF eating lifestyle without gaining a pound for 90 days.
Regain of 100%+ was my way of life for the last 40 years and had come closed to killing me mentally and physically.
I hope to stay with LCHF as you are doing. Thanks for posting your story.0 -
Welcome aboard (pun intended).
Your transformation is incredible!
I've been doing low carb for just over 3 months and have lost 28ish pounds as of the 1st (I've resolved not to weigh again until July 1, so I have no idea what's happening on the scale right now), but I went from a size 22 to 16/18 depending on the style (in pants) and from wearing plus size and maternity shirts to fitting easily into L and XL tops.
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Where in TX? I'm out in Midland, where the internet doesn't actually exist because I never see anyone else from around here.0
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Wonderful accomplishments! Welcome to the group!0
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Twibbly, I am south of Austin.
Thanks everyone!0 -
Wonderful story Mary! I am going forward this page to some friends of mine. Great job and I know you'll get the rest off, you have a good attitude...
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Wow!
You really made it happen!!
Awesome transformation!!0 -
Congratulations and thanks for sharing your fantastic story!0
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Wow, very impressive!! Big congratulations, you look absolutely amazing. More people need to see this and think twice about all the benefits of this wonderful lifestyle vs. SAD way of eating. When you give 120% and stay with it magic things happen!!0
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mlinton_mesapark wrote: »
Hi Mary! I got lost in Dripping Springs once. LOL
Twibbly, we did not get flooded thank goodness. So glad the rain has stopped!0
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