The Struggle to Lose Weight and Health Issues Along the Way Shortly after we were married, my husband and I found out we were already expecting our first baby. I wasn’t really “overweight”, but I wasn’t thin either. I weighed about 140. I’m 5’ 5”. I gained nearly 90 lbs during my pregnancy. Don’t know why, I just did.
A Career of Swashbuckling and Struggle I have had a very unique career. I was a sword-fighting comedian who performed more than four thousand shows in sixteen countries around the world at Renaissance festivals and USO shows. I have done stunts in live stunt shows and have generally abused my body. This, I thought, was the cause for
Hello Dr Baker: I was a vegetarian for 20 some years, from my late 20’s to 50 years of age when my health suddenly crashed, seemingly overnight. Stomach pain, heart pounding, dizziness, shortness of breath, dry mouth, itching watery eyes, broken capillaries, “brain buzz,” mouth burning & itching, physical weakness and shakiness, night sweats. Symptoms were the worst at
Heath is 58 years old and has battled with his weight for much of his adult life. From 1989 until 2018, he saw his waistline expand and his weight increase, year after year. Heath knew that the weight gain was taking a toll on his life and increasing the odds of disease. Heath had developed insulin resistance, also known as
Hi, my name is Mark, aka The Carnivore Grandpa. I would like to start by thanking carnivore.diet for inviting me to share my story. Thank you for all you do. I am 56 year old husband, father, and grandfather. Married to the love of my life for 36 yrs, father of six wonderful children, and Grandfather of 12. They are
John’s Struggle with Diabetes Dear Dr. Baker and Team, I’m writing with excitement and gratitude to share my 30-day results from taking on the Carnivore Challenge. As of December 31, 2019, I was a 60-year-old male, having been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 1998 (diabetes has run in my family for generations). Over the years, my
Hello, my name is Marion. My partner ( he is 67) and myself ( 63) began the meat diet last March. If we hadn’t did this way of eating we would not have believed it. Eating Like Our Ancestors I am of indigenous heritage and believe we should eat as our people did, but somewhere along the line, we
My Belief in Calories In/Calories Out Theory From my teenage years, I fully believed in the calories in/calories out theory. I believed that carbs were good for you and I looked pretty good. I even competed in a bodybuilding tournament (all natural, no steroid show). My Active Lifestyle and Healthy Eating Habits I played semi-professional soccer and
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
Melissa’s Health Challenges: The Journey to a Carnivore Diet Melissa began her search for a proper diet because she saw that her health was unstable. Over the years, she had seen her weight fluctuate from being overweight to being obese, and at some points being underweight. From Weight Fluctuations to Metabolic Syndrome and More Because of her
