You’re rocking that hair KC, and that cheeky smirk!
The Great Big Public Keto Before And After Thread!
ketohooker
(Jason Hooker)
#776
After undergoing non-traditional medical treatments for heel spurs and Achilles tendinitis, I was told I was not a good candidate for surgery. I simply weighed too much to make a proper recovery. I knew I had to make a major life change.
I adopted a ketogenic diet in January 2018 with the intention of following the diet for 6 months. I searched for as many sources of information as possible, which included the 2 Keto Dudes podcast. I appreciated everything Carl & Richard we’re teaching me, but I knew better than to eat until I was full. I invited hunger to live with me as a full-time roommate, restricting my calories down to 800/day at my strictest.
After 3 months of eating keto, I stalled hard. I was always hungry, I barely ate, and the scale wasn’t budging. Frustrated & confused, I was listening to an episode of 2KD while sitting at work. Once again Carl & Richard were spouting crazy talk, encouraging us to eat to satiety. This time was different. This time I was desperate.
I immediately began eating to satiety, eagerly anticipating proving the Dudes wrong. However, something strange happened. The pounds started falling off, and I had a newfound level of energy!
I now find myself weighing in at the lightest of my adult life, having lost 115 lbs over the last 16 months of keto/carnivore. I have ups and I have downs, but I keep moving forward and learning every day.
Thank you Carl, Richard, and now Carrie, for helping me change my life for the better.
Jason
P.S. it was fantastic meeting Carl & Carrie at Low Carb Salt Lake. I was a bit star-struck seeing so many of my keto heroes. In fact, while realizing that I was standing next to Carl while we both sampled a keto oreo, I locked up. The only words I could get out were “Y-you’re Carl Franklin!” Luckily I ran into Carl again at the end of the conference, and was able to thank him personally for all he has done for me.
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MooBoom
(MooBoom)
#780
What an amazing success story! Just quietly, I would’ve fan-girled out too to find myself standing in the presence of one of my keto heroes.
Where are you at with this part of your journey:
ketohooker
(Jason Hooker)
#781
There was plenty of fan-boying being done by me.
The procedure I had done on both Achilles tendons is called PRP (Platelet-rich plasma) injections. They draw your blood, spin it down in a centrifuge, draw the plasma out, and then inject the plasma straight into the tendon. Essentially, it causes hyper-inflammation to amp-up the healing response. I had to wear a boot and use a knee scooter for a month or two. I had each foot done about 3-4 months apart. We followed that up with months of physical therapy, and then a lot of stretching on my part.
I will admit, I have NOT been stretching for about the last 8 months. Life gets in the way and you start to put stuff on the back-burner. However, I am MUCH more active now, and it takes a LOT to make the 'ol tendons sore.
Eventually I will likely need to have the spurs removed, which will require a partial detachment of the tendon. Since I am currently in no pain, I’m not in a real hurry to have that done.
xsuebeex
(Susan)
#782
Amazing photos! Your facial expressions in the two pics tells a lot. Well done!
Dhoward
(Dan)
#785
My new passport arrived today. Couldn’t help but compare the new vs. old passport pics. Apparently 18 months of keto results in gray hair!
JulesyMcJulesface
(JJ)
#787
Oh wow, I had no idea. I am bineging on 2KD, but randomly from recent to older and bits in between, so have missed any reference to ketowoman, subscribing now!
primal.peanut
(Neil)
#788
Dan, that’s awesome, congrats!
I still have an old passport photo, and a few times border guards have stopped me and said “is this really you?”. I always have mixed feelings about this: happiness and pride that the weight loss is noticeable, but also some trepidation because I just want them to wave me through into their country! 
r2oo
(Adam )
#793
Hi
This is my first post here, I’m 45 and been on Keto for about 6 or 7 months over here in the UK.
Lost around 28 lbs so far.
You can follow my journey on my Instagram page.
Working out a minimum of 4 times per week with P90x3 mainly.
Would love to hear your thoughts.!
Seadogrun
#794
Well, this is odd for me. I rarely ever post pictures online. I got so much help from reading topics here, I figure if I can help convince anyone to do this I have to try. So here is one of the only pictures of myself I have ever shared with folks that I do not know.
I started this WOE in August 2018. The after picture came 6 months later. I have seemingly stalled and would like to drop around 10 more lbs. I am just KCKO, so much healthier and happier now.
