Scared to Keto- Diabetes Creeping in
My name is Avery from Camino, California. I’m 48 years old, but act and feel much younger, lol. My story goes like this;
I have been going to the gym regularly for the past few years. Three years ago I moved from Hawaii to California to help my ailing father. I went from 180 lbs to 210 shortly after the move! I didn’t think I looked much different so I thought, muscle gain! Suddenly, it’s Christmas season 2017 and I weighed 240 lbs, that’s a sixty pound gain! Whoa! People told me I looked great, but I noticed I couldn’t tie my shoes without being out of breath; ankles were swollen; feet hurt on long walks; and painful shin splints developed! I was in denial! I thought this was part of my new muscular body, and I had to get used to it!
That was until I got my blood work back on January 7, 2018; it showed an A1C of 6.1 which is prediabetic! High triglycerides! High bad cholesterol! Low good cholesterol! What I work out and watch what I eat how could this be true?! I read a book about fasting by Jason Fung, MD and further researched the Keto diet!
I was already familiar with Keto through Atkins and the induction phase but never thought Keto could be a life time commitment. I am proud to say that I track my carbs everyday, exercise, and follow the program. After a month on the program my blood glucose is rarely over 100. I am now 219 lbs! That’s a 20 pound loss in a month! My A1C is 5.4, no longer prediabetic! So much progress in a short amount of time! I am thrilled with my results and now I am Keto 4 life! I have to say my only frustration is convincing my non Keto friends and relatives to follow the plan! I even buy them the same books I read, and they look at me as if I’m crazy! I guess I am! I love this new transformation happening and how good it makes me feel, so I am a little obsessed!
Keto 4 life!
Ps. I race in Hawaiian Out Rigger Canoes, hence my user name!