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JustMe2C
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Hi! I'm Carol and have recently started following the keto woe.
My basics: I'm short, fat and 50 yrs young. I've yo-yo dieted for years and now believe it's done me more harm than good. Little over 2 yrs. ago I had 2 stents put in a 99% blocked artery. Next came the determination I was pre-diabetic. The following year I got to hear that ole' dreaded word...cancer. Goodbye thyroid. Hello weight gain...again.
I have 3 doctors, each wanting to only focus on their specialty without digging any further. I took it upon myself to start researching and that's where low carb kept coming up. It took me quite a while to get the guts to try it because I had always believed you needed LOTS of complex carbs for your body to function properly. Let me tell ya, it's been quite an education, to say the least.![:) :)](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/smile.png)
During this past month I have already seen and felt so many changes in myself, and it's all been wonderful. I'm excited to see what's yet to come! Eventually, I might like to up my intake of carbs to a level that I know I can deal with safely, but I am not going to worry about that right now.
Sorry for the long ramblings, but atleast that's out of the way. Now I can get on to the more funner things of low carb with you all.
My basics: I'm short, fat and 50 yrs young. I've yo-yo dieted for years and now believe it's done me more harm than good. Little over 2 yrs. ago I had 2 stents put in a 99% blocked artery. Next came the determination I was pre-diabetic. The following year I got to hear that ole' dreaded word...cancer. Goodbye thyroid. Hello weight gain...again.
I have 3 doctors, each wanting to only focus on their specialty without digging any further. I took it upon myself to start researching and that's where low carb kept coming up. It took me quite a while to get the guts to try it because I had always believed you needed LOTS of complex carbs for your body to function properly. Let me tell ya, it's been quite an education, to say the least.
![:) :)](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/smile.png)
During this past month I have already seen and felt so many changes in myself, and it's all been wonderful. I'm excited to see what's yet to come! Eventually, I might like to up my intake of carbs to a level that I know I can deal with safely, but I am not going to worry about that right now.
Sorry for the long ramblings, but atleast that's out of the way. Now I can get on to the more funner things of low carb with you all.
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Yay for feeling better! It sounds like you've had a heck of a ride getting here but I'm happy you're discovering a way of eating that is helping you. Welcome! This community is very supportive.0
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Hi Carol,
I am 42, 5'0" and 134lbs and have had 3 stents in 2 different arteries and still have one they were unable to stent due to its small size. I am also insulin resistant. It's funny how none of the doctors ever mentioned low carb to me, either, even though the only real risk factor I have for heart disease is bad genetics and insulin resistance. I did my research the same as you and kept seeing low carb coming up everywhere. I have been working on it for several months and haven't lost a lot in terms of weight but overall feel much better and healthier. Hope you continue to see great results.0 -
Happy to meet you!
Sounds awesome how you are learning so much and taking charge of your life
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Thanks for the welcome and kind words!
AMP, feeling better and healthier is a very important thing to accomplish. Hang in there and the rest will come in time...or so I'm hoping since I seem to have stalled a bit as well.0