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My Confidence Began to Soar!

3/23/2012

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Meet the Old Amy:
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After the birth of my second son i ended up weighing in at a whopping 267lbs on my tiny 5'2 frame. My BMI was a 48.8, my doctor recommended me for gastric bypass due to my high blood pressure and I was terrified. 

I knew I had to do something. 

January 6th 2009 I started my Low Carb diet. I was SO tired of being unhealthy and sick. I didn't want to be the "fat wife" or "fat mom" anymore. I didn't want to avoid being in pictures with my beautiful boys or husband, I didn't want to avoid taking my kids to the park anymore because kids would tease me and I didn't want to put my kids through that either. Most of all, I was scared of the destructive path I was on.

The food was delicious and the weight began to fly off and my confidence began to SOAR! 

People around me who doubted and scoffed at Low Carb previously started to ask me for tips and began to follow my way of eating (with success!) too! About 20 months later I had lost 150lbs. My life has COMPLETELY changed. I can do everything with my kids now! I can fit in any seat in any restaurant, ride or arena! I can go into ANY clothing store! Best of all, for the past 3 Christmas' we've done family portraits and this is the most precious thing to me. I can't make up for the years and pictures I lost, but I can certainly make sure that I never go back to that person again!

Say Hello to Amy Today:
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What was the biggest challenge to adopting a carbohydrate-restricted or paleo diet?
It wasn't really a challenge for me, rather the people and/or society around me.

What advice (if any) would you give to someone interested in trying a carbohydrate-restricted or paleo diet? Were there any obstacles that you overcame that could help future dieters?
If you fall off of the wagon, get right back on the next day!! All is not lost.


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9 Comments
Susan
3/22/2012 09:35:40 pm

Amy,

I am SO happy for you!!! Your comment that the hardest thing about low carb is dealing with society around is "spot on" in my experience.

Susan

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konquererz
3/22/2012 10:43:59 pm

Great job! This is extremely encouraging to those of us that are low carb diets (like me) and have allot of weight to lose (like me). I have loved being on the low carb diet and as you, I have found the biggest problem is the people around me. Thank you for posting this for others to gain inspiration from.

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Cathy Bock
3/22/2012 11:30:03 pm

'Awesome Amy' - that is what you are!!

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Gabriel
3/23/2012 12:08:04 am

Congratulations! It is so good to see someone else who has been able to make a positive difference in their lives! I love eating Paleo.

That dress, and you in it, look amazing.

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alex
3/23/2012 01:01:42 am

1. you're on Rehttp://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/r9uqy/150_pound_weight_loss_on_a_low_carb_diet/

as a WayToGo story.

and 2:
Can you talk about what you were doing that got you to your heaviest?

I have a son that is trending to be overweight and even though we do have control of him, I'm curious what i can look at to avoid/retrain/etc.

congrats and thank you!

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Amy
3/23/2012 03:04:46 am

Hi Alex!

Thanks for directing me to that site, so many flattering comments :)

hmm...what got me to my heaviest? I would say it was a perfect storm of things. I've always struggled with my weight & had food issues, I'm also genetically predisposed to being overweight. My trouble really began when I started on anti-convulsants (I have epilepsy), add to that 2 children within less than 3 years of eachother (with gains of 85lbs & 35lbs respectively) and the depression I began to suffer largely due to my weight led me to eat more. I would do things like eat an entire family sized bag of chips after dinner, I ate an entire birthday cake one year on my birthday...my binge eating was pretty bad.

As for your son, I'm actually having a similar issue with my youngest. Like me, he just seemed to have "different" genes even though he has been raised and fed identically to my oldest. We have "food rules" for meals at our house. Our kids get whatever we eat (protein, veggie) as well as a fruit on their plate and sometimes a starch. Our rule is that they have to eat their dinner in order of the "important food first" (ie. the protein and veg) and if they are still hungry, they can go on to the fruit and then the starch.

It works pretty well for us and I've gotten great compliments on my oldest sons' knowledge of nutrition LOL

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Dylan J. Grace link
3/23/2012 03:17:25 am

Hey Amy, I've just completed my 9th month of Ketosis / Paleo / Low-Carb diet. So far I've lost 71 pounds and since I'm close to the triple digits, how does it feel to have lost 100+ pounds?

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Jenn
3/23/2012 06:57:05 pm

Amy, you look fantastic! Thanks very much for the inspiration. As someone who needs to lose about 80 pounds myself (lost 20+ already), I find this very encouraging.

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JEFFRY GERBER, M.D. link
3/26/2012 04:01:29 am

Amy, You look awesome. I wonder if your doctor helped you. If not you should let your doctor know and test your blood work. Might make your doctor listen. low-carb high-fat (LCHF) diets help to restore health. Now that you are at or near ideal body weight low-carb and or paleo might be a great way to maintain. Dr Jeff Gerber http://denversdietdoctor.com

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