Today I\u2019m sharing Amber\u2019s story of making her way from vegan to pescatarian to keto\u2014and, ultimately, to health!<\/p>\n
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Hi, Mark! I wanted to share how putting the steps provided in your book into practice has changed my life. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n
I was already 20 pounds overweight when I gave birth to my son in 2016. During pregnancy I put on another 40 pounds, which put me in the obese category. I let myself indulge in every craving (mainly strawberry shortcake) and paid no attention to the scale. I was overly confident the weight would fall off after delivery, but when it didn\u2019t, I started to think this was just my new normal.<\/p>\n
Six months later I joined a gym. On day one I stepped on the scale, and when the number was displayed I was completely mortified.<\/strong> I had zero muscles in my abdomen, and they often had to create different exercises specifically for me as I could not participate in their regular classes. I was embarrassed but determined, and after 11 months I was down 30 pounds and feeling proud.<\/p>\n However, I was hungry most of the day. In an effort to drop the weight, I had \u201ctinkered\u201d with diets. At the time, I was on a vegan diet that quickly turned into a pescatarian diet. One day, my gym announced they were moving locations and could no longer provide daycare for my son. Just like that, my gym days were over. I tried to \u201cwill\u201d myself to the gym at 5 a.m. but it NEVER went well. I could barely keep my eyes open let alone do a proper workout.<\/strong><\/p>\n I let the membership expire and quickly noticed the weight coming back. I could not understand how this was happening. I thought I was making healthy meals. A normal day went like this:<\/p>\n It went on like this for the next two years, and abruptly white wine enters the picture. Wine became a constant in my life and\u2014surprise!\u2014I started gaining even more weight. I was tired all the time; I went to bed at 8 and yet woke up exhausted.<\/p>\n At age 32 I thought for the first time that this was not any way to live life. I decided to address this extreme exhaustion with my doctor. She ordered labs, and when the results came back (sparing you the details) everything was elevated to \u201cred\u201d in EVERY category.<\/strong> I was shocked and ashamed.<\/p>\n My doctor explained a \u201cnew\u201d diet she heard remarkable things about called keto. She said I should investigate it and recommended I lose the weight ASAP. I shrugged it off and told her I was a pescatarian and I would figure it out. I left and tried to be better. This means I had one less glass of wine and that was it.<\/p>\n At the time, my son was enrolled in a program that incorporated in-home visits from specialized teachers in the area. About a month after my visit to the doctor one of the teachers I had first met a year prior was coming over. She rang the doorbell and said, \u201cHello again,\u201d which I thought was odd, as I did not recall meeting her. She then said, \u201cI think we met last year,\u201d to which I replied, \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so\u201d\u2014then it hit me! She was 90 POUNDS HEAVIER when we met. My jaw dropped and she said, \u201cYeah, I lost quite a bit\u201d. As the session neared the end, I asked her how she did it and she replied \u201cI did keto, you should try it\u201d<\/p>\n Yet again, I rolled my eyes and said, \u201cWe are pescatarians, but I\u2019m glad it worked for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking back, I can see the pattern of little \u201cnudges\u201d pointing me in the right direction,<\/strong> but it wasn\u2019t until a Joe Rogan podcast when one of the guests mentioned keto that I thought hmm\u2026 maybe there is something to this.<\/p>\n The guest mentioned your name and I quickly googled to find out more. I didn\u2019t know if it was going to work, but I knew I had to try something different. My first step was to introduce the idea of a meat-centered diet to my husband\u2014whom I had spent so long convincing to get rid of meat altogether. I found Butcher Box and explained how ethical their standards were and that if we went back to meat-eating, we would do it \u201cthe right way\u201d.<\/p>\n I then purchased your book The Keto Reset Diet<\/em><\/strong>. I listened to every word and followed every suggestion. I downloaded a \u201cketo\u201d app that required me to add all the meals into it, then it would calculate my net carbs. I made the decision to make the change and did it. I bought a Peloton bike to exercise at home and stuck with it.<\/p>\n The first picture you see was taken on August 9th, 2019 the second was taken on April 1st, 2022. I am 5\u20199, and my starting weight was 193 and my end is 140. I have since bought two more of your books and countless Primal Kitchen food products. I am having no trouble at all keeping it off and maintaining a healthy weight thanks to your techniques.<\/strong> I have told friends and family about your books and encouraged them to try. I have now become one of \u201cthose\u201d keto people.<\/p>\n Thanks so much, Mark!<\/p>\n You\u2019re very welcome, Amber! I\u2019m glad you found something that worked for you. And thanks for sharing it with all of us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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