80 Pounds Lost In 21 Weeks

rowemaximus wrote: »

Congratulations! Well done, you should be so proud. Keep up the amazing work

Thank you so much. The kind words are very appreciated.

race23 wrote: »

Well done mate, awesome transformation

Thank you!

ldtamika31 wrote: »

awesome work im doing keto as well in week 1 so I hope my results are as great as yours

Thank you! Right on. If you're just starting out on Keto make sure you get in enough electrolytes/salt.

laurentapia wrote: »

Hey there, what electrolyte brand do you use?

I make sure I get enough salt in every day. I use pink Himalayan salt and for electrolyte powder I use Vega Sport Hydrator.

Will210 wrote: »

First off congratulations on the work you did. Incredible. I am on an 16/8 IF and am thinking of condensing it down to 5 hours of eating and skipping b-fast. I can't believe you found both a doctor and a dietitian to sign off on the one meal a day. Very happy to hear that. Most seem so conventional and fear the risks.

Did you work out during this period and did you try to plan the workouts towards your eating window or just a normal schedule?

Do you mind sharing what device you use to measure ketones?

Yes It is very sad the amount of doctors out there that are not up to date on a lot of nutritional/diet information and are scared to see or try anything new or to listen to thoughts, evidence and research from other areas they aren't familiar with. Change of the status quo is very hard for some to get a handle of and to even accept after they see what is working if it's different from what they are used to. Not to mention so many of them are being paid kick backs from big pharma/government etc to push pills and to keep people sick rather than healing them. But that's a whole different sad story right there. Some of the things friends and family members tell me they hear from doctors is truly appalling.
I feel very fortunate to have the doctor, dietician, and group of people around me. Support Is so very important when changing our lifestyles and trying to get healthier. I get blood/urine lab work done on a regular basis (as well as everyone in our group) so the evidence of how well this way of living words makes it very easy for my doctor, dietician, etc to stand behind the results and motivate us to carry on what we are doing. It has been noted on my file and others in our group that our doctor with over 30 years of practice and our dietician have never seen so much fat lost in such a short period of time and in such a healthy way; with all health markers improving. The saying of "too much fat lost in too short of period of time" can be true in some aspects if done wrong and if not supervised and if the health markers aren't closely checked while doing it. But if done right under supervision and while having health markers checked then that saying doesn't pertain whatsoever.

I was working out weight lifting and mountain bike riding for awhile but I injured a reoccurring back injury while weight lifting so I stopped working out with weights to let my back heal. I have two herniated discs. I have a pinched nerve between L4 and L5. It has been getting better but it's taking time.

I do go on hikes with my wife and daughters and I do work around our home property but no heavy lifting anymore and just the odd cycling day here or there but can't do any serious mountain biking now cause of the back injury.

My blood ketone tester is a Precision Xtra. There are a few different brands out there. Accu Chek is another one. If you call around before buying them there may be an offer to get one for free when you purchase a box of blood tester sticks to go with it. I'm in Canada and a few pharmacies have that offer here at times.