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The first picture is at my step daughter's wedding In July 2017 , The second picture was yesterday 62 pounds down , wow what a difference , I have been feeling so lost and defeated til someone asked to see a before and after pic . I do keto and IF now all the time , 18/6 . my blood sugars are good and I feel pretty good .…

Great read and I agree with the self control part or will power , no one has better will power then I do right now since jan , i have worked so hard , but if I cheat I feel so upset with myself , and want to give up . society has done this to us , we must eat fast foods and live life to the fullest , but don't gain weight…

last 4 days have just been awful , I have eaten things I shouldn't (cake and stuff like that) I have broken my fast 2 days in a row , my morning blood sugars are crazy high 151 and 140 ..so bad ... I got to get back on to it . I do not want to gain back the 60 I have lost . I don't know what is wrong with me , The fasting…

I am on a fasting facebook page , there are people there that go 3 days or even 7 days in a fast , I go 18 hours and 6 eating hours (not all 6 LOL ) I really on eat 2 times a day . about 700 calories each time , I am sometimes not hungry , but I know if I go past 6 pm I can not eat til 12 the next day , I will do that one…

Hello Denise I would have sent this in the e-mail but i guess you can't send pics or at lease I can't , now I took these upside down so I hope you can see what it is , this just my left leg , my other leg is big , but not like this . this is Lymphedema . I have seen women a lot worse then this . it is a horrible thing to…

Being obese makes me angry , and depressed . The doctors treat you awful , people stare at me in stores , other people make remarks . so many years I ate to hide from all of that . plus I was sexual abused as a child for years , so that makes you pack on the weight as well . I have never been on meds for my depression ,…

Hello Denise , I weigh 423 , I have gained 3 pounds since last weigh in Dang It , but I am in some pain so that tends to make my weight go up and down . My legs look just like your legs , I am trying to do walking and working around the house , and some working out sitting in my chair , lifting my legs and stretching, but…

well I made this Sunday and we finished it off today , made it in my smoker , 0 carbs in the rub , family got new potatoes and green beans and I got steamed cauliflower . It was so good .

smoked baby ribs today YUMMMM

A1c go back 3 months so no just one day wouldn't make a difference , but at lease that morning it would be lower .and doc may not be so mean LOL

oh I get what you are saying and yes I can ....and yes if I am up for awhile and don't eat , it does drop some .

Pork Rind Pancakes https://www.ketoconnect.net/pork-rind-pancakes this is the link to this guys pork rind recipe I made these today for breakfast OMG they are so good like eating a cornbread pancake so savory and so bread like or pancake like .. wow really you need to try them . that whole plate less then 2 carbs !!

I am from Waverly Ohio , but live in South Carolina , so that's doesn't count HUH! LOL

welcome Steve !!

well I am worried , sept 12 is my doctor's appt and she always does A1c (3 months) and my morning BS have been awful , I am fasting 12 to 16 hours and only eating low carb and sometimes only eating 2 meals a day , but my morning BS's are anywhere from 110 to 140 This is not good , I have been doing this for months and last…

I cried a little bit at your picture @kwiris0328 . your before picture is where I am at right now , so your after picture is so awesome to me , because now I know I can do it !! Thank Your for these Pictures . Thank you for sharing your journey !!!!Big Hugs !!

@PaulaKro Share all info !!!! I know my back still hurts , but my hands don't tingle anymore , my knees are a little better and I can walk easier then I did (arthritis) so I do think it is the diet . The more I lose the better I feel . I have a long road ahead of me , but I will get there. thanks everyone for the convo and…

Thank You so much for posting this ....that guy is amazing !!!

well you are amazing , way to go and congrats on losing so much , I am at 420 right now , and I want to lose at lease 200 , I have lost little over 50 pounds so far . I know I will need surgery , in my legs and maybe my tummy , but that is a long way off . Right now I am just trying to lose it . Thank You for your story…

Thank You , hey go onto lymphedemaproducts.com and look they have those sleves , you can even get cool colored ones , flowers and stuff on them . my upper arms in the back of them are still hanging so much , I try to use weights and work on them , just 5 pounds .

Thanks everyone . :smiley: what's cool is my arms , they use to hang out of my shirts , just a little roll now LOL and you can see my waist Kind of LOL

me in my new shirt .

OMG I could have written this , I am the same . The being able to cook and clean my kitchen has been amazing , I even did yard work the other day .. I am at 424 , I can't wait for the big deal stuff either , but the little stuff is so amazing too !! Congrats on the losing and Congrats on your NSV's

I bought a new shirt size 4 x and it looked so small when I pulled it out of the package (mail order) I said to my husband opps this one is too small , but I tried it on anyways ........MY son who cares nothing about clothes or how I look , walked out of his room and said wow mom that looks good on you !!! I wear 5x and 6x…

yes I have not eaten a banana in a year or more because of it......me too I love em .

My Husband many years ago was told he had type 1 , he was taught how to give himself a shot and was giving a diet plan he was to follow. this plan was crazy , low fat foods , so many starches ,a day so many fats ,so many protein, and even so many sugars , it told him to eat 3 meals a day and he could only have just a…

for me ... I eat only 10 to 15 carbs a day and those are mainly veggie carbs , I don't eat fruit at all anymore . But this is just the way I do it , I have a lot of weight to lose . like 200 I have lost 50 so far , I know some people lose weight eating 100 carbs a day , i just can't . Good Luck !!!

Thanks Everyone , yeah I will read the article and even ask the doctor about it , but fiber in veggies don't seem to bother me only the avocado .

my low carb cabbage rolls ... with cauliflower rice and low carb pizza sauce instead of tomato sauce , I had 2 rolls and lots of hamburger stuff , my serving was 9 carbs 1 fiber , so 8 net carbs .

ONE MEAL A DAY !!