I was the fattest kid in the class in the 60s. First lost 50 pounds in the 9th grade. Began a 45 year battle involving yo-yo diets. Weight bounced between 160 & 190 (5’8” male). Once dieted all the way down to 120 and still had a layer of fat on my waist.
At 60, I discovered Keto. And IF. Lost 35 pounds. Over the last 5-6 years, I’ve lost a bit more while putting on muscle. At Medicare age, I cannot see my abs but it is very obvious where they are! Do pullups, pushups, run and hike. Weight 150.
My problem? For much of my life, I trusted doctors and experts and did Low Fat Diets. None of which were sustainable and none of which address what Dr Fung calls “The Two Compartment Problem” in the video below (36 minutes):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIuj-oMN-Fk
Someone who has been very fat for a period of years probably has eaten their hormone system out of whack. Until you fix that, you cannot get weight off and keep it off.
Plenty of men are fat because they’ve eaten wrong for years and because, when they try to lose weight, they follow the advice of government, doctors and nutritionists. Most of whom know nothing about losing weight and keeping it off!
My cryptic Post 31 was targeting you and many others here who finally told the medical ‘experts’ to shove it and went low carb, which always means high fat, and almost always means lots of meat, particularly red meat.
The EU is in the process of banning or at greatly reducing the availability of meat (Netherlands comes to mind first), it was in AOC’s Green New Deal (we laughed then...won’t be laughing if her type gets power), and is basically in the back of the mind of EVERY Democrat (although they certainly plan to retain their access to meat). And rationing meat becomes ‘a piece of cake’ once we go to a digital currency.
Excellent comment—and many kudos to you for using diet and exercise to take control of your life. That kind of discipline is truly inspirational.
I’ve been on keto for many years and recently switched to carnivore, which is working really well so far.
I also follow an intense workout program and, at 76, I’m honestly amazed that I’m still able to add muscle and improve my cardio performance.
My Garmin fitness age is currently 62, but my goal is to push it into the 50s—which I think I’ll hit in the next few months.
Bkmk