Man loses over 300 pounds on a low-carb diet, says “If I can do this, anyone can”

Tony has lost an impressive 326 lbs (148 kg) following a low-carb high-protein diet and walking. Congratulations!
His weight-loss journey started in May 2016 after the wildfire in Fort McMurray. At this time, he had to use two airplane seats during the evacuation, delaying other people from getting to safety. This increased his motivation to attempt a big lifestyle change.
He shares a few words of encouragement for anyone who’s in a similar situation to where he was in 2016:
You used to think there was no hope. That it was just total despair that you were that big. That there was no going back. It was almost as if you were just waiting to die, as sad as that sounds, but that’s all your life was.
There is hope. I was 41 when I started this, almost 600 pounds. If I can do this, anyone can.
CBC News: Man drops 326 pounds after needing two plane seats in evacuation from Fort McMurray fire
Note that while Tony was eating a low-carb, high-protein diet he was also “eating” hundreds of pound of body fat. So including that, the fuel to his body was actually more like a low-carb, high fat diet.
To keep up the same fuel mix and the same hormonal situation once a more normal body weight is reached, it becomes necessary to tweak the diet a bit. Specifically, you’d then need to increase the amount of fat eaten, to stay satisfied and not hungry after meals.
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For me, this is probably my 'light bulb' moment.
I have tried to do LCHF over several years, but not religiously, and while I have lost some weight I never had the losses I read about on Diet Doctor and other sites.
I am a very short, very fat old lady, and I was absolutely horrified when I saw my whole body scan and saw this large blob, with small bones in the middle of it, that started me on LCHF but as I have said, not very successfully.
Now I have to re think my diet, and basically, cut out fat, need to eat my body fat and not the fat on meat, bacon and poultry or in
dairy products.
Can't hurt to try it and might have more success than I have had so far.
Thanks for posting Tony's story and congratulations to him for his achievements.
I am so frustrated that I want to EAT anything & everything.
I have about 50 lbs more to take off. Unfortunately, exercise is at a minimum as I have a weight-bearing knee brace which is supposed to re-align my knee.
I know I'm whining but I'm really struggling.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-man-drops-326-...
Did Tony consent to use his image and story as an endorsement of your program?
I think the biggest thing I learnt along my journey is not to use the word 'diet' and not to have the mentality of 'I can't have that'. This is important. We all have cravings but the problem starts when we tell ourselves we can't have something. I have been doing LCHF for a year and lost 4.5 stone. I always enjoyed one meal per week where i ate anything I want. This allowed me to curb my cravings. Also, If i was really desperate for something bad i.e. chocolate, i would have something small but i would tell myself first. If you really want it have it, just know it has consequences. If there were days when I had to eat something high carb/unhealthy for pure ease or I was unable to prep then i would make sure the rest of the day would be good. Basically, don't deprive yourself is what I'm saying.
I consider this site a "Complementary Tool" for Keto (plans/recipes/etc.. so I can see paying for that, just like I would my bullet blender for making LCHF shakes), but if anyone ever tries to charge you for information about keto run for the hills, no one has a secret way of doing it, all the info on how to do it correctly and safely is online.
and as I can't edit/delete.. you just get multiple posts from me looking like a moron.