My elbows are both smooth these days. My hands are not so dry, I live in a dry climate so winter normally does a number on them. My nails are growing so fast I can barely keep them trimmed back. I always had thick hair but it is getting even more so now, and I don't find as much hair in the shower after washing it. Ditto on the clean ear canals. I also have way less "morning gunk" in my throat, still a tad bit but much less than before. Heels are also better but still could use some improvement. My face is softer to the touch these days as well.

Love reading this thread It isn't all about the weight.

nvmomketo wrote: »

RalfLott wrote: »

tcunbeliever wrote: »

RalfLott wrote: »

Con: I have clothes that are too big.
Pro: I can fit into my leisure suit again.

leisure suit is a pro?

Not so sure about that myself.

Yeah, I feel your aesthetic pain. However, I was able to sport the hideous salmon-colored relic at a HS reunion. By the time everyone had tossed back a few drinks, it seemed to have exerted an odd attraction to people with selfie habits.

LOL

I have a really old track jacket/ leisure suit top left over from the very early 80's... an it was old then. I still love that thing - polyester with a wider than normal collar and white racing stripes down the arms. Awesome.

That squishy doubleknit that retains a handprint a couple hours after you squeeze it?

Most of my skin tags have disappeared.

Interesting reading for sure! I haven't noticed anything too crazy, maybe I wasn't paying attention though. My biggest positive change are my energy levels. I don't have the crazy ups and downs anymore. I also for lack of a better way of putting it, just feel less bloated. When my carb count goes high, I feel like a lazy couch potato.

When I look in the mirror the skin on my face looks so so clear I'm not losing as much weight as I would like (but then I keep eating things I shouldn't), but I'm still smaller than when I started and am much fitter now.

LowCarb4Me2016 wrote: »

PaulaJSchiller wrote: »

retirehappy wrote: »

I also have way less "morning gunk" in my throat, still a tad bit but much less than before.

I always felt like I had phlegm draining in my throat, not just in the morning and now that you mentioned it, I don't have that anymore, which could have been allergy related, but it gone now.

Gunk in the throat can also be a sign of acid reflux (got this from my ENT doc), just fyi.

Mine is allergy/sinus related. I have never (knock on wood!) had acid reflux, my DH has so I am familiar with that issue.

And I am no longer growing skin tags either. I had a bunch removed at the dr. office shortly before going lower carb, a couple were around the neck area and would get very itchy and dried out, so we thought it best to remove them, as they can become cancerous over time. Thank goodness no new ones to deal with now.

And I am no longer growing skin tags either. I had a bunch removed at the dr. office shortly before going lower carb, a couple were around the neck area and would get very itchy and dried out, so we thought it best to remove them, as they can become cancerous over time. Thank goodness no new ones to deal with now.

Same here I had a bunch removed a while ago before I had gone LCHF, not one has come back and it's been several years now. This is something I didn't connect to my WOE.

Weird changes over the last 4 years.

Good:
My teeth are smooth, I brush them because it's lifelong habit, not because I need to.
My thighs don't brush together anymore, I can wear a skirt in hot weather and not get a red rash there.
I don't really sweat (unless I'm doing actual physical exercise)
My moods are a lot more stable - I don't think about it much these days but 5 years ago I was pretty much an emotional rollercoaster. Some of that is keto and some of that is being in a better place in my life. But I no longer get that irrational sense of impending doom when things are going well like I used to.
I sleep better.
I have less aches and pains.
My skin is clear.
I am finally free of that gnawing hunger that has controlled my life since I was 16.
I am no longer "pre-diabetic".

Bad:
I look a lot better in clothes than I do naked. I'm not much overweight anymore but everything is "soft".
I am running out of things to wear - I have a big pile of clothes on the spare bed to go to charity.

PaulaJSchiller wrote: »

Some positives changes I've seen:
I wasn't able to wear earrings the metal would cause my ears to get infected. I can now wear any cheap pair without a problem.

This is interesting. I had my ears pierced when I was 13, then in my 30's they were getting infected all the time. I finally just stopped wearing them and they closed up. Maybe if I got them pierced again now on LC, I could wear them.

This 'skin tags' thing is a revelation - and my goodness, you're all right! I had skin tags (I'm convinced they are also hereditary, because my Mother has them, but I had them since I was a kid, and I've never been Insulin resistant), and the three main 'biggies' are indeed, much smaller!

Our local well-known High Street Pharmacy, 'Boots' has a particular application which dissolves them, but I like this way much better!