Lost 15 lbs in 5 weeks with a change in diet, but that's not the biggest change!

I just wanted to share my personal experience with my most recent battle with weight loss.

Roughly 5 weeks ago, I went to the doctor for a general physical. I am 36 years old and I was concerned that now that I'm morbidly obese that I was pushing the risks of heart failure and whatever other degenerative conditions. At the time, my doctor reassured me that I wasn't that bad and that while it was a concern, that I would just have to taper off some bad habits and I'd be back on track. All of my numbers were above or way above what is the normally acceptable range, but on Guam, I guess we consider a wider more inclusive range as the "norm". While his reassurance was a relief, it left me feeling angry. Angry that I was out of a range that was acceptable and yet he was patting me on the back. I'm not one to be complacent so I told myself "hey, let's really make a vested effort to live healthier."

So, went home, went online, bought a keto recipe meal plan based on some generic stats of my body. Been eating recipes from this meal plan as well as occasional meals at restaurants that I assume are keto for about 5 weeks now.

I was 271 when I started. I am 255 lbs as of today.

That weight change is not a big thing for me, as I've lost more weight in shorter periods of time and I'm really looking for the long-term weight loss and the ability to finally keep it off instead of ballooning to something higher in the future. The big things for me were the changes in my test results.

My A1C profile thing went from 6.2 to 5.7%. That's still on the borderline of what they say is a risk for a diabetic profile I believe, but it went down half a percentage point. I did not expect that at all.

My lipid profile changed in this manner:Cholesterol 167. Was 231.Triglycerides 97. Was 186.LDL 110. Was 153.HDL 38. Was 41.That's pretty amazing I think. 60+ point drop in cholesterol. 100 point drop in triglycerides. A steady decline in the others. These numbers are still not good by any stretch of the imagination, but they are way better than they were 5 weeks ago that's for sure.

I'm still out of shape. For real. I have a lot of work to do and a lot of weight that I NEED to lose in order to be healthy and live longer. I'd only planned to do the whole Keto thing for 2 months, but I think after that time I may look at doing Keto 6 days a week and having some carb-heavy meals on the remaining day. IDK. I wish there was a qualified nutritionist who is experienced in Keto where I live that could help me. Or, maybe a reputable online resource with an actual person that I could converse with to get advice on how best to fit my diet going forward.

I'm not on the health craze thing. I'm not telling you guys Keto is the way to go, or that you need to intermittent fast, or that you should go paleo or whatever. You can be you! But, I think, at the end of the day, we all should aim to be better than we were the day before.

I hope that maybe this inspires someone to look into cleaning up their diet or at least reading up on some options. Keto seems to be working for me (I'm not even sure if I've ever experienced ketosis as I don't know how to recognize it, but the scale and the bloodwork are a plus), but it isn't the only option. I honestly don't know if i'd ever even attempt to get in shape if it wasn't for subreddit's like this one showing people's progress. I hope one day I can show a great photo that inspires a change like many of you have done for me.

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