The ketogenic diet is a popular weight loss method around the world. It was first used in 1921, so very soon it will celebrate its 100th anniversary. It was first used to treat epilepsy, and only in the 70s did it begin to be used as an effective weight loss program.
The keto diet is a diet high in fat, moderate in protein, and low in carbohydrates. Its essence is that in the absence of a sufficient amount of carbohydrates, the body goes into a state ketosis and takes energy from the fats of incoming food and its own reserves, which allows you to effectively lose weight. There is a different attitude to keto nutrition, but the fact remains that many lose weight on it. Introducing 7 women who lost 36 to 95 kg on a non-keto diet.
1. Manuela - lost 36 kg
Manuela is a mother of three children, who, like many women, got better after every birth and kept these kilograms with her. Once, after a visit to the doctor, she realized that if she did not lose weight, her health would continue to deteriorate. Manuela started looking for what would work best for her and decided to go on a keto diet. For 5 months she lost 36 kg and completely transformed.
2. Susan - lost 55 kg
For 33-year-old Susan, keto has become not only a diet, but also a lifestyle and a business. As a child, she was a rather thin girl, but began to recover in her teens after her parents divorced. She was very worried about this and tried to calm herself with food, seizing stress and washing it down with soda. The highest weight of a woman was the mark of 136 kg, after which she decided to change her life at all costs.
The keto diet, she says, gave her a second wind and for the first time in several years she felt great. Energy increased, there was no feeling of hunger, and the weight began to go away. Susan has created a whole community around this diet, wrote a book about it, and shares her recipes for weight loss nutrition on her Instagram.
3. Alvina - lost 60 kg
The mother of two children from the American hinterland suffered for a long time from humiliation from her boyfriend, who made fun of her because of her excess weight. To cope with stress, she seized it, consuming 5,000 calories a day.
Having reached a weight of 125 kg, Alvina decided to prove to her lover that she can be beautiful and slim, and sat down on keto food. After parting with 60 kg of excess weight, the girl parted with him, gaining not only a new slender figure, but also a new happy relationship.
4. Alexa - lost 64 kg
For Alexa, all her life it was a real test to give up her favorite tasty food, so all diets ended very quickly. The keto diet was a real discovery for the girl who discovered that she could eat her favorite bacon, fried steaks and cheese. She supplemented her diet with a large number of fresh vegetables and lost 64 kg, replacing shapeless sweaters with beautiful dresses.
5. Sarah - lost 77 kg
Sarah suffered from obesity since childhood and already in adolescence reached a weight of 113 kg. Approaching her 40th birthday, she was never able to give birth to a child, and the endocrinologist said that without dramatic weight loss, this would not be possible. He recommended the keto diet as one way that might help. The first attempt to lose weight led to a loss of 27 kg, after which she experienced an unsuccessful pregnancy.
Sarah became depressed and gave up all attempts for two years, again starting to seize stress. When the scales showed 156 kg, she signed up for bariatric surgery, before which she needed to lose weight on her own. She managed to lose 45 kg, after which she decided to abandon the operation and continue keto nutrition. The next step was to lose another 32 kg, completely change the lifestyle, diet and get rid of food addiction.
6. Gina - lost 80 kg
Gina had been overeating all her life, but she could not get enough and felt hungry all the time. Weight was growing, but she didn't care much. After 30, she already weighed 136 kg, but the decision to lose weight came only from the realization of her deteriorating health. Gina suffered from high cholesterol and blood pressure, migraines and shortness of breath. But the most serious thing is that metabolic syndrome did not allow me to eat too much.
Under the supervision of doctors, she managed to lose 50 kg using a fractional diet low in fat, but her cholesterol level remained high. Then she gave up sugar, grains and starchy foods, increasing the fat content in the diet. Finally, the state of health improved, the constant feeling of hunger disappeared and, most importantly, the weight began to decrease.
7. Mi - lost 95 kg
This Swedish woman lost 80 kg in 4 years of diet, but at the end she fell for sweets and quickly gained 20 kg back. Sugar was a real obsession for Mi, who could not live without it. To get rid of her addiction to sweets, the girl turned to an eating disorders specialist and at the same time went back to the keto diet.
For a year without sweets on keto and with strength exercises 3-5 times a week, the girl lost 35 kg. In total, since the beginning of the process, she has lost as much as 95 kg!
Stories: dietdoctor.com
