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Deborah M.Tampa, FL
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My daughter thought I was lying about the scale
For three years I blamed myself for not being disciplined enough. I tried keto, I tried walking two miles a day, I even paid for one of those meal delivery services. Nothing moved the needle past 8 pounds. When I finally understood what was actually going on inside my body, I broke down crying in my kitchen. My daughter came in and asked what was wrong. I just pointed at the scale. She didn't believe me until she saw it herself.
47 people found this helpful
Karen L.Charlotte, NC
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My husband noticed before I did
I honestly wasn't paying attention at first because I'd been disappointed so many times. Then one morning my husband looked at me getting out of the shower and said something he hadn't said in years. I stepped on the scale that same day and nearly fell backward. I pulled out a pair of jeans from 2019 and they zipped right up. I sat on the bed and just cried. Good tears for once.
63 people found this helpful
Patricia R.Austin, TX
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My doctor asked me what I changed
I went in for my regular checkup and my doctor pulled up my previous labs on the screen. He looked at me and said these are not the numbers of the same person. My fasting glucose dropped, my energy is through the roof, and my 11-year-old granddaughter asked if we could go to the park three times last week. I said yes every single time. That never happened before.
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Sandra W.Scottsdale, AZ
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I stopped making excuses to skip family photos
Every holiday I used to be the one behind the camera. I had every excuse in the book to avoid being in pictures. Last Thanksgiving my sister grabbed my arm and pulled me into the group photo. When I saw it later that night I stared at it for ten minutes. I looked like myself again. Not the version from last year. The version from a decade ago. My sister called me crying the next morning saying she was so proud of me.
39 people found this helpful
Janet H.Greenville, SC
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I was skeptical until my clothes stopped fitting
My coworker told me about this and I laughed in her face. I told her I'd tried everything and nothing works for women over 50. Two weeks later I had to use a belt on pants that used to cut into my waist. By week four I donated a whole garbage bag of clothes to Goodwill because none of them fit anymore. My coworker just smiled and said I told you so.
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Linda C.Nashville, TN
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The midnight cravings just vanished
The thing that shocked me the most wasn't even the weight. It was the fact that I stopped getting up at midnight to eat cereal. For fifteen years I had this routine of waking up hungry and standing in front of the fridge in the dark. My husband used to hear me and just sigh. Now I sleep straight through to 6 AM and wake up with actual energy. He asked me what happened and I honestly didn't have an explanation at first. My body just started working differently.
My daughter thought I was lying about the scale
For three years I blamed myself for not being disciplined enough. I tried keto, I tried walking two miles a day, I even paid for one of those meal delivery services. Nothing moved the needle past 8 pounds. When I finally understood what was actually going on inside my body, I broke down crying in my kitchen. My daughter came in and asked what was wrong. I just pointed at the scale. She didn't believe me until she saw it herself.
47 people found this helpfulMy husband noticed before I did
I honestly wasn't paying attention at first because I'd been disappointed so many times. Then one morning my husband looked at me getting out of the shower and said something he hadn't said in years. I stepped on the scale that same day and nearly fell backward. I pulled out a pair of jeans from 2019 and they zipped right up. I sat on the bed and just cried. Good tears for once.
63 people found this helpfulMy doctor asked me what I changed
I went in for my regular checkup and my doctor pulled up my previous labs on the screen. He looked at me and said these are not the numbers of the same person. My fasting glucose dropped, my energy is through the roof, and my 11-year-old granddaughter asked if we could go to the park three times last week. I said yes every single time. That never happened before.
51 people found this helpfulI stopped making excuses to skip family photos
Every holiday I used to be the one behind the camera. I had every excuse in the book to avoid being in pictures. Last Thanksgiving my sister grabbed my arm and pulled me into the group photo. When I saw it later that night I stared at it for ten minutes. I looked like myself again. Not the version from last year. The version from a decade ago. My sister called me crying the next morning saying she was so proud of me.
39 people found this helpfulI was skeptical until my clothes stopped fitting
My coworker told me about this and I laughed in her face. I told her I'd tried everything and nothing works for women over 50. Two weeks later I had to use a belt on pants that used to cut into my waist. By week four I donated a whole garbage bag of clothes to Goodwill because none of them fit anymore. My coworker just smiled and said I told you so.
55 people found this helpfulThe midnight cravings just vanished
The thing that shocked me the most wasn't even the weight. It was the fact that I stopped getting up at midnight to eat cereal. For fifteen years I had this routine of waking up hungry and standing in front of the fridge in the dark. My husband used to hear me and just sigh. Now I sleep straight through to 6 AM and wake up with actual energy. He asked me what happened and I honestly didn't have an explanation at first. My body just started working differently.
72 people found this helpful