I was heading down a bad road with lots of health problems. My cousin and a dear friend pushed me to change my life and to look at my illness as a carb addiction. He found Dr. Cywes to help me. It has been a lifestyle change that has been the hardest thing I have ever done. My main
Health and fitness have been a big part of Josh’s life. He says, “I have spent the better part of my adult life exercising and on some sort of ‘diet.’” Josh graduated college with a degree in kinesiology and a minor in health. He thought he knew what it took to live a healthy lifestyle. He ate several high-carbohydrate and
Spence is a full-time touring and studio musician who works in Nashville. This occupation often entails long hours and irregular sleep patterns. Nutritional health and being a touring musician do not come packaged together, and he found that he began to suffer from a variety of symptoms and health problems. His physician was concerned about his lab work, and at
Jerry said he was “lacking energy and feeling old.” He was tired a lot and overweight. At 53 he felt “over the hill.” Jerry was introduced to Keto by a co-worker who had lost 100 pounds. As a child and for most of his adult life, Jerry had belly fat and thought it was most likely due to genetics. Belly
Beginning the carnivore lifestyle: Eat when hungry, stop when satisfied. Plan ahead so you have food available for eating each day. Clean your house out of off-plan foods if possible. Throw away the scales but do take pictures and measurements if you like to do measurements. No need to count anything, unless that is your thing. Maybe keep a journal
Andy was in rough shape. He was 70 pounds overweight, suffered from type 2 diabetes, and he couldn’t seem to get his blood pressure under control. His job required him to pass a physical, and he was going to lose his commercial driver’s license if he continued down the path he was on. Having grown up in a vegetarian household,
Hello, my name is Joette. Let me show you what an 80lb transformation looks like. In fact, the first 2 pics were taken the day before I had a gastric lap band installed. (18 years ago.) 7 years later the band would fail & nearly kill me. I had an emergency surgery & to have it removed. The 80lbs I
A non-sugarcoated story With every word I type I am cringing like mad. I never wanted to do anything like this but the last few months have led me to writing this blog. The number of people asking questions or making comments have forced my hand a little. The main aim of this blog is to document what I am
Hi I’m Becky! I’m 38 and I started my weight loss journey in 2002-03. After the birth of my first child, I was at my highest weight–over 200lbs. I was suppose to be a happy new mom, but I was anything but. I hated what I saw in the mirror and was depressed I allowed myself to get to that point. You
