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For 9 years I have been doing this. No longer diabetic. Lost 100 lbs.

Love these people who go straightforward to the points , no bla bla bla ...You're amazing in the way to explain it, directly, no wasting time.....thank you

I just finished my 40th week of Keto/I.F. and I've lost 92lbs! But I wasn't so successful in the beginning...... It took me 40 days to lose my first 10lbs as I began by cutting my three meals and snacks down to two meals and no snacks. Then I began slowly weeding stuff out. Rice and corn was first because I don't eat much of them, then I started swapping out sugary stuff like Hines ketchup for Hunts 50% less sugar ketchup, and my Hersey bars for Lindt 80% cacao bars. Bread was the last to go and it broke my ❤️ because I use to turn everything into a sandwich - everything! I didn't start exercising until after I lost about thirty pounds because I just didn't feel confident in my ability yet - I could barely walk thru the Walmart parking lot to get my meds without stopping to rest! I've had slip ups along the weigh (get it?!) and during the Christmas holidays I took a nine day break to enjoy family and friends - 11lbs found their weigh (lol!) back to me in those 9 days, but once I refocused they left me in four days. Recently I got hit with Omicron varient of CoVid and I lost 5lbs in three days. When my health returned so did my appetite, but I stuck fast to my Keto/I.F. weighs (!). That 5lbs stayed gone and others left soon too. Don't be a perfectionist when you do this. You'll lose some battles, but if you persevere you'll win the war. I'm 6', diabetic (formerly?), off all meds, just turned 62 feeling like I'm 42. 92lbs gone, 68lbs to go. I hope this gives someone reading this hope too. This is all about the journey. You'll get to the destination in time, just enjoy the journey. I wish everyone reading this good health.

I had a hemmorhagic stroke two years ago after a lifetime of horrific sugar/carb/processed foods diet. I only drank juice and later energy drinks. I was prediabetic, slept badly, had a fatty liver, and many other problems. Once I left the hospital after one week in intensive care, I was not asked about diet once while there, I wanted to get off drugs immediately and started studying different diets. First I dropped added sugar and processed foods, then I added vegetarian, but soon switched to low carb. I then dropped all seed oils as well. I have not been sick or ill once, aches and pains all gone, sleep apnea and snoring gone, extra weight and fatty liver gone, allergies and constant gas gone, mood swings and low energy gone, and no meds for anything any more. I feel healthier than I did at fifteen. I can not recommend low carb and dropping vegetable oil/sugar in all its forms/processed foods/most carbs fast enough. And drop doctors except for infections or bone breaks as well. Read Weston Price. That's all, and good luck to everyone.

Dr. Becky - YOU ARE A PURE TEACHER! Well organized, professionally delivered with an incredibly confident, calm disposition. Carry on! I'm confident you are helping countless others.

The biggest difference for me is that I'm less hungry. For most of my adult life I've either been *hungry* or *gaining weight.* There didn't seem to be a contented state where I didn't gain. But now I can actually get up in the morning and go hiking without eating anything and I don't feel hunger pains!

I've been on a low carb diet since April. I've lost 45 pounds and feel so much better. I don't have the carb cravings any more. The joint pain is gone and I feel 10 years younger (I'm 63).

At 61 I almost died with my ADL artery 99% blocked even though my total cholesterol never got above 180. During a heart cath I flatlined twice and ended up on a life support/respirator until a double stent was inserted. Was put on 3 BP, 2 cholesterol/ statin and acid reflux medications which made me feel like I would of been better off dead. All any doctors did was prescribe more medications. At 64, I took matters in my own hands when I accidentally found Keto. I wasn’t looking to loose weight, only to feel better. After 5 months on keto I stopped ALL medications. For the past year my BP average is 110/65 (was 142/80 with meds.) HDL from 25 to 60. Triglycerides +100 to 60’s. Blood glucose 145 to 85. Also, 65 lost and kept off for a year. I am now very active and at 66 actually feel like I did at 40. I will say, Give keto a serious 2 months and your brain will tell you, “I’m never going back to the crazy way of eating (killing myself)”. I would recommend this way of life to anyone. KETO FOR LIFE

Update: After about 7 months of keto I still wasn't getting enough results as far as reducing my bloat, liquid stools, and a host of other things so August 2021 I switched to carnivore. It's June 2023 as I write this, so I've been carnivore for about two years. Carnivore was the final step I needed. No more bloat, water retention, liquid stools, pain, anxiety, depression, and the list goes on. Keto is great, but for some of us it's not quite enough. If you're keto and getting all of the improvements you need then carry on, but if you've been keto and still have a lot of issues, improved but not gone, then you might consider carnivore. I'm watching this on November 9th, but I started keto about a week before you made this video. I was in bad shape before I started. A good 7-8 years ago I started having health problems (severe abdominal bloating, moderate water retention, gallbladder pain, pain when walking, just in general, and also in my heels, weird feelings in my head, daily diarrhea, among other things). I would get up feeling bad and go to bed feeling worse. And no matter how "healthy" I ate, no matter how much I exercised, I never felt better. Then five years ago I had to have my appendix removed, as well as a fourth of my colon, because the appendix ruptured and caused gangrene. Up until this time I had been a heavy smoker. For over 20 years I had smoked one to two packs a day, and sometimes as much as two and a half or three. I had tried quitting and never could make it past the fourth day. But I was in the hospital for a week, so I figured it was then or never, and when I went home I just didn't smoke anymore. It was still hard, and there were tears, but it was doable. Now I really thought that quitting would make me feel better. Sadly it did not. I stayed smoke free because I probably couldn't manage to quit a second time, but boy was I disappointed when I didn't feel any better, and in fact kept slowing feeling worse. About a year after that I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. My TSH (I think it was TSH) was 48 and my triglycerides were over 1000. But hey, I thought I'd found what was causing me to feel so bad. I'm going to feel better now, right? Well, some, but not much. My mental health and moods slowly improved, and I stopped feeling cold all of the time. Perhaps there were other improvements I haven't noticed. But my energy was still low, all of the symptoms I listed above remained and continued to slowly get worse. My triglycerides did come down to a more manageable number, but they never lowered to optimal range. I didn't have full coverage through any of this, and we were low income, so I didn't push it a whole lot because that meant more visits and tests to pay for. But then in January I was able to get fully covered. I was so happy! Now I could push doctors to find out what was wrong with me. And they did try at first. They did a food allergy test (negative), and then suggested I try a gluten-free/low inflammatory diet, which I gladly did. This did help some with bloating and diarrhea, but everything else stayed the same. And through all of these years my weight had just been going up and up and up, my symptoms got worse and worse, and it got so bad that I would feel like crying at just the thought of living all the way to 60 (I'm 48). What a miserable existence to live for another 12 or more years. When I went back for my recent labs and that's when two things happened. First, the PA I saw that day refused to discuss my physical symptoms and insisted on referring me to a psychiatrist, which wasn't just extremely frustrating, but let me know that maybe I was on my own. The second was they luckily gave me specific numbers for my A1C. Usually I have to drag specific numbers out of them. I think maybe they were trying to tell me my numbers were a problem, but they didn't do a good job of it. So anyway (and sorry this has turned into a book), after calming down from what was a horrible visit I got to thinking about my A1C number, which was "normal" at 5.6. I looked up the number and found that I was only 0.1 point from being pre-diabetic. And researching about all of that is how I started learning about insulin resistance ... which accounted for many of my symptoms! And that's how I ended up researching the keto diet. I had heard of it before, but I'm not one for doing fad diets, and plus I was just way too tired, mentally and physically, to try something new unless I thought it would work. So I had ignored it. But then I watched a video by Dr. Sten Ekberg thoroughly explaining insulin resistance and how a LCHF diet could reverse it. Obviously I don't know for sure that I'm insulin resistant since I haven't been tested, but as I've said, I'm basically on my own, and it really seemed to fit. So I started keto on October 7th. I kind of just jumped right in, but it wasn't so hard because I had already been lowering my carbs some, had been avoiding gluten, had been working on cutting out all sources of vegetable oils, and was rarely eating sweet treats. But along with just jumping in I've also searched out video after video from trusted sources like Dr. Becky Gillaspy, Dr. Eric Berg, and Dr. Ekberg so that I can make sure I'm doing it right and correct what I'm doing wrong. I'm trying my best to do mostly clean keto, which is challenging in my rural Texas town, so sometimes I allow myself things like pepperoni that doesn't have the best ingredients, and I don't always eat free range chicken or eggs that come from free range chickens, or butter that comes from grass fed cows. But I do try to buy as many of the better, cleaner options that I reasonably can. Anyway, to my results, which is really all that was asked for. I really am sorry for the book, but I just had the strong urge to share. But yeah, my results from going keto have been amazing. I mean I was in such bad shape that obviously I'm not running any marathons, but my energy levels have noticeably increased. My bloating and water retention is almost gone, too. My bloating would be so bad that by the evening it was too miserable to sit up at the computer. I would try sitting on the couch, but that was also miserable, so I would end up going to bed early, where I was also miserable, but could at least sleep through some of it. I'm not miserable anymore! I have a lot of muscle weakness, but I'm able to exercise a little more than before, and so I'm working on that. I forgot to mention my knee injury from three years ago that has kept me from being able to fully bend or straighten my leg, but now I have hope to lose enough weight to get that fixed, hopefully without surgery. And I really can't wait to have it fixed because I want to be able to exercise harder. I feel good enough now, and have the energy, so now it's mostly my knee holding me back. But back to results, not only do I feel a lot better, but I've lost 20 lbs this first month. I started at 253 and this morning I weighed in at 233. And never do I feel hungry or deprived, and I still get to eat my favorite vegetables, and butter is no longer a no-no. I really love butter. Bread, not so much. It was just a butter delivery system. LOVE butter. Although I'm trying to incorporate EVOO and EVCO into my diet, because woman cannot live on butter alone. To anyone who has read all of this, sorry and thank you. lol

As an Asian, rice is life so it was extremely difficult for me to give up on ir at first but eventually I got used to it and I eat cauliflower rice or brocoli rice as a substitute

I hv recently switched from a high carb lifestyle to a low carb. The weight loss was a benefit but ridding my body of the inflammation and the joint pain were the best part. My husband has experienced the same benefits, his back used to lock up and since going low carb 2 months ago no back pain. It’s worth it for anyone on the fence, and most of all... you are worth it!!

Admire your immediately addressing the subject matter. Some speakers drone on for several minutes before introducing the supposed subject matter. Good job.

Love reading these success stories, especially from the over 65ers!

I am seventy years old. So far every word of every video from Dr. Becky I have found to be true. The knowledge of nutrition alone has been a great eye opener. I began my low carb, no sugar, reasonably high fat lifestyle change twelve weeks ago. I have lost 20 lbs with no exercise and I feel better than I have in years. My blood pressure is markedly lower and once over the hump of initial changes to a fat burning body it has been relatively simple and easy. Thank you sooo much Dr. Becky for your concise, “no drama” informative videos!

Also, I am 76 and have been on Kato for three months. I have lost 28 pounds and love this diet.

I went low carb because of my diabetes. The weight loss ( 40 lbs. ) was an added bonus. My A1C went from a high of 8.2 to 6.3 and 5.7 within 6 months. Any doctor who doesn't advise diabetic patients to go low carb is doing them a disservice. I am still trying and videos like Dr. Gillaspy's are so helpful.

Ive lost 100 pounds, it took two years or so. And I have maintained for over a year now. It’s a lifestyle. I eat twice a day, 2pm and 6pm. I try not to snack at all. But when I do it’s a sugar free treat after dinner. My body feels so much better. I didn’t start exercise u til after the first 50 pounds when I plateaued. Also, my body didn’t hurt as much after 50 pounds, and not eating sugar. My joints and knees felt better. But now I kayak, hike and garden. For my 50th birthday I hiked 5 miles and climbed a small mountain in Sedona, AZ to get an amazing photo in a cave. I love being active. My new motto “Adventure is better than donuts!”

I converted to low carb with no difficulty and included intermittent fasting on a daily basis with a 16-8 scheduled by just skipping breakfast, hope this helps others!

I started the keto diet a year ago i have now gotten to my goal weight 138lb and am now maintaining I have increased my carbs to 30,50 grams a day by adding more fruit and vegetables. Still feeling great and have maintained now for 2 months.

I mode the Switch with huge salads, including plenty of avocado, fish, meat, egg, olives and oil, cheese. Took 6 weeks and one day I ate half of what I ate previously but was completely full. My body did not want more food. It was like a change over Switch flipped. Thereafter I lost 20 kg in about 4 months while starting intermittent fasting and ultimately 2/3 day fast once in a while. Lots of health markers now optimal and feels 15 years younger. Stopped statins, lowered blood pressure to 115/75 (age 50), skin improved, eyesight improved materially, energy level higher and completely stable. No negative impacts what so ever.

I lost 42 lbs in 6 months with low carb low sugar diet. The first 3 days were a headache,I think salads are the key. In the past exercise never worked for me alone ,what I eat is what matters,with exercise too.

I'm 52 and started my low carb diet the day after Christmas 2020. In 4 weeks I went from 230 lbs to 207 lbs. I was also doing a lot of walking and some time in the gym. I now cook more which has actually become a fun and interesting bonus.

Give your body time to get there. Brilliant. I read so many Keto/IF comments that talk about not losing enough weight. For me it’s all about getting healthy and the weight will come off. I gave my body so much time to get unhealthy, I am giving it time to reset itself. I feel great and am looking great during this process.

Started Oct 2019 on keto to get off diabetes medication....Nov 2020 now 50 lbs lighter and off the meds....really feeling great...

I love reading everyone’s stories❤️❤️ love from the uk 🇬🇧

Thanks to you & Dr Berg I really read up on everything before starting. I’m off flour, sugar, and junk in general. I usually eat 2 veggies with my protein and for the first time in my life I’m not raging hungry. I’m really pretty full. I’m down 2 sizes on the bottom and 1 size on top. I’ve lost 33 pounds and feel great. I flipped my blood test! My Dr was so happy! It made me feel proud. I’m pretty strict but did have a carb (fries) on my birthday. It’s all worth it, I feel so good and want to continue my journey to better health! I’m changing up thanksgiving to be a healthy meal not a carb nightmare! Thank you so much for empowering me! 🥳

I started a keto diet at the beginning of 2020. I am 63 and had slowly put on weight after menopause. I wasn't really big but felt uncomfortable and could only see myself putting on even more weight as I aged, and I remembered how slim I was in my younger days. I have now lost 40 pounds, am feeling better than I have in many years, am sleeping better and am more active. I find keto easy to stick to as I can eat many things that I love eg cream, cheese, bacon, full fat (unsweetened) yoghurt etc. I don't miss the sugar/carbs and find it easy to say no to them. One thing I would recommend is to do your research and educate yourself on how your body works and what carbs actually do to your system. It's an eye opener!

Started low carb/ keto/IF about 2 years ago and the results have been incredible. Weight loss has been sustained, tonnes of energy...never felt better! Thoroughly recommend this way of eating/living.

40 days cold turkey. No sugar, breads, grains or pasta. Carnivore into keto ,18/6 If. from 195 to 175.

I am back again in the keto diet cause it makes me feel much much better even if its hard for me to give up sweet things

I’ve been told artificial sweeteners are bad on a diet. I’ve had it scientifically explained to me. What finally made sense is this: Sweeteners (including no calorie sweetness) increase your appetite, so if you are trying to get your appetite and cravings under control, don’t sabotage yourself by eating them.

I'd never struggled with my weight until I went through menopause 6 years ago. No matter how much I exercised or how little I ate my weight slowly crept upwards. A few months ago I was 14kg (38lbs) heavier, and at 5'3", that 14kg made a huge difference to how I looked and felt about myself. Early October I decided I was going to cut sugar from my diet and drastically reduce my carb intake, along with doing 16:8 intermittent fasting. It wasn't until I started counting carbs that I realized the ridiculous amount I was eating a day! 5 weeks down the track I've gone from 72kg to 67kg. I haven't been doing any strenuous excercise, just walking my dog. I have so much energy and no more brain fog, my joint pain has decreased significantly plus I'm sleeping so much better. What surprised me the most was that I had a real sweet tooth, but now I have no sugar cravings at all, the only 'sweet' thing I might have is 1 square of 85% dark chocolate. I have to add, I haven't gone strictly keto. My family catch up for dinner once a week and I still indulge in whatever my Mum has prepared, which includes some delicious desserts, I just have a much smaller portion. So I can still enjoy a guilt free cheat day and still lose weight. 😊👍

I have been eating low carb for 6 months with a daily intake of carbs between 80g -120g, I have also been intermittent fasting (IF) with a daily 4 hour eating window and have up until now lost 60lbs and continue to lose weight. Doing the IF has been straight forward, and for the most part so has eating low carb. However I do have a cheat day where I can eat sugary treats etc. This I believe has helped me maintain low carb eating for the rest of the week with the IF helping reduce my blood sugar levels back to normal levels within a day. Sometimes I feel that low carb/keto videos are to stringent in their advice and everyone has to find what works for them and for me that means Low carb with IF and allowing for a cheat day.

I'm an old person who was pre-diabetic. I've been on the Keto diet for about a month, lost 10 lbs, my A1C is normal, Cholesterol is down, HDL is up and LDL is low. Keto High fat, protein and low carbs is great!

4 weeks ago I decided to try the Keto method (hate the word diet) I had put on over 30lbs in the first lockdown and as went into second was determined not to get worse...I also stopped smoking so set my self a hard task started 15st. 2lbs (sorry in uk we use stones and pounds) at first I missed the bread as love bread then the cakes as have a sweet tooth but with determination I stopped any sweet things and did not cheat and 4 weeks later still haven't cheated as know it will push me out of Ketosis..I never feel hungry and can see feel the weight dropping off I am now 14st.2lbs so lost 14lbs in 4 weeks...no exercise at all so will now add some light exercise and sit ups in my second 4 weeks on this way of eating have had the odd cigarette but didn't beat myself up ..it can get tough but when the results start to happen you realise what the sugar and carbs were doing to you...keep at it and persevere...good luck peeps ;) ps I also had a day fasting last week, was not hungry at all but felt really good. Also I checked the labels as there are hidden sugars..be careful, I swear if I hadn't read the labels it would not be working BEWARE OF HIDDEN Sugars example Krakus Gherkins are my favourite snack in brine bought some in the beginning from a different shop and they tasted different checked label they had sugar in the water!!

I really like the idea of 'Low Carb' and not 'No Carb' ... It's just more realistic. Your videos are short and sweet and to the point. Thank you for the info!!

Stress eating and boredom are your biggest enemy's ! At least their are mine .

I'm at the age of 58. Almost success with lowering my diabetic blood work count. Lots of work to do for a lifetime now!

Since starting Keto a couple of months ago, I have shed 12kg and feel that I'm actually eating more or what I'm eating is more satiating. I now do intermittent fasting (8hr eating window from 11am to 7pm) without snacks and seldom do I think of a sugar or carb fix. My waist has shrunk and I'm now wearing the clothes that I'd kept for when I lost weight.

Down 30 lbs from 170 to 139 in 6.5 months doing intermittent fasting (no breakfast) and low carb. Only the first 3 weeks were a little tough. Now I’m below my college weight. My 67 yo wife did not intend to lose weight at 116 but is now 100lb, because she loosely follows the intermittent fast and low carb. We both feel great, except for age-related stuff - working too hard chasing grandkids and home projects,

Started 4-years ago with walking and yoga and a paleo diet. Lost 40-pounds and then hit a plateau. Discovered Dr. Becky and made the switch to Keto. Definitely had to make some adjustments but was able to actually up high intensity exercise to CrossFit at 56-years old. A year later and I am happier, more energetic with less inflammation. It does take time but well worth easing into the low carb lifestyle🥰

The amazing thing for me, being on Kato for a while, I just didn't crave the snacks or junk food. This happened very quickly.

im in my 1st week of a low carb diet and i lost around 4-5 lbs in the entire week

When I switched to a low-carb eating regimen years ago (like 20 years ago -- dating myself!!), it was hard the first month or two, especially the first couple weeks. I did not go all-or-nothing. As you just suggested, I slowly but very surely cut back. At first, I focused on cutting out all refined carbs. Some were (and are) more difficult to kiss goodbye than others. I do not beat myself up for mishaps. I recognized what I'm trying to do, and realize it's a process. Now, flub-ups are exactly that. I recognize them and move on with perfection as my goal, but with the realization that I'm not perfect. And that has brought me overall success. At 54-years-old, I am happy and healthy, greatly satisfied with my progress and the results. And I owe much gratitude to you, DB, for your guidance -- the generous sharing of your (and Dr. Keith's) well-practiced and learned knowledge. Love.

Dr Becky my body needed this lifestyle change with fasting, I didn't feel the "pain" when I started seeing the weight loss and feeling the healing of the two combined. I reset my body by using a 36 to 42 hour fast every now and then. A salad is my go to every day, at 64 I feel the best ever. Thank you for your videos!

Started low carb 2 weeks ago and boy my joint pain is so much better already.

Six weeks into the 0, 1, 2 , 3 diet. Ten pounds down. I did feel sluggish at first but I have felt sluggish for a long time. Now with just ten pounds down I’m feeling better, there’s less inflammation which makes my body feel more flexible, and the energy is coming back!! Thank you, Dr Becky!!

Went low carb after two heart attacks and two surgeries in 2016 and lost 18 pounds. I stayed there for two years till I had another heart attack and more surgery. I kind of gave up after that and I gained all the weight back within four months. I have been trying to get back on track but have failed miserably. I am still trying though.

Low carb sugar free for 17 days. 21 day challenge! On day 4 felt relief from abdomen pressure. Helped me forge on. Thank you, 2 Drs.

Yes, I made the transition from Hi to Low carbs and feel so much better now. It definitely works, just stick with it through the first week and one will feel the difference physically and mentally . Never hungry, sleeping better, lost seven pounds in seven weeks, do not crave the sweets though I see them at the grocery. I know that I could have them, but it would put me off the Keto process for three days and its not worth it . I eat lots of cabbage soups loaded with meat or chicken or fish/shrimp and onion, Brussels sprouts, asparagus and broths of my choice . I use a lot of Greek seasoning in mine. Cheeses, olives, cold cuts, and those small packages of crispy cucumbers are good eats too !

hello, just started following your channel. i started low carb last september 2022, i cut all my carb diets, no rice, pasta, bread, even fruits and stopped using processed oils, it really gets me into my goal to loose wt, and at the same time started intermittent fastng, the result was incredible, i lost wt of 6 kgs in 4 mos. not bad my sugar was super normal and my blood pressure was also lowered. so i encouraged everyone to do low.carb and IF slowly and you will get incredible results...

I'm on day 44 of low carb eating and I've lost around a stone (about 14 lbs). The first few weeks I was probably eating more carbs than needed but in the last 3 weeks have been pretty strict with myself. Before I started I had been struggling with fatigue and brain fog (due to stress and the after effects of the flu) but once I started this new way of eating I felt so much better - and happier. I no longer need to nap during the day, I no longer feel down and I have more energy and feel more joy. It really is so worth it. X

I'm down 58 pounds since January 6. For the 1st time in my life I have kicked the very real and super strong sugar cravings. A variety of cheese types helps. I had the "carb flu" for a few days at first but just snacked on cheese, meat and got through it. I treat myself to a concrete mixer 1 X a month now that I am at my goal weight. I Immediately want MORE sugar but don't allow myself. I'm not sure it is worth the spike in cravings but this way I don't feel deprived.

Lately (after 2 years of low carb) we have discovered the deliciousness of fat bombs & KETO bars & snacks. I really enjoy these treats & they are so satisfying that we aren't tempted to eat real, high carb, sugary foods. Also, we have maintained our weights over the same 2 years. I think over the time period that our taste buds have changed & they think they are eating the "real thing" but I wonder what our brain & pancreas think, among the organs involved. That's just my 2 cents worth. If the treats caused us to start eating sugary high carb foods, I would have to rethink our lifestyle, but until that happens we are happy with the low carb substitutes.

When first cutting carbs... I did it with IF. I remember in the beginning ... every second looking at the clock. Tick tock. Tick tock. Is it time? I remember reading and parging all the items that had the hidden carbs. Reading labels on everything. Now I’m in a routine. 23-1 eating. Low carb. Healthy fats. Down 85 pounds. I have to admit following dr Becky ( very soothing voice ) and dr Keith we’re tremendously helpful. My wife lost close to 60 lbs as well.

I cannot thank you enough Dr Becky. I have recently started a low carb diet and it has kick started my weight loss plateau again (having already lost 2 stone but then plateaud for five weeks) The weight has started coming off again slowly but surely, and I am taking the low carb thing very slowly as you say. Thank you - you're the best. xx

I just started a low carb lifestyle 10 days ago, as I was addicted to sugar and I was tired of it running my life. Surprisingly I felt good pretty much from the start, and I am never hungry. I’m also naturally IF because I don’t eat anything after dinner and I’m not hungry in the morning . I don’t really have any weight to lose, but I did this new lifestyle for a healthy way of eating. When I told my neurologist ( I have Parkinson’s) and my general doctor that I started this , they were both happy to hear it.

Spot on advice! I’m four months into a “no sugar, no bread, low carb” lifestyle and just a few weeks ago added a gym regimen. Energy is up, outlook is positive, down to a healthy weight and feeling great!

Hi Becky, great 4 points. All of which I blew 🤣, when I started my low carb (keto) lifestyle. So very grateful you did this video! I'm post menopause and the road to losing weight has been a roller coaster. I contribute this to my addiction to sugar which has done me no favors throughout the years. I've never been overweight but I have struggled with controlling my weight. As I got older I noticed I was fatigued all the time, had brain fog and my joints felt stiff in the morning. That's when I came across your channel. It's been a godsend in understanding how to make diet changes to make me healthier, lose the brain fog, and wake up feeling refreshed. Thank you!

Alway good to have the a basic review of low carb. Easy to complicate the journey with over thinking. Initially I was gang busters the weight was coming off so fast. I felt amazing. Blood work amazing. Then I got lazy. No other way to put it. Began to over eat the good stuff. Too much at meals. Just too much. Began to cheat with sweets, began emotionally eating. It shows, mostly with the way I feel, sleep and focus. This morning your video pops up. Just the encouragement (hope) I need to get back on track. 🤞 At 70+ my goal was definitely weight loss and health. On zero medications, want to stay that way. My metabolic health was deteriorating fast - low carb-keto really straightened that out. Shaking myself to get myself back on track. Being responsible is up to me.

At 49 I started an ultra low carb diet (less than 30 grams per day) 23 weeks later I have lost 75 lbs, dropped from a 42 pants to 33 and from XXL shirts to L. I went from walking from the house to the car and back again to running a 32 minute 5k, the first time since 1988. I am less depressed, I don’t nap all the time, my blood pressure has dropped from high to normal for someone 30 years old, my resting heart rate has dropped 25 bpm, my ankles don’t look like sausages, my body fat has dropped 12-15%, I don’t get hangry...just some of the benefits...of course I did have to get rid of thousands of dollars in clothes...literally the smartest thing I have ever done for my health.

A million thanks Dr. Becky for these great tips and guidance . Blessings to you and your family!❤️🙏

This is exactly what I needed to hear! Thank you!

Thank you for your excellent presentation. I began a low carb diet nine days ago and have so far lost 5 pounds and an inch and a half from my waistline. Using your presentations and others each day have helped keep me motivated and the low carb food list offers very satisfying meals. I had originally planned to do this for six weeks but I am honestly so delighted at the benefits I’m feeling both physically and mentally that I hope to simply continue and develop this new dietary pathway. Many thanks - you’re a lifesaver!

It takes discipline, self control and commitment. With sugar addiction, diet change is a war!

It's a real pleasure to hear you, your videos are so clear! I just started low carb diet and adjusted my macros as I was wrong with fat and carbs. Hope the magic will happen!

Great series, thank you. I started Keto 30 days ago and I’m down 25 pounds . The first week was hard but no problem now. I’m enjoying new recipes & foods. Thanks for your help.

Thank you for the useful advice. I experienced some of the simptoms you described, now I understand better my body reactions. You are bright and beautiful!

Great video, I started on this journey 1 year ago have lost 50 lbs. I am now back to my weight when I was in my twenties. I have more energy and less body fat. Fight your addictions you can succeed.

In the past low carb was the only way I successfully lost weight. Years on after going back carb eating I am now in menopause and my weight has crept up continually even though I do not eat much so I am back and started a low carb lifestyle. Dr Becky your videos are excellent and the comments are encouraging to read❤️

I have never loved sugar or sweets in general, but I did enjoy pasta and bread. Blueberries I love however, and was used to eating 2-3 cups of them each day. The first few days on keto left me feeling like I was on another planet! I didn't feel like I had the flu; I just felt strange and light-headed. Exercise was a challenge for the first few weeks, so I just did shorter, less challenging exercise sessions. Now I do a modified keto/low-carb Mediterranean-style diet and also fast between 16-18 hours 5 or 6x a week. I exercise towards the end of my fasting period and have good energy. I have lost weight, I'm in great shape, I'm sleeping better (a major problem for me,) and I am calm and focused. Btw, I am only on day 78 of this programme!

So so true! I can relate to all of this video, great advice to apply in this video!

Love the way you explain this Dr. Becky, clear, concise and clever! Thanks for sharing.

Just found you- very refreshing! Appreciate the brevity and clarity of your message. No yelling and no droning on. I will be checking your other videos out for sure. I started Keto and because I started when I was away from home working, I could not afford to get the keto flu. I cut my carbs back gradually and drank lots of water and honestly felt fine. Ive been at it over a year and am 11 lbs from my revised goal. I feel 15 or more years younger. Great lifestyle.

I am on a program called Virta. It is super low carb with the intent of reversing type 2 diabetes. I have been on it for a year, lost 77 pounds and am now off insulin. I have also stopped taking a blood pressure medication and another diabetes med.

I love this vid...short...sweet..and full of information that really makes sense!!!! Good work Dr! I just subscribed!!

I started my Keto transition over 5 months ago and list 40 lbs. The first two weeks were hard and I was getting headaches, which is normal. But your body and cravings will adjust and you will feel so much better with this new lifestyle.

New subbies for sure!! Not just because of the great content and how easily you make it to understand, But because your voice is very soothing and trustworthy!! I started low carb at the top of the year and it’s tough but I feel amazing

So far i have lost 9 kg over 3 months doing lo carb (with once a week morning walk) after listening to your channel. Bless you! 🙏

I went keto in 2020. I don't buy processed "keto friendly" snacks or packaged foods, and I don't make keto versions of cakes, cookies and bread. It's too much effort for stuff that just doesn't have a satisfying taste, in my opinion. If I need a few carbs, I give myself permission to enjoy strawberries or blueberries. I sometimes enjoy a piece of grilled, buttered sourdough bread (maybe once or twice a month). I focus on grass-fed meats, pastured eggs, and salads. Pretty simple menu because it's just me. I'm down to my college, dance-minor weight and I'm off all meds at age 69. Perfectly healthy, full of energy, sleep like a log! I've ordered the electrolyte supplement Dr. Becky recommends and am anxious to see how this works for me.

I love your voice during this video . Very calm

The first week I went too low on carbs, I got depressed, dizzy, I lost weight yet was so sad. The second week I have whole grain rye toast in the morning with my protein and some carb at dinner, I feel more balanced now. I am also doing a 14 hour fast daily down from 16 hrs. I tend to jump in too fast, I need to build up to this, it made me nauseous. I also take apple cider vinegar daily. I am realizing advice is great but I need to pay attention to my body, make changes that help not hurt. One size program doesn't fit all, I am still trying things as I go, I was going to order keto treats, now with your advice about the sugar substitutes still causing that sweet tooth I will avoid that and just stay with the cheese and meats I have been eating. When in the car I do up a snack box with cheese slices, almonds, salami, and some gluten free crackers, it's my go to for a fast lunch to avoid drive thru's. This is all a learning process, it's overwhelming at times but a fight I need to win to regain my health.

Thank you, Dr.Becky. I am 63 years old and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on February 14th 2020: also Hyperthyroidism, loss of vision, and an autoimmune disease showing markers for Lupus in my blood work and after that I colon sugery from Diverticulitis. I fasted and prayed for 7 days (water only) and I didn't take any Insulin or medications prescribed for my diabetic condition or my Thyroid condition. The Lord answered my prayers on the 7th day of my fast my blood sugar fell from 475 in seven days to below 100 and has stayed there ever since today (November 4th). Dr. Jockers who also has a RU-vid channel put me on Keto and some other supplements in February. Yesterday on November 3rd my medical doctor said that my Type 1 diabetes was in remission and my Thyroid was in remission, meaning and that according to my lab work I don't have any more symptoms. The doctors don't like the word healed, so they say remission. My vision also has returned to normal. I love my keto diet and I also love burning fat for fuel instead of sugar. I am now fat adapted and I am no longer a sugar burner. Thank you for all the time and energy you put into these videos. I hope that people will take these videos and all the valuable Keto information that you provide on your channel seriously. I am very grateful to the Lord Jesus for healing me and Dr. Jockers' nutritional advice. I am presently sharing your videos with many others. Thank you once again and may the Lord bless you

Thank you so much! Your talk is so clear and spoken so clearly( none of that nonsense fluff!!) you are now my “go to” person for my journey into healthy living. God bless you.

"false mental hunger" . boredom.

Finish my keto transition just a few weeks ago. It was rough but I'm glad I did it. Need to keep this up until my cholesterol test. I hope it works.

Great advice and very true in my case. Being aware of what you are eating is essential at all times. I am 62 years old my weight as of 6 January 2020 was 19 stones 10 lbs. My weight now is 13 stones 7 lbs, that is 87 lbs lost. I was pre diabetic, suffered with pain in both my knees, my right hip, both wrists. worryingly, I also expeienced heart palpitations. I had my blood sugars tested 3 weeks ago and I am now one point above normal. All my joint pains have gone except in my left wrist. My heart palpitations have completly stopped and I never need to cat nap through the day time, something I nearly always did before I lost weight. One added bonus is I no longer snore. Being on a low carb eating plan I rarely suffer from hunger it took about 2 or 3 weeks for this to take effect and I believe the main reason why I have been successful in weight loss.

When I was pigging out on carbs and sugar the cravings rarely stopped. I was also doing chemo at the time so can't tell exactly how cutting carbs made me feel on day one, but after chemo, after I stopped eating processed sugar, then the weight started to fall off I had much more energy and I slept better when I quit eating after 6pm. I believe that was instrumental in helping me shed 40lbs in 3 and a half months. But then slowly, I started snacking after 6 and I stopped losing weight but my BMI was good so I didn't think much of it...at the time. Then I went on a long road trip and relied on junk food too often. I started to gain weight again. Got up to 210 from 195 so I am once again not eating after 6pm and I've already lost 4lbs in 8 days. It's a constant vigil at my age to stay trim (72 yrs old) but applying the principles suggested by Dr Becky really do work. But in today's food markets it's nearly impossible to not get a sugar in way too many foods. Gotta read the labels and decide what I want to look like when I look in the mirror. Plus I'm lighter on my feet and I like feeling thin. I'll lose another 10lbs by end of February by following the good Dr's advice.

I'm going low carb/Keto/Paleo again, after letting things go and not staying the course. I allowed some 'celebration' time to get out of hand and now I am craving the sugar again. But! I'm not done, no way no how. Thanks Dr. B for continued ideas and inspiration 💕

Dr. Gillaspy, butter Bob and a few others were the reason and motivation why i Started 18 months ago, lost 40 lbs in the first 4 months and have kept them off. Initial keto for 4 months and then have been on low carb, amazing results, feel better, have more energy and most importantly the relationship with food has changed. I am eating cleaner whole foods, dont have the annoying sugar cravings and am full most of the time (despite intermittent fasting 20:4). I am 50 years old and God willing hope to stick to this for the rest of my life. Dr

I have struggled with sugar binges and overeating of carbs. Whenever I reduce carb intake I do have very low energy, feel out of sorts etc but I have to make sure I increase my high fat intake to compensate these symptoms. Dr. Gillaspy...I wish you had an office I could go to, your videos are awesome. thank you!

Beautiful and helpful clip dr Becky. I transitioned quite smoothly to low carb. The only carb I eat perhaps once a week is oatmeal with sliced banana. I still crave oatmeal and I enjoy eating it on the odd time.

Great video, as always! One thing I've found helpful to prevent the carb withdrawal/keto flu cycle is green tea. The Celestial Seasonings blend with ginger is especially helpful, I find, because I was experiencing waves of nausea during the transition to low carb. Then I remembered using ginger to ward off morning sickness & found the green tea/ginger blend and voila! No more mid-afternoon slump/carb craving.

Thank you for this and all the information/explanations. It really helps me to stick to my goal!

I have just started on this low carb road. I recently had a CT of my chest and it was noted that I have fatty liver. 12 months ago I had an incident which has caused chronic pain and fatigue along with times of intense pain. A CT was done at the time of the incident and fatty liver was not mentioned. I have always been an emotional eater and always hungry. In past 12 months I have put on 12kg. Due to overeating and realised I needed to turn this around and started skirting around youtube. The fist thing I came across was an artical about apple cider vinegar and thought to give it a go. That alone reduced my cravings. I normally eat a lot of bread, rice and bananas so I stopped them. Week one and I have lost 1 kg. For breakfast bacon & eggs on toast was replaced with an omelet with feter cheese bacon and mushrooms. Green smoothy mid morning Lunch sardines in olive oil with lettuce or Greek style salad with prawns. Or home made beef broth. Dinner stir fried veggies and meat. Often use frozen veggies. Have started using avacardo oil for stir fry. Food is satisfying. Early days but it is working. I still believe in an energy balance but I am not counting calories in a formal way and I do have a feel for the energy in food. Because I do not have the cravings I just eat less. The apple cider vinger was very significant in stopping the food cravings which is key to eating less. And I have learned what foods to avoid. Fortunately I have always mostly eaten whole foods except for bread and rice and do not have a sweet tooth. Love your work Dr Becky of all the videos I ha watched yours are the best.

excellent video....has helped me immensely. thank you Becky.

Good stuff as always!

great video! Very easy to follow and great explanation! Great voice too!

Your advice is spot on. Go low carb gradually. When I switched to lower carb I kept my exercise level the same, running/biking, and noticed my energy and endurance level suffer. However after a couple of weeks my body adapted and I continue to increase my exercise level as I train for a olympic triathlon. Other benefits for me include less stomach discomfort, better sleep and some weight loss (15lbs + in 4 months). I also follow a 16/8 fasting schedule. No snacks. I don't often feel the need to snack when I eat good foods higher in fat/protein. 61 years old. Thanks for your videos.