An avid athlete, firefighter Danny Smith would work out twice—sometimes even three times—a day. In 2016, after a few bouts of what he thought was gastritis, he went to the hospital on a day he was experiencing, particularly acute symptoms. He was admitted right away, and while the nurse was asking him about the situation, Danny passed out. The
I am 37 years old in Southeastern Massachusetts, and a married father of 3 young girls ages 8, 4, and 18 months. I was an athlete growing up through high school and always was fairly active, giving minor attention to my diet. I noticed, like clockwork, I’d put on 10 lbs a year starting at 30, regardless of how
Before: a good acne day… Before: forced photo at my largest My Struggles with Weight: A Personal Journey My name is Kassandra, and my life has been a struggle with weight. My mother and I nearly died during my birth because she had untreated, gestational diabetes. I survived in the NICU because the nurses taped together two incubators since
Hello, my name is Nanci. I am 66 years old, a mother of 4 with one wonderful stepson, and a grandmother of 9. I was an RN and retired in 2016. I have been married to a wonderful man for 43 years and have also served as a pastor’s wife for over 30 years. Early Struggles with Weight and
Before Carnivore: Suffering with Chronic Depression, Stress, and Anxiety Before the carnivore diet I was suffering with chronic depression, stress, and anxiety. I would have panic attacks at night constantly along with sleep insomnia. All throughout my younger years it would take me 5-8 hours to fall asleep as i couldn’t fall asleep no matter the medication. I
Age: 65 Former Athlete to Morbid Obesity I was formerly athletic and became morbidly obese, peaking at least 365 pounds. I actually don’t know HOW HIGH my final weight went because my scale DIED beneath me one morning. Within half a year of this dietary change (heavy meat ketovore), I was down to 232 pounds and feeling great. My Food
Amy’s Struggle with Depression and Medications Amy is a mother to nine kids and has quite a carnivore story. She had always been overweight and depressed. When she decided to have children, she gave birth to a son but lost the next baby. Amy got pregnant a month later, and “That one hit me really, really hard. The postpartum
From the time I was very young, I remember my extremities hurting if someone would grab me by the arm or jump on my legs. I believe now, from what I’ve learned, that I have primary lipedema and possibly mild lymphedema. I was a normal weight in high school (somewhat plump preadolescent), weighing 127 or so, having a very
I am an aspiring Carnivore.Diet Coach. I began the Carnivore Diet July 1, 2019 after giving Keto a try to rid myself of recurring infections such as mastitis and UTI’s. Little did I know, my left kidney was holding on to a larg calcium oxalate kidney stone. 3 months in to Carnivore the stone tried to exit and got stuck
Emily’s weight loss journey Emily is a 51-year-old stay-at-home mom who has “been on the rollercoaster my whole life” and struggled with her weight, food, depression, mood, and self-esteem for most of her life. She was “over 200 pounds in my twenties… thought that was the end of the world, terrible.” After she had her children, Emily reached
