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My before and after. I am 63 and lost 35kg.

My daughter's wedding at the end of the month. I want to look good on the day and do justice to the beautiful dress I have found for the occasion.

Generally snacking is not a good idea on keto as the idea is to keep blood glucose stable and avoid spiking it. It is better to have 1, 2 or 3 meals a day and no snacks. If snacking is essential, some nuts such as pecans, walnuts or macadamias or something salty like olives or dill pickles are a good option. There is a lot…

For most, keto is less than 20g net carbs, but depending on the person can be a little higher and is a more restrictive in what is considered acceptable to eat.

The diet doctor website or Dr Ken Berry on Youtube are both great sources of info for keto.

Scoring a zero on my cardiac calcium scan.

I have been keto since 1st November 2017. I lost 35kg and a whole lot of health issues. I still struggle with my binge eating at times, but at least I binge on keto food.

For those of us who do take keto seriously and have valid medical reasons for doing it, it is extremely frustrating to see all the money grabbing merchants trying to cash in. Unfortunately all too often the products are full of non keto ingredients, way over priced and unnecessary. I lost weight and got my health back by…

I intermittent fast 16/8 3-4 days a week. I have done this most of my adult life as I am not a huge fan of breakfast. Currently I do it for the autophagy benefit, rather than weight loss, as I lost 35kg and at 62 my skin is not as forgiving as it was. I am finding that over time my excess skin has reduced significantly, to…

Maintaining my weight loss for close to a year now This is unheard of for me. I am a 62 year old grandma. It took 7.5 months to reach my goal weight and went from a size 20-22 to a 6-8. I work full time as a NICU nurse and enjoy walking on my days off.

It was my motivation too. My ex husband was pretty insulting about my weight at times.

That was my motivation too. My ex husband told me he didn't like fat women!!! As you can see from my profile picture I am no longer fat and am happily unmarried.

I am in Campbelltown as well.

I live in South West Sydney and have been with MFP since November 2017. I follow a ketogenic diet but am not a rabid fanatic who thinks that it is the only way to lose weight. We must do whatever works for us as the journey is ours and what works for one does not always work for someone else. However that being said, I…

That I used to own a farm and kept a small herd of Black Angus cattle and bred rare breed pigs.

I haven't eaten off plan (sounds better than cheating) since 1st November 2017. It was a little difficult at first as I love pasta but it is not something I can eat without suffering the consequences of abdo pain and bloating and most substitutes just taste bad or weird. I now no longer get cravings.

It worked and still works for me. I lost 78 pounds and a whole lot of health issues. I have been keto since November 2017. I no longer crave carbs and sugar and can happily watch my family tucking into pizza and pasta without wanting to join them. However it is not for everyone as it needs a whole mind set change from…

Congratulations. That is a great feeling. I went from size 18 to size 6 scrubs.

Thank you. I feel the best I have felt for many years and along with the weight lost a lot of health issues as well.

It may not be considered a traditional work out, but I just spent a 12 hour night shift working in a busy NICU. I walked about 6000 steps, gave my upper arms a good work out pushing humidicribs around reorganizing babies to make room for a couple of very sick admissions. I never use the lift so my legs got a good workout…

To get back at my ex husband who said that "he didn't like fat women". Well, guess who isn't fat any more????? My profile picture is from a photo shoot I did last year to reward my self for getting to my goal weight. I lost 35kg and have been maintaining +/- 1-2kg since July last year. I am 62 and have not been this weight…

Thank you for the complement. It is my pic. I had a photo shoot done in July last year when I reached my goal weight of 60kg. The hair colour is thanks to my hairdresser but the rest is all me. I insisted that I did not want to be photo shopped as I wanted the pictures to look like me and not a plastic doll.

Today I noticed a reduction in my excess saggy baggy skin. I have lost 78lbs and at 62 years old my skin is not as forgiving as it was in my youth. I have been maintaining my weight since July last year. It may be taking time but there is a definite improvement.

I too eat keto and my belly was the first place to start shrinking. This was unusual as I usually lose my boobs first. I lost a total of 16 inches off my waist in 8 months. I still have a bit of a tummy, but having 3 children will do that. However I am noticing that even though I am maintaining, rather than losing weight,…

My neighbor turned an old microwave into their letterbox.

I am 62 and needed to lose weight for health reasons. It took just over 8 months to lose 78 pounds and I have been maintaining at just under my goal weight for about 4 months. The only exercise I do is walking and a little low impact aerobics. I have worked up from a very slow 3km 2-3 times a week to a fairly brisk 10km…

I have been following a ketogenic diet for a year, on medical advice, as I was pre-diabetic and showing insulin resistance. I also was on anti-hypertensives to control my high blood pressure. Within 6 weeks of starting I was off the anti-hypertensives and within 3 months had normalised my blood sugar and was no longer…

I finally made it after I don't know how many times around and have been maintaining for 3 months, which is totally unheard of. 78 pounds lost. Good luck and keep on trying.

I am not the mother of a special child but work in a busy NICU and sadly some of our little charges are going to face life ahead being special and needing help in some aspects of their life. I salute the strong and devoted parents and siblings who add so much to the quality of their life. As a proud mother, I would like to…