Hi folks this is a new blog, and its early days, but boy I think it is going to be a real asset to the lowcarb community. I have nicked the story below without permission, you know me, no shame whatsoever. Have a look, I am sure you will not be disappointed. Hat tip to Carole and my wife Jan for finding this great site.
Eddie
Hi! I’m Julie, 43yrs old. I live in LuleĆ„, Northern Sweden, with my Swedish partner (he’s from LuleĆ„), and my 13 year old son.
Some time after I came to Sweden, a friend told me that he was on
this new health kick, whereby he totally eliminated sugar (and later,
all carbs), from his diet. “Ha!” I thought..”there’s no way I could do
THAT! it would kill me!”, as I scoffed yet more chocolate. I did see
that my friend was losing loads of weight and feeling fantastic though,
and this interested me somewhat. Then I heard that another friend was
eating this “diet” which seemed very odd to me. He said he was having
yoghurt for his dinner one night, and I thought “Huh? A strapping young
man, eating yoghurt for his dinner? That can’t possibly be good for
him!”. That stuck in my mind, and I started hearing, and indeed looking
into, more about this lifestyle (for I prefer to call it that, now I
know more). The more I read and heard, the more I wanted to know. I
found the diet doctor website which is run by Andreas Eenfeldt
(www.dietdoctor.com), and after reading the lists of food I could eat if
I did LCHF, decided to give it a go.
So on 8th October 2012, I started with LCHF. I was immediately
impressed with how I did not even want to snack on rubbish all the time,
like I did before. Yes, the first couple of days were difficult, but I
never got any of the worst adjustment symptoms I have heard about, like
pounding headaches, and feeling depressed. The first week I lost 2.2kg,
and started to feel great. I was ecstatic! For the next few weeks, I
continued to lose an average of 1 kilo a week, until I had a break at
Christmas (rightly or wrongly), so I could have a traditional british
Christmas dinner on Christmas day, and relax a bit over Christmas. Well,
looking back, this was indeed a mistake, as for the next couple of
months, I never really got back into it, and continued eating badly.
During this time though, I gave all the information I had learned
(including a link to one of Andreas Eenfeldt’s excellent presentations)
to my parents, who have been trying to lose weight for many years and
like me, not succeeded. No prizes for guessing what happened next…..they
are shedding lots of pounds (they live in the UK, so it’s pounds all
the way for them), and feeling great, and my dad is delighting his
doctor with his diabetes readings. Seeing my parents success (and to be
honest, they have worked harder at it than me from what I can gather),
has re-inspired me, and so I have started afresh recently! And what
better way to share my journey and information about LCHF, than a blog?
I will post pictures and details of my weight and loss at some point…when I’m brave enough
Thanks for stopping by!
Julie Potts
Lint to the blog.
2 comments:
This does look a good blog and I like the look of the muesli recipe. Lynda's recipe for rolls on Living the Life look great too, thanks for the links it is good to explore others ideas.
Kate
Great article thanks for sharing this. I used to be obese until i worked out did proper diet and change my sedentary lifestyle.
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