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Share your storyIs low carb sustainable? The answer is yes, if you ask Brian
, medical review by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD
in Keto, Success stories 24 Year Timeline
20-34 S.A.D
35-44 Low Carb
Do not tell me this #lowcarb #ketogenic way of life is not sustainable, it is! I'm doing it. The path I was on was not sustainable! I was getting more unhealthy as the years went by. pic.twitter.com/23EDbQwkwc
— LCHF Anecdotal Man (@LCHF_TOOLBOX) March 11, 2018
Some people claim that weight loss on low carb is unsustainable in the long run. But is that really true?
Well, Brian certainly doesn’t think so. He has lost 100 lbs (45 kg) on a low-carb diet and kept it off for nine years now. Congratulations!
You can read his full story here:
Maintaining a 100-pound weight loss for seven years
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On the way home, I decided I would try to cut as many carbs as I could from my diet. The next day was friday, my regular shopping day and I spent a long time in the grocery store reading carb content on EVERY food I normally bought and some new ones. I was horrified to find how many carbs were in the food I was eating. Sugar was in everything. I always knew there were carbs in pasta, potatoes, and rice, but was blissfully unaware that sugar was added to so many canned and prepared foods. But, I was also pleasantly surprised how may foods did not have any carbs. That day I dropped sugar from my coffee, and all the starches. I always thought I ate pretty healthily because I don't like deep fried foods, potato chips, or chocolate bars . I thought fruit juice was a pretty good choice because I diluted it with half water. Reading the label on fruit juice containers was a real eye opener. I immediately dropped juice and drank water instead. Canned fish has no carbs, nor does cheese, eggs, meat and so many veggies. I started looking on line for some recipes. I discovered cauliflower rice, which quickly became the 'white' on my plate. I explored the numerous low carb diets, but I am not good at following diets and just dropped the foods with carbs in them. I started this diet to control my diabetes, but noticed immediately that i was loosing weight. Fast. What a great side effect! By Christmas I lost 40 pounds. In January my doctor told me my diabetes was gone and my blood sugar was excellent. Since then, I have only lost another 15 pounds, but the weight loss is still on the decline, albeit slower. I feel better, have more energy and can walk much easier. Yes, I miss some things, especially fruit. But I have gotten used to not having bread with my breakfast, for example and found that you can find just about any recipe with a low carb version. It took me a while to accept that fat is not my enemy, having heard all my life about how bad fat is for you. Healthy fat is not bad for you, starch and sugar is. And having both is literally deadly. Now, I can make some awesome low carb recipes that most of my friends don,t even realize are low carb until I tell them. Remember, fat is flavor.
For breakfast I have 2 slices bacon, some cheese, a hard boiled egg and a small handful of blueberries. Yes, I know that they have sugar but they are SO good for you. I froze them last summer and love eating them frozen. Lunch is usually a salad, and home made soup or leftovers from last nights low carb dinner. In a pinch, i have some canned tuna, on a bed of lettuces Dinner is easy, check online for hundreds of delicious low carb meals, even desserts and snacks.
Last month, as my daughter was starting a low carb diet, I realized my 'diet' had become a way of life. I know I can have potatoes etc sometimes, just not every day and just not sòooo much of it. Now I don't even miss the carbs anymore and l seem to have lost my craving for sugar.
I went from 230lbs to 146, reduced BP from 200/100, to 113/70, by high carb plant based diet.
Whatever works.