I am honoured to be a member of The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners and earning the MHP accreditation. Many thanks to the incredible people
@TheSMHP
,
@lowcarbusa
&
@NutritionNetwrk
for all you do providing invaluable courses and symposiums.
5 years and 100 lbs ago at age 55 I couldn’t walk 1/2 a kilometre without having to stop! Today I completed my First 5k walk in 53 minutes. My goal is to run 5k for my 60th birthday in September!
So when I was 300lbs eating Oreo cookies-Doritos and crispy cream nobody was concerned about my health! It seems it’s more alarming to people when you are 200lbs eating meat-fish-chicken-eggs and greek yogurt! 🤷🏻
My life long friend Leo ! 1 year ago I convinced him to start his journey ! Tonight we celebrated his 60th birthday and toasted to the new him ! Needless to say it was an emotional night ! Great job leo ! To many more healthy happy years ! Cheers 🥃
To the doctors who discourage their patients from starting a ketogenic diet because we don’t know the long term side effects…..We do know the long term effects of obesity and T2D 🤷🏻
The smiles say it all ! 25 years of T2D reversed in 4 months ! His medication was progressively increased including insulin shots 3 years ago ! At 78 years young he is med free ! He tells me his doc is baffled ! Just had to share his smile ! Keto saving lives ! Never to late !
It's not in my nature to be cruel or unkind to people but today I bumped into an acquaintance who triggered me the wrong way ! He asks me with a big smirk ...Are you still on that stupid diet ? Yes I am ...Are you still on Metformin ? Pause... No Answer!
Only those who have lived a life of constantly being fat shamed will truly understand the significance of this tweet! I never had the courage to walk around a pool without a T-shirt let alone post a picture on social media! Although not perfect but the monkeys off my back!
I posted my 8 egg and avocado supper on my FB page! Friends started sending me messages asking “Did you seriously eat 8 eggs ?” If I posted a large Dominos pizza they wouldn’t have asked shit!
A doctor graduating from Med school without any knowledge about nutrition is the equivalent of a mechanic graduating trade school without any knowledge about the braking system! Get the picture?
Have a ribeye steak with no sides and you’re a freak liable to have a heart attack ! Ribeye with a side of fries, baked or mash potatoes and it’s a everything in moderation healthy meal ! 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
I swear you can’t make this shit up! Just got a call from a friend telling me he’s been diagnosed with a fatty liver and his doctor recommended staying away from red meat cheese and butter! Asked my opinion! I said first and foremost get a new doctor 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
I’m tired of being polite to ignorant people! The next person who asks me… Are you still on that stupid diet?Response will be … Absolutely! What about you ? Are you still on all that medication? 🤔
Top 3 phrases that make me lose my shit .
1. But it's a healthy Sugar !
2. Our bodies need carbs !
3. All that fat ? what about my cholesterol ?
What makes you lose your shit ?
To all those who said it’s not sustainable and I’d gain back my 100lbs! ...I’ll be celebrating 2 years of maintenance mode with a Ribeye steak tonight! Anybody care to make another bet ? 😜
For 30 years my doctor told me to decrease my salt intake and progressively increased my BP medication ! With Keto I increased my salt intake progressively decreased my BP medication down to eliminating it !
#liesmydoctortoldme
For 30 years my doctor told me to move more, eat less and to watch my salt intake! All this in 5 minutes prescribed my meds and off you go! Don’t wait 30 years like I did take your health into your own hands and make change today!
When I was 280lbs no body asked questions when I had traditional Pizza ! All of a sudden when I have the occasional NO CRUST pizza everybody goes ape shit questioning my fat intake ! 🤦🏻♂️
If people think I’m getting annoying with my preaching about The low carb keto lifestyle now …I got news for them! ….I ain’t gonna slow down any time soon! Just wait until I have more time on my hands in retirement 😎😎😎
The further I educate myself about metabolic health the harder time I have buying into the “Don’t blame your doctor they just don’t know”argument! If I can figure it out so can they! Bottom line seems to be “They just don’t give a 💩”
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“You are in it for the money”
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All my life I was subject to fat shaming ! Now it seems I have to deal with Keto shaming ! People seem to love making fun of the fact that I don’t eat carbs or sugar ! We’ll see who gets the last laugh !
I’d like to dedicate my first tweet of 2022 to all those who said it’s not sustainable let’s see you keep it off! Well Well.. Time fly’s when you’re having fun today I start year 5! Bring it on! 🙌🙌🙌
Keto is a fad diet and is potentially harmful to your health! In my case I guess it just happens to be a coincidence that I no longer have hyper tension,GERD and sleep apnea! 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
My doctor once told me ! You’ll never get off blood pressure meds it’s in your genetics ! Surprise surprise Doc I guess keto has the power to change genetics ! 🤔 living the dream being healthy and Med Free !
Sorry folks don’t have a before Pic ! That’s because my entire life was embarrassed to take off my top at the beach let alone take a picture and post it on social media ! Had to battle the ghosts to post this tweet ! Feeling liberated
@DoctorTro
forever grateful ! 🙏
I’m not a doctor or a health professional but when it comes to giving advice on weight loss and regaining your health my qualifications are losing 100lbs + and maintaining it 3 years +was recently told it’s worth something! Thanks
@TuitNutrition
Last night attending a friends surprise Birthday Party !
And of course the sweet table breaks out ! Everybody on my case ! " You don't know what you're missing" Me : Yes I do !
I'm missing 100 lbs/BP meds/Gerd meds and I have cpap machine for sale !
The processed food industry have highly talented people working in their labs with a very clear mandate! Make no mistake about it the mandate is not nutrition it’s addiction!
30 years of being on BP medication was constantly told cut out your salt ! 2 years on Keto BP meds gone ! Regularly Salt my food even take the occasional extra dose in water ! I don’t know !Maybe my Genetics changed ? 🤦🏻♂️
For 30 years they kept me on BP 💊 medication and told me to watch my salt.... result ? 140/90 at best! Year 4 of keto good amount of salt no meds ... result? ⬇️
@DoctorTro
this fad diet you recommend seems to work miracles! 🤔
Got yet another offer to promote and sell Keto so called supplements powders. ! How impressed they are with my journey and what a great fit I would be to their team ! Thanks but I’ll have to pass ! My success was achieved by eating Real whole food !
Sept 15 I started coaching a client who left her doctors office with a HBA1c of 8.8 instead of opting for metformin she decided to go the route of quackery and a low carb lifestyle 4 weeks later today she is at 5.6 I can’t express how happy I am right now!
3 weeks shy of 61st birthday 6 years ago I embarked on my journey and have sustainably kept off 110lbs of weight loss…Don’t ever let them tell you it’s to late to make change! I can help you do the same come join me in our community download the app
6 fried eggs in Ghee and you’re going to have a heart attack! Now...Remove 4 eggs use margarine add a side of hash browns,toast and jam oh yes ! Don’t forget a big glass of orange juice and you have a heart healthy Balanced meal! 🤦🏻♂️
I just don’t get it I lost 100 lbs at age 55 ! I’ll be 58 in 2 months and still haven’t managed to gain any of it back!
@DoctorTro
is it all possible that my genetics have changed ? 🤷♂️
40 years of calorie counting ! ballooned to 280 Lbs !
1 year of no calorie counting lost 100lbs ! 10 months maintaining still haven't counted a calorie ! Next time they tell you CICO matters tell them to go fuck themselves !
If your doctor discourages you and gets in your head about a ketogenic lifestyle because we don’t know the long term side effects... ask them what their opinion is about the long term side effects of obesity and diabetes?
So my cousin who follows my Instagram feed calls me from California today pleading with me to stop eating so many eggs she’s concerned about my cholesterol! I thanked her for concern and cut her a deal .. I’ll stop eggs if you stop sugar! Sadly no deal ! 🤷♂️
Natalie a dear friend from our community has had a life long battle with her weight. Yo- yo dieting counting calories ! In January 2019 she reached out and asked for help ! Christmas Eve we celebrated her success of 110 lbs lost !
#ketosavinglives
Hey
@GeneralMills
is it true that you spray Cheerios cereal with Glyphosate?
@KenDBerryMD
is still waiting for an answer! But since you blocked him maybe you can give me an answer I’ll be glad to pass it on to him! Thanks in advance!
The anti keto/low carb camp use fear tactics like “We don’t know the long term side effects” If you’re ever confronted with this argument ask them if they know the long term side effects of obesity and diabetes?
Before the keto police get excited let me say that I don't advocate keto treats /bread /pizzas to be regular staples. but I do think they are invaluable tools to help people get by if needed in a moment of weakness ! It certainly beats falling off the wagon !
So why do they keep bashing Keto ? Because powerful organizations in the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries stand to lose big bucks if people shun bread,sugar,pasta and insulin in favour of eggs and bacon .
A friend asked me today ...Now that you’re in maintenance mode what would it hurt if you had occasional carbs or sugar ? I said that would be like a recovered alcoholic having an occasional drink ! I’m a recovered carboholic and will never lose sight of that!
I use to swap,
Ice cream with low fat frozen yogurt.
White bread with whole wheat bread.
White sugar with brown sugar.
and just couldn't figure out why I wasn't losing weight.