A dietitian’s journey on a low-carb diet

March 14 by in Cholesterol, Diabetes stories, High blood pressure, Success stories

Before and after

After having ignored her health issues for a long time, Joy (The LCHF dietitian) finally decided to start following the low-carb diet she recommended to her clients one year ago.

This is her story and health improvements on her one-year LCHF anniversary:

So far, I’ve lost;

32 pounds (15 kg)

8 inches (20 cm) off my waist

2 inches (5 cm) off my chest

3 inches (8 cm) off my neck

1 inch (3 cm) off my arms

1/2 (1 cm) inch off my thighs

I no longer meet the criteria for type 2 diabetes

I have blood pressure that ranges between normal and pre-hypertension

I have ideal triglycerides and excellent cholesterol levels.

The Low Carb High Fat Dietitian: A Dietitian’s Journey – first anniversary

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Low carb for beginners

How to lose weight

How to reverse type 2 diabetes

Low-carb basics

Keto for beginners: Introduction
08:02
Learn how to do a keto diet right, in part 1 of our video course.
How to stay low carb on a budget
02:36
Do you want to know how to stay low carb on a budget? Kim Gajraj interviews Dr. Eric Westman to get all of his best tips on how to keep costs low when on a low-carb diet.
My success story with Kenneth Russell
02:52
When Kenneth turned 50, he realized that he wouldn't make it to 60 the way he was going.
The 5 common mistakes on LCHF
09:25
Is it hard to reach your goal weight, are you hungry or do you feel bad? Make sure you're avoiding these mistakes.
Cereal Killers
1:00:07
What if you could – in fact – break records without eating massive amounts of carbs?
How to eat LCHF
11:18
Dr. Eenfeldt on what you need to know to start eating a low-carb, high-fat diet.
What is the main benefit of low carb?
02:52
What exactly is the greatest benefit of low carb? Doctors give their top answer.
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
Everything in moderation?
05:44
What’s the point of low carb, shouldn’t we all just try to eat everything in moderation? Top low-carb doctors answer this question.
A global food revolution
34:30
The mistakes behind the obesity epidemic and how we can fix them together, empowering people everywhere to revolutionize their health.
Living low carb with Caroline Smale
07:30
Caroline Smale shares her low-carb story and how she lives low carb on a daily basis.
The cause of obesity
38:45
What is the real cause of obesity? What causes weight gain? Dr. Jason Fung at Low Carb Vail 2016.
My Big Fat Diet
42:31
What would happen if an entire town of First Nation people went back to eating the way they used to? A high-fat low-carb diet based on real food?
Carb-Loaded
1:14:40
This may be the best (and funniest) low-carb movie ever. At least it's a strong contender.
Are there potential dangers with a low-carb diet?
09:30
Can a low-carb diet potentially be dangerous? And if so – how? Top low-carb doctors answer these questions.
"I sort of wanted to save the world"
22:22
How can you give back to the low-carb community after achieving great results on the diet? Bitte Kempe-Björkman explains.
Why is low carb important to you?
04:16
Why is low carb important to Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Dr. Sarah Hallberg?
Does the brain need carbohydrates?
05:56
Doesn’t the brain need carbohydrates? Doctors answer common questions.
The latest science behind a keto diet
13:17
What is the current science in support of a low-carb and keto diet?
7 tips to make low carb simple
09:41
The star of the BBC series Doctor in the House, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, gives you seven tips that will make low carb easy.
Q&A with Franziska Spritzler
09:52
Questions about how to formulate an optimal low-carb or keto diet.
Teaching low carb to patients in the Middle East
05:44
How do you help patients in the Middle East to start a low-carb diet?
27:26
Low carb explained
32:06
Almost no one knows more about the practicalities of low carb than Dr. Mary Vernon. Here she explains it for you.

Type 2 diabetes

Living low carb with Chris Hannaway
08:19
What does living low carb look like? Chris Hannaway shares his success story, takes us for a spin in the gym and orders food at the local pub.
How to reverse diabetes type 2
10:23
Dr. Fung's diabetes course part 1: How do you reverse your type 2 diabetes?
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
Therapeutic fasting
46:09
What if there was a more effective treatment alternative for obesity and type 2 diabetes, that is both simple and free?
The essential problem with type 2 diabetes
05:13
Dr. Fung's diabetes course part 2: What exactly is the essential problem of type 2 diabetes?
My Big Fat Diet
42:31
What would happen if an entire town of First Nation people went back to eating the way they used to? A high-fat low-carb diet based on real food?
The perfect treatment for diabetes and weight loss
45:20
Do doctors treat type 2 diabetes completely wrong today – in a way that actually makes the disease worse?
Carb-Loaded
1:14:40
This may be the best (and funniest) low-carb movie ever. At least it's a strong contender.
"We are not designed to be chronically ill"
25:54
The problem with sugar
50:01
Is it fat or sugar that has triggered the unprecedented epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease? Taubes at Low Carb USA 2017.
How to help patients reverse type 2 diabetes
27:43
How exactly do you as a doctor help patients reverse their type 2 diabetes?
Diet & diabetes – how to normalize your blood sugar
16:26
Dr. Eenfeldt's get-started course part 3: How to improve type 2 diabetes dramatically using a simple lifestyle change.
"I knew nothing"
28:51
How come Professor Tim Noakes completely changed his view on what constitutes a healthy diet?
"I have been following the wrong advice!"
16:39
How Antonio Martinez finally managed to reverse his type 2 diabetes.
LCHF and diabetes: science and clinical experience
45:59
What is the root of the problem in type 2 diabetes? And how can we treat it? Dr. Eric Westman at the Low Carb USA 2016.
A disease of insulin resistance
09:32
Part 3 of Dr. Fung's diabetes course: The core of the disease, insulin resistance, and the molecule that causes it.
What's it like being a low-carb doctor on TV?
17:40
What’s it like working with patients and giving controversial low-carb advice in front of a TV audience?
How to cure type 2 diabetes
24:25
In this interview Dr. Jay Wortman tells us how he cured his own type 2 diabetes and then did the same for many, many others.
80 pounds lighter and no medications
09:12
Is it possible to reverse your diabetes with the help of a strict low-carb diet? Definitely, and Stephen Thompson did it.
Motivating people to change their lives
51:45
How do you help and motivate people to start and stay on a low-carb diet?
The 2 Big Lies of Type 2 Diabetes
42:54
Why is the conventional treatment of Type 2 Diabetes an utter failure? Dr. Jason Fung at the LCHF Convention 2015.
Low carb explained
32:06
Almost no one knows more about the practicalities of low carb than Dr. Mary Vernon. Here she explains it for you.
"Type 2 diabetes management can be pretty simple"
18:52
Dr. Sadhra advises aspiring doctors that managing type 2 diabetes can be pretty simple as long as you eat low carb. Medications are not the first line of treatment.
Everything goes in the right direction
09:53
Arjun Panesar is the founder of the diabetes organization diabetes.co.uk, which is very low-carb friendly.

Weight loss

How to maximize fat burning
03:52
Dr. Fung's fasting course part 2: How do you maximize fat burning? What should you eat – or not eat?
How IRONMAN athlete Chris Holley lost 200 lbs
04:57
Meet Chris Holley and get to know all about his experiences as an IRONMAN athlete on a low-carb/keto diet.
My success story with Kenneth Russell
02:52
When Kenneth turned 50, he realized that he wouldn't make it to 60 the way he was going.
The 5 common mistakes on LCHF
09:25
Is it hard to reach your goal weight, are you hungry or do you feel bad? Make sure you're avoiding these mistakes.
Isn't weight loss all about counting calories?
03:14
To lose weight, you just eat fewer calories than you burn. Is it really that simple? Top low-carb doctors answer.
Cindy lost 80 pounds on keto
02:30
Cindy Miller and her family have transformed their health by following a low-carb diet.
Kristie cooking keto with Dr. Georgia Ede
27:09
Kristie invites Dr. Georgia Ede into the kitchen, and has prepared a delicious recipe with consideration to Georgia's food allergies and sensitivities.
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
"I'll do this or I'm going to die trying"
19:23
Kristie Sullivan struggled with her weight for her whole life in spite of trying every diet imaginable, but then she finally lost a 120 pounds and improved her health on a keto diet.
Too much protein is better than too little
40:13
Is increasing protein intake on low carb a good or bad idea idea in terms of weight and health – and why? Dr. Naiman explains.
A global food revolution
34:30
The mistakes behind the obesity epidemic and how we can fix them together, empowering people everywhere to revolutionize their health.
Therapeutic fasting
46:09
What if there was a more effective treatment alternative for obesity and type 2 diabetes, that is both simple and free?
The cause of obesity
38:45
What is the real cause of obesity? What causes weight gain? Dr. Jason Fung at Low Carb Vail 2016.
My Big Fat Diet
42:31
What would happen if an entire town of First Nation people went back to eating the way they used to? A high-fat low-carb diet based on real food?
The Big Fat Fix
1:19:34
Donal O'Neill and Dr. Aseem Malhotra star in this excellent documentary about the failed low-fat ideas of the past and how to really get healthy.
The perfect treatment for diabetes and weight loss
45:20
Do doctors treat type 2 diabetes completely wrong today – in a way that actually makes the disease worse?
The Pathways of Insulin Resistance
30:41
Are we chasing the wrong guy when it comes to heart disease? And if so, what is the real culprit in the disease?
Carb-Loaded
1:14:40
This may be the best (and funniest) low-carb movie ever. At least it's a strong contender.
How to make keto sustainable
15:00
How can you make the transition to a low-carb or keto diet as smooth as possible?
What to do instead of counting calories
16:02
Why is counting calories useless? And what should you do instead to lose weight?
My success story with Jim Caldwell
02:23
Jim Caldwell has transformed his health and gone from an all-time high at 352 lbs (160 kg) to 170 lbs (77 kg.
Do you have to count calories to lose weight?
10:22
Do you have to count calories to lose weight? Dr. Jason Fung explains why you don't.
The problem with sugar
50:01
Is it fat or sugar that has triggered the unprecedented epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease? Taubes at Low Carb USA 2017.
How to lose 240 pounds without hunger
31:06
How to lose 240 pounds without hunger – Lynne Ivey and her incredible story.

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Do you have a success story you want to share on this blog? Send it (photos appreciated) to andreas@dietdoctor.com, and please let me know if it’s OK to publish your photo and name or if you’d rather remain anonymous.

It would also be greatly appreciated if you shared what you eat in a typical day, whether you fast etc.