I am proud of you too. So great to see that you stayed with it and are happy to be where you are. It is truly inspiring. I've been telling myself to get back on the health bandwagon fully. Half on, half off, isn't cutting it. I loved looking at my skinny ankles when I lost the weight before. Thanks for giving me a little shove.

I bet you look great!

You are awesome!! Congratulations on your successful weight loss!!!

Wow -- congratulations!

This is very encouraging! I started eating very low carb/high fat starting in mid-January and have lost 46 pounds so far. My glucose levels have gone from 117 down to 104. Still considered prediabetic but a big improvement. I'm also feeling far less sluggish and I noticed that within a few days of changing my diet.

This is the first eating plan that I haven't hated. Although I plan on sticking with this long term, I am happy to hear that you've been able to ease up a bit on the carbs. I would like to have a few things that don't currently fit in with my meal plans but I want to get my weight down a bit further before I get looser with my carb intake.

Congratulations!

Congratulations! This is a great accomplishment. Hope you can achieve your other goals.

Congratulations! Enjoy your new health. Celebrate in whole new cute wardrobe.

Amazing! What an inspiration you are!

I thank you too for the inspiration. i lost quite a bit doing the same thing several years ago, but fell off during COVID. Time to get back to clean eating!

That is stellar!

I’m glad you recognize the list of things that give you inflammation. Many of those same things are on th list taped to our rfrigerator door, supposedly a list of anti-inflammatory foods. So it proves that we all react differently to things.

Reducing the carbs, and other foods with sugars (including some vegetables) is key to weight loss and better health. But, sigh, bread.

That’s amazing, cherryfizz, congratulations! Huge milestone. I’m envious, after some nice progress I lost my drive. Fortunately I only bounced back a little before remaining steady, but I know the potential for yoyo lurks. Every day I say I’ll start again, and then I don’t. Good luck to you!

2 thumbs-up cherryfizz!!! That is outstanding! I'm very happy for you. Wish I could start and actually stick to it like you. Well done!

Wow, Cherryfizz, you rock! And it's interesting to hear all the details of your diet. Can't wait to see the pictures. Also. what are chaffles?

That is a wonderful accomplishment! Congratulations!

Congratulations! So happy for you!

Congrads!

How wonderful. That's quite an accomplishment, be proud of yourself.

Congratulations, your achievement and commitment to good health are very impressive!!

That's awesome!!!

You'll be surprised how much better you'll feel after you start working on your core strength. It's a game changer.

congrats on your huge accomplishment!!! i've fought it my entire adult life, lost 80+ pounds and have managed to keep it off for just over 6 years doing much the same as you have done. keep up the great work!!

my biggest weakness is chocolate. i just can't seem to live w/o chocolate! i keep a little can of chocolate icing in my freezer. when i get a craving, i just eat a small spoonful. it doesn't happen every day, sometimes i can go several days and not even think about it.

i still weigh myself every morning just to keep myself honest. lol

You did good! Saw your pictures on Facebook and you look great!

Can you hear me cheering for you? What a gift you've given yourself. You're an inspiration and thank you for sharing your journey to health with us.

Yay, cherryfizz! What a wonderful accomplishment. You too, Olychick. It is so good to hear what healthy eating can do if one just tries small things and figures out what works.

What a great accomplishment! Bravo for you and your determination. I hope you feel really proud of yourself!

Wow, that is fantastic! Congratulations!!

Bravo! what a great story to read; thanks for sharing with us.

Fantastic!

Awesome! I really need to get back into eating the low carb diet! I feel fabulous when I'm on it. Just got lazy and slack about it! :(

That's such an outstanding accomplishment! You must be so so so proud. And feeling better is a woderful bonus.

100 pounds is a seriously significant change.....Congratulations!

woo-hoo, impressive and so glad for you,🌈🦩💥✨🌟💥

Whoop WHOOP!!!! Way to go! I primarily eat low carb, with an occasional splurge here and there for fun. Low carb does get boring from time to time. And inconvienient. But I really think that it is the healthiest way to eat, whether or not you need to lose weight.

Wow I am eeally impressed and hope you have many enjoyable healthy years in your new body . Im going to go back and print this thread so I can absorb your weight blosing tips in leisure . Well done.

Thank you for all the kind words and encouragement. Wishing success to all of you who are also on a journey to better health or weight loss and congratulations to you as well for the accomplishments you made.

Jupidupi, chaffles are basically cheese waffles. There are many variations if you Google Chaffles. I take one beaten egg and add shredded cheese mozzarella on its own or sometimes I add some cheddar. I use maybe a 1/4 cup or a little more of cheese and mix with the beaten egg so it makes a thick batter. This amount of mixture makes 2 chaffles on a mini Dash waffle maker. Take 1/2 the batter and spread on the grill, close the lid and cook between 4-5 minutes or until the steam stops. You can add spices to the mixture if you like. Some people add a tbsp of almond flour but I don't. Great substitution for burger or sandwich bread.

The low carb diet I follow is Dr Westman's Keto Made Simple Prescription Keto from Adapt Your Life. Dr. Westman is an Internist and a Obesity specialist at Duke University where he has a clinic. I took one of his online courses where you have access to him and his Nutritionists if you have questions. He gives you a Phase 1 Food List with all the foods you can eat and the ones you cannot eat. He has many You Tube videos as does his Nutritionist Amy Berger. He calls his diet "prescription" because it isn't like an over the counter Keto diet like you get from influencers on the Internet, his diet works if you follow the list, eat up to 20 g of whole carbs, not net carbs like most Internet Keto diets share. He also has a book End Your Carb Confusion you can get on Amazon and it has the food lists for 3 stages and well worth the read. If I had Type 2 diabetes and wanted to get off medication this is the diet I would follow with your Dr monitoring blood sugar so he can take you off the meds. This diet isn't just for losing weight and can help with so many health issues and even reverse some of them. It even lowers blood pressure so that you also might be able to stop taking medication under your Doctors supervision. And best of all there are no "food police" If you happen to have something higher in carbs or just a bad day once in a while he says don't berate yourself, just go back to eating low carb your next meal. I had birthday cake on my birthday and it was okay I just ate low carb my next meal. To me it isn't a diet any longer it is just the way I eat. haha I did go on the Beef Bacon and Egg Elimination diet for 2 weeks and it was horrible. I missed my salads, especially radishes and eating beef to me was so hard to do. I could eat the ground beef with an egg on top but eating steak was so hard for me to do. By doing that diet I sure did find out for sure what vegetables caused me pain as I added them back and now I know for sure I don't want to eat them. You can have fatty foods on this diet but you don't need to add extra fat like extra butter or whipped cream and butter in your coffee or fat bombs that internet Keto influencers tend to push. I prefer leaner meats like chicken and fish and I will make bacon every couple of weeks. I don't have it daily.

I can honestly say losing this weight was so easy. Put the scale away and only weigh yourself now and then because it can mess with your head. I was on a stall for a long time weight wise but I was still losing fat off my body but the pounds on the scale stayed the same. Measure your loss by how you feel and how your body is changing. I went from wearing 3-4X clothes to now wearing Large or XL in some items. That was really shocking to me. haha I lost a big butt and my older brother says I am half the person I was. Sorry for the long post. I am just passionate about this and want to help everyone who suffers with losing weight.

I have been eating low carb or mostly low carb for many years; I'm 79. Virtually no added sugar, honey or maple syrup, though once in a while I need a very small amount for a recipe. Lots of vegetables, mostly homegrown and organic, beans, whole grains (farro, barley, etc), though occasionally I do have pasta (whole wheat if that actually helps) and I do eat some bread and flour tortillas. Mestemacher bread is quite good if you like dense, heavy breads, which fortunately I do. Also a fan of Dave's bread which I can get in Kroger.

I never consider the food boring. Nor do my friends who often ask for my recipes.

I never worry about fats--I use lots of extra virgin olive oil, a little quality lard, butter, and I eat meat, mostly as seasoning, and all of it grass fed and grass finished. Full fat yogurt and cream.

I'm so happy for you, moving forward with such resolve. You're transforming your life. Thanks for sharing the good news and explaining some of the 'how' of it all.

OMG! Your a rock star! That's an amazing accomplishment!

No ice creams guys??

I am sure you can make some with whipping cream, or a custard ice cream using a sweetener. I haven't made any. There are "Keto" ice creams like Halo or Enlightened which I tried once but still way too many carbs for me when my daily limit is 20g whole carbs, not net carbs. I don't miss ice cream. I did whip up some cream once and made a root beer float with diet root beer and it was pretty good but I try to stay away from sweeteners