[Cricket]

I do want to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Cricket. When I was born, my father told his friends I was the ugliest baby he had ever seen and sounded just like a cricket (I was born with the hiccups.), so yes, I have been Cricket for a very long time now. I live just outside of San Antonio, Texas, and spend most of my free time outdoors and exploring the back roads. When it cools in late autumn, I disappear from the world for a bit for camping trips, exploring, and hiking.

I honestly don't remember when my initial journey began, probably back in the days of the Atkins diet, to lose a few extra pounds, but that didn't last very long because I hadn't yet learned how to make it a lifestyle instead of a DIET.

In 2012, I was in the best shape of my life and walking an average of 5-10 miles a day when I suddenly woke up in a hospital room. The doctor was talking to me about diabetes, and I was trying to explain that he clearly had the wrong room because I was not diabetic. I was sure I had simply fainted or something.

He didn't have the wrong room...

No matter how carefully I followed their recommendations, my meds increased with every appointment. At one point, I reached 2,000 mg of Metformin ER daily, along with ridiculous amounts of Glipizide ER, high blood pressure meds, etc. Instead of getting better, I was getting sicker and sicker. When the doctor told me it was time to move to insulin, I knew it was time to change. It was time for ME to choose to begin to take personal control of my health. This was was when things started to turn around for me.

I began following the Keto/LCHF lifestyle almost by accident. (Trial and error!) and knew I had found the answer that worked best for me.

I won't tell you the journey has been easy. It didn't take long to realize that I can't enjoy a cheat day now and then because ONE cheat day can turn into a year or two (for me) to get back on track. (Apparently, I am an all-or-nothing kind of gal.)

Being part of this community will be invaluable for keeping me accountable.

I am looking forward to getting to know all y'all!

 

[Stevenet2444]

Greetings, I struggled with weight most of my life (I blame the "food Pyramid").
About 20 yrs ago-ish, I went atkins style, after doing well for a while I got sabotaged with the "low carb food labels" hidden carb stuff.
Then got back to basics and took off about 60 lbs.
Now retired I don't do much due to a bad back so lbs started adding on again, can't do my eliptical, treadmill or stepper unless I don't want to sleep for 3 nights from the pain in my back.

But after doing some research I found that clycing won't bother my back condition, it hasen't for the past week now, so lookin good.
And Keto/low carb will be helping as well again.

 

[Cricket]

(I blame the "food Pyramid").

So many times in my life, I "thought" I was eating healthy because of that.

 

[Stevenet2444]

So many times in my life, I "thought" I was eating healthy because of that.

Yea, fooled everyone they did.
The USDA primary job was to keep farmers in business, I remember reading a long time ago that it was set up by the major food Companies.
No problem there right?

Anyway, water under the bridge now.
Considering we as humans have only had grains (bread) in our diet for about 10k years, we didn't evolve on it.
It's not food to us.
After all we don't feed tigers in the zoo bread.
More and more pet foods are advertizing real meat in the food it's what they evolved on.
But somehow "humans" are an exception?

Sorry for the rant there, but it still gets me livid.

 

[Zedbra]

I got started on keto after seeing a work vendor at a trade show one year later and he had lost 160lbs. - he looked like a diferent person altogether. By this time, I had gotten about 60 lbs. overweight as well - life of a traveling salesman I told myself. Yet my friend had the same life and he found a way to devote changing his food lifestyle, so it got me thinking. About 3 weeks after returning home, I called and asked him what I needed to do get started on the same path and lose 60lbs myself. He spent a few hours chatting with me and that was it - kicked sugars, kicked breads, and started eating proteins and good fats. I dropped 45 lbs rather quickly within 3 months and then another 15lbs over the next few months.

I ate keto for a few years and the last year took a 'pause' and 20lbs later, I'm ready to get my body in tune again; I simply feel better eating keto. I figure I am going to start at it again in Feb - so, looking forward to getting back to it.

 

[stev]

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I do want to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Cricket. When I was born, my father told his friends I was the ugliest baby he had ever seen and sounded just like a cricket (I was born with the hiccups.), so yes, I have been Cricket for a very long time now. I live just outside of San Antonio, Texas, and spend most of my free time outdoors and exploring the back roads. When it cools in late autumn, I disappear from the world for a bit for camping trips, exploring, and hiking.

I honestly don't remember when my initial journey began, probably back in the days of the Atkins diet, to lose a few extra pounds, but that didn't last very long because I hadn't yet learned how to make it a lifestyle instead of a DIET.

In 2012, I was in the best shape of my life and walking an average of 5-10 miles a day when I suddenly woke up in a hospital room. The doctor was talking to me about diabetes, and I was trying to explain that he clearly had the wrong room because I was not diabetic. I was sure I had simply fainted or something.

He didn't have the wrong room...

No matter how carefully I followed their recommendations, my meds increased with every appointment. At one point, I reached 2,000 mg of Metformin ER daily, along with ridiculous amounts of Glipizide ER, high blood pressure meds, etc. Instead of getting better, I was getting sicker and sicker. When the doctor told me it was time to move to insulin, I knew it was time to change. It was time for ME to choose to begin to take personal control of my health. This was was when things started to turn around for me.

I began following the Keto/LCHF lifestyle almost by accident. (Trial and error!) and knew I had found the answer that worked best for me.

I won't tell you the journey has been easy. It didn't take long to realize that I can't enjoy a cheat day now and then because ONE cheat day can turn into a year or two (for me) to get back on track. (Apparently, I am an all-or-nothing kind of gal.)

Being part of this community will be invaluable for keeping me accountable.

I am looking forward to getting to know all y'all!

Cricket,
Yes, it takes about a decade long investment to understand the journey of aligning your health correctly. It's not an easy road as people are unique and wonderfully made as individuals. The road is full of potholes to deter the truth in healthy eating. Its the reason why you had the trial and error time before the lifestyle diet became a life balance.

At one time you helped out on issues at the tractor forum. Missed you over there, yet it sounds like your knowledge is better suited for here.
Stev