Lifelong Obesity Led ‘Very Depressed’ Woman To The Low-Carb Lifestyle
Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 11:05 am
As much as I hear from others who share with me how my low-carb weight loss success story has inspired them, I am continually amazed by some truly remarkable, breathtaking, and stunning transformations that have taken place in the lives of those who are a part of the reading audience of this blog. It is such an honor to know so many of you personally because you have been willing to share your life, your story, your success!
Low-carb living can instigate that change as you will see from this e-mail I received this week from a dear reader who wrote to me with her story. Originally from Bellingham, Washington back in the late 1940s/early 1950s, she now lives in the UK with her devoted husband.
Here’s her awe-inspiring and uplifting story:
Hi Jimmy,
I’m a 59 year old woman and I’ve struggled all of my life with obesity. I can’t remember EVER being thin; not even as a child. I had a 44″ waistline at the age of eleven! I have lost weight in the past on low-fat diets (many times) but I have always packed it back on.
A few years ago I managed to get down to 152 lbs which was wonderful as I should weigh about 150 lbs, but then I quit smoking and I piled it right back on. I didn’t really know anything about low-carb dieting then; if I had, things might have turned out differently.
Unfortunately I didn’t, so my weight shot up to a record 260 lbs! I hadn’t weighed myself for a long time so it was a shocking revelation when I finally stepped on the scales. I was horrified but didn’t think I had any ‘fight’ left in me for another round of ‘Beat the Fat Gene.’
I tried to settle for being a ‘happy’ fat person for a while but I couldn’t. I felt
ugly, out of control and very depressed. I started researching low-carb diets and nutrition in general. I decided to make a list of my favorite foods to see where I was going wrong; the result made it apparent that excessive carbs were behind my yo-yoing weight.
Having identified my ‘enemy’ at last, I was filled with new hope, and I embarked on a mission of discovery. I felt that somewhere underneath all of that fat was a person I’d never met; a person who didn’t need to cloak herself in blubber in order to feel secure. I decided to set ‘her’ free.
I hadn’t discovered your blog yet, and I felt that it would be easier to stay motivated if I had someone to ‘talk to.’ I began writing a book about my battle with obesity. I was bullied endlessly about my weight as a kid. I am ‘letting go’ of that pent up hurt and anger as I write; then that wound will be healed and I can move on.
Your blog has reinforced my strength and determination to succeed. You are a wonderful inspiration to me and to thousands like me. I’ve lost my first 15 lbs, and I love the low-carb lifestyle. I don’t need my ‘FAT COAT’ anymore. Thank you so much for ‘being there’ and keep up the good work!
Click here to read more about this reader’s book idea and how her low-carb experience will be a major part of that project.
