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Journey into Keto

Hello.. I’m Teresa. I started this journey into the Low Carb and Keto lifestyle back in 2015 at the end of August. I was feeling OK, but like so many, I didn’t know what feeling good actually felt like. I was 46 years old, 35 lbs over weight, tired, my brain was very foggy and I couldn’t remember things and my abdomen was always sore and bloated. And then there is my son Brian. He is a very big part of my story. Brian started Keto with me at the age of 25. My son Brian is very special. He has Ducheenes Muscular Dystrophy and lives full time in a power wheelchair. He has been taking cortisol steroids for 20 years and also takes a few heart meds. Brian was also 25 lbs overweight and it was getting to difficult for myself and his caregivers to maneuver him to take care of his personal needs. I was worried at his weight gain over time as he was slowly getting heavier. This could cause extra stress on his heart, on his breathing and on his movement and also on our ability to keep him at home.

This is a story of myself and my 28 year old son who lives in a wheelchair. I am 5'1" tall and I have always been about 30lbs over weight. Doesn't seem like much but I was heading for metabolic disease. I was tired, foggy and just not feeling well. Most likely prediabetic. I complained to my doctor and he just said to get more sleep. There was no help from my doctor for the way I was feeling so I just carried on. My son living in his wheelchair was also gaining weight. He has DMD and has been taking steroids all his life. But he also was on a crash course to obesity and diabetes. Just over 3 years ago we were faced with Brian's weight problem. He was getting to heavy and I was having problems moving him and helping him. I was worried he would have to move out of my care and into a group home. This would have been devastating. Things had to change our lifestyle had to change. So... we did it.. the losses were to great otherwise. I did research and found the low carb/ketogenic lifestyle. This was it. Something to try. So both my son and I embarked on this journey of no sugar and other carbohydrates, moderate protein and high fat. It was difficult to drop all the foods that are highly addictive and stick to a whole foods diet of healthy fats, meat and low carb vegetables. But we did and there was no going back. Now, 3 years later, we still continue this lifestyle. I have lost my 30 lbs, I have energy, I sleep better, my brain is clearer, my gut is no longer bloated and sore and I feel the best I have ever felt. I will be 50 in a few months. My son.. well.. he lost 25 lbs. He is now at a normal weight for his small 4'8" frame. No longer difficult to care for. His blood pressure and heart have stabilized and his meds have not needed to be increased. We can't cure him but his quality of life is substantially better. I know mine is.. The western diet was slowly taking our lives. Spiraling into a life of misery, pain and medication. We have stopped it with our journey into the low carb/ketogenic lifestyle which is based on whole foods and no sugar.