For me, I had slowly eliminated carbs from Jan-April 2020. Slow progress. I examined my food habits and eliminated the final barriers, "Keto" ice cream, and "Keto" chocolate. Then, one Wed. night, 3rd week of May, I was using a flashlight to search through my kitchen cupboards searching for crumbs. Pretzel, cookie, crackers...didn't matter. Thankfully, there were no crumbs, but I remember stopping and looking at myself, flashlight in hand. It was in that moment I understood that I was an addict. NO TURNING BACK. I will persevere. But it's a daily struggle.
😳, I used to do that with cigarettes all the time. Addiction is a pain to shed. I'm not at even one month carb free yet, so it's still the honeymoon phase for me. Hopefully I can stay strong and not have any crumbs when I am at my weakest. Thanks for sharing. 😌
I no longer find it to be a struggle. Once ALL carbohydrates were eliminated for a period of time the struggle ended. No more cravings or even a thought of want. Thats why this seems so sustainable. .
I was so desperate to lose weight that I quit eating carbohydrates cold turkey four years ago and never looked back. I lost 70 pounds, I have no more acid reflux, I have great sleep, better cognition, etc.
Processed food should be treated like tobacco: high taxes, ban advertising, plain packaging with warning pictures of obese diabetics with amputated limbs.
Wow. This analogy was eye-opening to me. I have never understood women who stayed with abusive partners, yet I stay in my relationship with carbs and have diabetes, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome. Time to get a restraining order against carbs. Thank you so much for this episode.
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yes..great analogy...many of us can relate to...It is not an easy decision to give up the carbs and it's not even easy to stay on this way...But it's worth it! Sad that the human society supports our addictions and turns it into "well deserved reward" and "natural enjoyment" 🤔
@@SandraMcChannel Much better, but truthfully carbs still make an appearance sometimes. I do fight back more now. I still think this was a great analogy. Thanks for asking
Wow, I related so much to what you just said. I was that woman, beaten and messed up and had sliced away all my family. He dumped me and my three kids off, ironically, at a battered women's shelter. I had nothing but my children and when that happened I vowed to never allow anyone to do that to me again. And I haven't, yet I've allowed carbs to control me in the same way and have cut off exercising and health. Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving this analogy that I relate to so well. I am that person. I'm going into my kitchen right now and cleaning it all out. Consider yourself hugged. By the way it does have a very happy ending. I never remarried, however, through hard work and determination I bought a brand new home for me and my children and am now retired with enough money to hold me until I'm 100! Praise God - because He is the one who took care of me.
At least he gave you the gift of dumping you. You didn't have to make the decision and you made it alone. You are right to thank God but you did a very good job too.
I have the power to control my life choices. I choose, not to destroy my health, caused by carbohydrates and junk foods. I have been clean since Sept. 2020.
I survived an abusive marriage for 15 years before I was able to get out. I've overcome alcoholism, drug addiction and cigarettes. Honestly, giving up carbs has been the hardest thing in my life. I do great for a couple of months, then something stupid happens and I cave in to my addiction, telling myself it's just this one last time. I am 60 years old and have been morbidly obese for over 30 years now. This analogy really hit home for me. I could feel that young girl's pain. I knew what choice she was going to make because I made that same choice numerous times during my marriage. You have made me realize that I am making the same choice now, with carbs. Thank you.
I said that too because I felt helpless and hopeless ....of course you care. My approach was there is no other way for me to stop the illnesses growing in my body than to adjust the way I eat. Dr Eric Westman, that Carb addiction Doc mentions .... look up page 4 and you will find details on his medical practice. He also has a class where a team teach you how to do low carb properly. God bless You ... HUGS
Thank you for this. South African follower. I have been obese for half my life and in a Verbally, emotionally and financially abusive marriage for the same time. I started watching your videos during lockdown 2020 and finally on 1st May 2021 went cold turkey on sugar and carbs. 2 months in - one crash and burn day- but 8 kg down, feeling the healthiest I have 4 years. Have already had to reduce my thyroid medication and looking forward to getting rid of it as well as the acid reflux medication that I am on due to a hiatus hernia. My abusive husband is 77, I am only 54, and ill on oxygen 24/7. I moved out the bedroom and took my wedding rings off 2 years ago. One day I will be free of him ...Wish I could afford a virtual consult. Thank you for your videos they have been very instrumental in me slowly regaining my self esteem and identifying my addiction to carbs which was my outlet from the abuse. 🙏🏻🌈❤️
I would always use the reasoning "I can't get into trouble eating sugar". I'm a recovering alcoholic who hasn't had a drink in about 15 years but I turned to sugar and carbs to replace the alcohol.
Carbs are a way to “stopper” our feelings. Try to allow yourself to experience and label your emotions and then deal with the issues that are causing the anxiety, frustration, etc.
I recently went back to my _abusive partner._ It all started with a slice of pizza. I figured what harm can one slice do. Then the next day all I could think about was that pizza. I think you know where the rest of this story goes. Being back on carbs was so comfortable and blissful, at first. That is until the reflux returned and I started getting hungry every 45 minutes. Suddenly I'm 10 kilos heavier and I'm tired and lethargic all the time. My shirts and pants have _shrunk,_ getting out of bed is a little harder, I felt bloated and gassy all the time. I wish there was a restraining order for carbs. I'm 3 weeks back into keto again and I'm starting to feel much better. I tapered off the carbs, so the keto flu was minimised. I can already feel my mental cognition improving. Take 361; maybe this one will stick.
Your story made me realise to start at my next meal not tomorrow. I had my mind on the rice in the fridge. Just to let you know I threw away the rice and made a no-carbohydrate meal. It was delicious It was pork belly if you are wondering 😁 Your story inspired me to throw away that rice and I'm glad that I did
@@SandraMcChannel It's well worth the effort. Good on you for doing it. I'm 13 months into the keto diet and I'm down 29kg (~64 pounds). No more reflux, no more lethargy. For some of us, carbs are like a drug and we are addicts. It's the only way it can be described.
Oh my, Dr Cywes!! This really hit home!! I never, ever looked at it this way! I have been watching you now for probably a year! Still making excuses regarding my carb addiction! This was the story that slapped me in the face! Thank you! Thank you! I needed to hear this TODAY!!
Jesus Christ! I have been a carb addict since in my mothers womb(I’ve always reckoned). I have tried, tried and tried again to lose weight with the usual array of BS advice - to no avail. I am, at present the heaviest I have ever been and was feeling so lost. I have followed this great man on you tube for over a year now, watched and re watched his videos, BUT this one, this is the one that has got me. I’m tying this with tears streaming down my face. It is the first and only time that this reality is my reality and that I’m imprisoned by myself, my addiction to carbs and my fear of kicking their ass right out of my life. My Mom passed away 23 years ago tomorrow, she was a heavy smoker, a carb addict and died after a lifetime of struggles with what docs diagnosed as depression. She always said she never drank alcohol as she knew what would happen if she did. Predisposed to addiction, or the high certain things give us. I look back on her life and can’t without hesitation say, carbs and her addiction to them had a huge impact on her mental health - leading to her death at 65 by suicide. I needed so badly to watch this video today. It is hit me hard, I needed that jolt. Thank you Dr Cywes.
Most of my 65 years have been spent imprisoned by my abuser, carbs. I choose carbs over people and socialization. Relationships go ignored and fizzle out. Any sadness, guilt or shame over addiction and loneliness is numbed by eating more carbs. During many stretches of (white knuckle) normalcy, I feel myself healing in mind, body, spirit. It's WONDERFUL, until I self sabotage and go back to the sick security of my abuser. Insidious, shattering, and still I give in. Until recent years, the endless stream of "professionals" I've seen told me to toughen up, eat "normally," phone friends, try this drug, blah, blah. I come from a long line of long dead alcoholics and drug addicts and knew at a young age carbs were my drug. Why the hell didn't professionals know?! My gawd, THANK YOU for validating! Sorry to ramble, just so happy to find your channel. Time for me to kick my abuser to the curb again! Why does it have to be so hard? Going from cake and ice cream to plain salads, fish, meat, eggs is a bitch.
@@cdubyuh4512 thank you! I’m learning so much about carb addiction from Dr. Cywes. It makes me feel like I can keep the weight off this time. It’s been hard because there is no one around me that eats a proper human diet, but intermittent fasting and carnivore are my life now.
@@malindadenlinger882 I'm glad I found his channel too. I can relate to the challenge of how people we share our lives with eat. Keep up the good work!
The best video you have!!!!!!!!. You and Doctor Berry slapped me with the truth in Feb 2020. I have been a carb addict all my life. I cleaned my house of all carbs, seed oils March 1 , 2020. Pcos all my life, missed so much by being a fat girl. I am 66 and look forward to older age, I thought I was nursing home bound. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have lost 50 lbs and was getting shots in a flat food every three months up until then. Recovering from the surgery with hope now.
I am now 20 years into my carb addiction just starting to realize how this problem is eating me from the inside out. I am now on carnivore and almost out of Type II and the doctors are finding all kinds of problems from the sugar and carbs 😢. I am totally free of sugar now and 15 or less carbs a day. On the carnivore eating plan going on 7 months.
I am almost 78 years old. I have had this problem my whole life and it mostly won. Now I am making a make or break effort to improve my life before it is too late. I am from UK but live in Spain. I am encouraged by your You Tube channel. Help! Thank you. Tony
@@robertcywes2966Thank you for the tip! I have been following him (The Diet Doctor) for years. But you have the uniique combination of being a carb addict and a bariatric surgeon. I am a recovering alcoholic (35 years) and did a "gastric sleeve" 13 years ago. Still I struggle with my carbs! But you have given, and give me, new insights. Working on my emotional management. Once again; Thank you for your hard work. My dream is to be able to consult you in person... All the best, Elisabeth in Sweden
That's impressive and so true.... I try to nit regret all those years .... difficult .... but I am really grateful that I found your channel - saved the rest of my life
You were talking about me I am 300lb with T2D I been saying to my self for a year I ll stop tomorrow . Finally started lasted 3 days . That was 2 weeks ago. Then back to the tomorrow thing again . You are so right with your analogy . i should know better being alcoholic and drug addict . Iam 15 years clean and sober but cant stop soda candy or pizza and thats what is killing me my carb and sugar addiction . Your video ready did hit home with me . I needed to hear that analogy I am going to keep trying until it sticks my life is on the line . When you put it in those terms. Thank you
Very powerful message Doc! I get beat down every week of my 71 years. You are so right, I know everything about dieting and nutrition and still weigh 298 pounds. I think I hate me. No control! Food became my friend at a very early age. My mom sent me to school at 12yo with “metrical “for lunch because I was chubby. My dad was an abusive alcoholic who checked out. I’m still healthy enough to work 40hrs a week but am I happy….no. This isn’t living.
You deserve to feel great & be happy! Please consider being your own best friend! Aim Love and compassion inward. You’ve suffered. Acknowledge and appreciate the good in yourself. All the Self -love talk - it’s essential 💕 Stay close to support. Daily I still listen to Dr Cywes & others. I’m still working on myself, too. I’m 58 on my third year low carb/carnivore. Zero sugar works! It’s not hard now to have Zero candy & traditional foods at holidays. 💐🙏🎉 Best wishes!!
Excellent analogy! I finally allowed myself to be scared to death of where I was headed at 61 years old and weighing 262 pounds on a 5'2" frame. I listened to a massive amount of TH-cam videos including yours and became committed to an extremely low carb lifestyle. Three years later (as of yesterday) I'm down 105 pounds. Still need to lose probably 30 pounds and possibly have surgery to get rid of excess skin But, what an amazing life! Thank you for your contribution to my life.
Wow so powerful thank you Dr Cywes you have really opened my eyes in the last month of how i got to be 50 with pre diabetes, gall bladder removal high blood pressure now for change on the right path
I AM that person!!!! I DO CARE!!!!! I have been here before and I know I can do it!!! I am miserable and felt so good in a healthy lifestyle. I went on a cruise 2 years ago and gave myself permission to eat everything and anything....I am still paying for that decision. Thank You Dr. Cywes.....you are helping me get back on track!. I have started over and over and over desperate to get back on track but keep failing and I think I am wrestling with so many emotions because I had it and I was living it and then I traded it in for some chocolate satin cheesecake (among other things) on the cruise ship! Yes, it was good...but it wasn't worth it. Right this very moment is a new moment....and minute by minute, step by step I am going to make it back to my healthy place. I will begin my journal again...I seem to work best by keeping my own accountability. I'm not sure what my weight is because I am too afraid to get on the scale....I don't care how bad it is....the numbers don't matter...what matters is my behavior and what I put into my mouth from now on....the numbers will take care of themselves. Sorry, I just had to tell myself that. I took notes on this video and put me in the addiction!!!! Today is 11-06-2021...I will check back in a month or so.... but in the meanwhile I am going to go watch your other videos!!! Thank You again! Teresa in Ohio
Thank you Dr Rob, I've been listening to you for the past 6 months, doing keto initially, and now doing carnivore for 5 weeks. The craving for sugar and alcohol has gone away but I'm now dealing with the underlying unhappy feelings head on. Ive finally understood the addiction and I now OWN it, no longer looking away. Not easy, but I know I'm on the right path. Sending you love and blessings from Wagga Wagga, a town in regional New South Wales (Australia),
I’ve spoken with you regularly for more than two years and listened to nearly all of your videos. I have been fortunate to “get” these points and change my behavior, saving my life. This video puts it all out on the line for carb addicts. Strong, effective messaging, Dr C.
Looking back I can see I was working on metabolic illness since I was in control of buying the meals and drinks, ie. college. It actually probably goes back to Jr. High school - 5 th grade on. Those that tell me to just limit the sodas/carbohydrates don't know what they are talking about, don't understand me. Just have one, no. Now 64 years old. I have known better for years. You have drawn a helpful picture for me.
Insanely powerful message Dr. Cywes, and so true. Fighting every day to avoid carbs and sugar has become my daily mission, you are greatly appreciated!!
The analogy you make is rather shocking but actually right on the money. Thank you for making this information so freely available. I'd be much worse off without it. My own doctor is very traditional in her views and totally unhelpful. She was practically apoplectic when I asked for a Homa-IR test, telling me it was a waste of time. My weight hasn't come down yet, but my Hba1c has, despite a couple of spectacular falls off the wagon, and I am now in the normal range, despite a BMI of 38. I feel elated to see the change in the right direction and I now feel very motivated to ditch the carbs again, and the constant eating, to get to a healthier and happier way of life. It's thanks to you!
Dr. Cywes, it comes down to how you value yourself. If you don't love and value your own life, then you will accept suboptimal treatment. Knowledge is a tool to help you, but mastery of your mind is power. Thank you for the deep dive into factors driving metabolic syndrome & obesity.
Another great tool for loosing the carb addiction is to stay busy. Too many people due to modern lifestyles have become too sedentary. We eat because we have nothing to fill time with. Or we sit in front of devices, gazing at a screen. Physical things can keep us busy, both mind and body. I’m an artist I do sit to do some art pieces. But my mind is also completely focused on my work. Some of my art requires physically being built by hand. So my mind and body are in tune with what I’m doing. Keeping the mind and body occupied is a big plus in beating the carb monsters. Idle hands, body and mind leads to looking for something. Unfortunately that’s where the idea of a snack falls into place. All that being said, we can’t be active all the time. That is just an impossibility. That’s when the mental lapse can occur. That’s the battle that’s the hardest to win. I haven’t completely won it. Probably never will I also believe the most dirtiest word in the Keto community is the word “treat”. That word is how we convince ourselves it’s okay. Oh I’m going to have a “treat”. I deserve a “treat”. I’m not perfect, I’ve cheated occasionally in my 2.6 years of doing Keto.. Had that baked potato, over indulged on nuts, had a little Keto ice cream. Sure have, haven’t regretted it either. Why? Because that one cheat kept me sane and from going whole hog on a binge. Kept me from quitting. I’m carnivore now after 2.6 years of Keto and OMAD. But I’m also human... I forgive myself for that
Not just keeping busy, but using all the time you have freed up from the slavery of cooking elaborate meals, shopping and cleanup, for pursuing your Passions! such as you do with your art. Everyone, make this the focus of your life, not “food”
Thank you for being a voice of reason and hope in the world of health and understanding what drives us. Keep up the good work providing these videos for free on TH-cam is a great service
What a stunning analogy. I never thought about carbs being the abusive companion. It makes complete sense. Sugar treats are the abuser in my life. It’s hard to get rid of them. But I keep trying.
Wow. This was jarring...and so powerful. What an amazing analogy. I got the "restraining order" and "moved out" in February, 2021. My job today and every day now is to not let the abusive "SOB" back in. Saving this video to view again and again. Thank you, Dr. Cywes.
I am that person, the one fighting this ridiculously difficult journey with temptation and slip ups at every turn, but I refuse to give up! Thank You for helping me! No more high BP, no more swelling, no more pms, no more hashimotos!! ❤️❤️ my friends dont get it but my husband FINALLY does! 😊
This video was so moving, and like you were describing 12 yrs of my life. He wouldnt let me leave, and the police were his friend. All I could do was pray he died. One day he did!! our son was 6 months old I was saved. They will never change. Thak you for this video It makes me more thankful than ever that I survived. I also am thankful for YOU, that you bring carb addiction awareness to so many. The struggle is real.
I recommend my patients (wound care) watch yours, Dr. Berry's and Dr. Fungs videos so they may be better informed on how their diets affect their bodies and health. My husband and I are living testimonials of how you can reverse multiple disease processes and become healthy again. Thank you for giving up your free time to educate us and help us stay healthy!
Very powerful, especially using the woman in the ER that was beat up by her boyfriend as an example. I was that women in the ER 40 years ago and did get myself out of that situation. While I have never been in an obese category, I have been one of those who has lost the same 30 pounds multiple times. I found keto 2 years ago and have never regretted it. Thanks Dr. Cywes for everything you do! I am looking at the Low Carb San Diego event this year. I am not sure if I can make it yet. The event is quite pricy and am trying to see if there is some way I can get a discount.
I never realized how different carbohydrates made me feel until I finally got rid of them. Been keto two and a half years and I dont plan on going back.
was addicted to drugs and alcohol and carb addiction is worse; mainly because it's not recognized and shamed . . . but eating is so important and enjoyable to us, it's the HARDEST to ultimately accept as an addiction and give up . . . because ultimately it is our DECISION to stop an addictive behavior, no matter which one! Thankfully, giving up carbs finally causes RELIEF from the stress of not being able to eat . . . or being on a restrictive diet. Because REAL FOOD is so satisfying and energizing that the sugar addiction can finally be laid to rest!!! at least for me . . . thanks, Doc.
I so appreciate your frank and blunt reality check. I am an addict and I know it. Today is my first day without carbs. So far so good, but I know this is a marathon - not a sprint. I watch one of your credos every day to keep me focused. You are a gem.
No way!!!!!! I am brazilian and I really wanted my parents to watch your videos but they dont speak english. They will be able to watch them soon!! Thank you so much!!!
Such a powerful analogy Dr. Cywes. I watch all your videos. Thank you for your help. I sent you a letter awhile back and it was so cathartic to recount my journey with carb addiction. Thank you again!
Thank you so much for this very confronting, but truthful video. I am 56 and have been addicted to carbs my whole life. Even as a child I know I used carbs as a replacement for the comfort I didn't receive from my parents. But this relationship with carbs has been caustic and caused me great pain as I have tried to release myself so many times over the years. Please keep speaking this truth to help us see the light and work towards breaking the relationship with carbohydrates
"Stockholm Syndrome" is a gripping condition that is based on fear and weakness. It is also a survival mechanism to continue living. Interesting you told that story to make the point about the addiction with carbs and sugar. Excellent illustration! I'm at 18 months carnivore, and that captor no longer controls me.
Great illustration! I'm realizing my keto treats are just a slightly less abusive carb relationship that I cannot control well. I may have left the bigger abuse of refined carbs, but keto substitutes are still keeping me from my goals. And even though I know this, the struggle to give them up is real. This illustration helps me see the craziness of my decisions. Thank you.
Same. The chocolate keeps calling me, and keto chocolate makes me want all the chocolate, lol. It's so hard to give it up, my drug of choice; ah, if only it didn't make me fat 😩
Hello Dr. Cywes! I am watching you from Hungary and I was just thinking the other day that I should translate your vidoes to hungarian because they are really life changing. I'll start mentioning you in the hungarian ketogenic/low carb groups.
I absolutely love and respect this man! Really makes you see this addiction with such clarity. It’s truly comes down to understanding the physiology and the psychology behind this behavior and he certainly has that.
THANK YOU! have to realize that I can not use artificial sweeteners or Stevia or any other natural substitute for sugar any more than my mother could drink nonalcoholic beer and stay off of real alcohol. It just keeps me addicted to the real thing. I keep trying to transition away from the diet Coke and the Stevia, But I never quite get there and I never leave the actual carbohydrates completely behind. So I just end up eating more fat with more carbohydrate - even ‘healthy carb’ like berries. If they are in the house and I am tired after working a night shift and a little cranky, I will eat the whole bag of frozen berries with some nice cocoa powder, Stevia and coconut oil which freezes the chocolate around the berries and makes a nice treat. Which I cannot stop eating. I just have to get this through my head. Thank you so much. I have to treat most carbohydrate like my mother treated alcohol and did not drink for 40 years.
Another wonderful video--thank you! However, I do think carbohydrates impact your mind. I never knew how bad my brain fog had gotten until I ditched carbs and went carnivore. I've gained greater mental clarity, I'm able to remember things better, and rarely feel depressed. Before, I didn't really realize just how bad I felt, mentally (and physically) until I started to heal.
So many people come to mind when I hear this! So many people walk with their eyes closed not thinking about why they do what they do. Eating is only a small part of life...it doesn't have to be everything. We love you in🇨🇦 Canada Dr.Cywes!!! 🇨🇦
Thank you, Doc for your stark honesty about what carbs have done to my life. I am in a prison of my own making. Sugar has turned me into a crippled old woman. I can barely walk because my weight has caused my hips and knees to deteriorate. I went the surgical route with a gastric band. I lost 60 lbs (and have kept it off for 5 years) but I’m still too fat to have orthopedic surgery. The band eroded through my stomach and very nearly killed me. (12 days in the hospital)
Thank you, we need a video like this from time to time to remind us why we stay away from sugar and starch. I've been slipping back the last month, I've been on keto for 5 months now, but from time to time when I start to slip I need something like this to encourage me and remind me why I started in the first place
Ive know I was a sugar addict for years. It wasnt until I realized, with info from Dr. Rob & others, that all carbs are sugar & they all had to go. But once they did it was easy. Once they are all gone for a period of time there are no more cravings or midnight refrigerator raids. . What a liberation. .
For me, I had slowly eliminated carbs from Jan-April 2020. Slow progress. I examined my food habits and eliminated the final barriers, "Keto" ice cream, and "Keto" chocolate.
Then, one Wed. night, 3rd week of May, I was using a flashlight to search through my kitchen cupboards searching for crumbs. Pretzel, cookie, crackers...didn't matter. Thankfully, there were no crumbs, but I remember stopping and looking at myself, flashlight in hand. It was in that moment I understood that I was an addict.
NO TURNING BACK.
I will persevere.
But it's a daily struggle.
😳, I used to do that with cigarettes all the time. Addiction is a pain to shed. I'm not at even one month carb free yet, so it's still the honeymoon phase for me. Hopefully I can stay strong and not have any crumbs when I am at my weakest.
Thanks for sharing. 😌
I no longer find it to be a struggle. Once ALL carbohydrates were eliminated for a period of time the struggle ended. No more cravings or even a thought of want. Thats why this seems so sustainable. .
I was so desperate to lose weight that I quit eating carbohydrates cold turkey four years ago and never looked back. I lost 70 pounds, I have no more acid reflux, I have great sleep, better cognition, etc.
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Still low carb?
Processed food should be treated like tobacco: high taxes, ban advertising, plain packaging with warning pictures of obese diabetics with amputated limbs.
Good one!
Yes their will never unfortunately do that and keep pushing anything in moderation
Wow. This analogy was eye-opening to me. I have never understood women who stayed with abusive partners, yet I stay in my relationship with carbs and have diabetes, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome. Time to get a restraining order against carbs. Thank you so much for this episode.
yes..great analogy...many of us can relate to...It is not an easy decision to give up the carbs and it's not even easy to stay on this way...But it's worth it!
Sad that the human society supports our addictions and turns it into "well deserved reward" and "natural enjoyment" 🤔
How are you doing now?
@@SandraMcChannel Much better, but truthfully carbs still make an appearance sometimes. I do fight back more now. I still think this was a great analogy. Thanks for asking
Wow, I related so much to what you just said. I was that woman, beaten and messed up and had sliced away all my family. He dumped me and my three kids off, ironically, at a battered women's shelter. I had nothing but my children and when that happened I vowed to never allow anyone to do that to me again. And I haven't, yet I've allowed carbs to control me in the same way and have cut off exercising and health. Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving this analogy that I relate to so well. I am that person. I'm going into my kitchen right now and cleaning it all out. Consider yourself hugged. By the way it does have a very happy ending. I never remarried, however, through hard work and determination I bought a brand new home for me and my children and am now retired with enough money to hold me until I'm 100! Praise God - because He is the one who took care of me.
Fantastic
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Actually YOU did it yourself. Keep going
At least he gave you the gift of dumping you. You didn't have to make the decision and you made it alone. You are right to thank God but you did a very good job too.
Bless you
I have the power to control my life choices. I choose, not to destroy my health, caused by carbohydrates and junk foods. I have been clean since Sept. 2020.
May 1 2020 for me
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not even veggies?
Thank you for your continued positive example of recovery. . !
I survived an abusive marriage for 15 years before I was able to get out. I've overcome alcoholism, drug addiction and cigarettes. Honestly, giving up carbs has been the hardest thing in my life. I do great for a couple of months, then something stupid happens and I cave in to my addiction, telling myself it's just this one last time. I am 60 years old and have been morbidly obese for over 30 years now. This analogy really hit home for me. I could feel that young girl's pain. I knew what choice she was going to make because I made that same choice numerous times during my marriage. You have made me realize that I am making the same choice now, with carbs. Thank you.
Carnivore really ends carb addiction
@@tonydepalma It wrecks you livers ability to process carbs. Use it or lose it.
So many times I have said, 'I don't care'. But I do.
I said that too because I felt helpless and hopeless ....of course you care. My approach was there is no other way for me to stop the illnesses growing in my body than to adjust the way I eat. Dr Eric Westman, that Carb addiction Doc mentions .... look up page 4 and you will find details on his medical practice. He also has a class where a team teach you how to do low carb properly. God bless You ... HUGS
This man should be on the main stage teaching all young doctors now going through all those lies they are taught in school.
Thank you for this. South African follower. I have been obese for half my life and in a Verbally, emotionally and financially abusive marriage for the same time. I started watching your videos during lockdown 2020 and finally on 1st May 2021 went cold turkey on sugar and carbs. 2 months in - one crash and burn day- but 8 kg down, feeling the healthiest I have 4 years. Have already had to reduce my thyroid medication and looking forward to getting rid of it as well as the acid reflux medication that I am on due to a hiatus hernia. My abusive husband is 77, I am only 54, and ill on oxygen 24/7. I moved out the bedroom and took my wedding rings off 2 years ago. One day I will be free of him ...Wish I could afford a virtual consult. Thank you for your videos they have been very instrumental in me slowly regaining my self esteem and identifying my addiction to carbs which was my outlet from the abuse. 🙏🏻🌈❤️
I would always use the reasoning "I can't get into trouble eating sugar". I'm a recovering alcoholic who hasn't had a drink in about 15 years but I turned to sugar and carbs to replace the alcohol.
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Carbs are a way to “stopper” our feelings. Try to allow yourself to experience and label your emotions and then deal with the issues that are causing the anxiety, frustration, etc.
Gl with diabetes.
...here we are - so many recovering carboholics! 😏
I recently went back to my _abusive partner._ It all started with a slice of pizza. I figured what harm can one slice do. Then the next day all I could think about was that pizza. I think you know where the rest of this story goes.
Being back on carbs was so comfortable and blissful, at first. That is until the reflux returned and I started getting hungry every 45 minutes. Suddenly I'm 10 kilos heavier and I'm tired and lethargic all the time. My shirts and pants have _shrunk,_ getting out of bed is a little harder, I felt bloated and gassy all the time. I wish there was a restraining order for carbs.
I'm 3 weeks back into keto again and I'm starting to feel much better. I tapered off the carbs, so the keto flu was minimised. I can already feel my mental cognition improving. Take 361; maybe this one will stick.
Your story made me realise to start at my next meal not tomorrow.
I had my mind on the rice in the fridge.
Just to let you know I threw away the rice and made a no-carbohydrate meal.
It was delicious
It was pork belly if you are wondering 😁
Your story inspired me to throw away that rice and I'm glad that I did
@@SandraMcChannel It's well worth the effort. Good on you for doing it. I'm 13 months into the keto diet and I'm down 29kg (~64 pounds). No more reflux, no more lethargy. For some of us, carbs are like a drug and we are addicts. It's the only way it can be described.
Oh my, Dr Cywes!! This really hit home!! I never, ever looked at it this way! I have been watching you now for probably a year! Still making excuses regarding my carb addiction! This was the story that slapped me in the face! Thank you! Thank you! I needed to hear this TODAY!!
Jesus Christ! I have been a carb addict since in my mothers womb(I’ve always reckoned). I have tried, tried and tried again to lose weight with the usual array of BS advice - to no avail. I am, at present the heaviest I have ever been and was feeling so lost. I have followed this great man on you tube for over a year now, watched and re watched his videos, BUT this one, this is the one that has got me. I’m tying this with tears streaming down my face. It is the first and only time that this reality is my reality and that I’m imprisoned by myself, my addiction to carbs and my fear of kicking their ass right out of my life. My Mom passed away 23 years ago tomorrow, she was a heavy smoker, a carb addict and died after a lifetime of struggles with what docs diagnosed as depression. She always said she never drank alcohol as she knew what would happen if she did. Predisposed to addiction, or the high certain things give us. I look back on her life and can’t without hesitation say, carbs and her addiction to them had a huge impact on her mental health - leading to her death at 65 by suicide. I needed so badly to watch this video today. It is hit me hard, I needed that jolt. Thank you Dr Cywes.
Most of my 65 years have been spent imprisoned by my abuser, carbs. I choose carbs over people and socialization. Relationships go ignored and fizzle out. Any sadness, guilt or shame over addiction and loneliness is numbed by eating more carbs. During many stretches of (white knuckle) normalcy, I feel myself healing in mind, body, spirit. It's WONDERFUL, until I self sabotage and go back to the sick security of my abuser. Insidious, shattering, and still I give in. Until recent years, the endless stream of "professionals" I've seen told me to toughen up, eat "normally," phone friends, try this drug, blah, blah. I come from a long line of long dead alcoholics and drug addicts and knew at a young age carbs were my drug. Why the hell didn't professionals know?! My gawd, THANK YOU for validating! Sorry to ramble, just so happy to find your channel. Time for me to kick my abuser to the curb again! Why does it have to be so hard? Going from cake and ice cream to plain salads, fish, meat, eggs is a bitch.
Do it now. Don’t wait til you’re very sick like I did.
@@malindadenlinger882 Thanks! Every day is a new challenge. I hope you're ok!
@@cdubyuh4512 thank you! I’m learning so much about carb addiction from Dr. Cywes. It makes me feel like I can keep the weight off this time. It’s been hard because there is no one around me that eats a proper human diet, but intermittent fasting and carnivore are my life now.
@@malindadenlinger882 I'm glad I found his channel too. I can relate to the challenge of how people we share our lives with eat. Keep up the good work!
@@cdubyuh4512 thank you:) blessings to you! Hope you have a great week!
I am absolutely sitting here fascinated. Why do I want to cry right now!
We lost our best friend... sugar
The best video you have!!!!!!!!. You and Doctor Berry slapped me with the truth in Feb 2020. I have been a carb addict all my life. I cleaned my house of all carbs, seed oils March 1 , 2020. Pcos all my life, missed so much by being a fat girl. I am 66 and look forward to older age, I thought I was nursing home bound. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have lost 50 lbs and was getting shots in a flat food every three months up until then. Recovering from the surgery with hope now.
A powerful message💥
I am now 20 years into my carb addiction just starting to realize how this problem is eating me from the inside out. I am now on carnivore and almost out of Type II and the doctors are finding all kinds of problems from the sugar and carbs 😢. I am totally free of sugar now and 15 or less carbs a day. On the carnivore eating plan going on 7 months.
I am almost 78 years old. I have had this problem my whole life and it mostly won. Now I am making a make or break effort to improve my life before it is too late. I am from UK but live in Spain. I am encouraged by your You Tube channel. Help! Thank you. Tony
Thank you from Sweden! For me carbs equal "kryptonite" = makes me weak and sick!
Look up Andreas Eenfeldt. Swede Diet Doctor
@@robertcywes2966Thank you for the tip! I have been following him (The Diet Doctor) for years. But you have the uniique combination of being a carb addict and a bariatric surgeon. I am a recovering alcoholic (35 years) and did a "gastric sleeve" 13 years ago. Still I struggle with my carbs! But you have given, and give me, new insights. Working on my emotional management. Once again; Thank you for your hard work. My dream is to be able to consult you in person...
All the best, Elisabeth in Sweden
That abuse is just the worst. As a social worker, I have had that conversation with people. Abuse is not an easy thing to extricate one’s self from.
Thank you again! Working on self care and stopping the lies I tell myself with relapse.
Dr Cywes, Amy Berger, Violet Reveira,if you want to listen to the logic and convincing voice of healthy eating. THANK YOU!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
That's impressive and so true....
I try to nit regret all those years .... difficult .... but I am really grateful that I found your channel - saved the rest of my life
You were talking about me I am 300lb with T2D I been saying to my self for a year I ll stop tomorrow . Finally started lasted 3 days . That was 2 weeks ago. Then back to the tomorrow thing again . You are so right with your analogy . i should know better being alcoholic and drug addict . Iam 15 years clean and sober but cant stop soda candy or pizza and thats what is killing me my carb and sugar addiction . Your video ready did hit home with me . I needed to hear that analogy I am going to keep trying until it sticks my life is on the line . When you put it in those terms. Thank you
Very powerful message Doc! I get beat down every week of my 71 years. You are so right, I know everything about dieting and nutrition and still weigh 298 pounds. I think I hate me. No control! Food became my friend at a very early age. My mom sent me to school at 12yo with “metrical “for lunch because I was chubby. My dad was an abusive alcoholic who checked out. I’m still healthy enough to work 40hrs a week but am I happy….no. This isn’t living.
You deserve to feel great & be happy!
Please consider being your own best friend! Aim Love and compassion inward. You’ve suffered.
Acknowledge and appreciate the good in yourself.
All the Self -love talk - it’s essential 💕
Stay close to support. Daily I still listen to Dr Cywes & others.
I’m still working on myself, too. I’m 58 on my third year low carb/carnivore.
Zero sugar works! It’s not hard now to have Zero candy & traditional foods at holidays. 💐🙏🎉
Best wishes!!
@@susanbaker6065 thanks Susan
Outstanding! Very powerful analogy between domestic violence and carb addiction.
Excellent analogy! I finally allowed myself to be scared to death of where I was headed at 61 years old and weighing 262 pounds on a 5'2" frame. I listened to a massive amount of TH-cam videos including yours and became committed to an extremely low carb lifestyle. Three years later (as of yesterday) I'm down 105 pounds. Still need to lose probably 30 pounds and possibly have surgery to get rid of excess skin But, what an amazing life! Thank you for your contribution to my life.
Powerful message.
Wow so powerful thank you Dr Cywes you have really opened my eyes in the last month of how i got to be 50 with pre diabetes, gall bladder removal high blood pressure now for change on the right path
WOW!!! It doesn't get more black and white than this!
All I can say is wow. Eyes wide open. Thank you for this.
I AM that person!!!! I DO CARE!!!!! I have been here before and I know I can do it!!! I am miserable and felt so good in a healthy lifestyle. I went on a cruise 2 years ago and gave myself permission to eat everything and anything....I am still paying for that decision. Thank You Dr. Cywes.....you are helping me get back on track!. I have started over and over and over desperate to get back on track but keep failing and I think I am wrestling with so many emotions because I had it and I was living it and then I traded it in for some chocolate satin cheesecake (among other things) on the cruise ship! Yes, it was good...but it wasn't worth it. Right this very moment is a new moment....and minute by minute, step by step I am going to make it back to my healthy place. I will begin my journal again...I seem to work best by keeping my own accountability. I'm not sure what my weight is because I am too afraid to get on the scale....I don't care how bad it is....the numbers don't matter...what matters is my behavior and what I put into my mouth from now on....the numbers will take care of themselves. Sorry, I just had to tell myself that. I took notes on this video and put me in the addiction!!!! Today is 11-06-2021...I will check back in a month or so.... but in the meanwhile I am going to go watch your other videos!!! Thank You again! Teresa in Ohio
Thank you Dr Rob, I've been listening to you for the past 6 months, doing keto initially, and now doing carnivore for 5 weeks. The craving for sugar and alcohol has gone away but I'm now dealing with the underlying unhappy feelings head on. Ive finally understood the addiction and I now OWN it, no longer looking away. Not easy, but I know I'm on the right path. Sending you love and blessings from Wagga Wagga, a town in regional New South Wales (Australia),
I’ve spoken with you regularly for more than two years and listened to nearly all of your videos. I have been fortunate to “get” these points and change my behavior, saving my life. This video puts it all out on the line for carb addicts. Strong, effective messaging, Dr C.
Hi Mary
Looking back I can see I was working on metabolic illness since I was in control of buying the meals and drinks, ie. college. It actually probably goes back to Jr. High school - 5 th grade on. Those that tell me to just limit the sodas/carbohydrates don't know what they are talking about, don't understand me. Just have one, no. Now 64 years old. I have known better for years. You have drawn a helpful picture for me.
Insanely powerful message Dr. Cywes, and so true. Fighting every day to avoid carbs and sugar has become my daily mission, you are greatly appreciated!!
The analogy you make is rather shocking but actually right on the money. Thank you for making this information so freely available. I'd be much worse off without it. My own doctor is very traditional in her views and totally unhelpful. She was practically apoplectic when I asked for a Homa-IR test, telling me it was a waste of time. My weight hasn't come down yet, but my Hba1c has, despite a couple of spectacular falls off the wagon, and I am now in the normal range, despite a BMI of 38. I feel elated to see the change in the right direction and I now feel very motivated to ditch the carbs again, and the constant eating, to get to a healthier and happier way of life. It's thanks to you!
Dr. Cywes, it comes down to how you value yourself. If you don't love and value your own life, then you will accept suboptimal treatment. Knowledge is a tool to help you, but mastery of your mind is power. Thank you for the deep dive into factors driving metabolic syndrome & obesity.
Wow wow wow ... I so needed to hear it put this way. I'm still digesting it. Thank you
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Good luck Cherie!
Another great tool for loosing the carb addiction is to stay busy. Too many people due to modern lifestyles have become too sedentary. We eat because we have nothing to fill time with. Or we sit in front of devices, gazing at a screen. Physical things can keep us busy, both mind and body. I’m an artist I do sit to do some art pieces. But my mind is also completely focused on my work. Some of my art requires physically being built by hand. So my mind and body are in tune with what I’m doing. Keeping the mind and body occupied is a big plus in beating the carb monsters. Idle hands, body and mind leads to looking for something. Unfortunately that’s where the idea of a snack falls into place.
All that being said, we can’t be active all the time. That is just an impossibility. That’s when the mental lapse can occur. That’s the battle that’s the hardest to win. I haven’t completely won it. Probably never will
I also believe the most dirtiest word in the Keto community is the word “treat”. That word is how we convince ourselves it’s okay. Oh I’m going to have a “treat”. I deserve a “treat”.
I’m not perfect, I’ve cheated occasionally in my 2.6 years of doing Keto.. Had that baked potato, over indulged on nuts, had a little Keto ice cream. Sure have, haven’t regretted it either. Why? Because that one cheat kept me sane and from going whole hog on a binge. Kept me from quitting.
I’m carnivore now after 2.6 years of Keto and OMAD. But I’m also human... I forgive myself for that
Not just keeping busy, but using all the time you have freed up from the slavery of cooking elaborate meals, shopping and cleanup, for pursuing your Passions! such as you do with your art. Everyone, make this the focus of your life, not “food”
@@patriciacarlyle9456 Exactly! Yes the freedom from food is amazing too
Powerful analogy Dr Cywes. Yep, it's an abusive experience
Wow, what an amazing speech, straight from the heart, so much truth! thank you Dr. Cywes!
And hello from Portugal, I really tell everyone to follow you, I'm a carbaddiction coach and you are an inspiration to me 💕
I know you well and love what you do. Obrigado
Thank you for being a voice of reason and hope in the world of health and understanding what drives us. Keep up the good work providing these videos for free on TH-cam is a great service
What a stunning analogy. I never thought about carbs being the abusive companion. It makes complete sense. Sugar treats are the abuser in my life. It’s hard to get rid of them. But I keep trying.
Wow. This was jarring...and so powerful. What an amazing analogy. I got the "restraining order" and "moved out" in February, 2021. My job today and every day now is to not let the abusive "SOB" back in. Saving this video to view again and again. Thank you, Dr. Cywes.
Wow...this was so profound. Thank you, Dr. Cywes.
I am that person, the one fighting this ridiculously difficult journey with temptation and slip ups at every turn, but I refuse to give up! Thank You for helping me! No more high BP, no more swelling, no more pms, no more hashimotos!! ❤️❤️ my friends dont get it but my husband FINALLY does! 😊
This video was so moving, and like you were describing 12 yrs of my life. He wouldnt let me leave, and the police were his friend. All I could do was pray he died. One day he did!! our son was 6 months old I was saved. They will never change. Thak you for this video It makes me more thankful than ever that I survived. I also am thankful for YOU, that you bring carb addiction awareness to so many. The struggle is real.
This is such a powerful analogy between addiction and partner abuse.
im crying. my goodness. everything you said about carbs hit home doc!
I recommend my patients (wound care) watch yours, Dr. Berry's and Dr. Fungs videos so they may be better informed on how their diets affect their bodies and health. My husband and I are living testimonials of how you can reverse multiple disease processes and become healthy again. Thank you for giving up your free time to educate us and help us stay healthy!
Very powerful, especially using the woman in the ER that was beat up by her boyfriend as an example. I was that women in the ER 40 years ago and did get myself out of that situation. While I have never been in an obese category, I have been one of those who has lost the same 30 pounds multiple times. I found keto 2 years ago and have never regretted it. Thanks Dr. Cywes for everything you do! I am looking at the Low Carb San Diego event this year. I am not sure if I can make it yet. The event is quite pricy and am trying to see if there is some way I can get a discount.
That’s a serious one.
I gave up carbs entirely a year ago. Never missed them.
There’s plenty of tasty foods in the carnivore style.
I never realized how different carbohydrates made me feel until I finally got rid of them. Been keto two and a half years and I dont plan on going back.
Veggies?
@@MrSojek
Sometimes
was addicted to drugs and alcohol and carb addiction is worse; mainly because it's not recognized and shamed . . . but eating is so important and enjoyable to us, it's the HARDEST to ultimately accept as an addiction and give up . . . because ultimately it is our DECISION to stop an addictive behavior, no matter which one! Thankfully, giving up carbs finally causes RELIEF from the stress of not being able to eat . . . or being on a restrictive diet. Because REAL FOOD is so satisfying and energizing that the sugar addiction can finally be laid to rest!!! at least for me . . . thanks, Doc.
Very powerful analogy and hopefully it will hit home with many of us addicts.
That ending....in the face!
Amazing Dr. 👏👏👏
I so appreciate your frank and blunt reality check. I am an addict and I know it. Today is my first day without carbs. So far so good, but I know this is a marathon - not a sprint. I watch one of your credos every day to keep me focused. You are a gem.
you are the Michael Jordan of addiction management my brother that one was impressively good thank you very much 🙏🙏🤙🙏🙏
Have no words, I'm astonished about this video, it's overwhelming, thank you, doc ❤️
You are such a wonderful human. Your presentation explains the issues so well. Thank you.
No way!!!!!! I am brazilian and I really wanted my parents to watch your videos but they dont speak english. They will be able to watch them soon!! Thank you so much!!!
Such a powerful analogy Dr. Cywes. I watch all your videos. Thank you for your help. I sent you a letter awhile back and it was so cathartic to recount my journey with carb addiction. Thank you again!
Thank you so much for this very confronting, but truthful video. I am 56 and have been addicted to carbs my whole life. Even as a child I know I used carbs as a replacement for the comfort I didn't receive from my parents. But this relationship with carbs has been caustic and caused me great pain as I have tried to release myself so many times over the years. Please keep speaking this truth to help us see the light and work towards breaking the relationship with carbohydrates
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"Stockholm Syndrome" is a gripping condition that is based on fear and weakness. It is also a survival mechanism to continue living. Interesting you told that story to make the point about the addiction with carbs and sugar. Excellent illustration! I'm at 18 months carnivore, and that captor no longer controls me.
Just listening from the Pacific Northwest. Carb addicted here. Learning much. Thank you.
Give them up lad and keep up the good fight!
Ha! Hotter than Florida! Stay cool
Great illustration! I'm realizing my keto treats are just a slightly less abusive carb relationship that I cannot control well. I may have left the bigger abuse of refined carbs, but keto substitutes are still keeping me from my goals. And even though I know this, the struggle to give them up is real. This illustration helps me see the craziness of my decisions. Thank you.
Hi Lynn!🙂I could have written what you did.
I too could have written what you did.
Same. The chocolate keeps calling me, and keto chocolate makes me want all the chocolate, lol. It's so hard to give it up, my drug of choice; ah, if only it didn't make me fat 😩
Refuse to buy the keto processed CRAP. EAT basic food you cook yourself as you are worth it Beautiful!
Hello Dr. Cywes! I am watching you from Hungary and I was just thinking the other day that I should translate your vidoes to hungarian because they are really life changing. I'll start mentioning you in the hungarian ketogenic/low carb groups.
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WOW needed this......cheers from Pennsylvania
Amazing story and fits me to a tee! When I am on sugar and carbs it robs me from having a life.
Your videos just get better and better, really enjoy your content and guidance! Hello from Texas!
Powerful, moving, much affection to you fellow ex-addict :)
I absolutely love and respect this man! Really makes you see this addiction with such clarity. It’s truly comes down to understanding the physiology and the psychology behind this behavior and he certainly has that.
You are spot on with this video! Thank you for sharing.
THANK YOU! have to realize that I can not use artificial sweeteners or Stevia or any other natural substitute for sugar any more than my mother could drink nonalcoholic beer and stay off of real alcohol.
It just keeps me addicted to the real thing. I keep trying to transition away from the diet Coke and the Stevia, But I never quite get there and I never leave the actual carbohydrates completely behind. So I just end up eating more fat with more carbohydrate - even ‘healthy carb’ like berries. If they are in the house and I am tired after working a night shift and a little cranky, I will eat the whole bag of frozen berries with some nice cocoa powder, Stevia and coconut oil which freezes the chocolate around the berries and makes a nice treat. Which I cannot stop eating. I just have to get this through my head. Thank you so much. I have to treat most carbohydrate like my mother treated alcohol and did not drink for 40 years.
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I never thought to put coconut oil in my choco berry dessert. Anyway, it's all gone now and I'm losing weight again after a plateau of about 8 months.
@@gardeninginthedesert Well done!
Hi from Tampa! So glad I found your videos!
Preach the truth. It is insidious.
Brilliant analogy. Thank you Doc for all you do ❤️
This is amazing, Dr. Cywes! I am so glad I chose my path last August. Wow, almost a year! Thank you for helping me change my life!
What a great analogy, you have a great way of getting to the bottom of the addiction.
Another wonderful video--thank you! However, I do think carbohydrates impact your mind. I never knew how bad my brain fog had gotten until I ditched carbs and went carnivore. I've gained greater mental clarity, I'm able to remember things better, and rarely feel depressed. Before, I didn't really realize just how bad I felt, mentally (and physically) until I started to heal.
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This is particularly powerful video on carbs addiction! Bravo Dr Cywes! Tatiana
wow Dr.C what an analogy - Much love to you Dr. C
So many people come to mind when I hear this! So many people walk with their eyes closed not thinking about why they do what they do. Eating is only a small part of life...it doesn't have to be everything. We love you in🇨🇦 Canada Dr.Cywes!!! 🇨🇦
Thank you, Doc for your stark honesty about what carbs have done to my life. I am in a prison of my own making. Sugar has turned me into a crippled old woman. I can barely walk because my weight has caused my hips and knees to deteriorate. I went the surgical route with a gastric band. I lost 60 lbs (and have kept it off for 5 years) but I’m still too fat to have orthopedic surgery. The band eroded through my stomach and very nearly killed me. (12 days in the hospital)
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Stay optimistic, dear. Everything will work out fine.
what a great analogy, thanks so much for a deeper understanding of the relationship with carbs
Thank you, we need a video like this from time to time to remind us why we stay away from sugar and starch. I've been slipping back the last month, I've been on keto for 5 months now, but from time to time when I start to slip I need something like this to encourage me and remind me why I started in the first place
My goodness you take my breath away when you speak with such conviction and when you look me straight in the eye! Thank you! Gday from Australia 🇦🇺
Powerful message. Thanks Doc.
That was an awesome analogy and so true. Love this series.
Ive know I was a sugar addict for years. It wasnt until I realized, with info from Dr. Rob & others, that all carbs are sugar & they all had to go. But once they did it was easy. Once they are all gone for a period of time there are no more cravings or midnight refrigerator raids. . What a liberation. .
Best video yet!! So convicting and motivational. Thank you!!
Love love love Dr. Cywes
I needed this! What a great analogy! Thank you!
You touched me man! Great talk!
Great video Doc, I really hope this resonated with folks struggling with weight and health issues. It's never too late guys!
Powerful story/message! Thank you
Powerful message! Too bad i didn't find you long time ago. My eyes are open. Trying now with some success. Thank you.