I was brainwashed for so many years believing the low-fat diet garbage. I never had a weight problem until my mid-forties when I hit menopause. I gained 60 pounds, ended up with type II diabetes and was miserable. I tried Weight Watchers and all the popular "diets" and never dropped more than 3-5 pounds.
A year ago my father passed away and due to stress my blood sugar was out of control. I freaked out and read a book on diabetes and started low carb - not to
lose weight; but to get my blood sugar down. To my surprise, I dropped 23 pounds fairly fast. I moved out of state, long story, and had a really stressful year. Although I didn't stick to low carb perfectly during the past year, I did NOT gain that 23 pounds back. Well, I am pulling my life back together to start over in the state I live in now and again, blood sugar out of control. I found this site and it's helping me tremendously. I bought Doug's book and downloaded the cookbooks. I have lost 7 pounds in the past two weeks and I figure I have at least 30 more pounds to go.
One thing I really appreciate about this site is the recipes for vegetables. When I eat low carb it's SO easy to just eat meat and cheese and forget the veggies but veggies bring my blood sugar down. The side dish recipes here sound really good and it's what I need to make sure I get them into my diet every day. I am really feeling motivated and hope to get the type II diabetes under control along with going back to my normal weight.
Thanks everyone!
