I have to say...that this is exactly what I needed! This morning, I said enough excuses....After losing 87 pounds on Keto in 2016-2017, and getting to my ideal weight, I kept if off for a year....and then gained over half of it back in the last 2 years, because my relationship with food was/is still broken. This morning, I told God/Universe that I'd do whatever it takes to get this right for the rest of my life and fix this for good...and next thing I know....I found your videos. Thank you for sharing, and I'm in! I'm doing this. I might be in the corner in a few days crying and shaking like a heroin attic in withdrawal...but I'm doing this! No more excuses! Jeremy Wood 8/16/2020
Jeremy! I can't stand the suspense~ plz come back & tell us how it's going in your world, & anything you might want to share as far as what's working or not working at all. I think it's critically important that we find some community in all this, right? Your words really ring loud to a lot of us, I'm sure soooo- yes, would love to hear how it's going for you brother =)
@@melindacatapano7301 It's ups and downs, but I'm back at it. I'm doing clean keto, eating in a 2p-6p window every day, and walking every day with walking sticks. I discovered that I have all the symptoms of a fatty liver, so my main focus is to heal that and everything else will fall into place. I chart my weight and measurement every Friday now. 222 right now, and looking to get down to 180. Thanks for checking in. Jeremy
Hello Brother, I have been listening to several of your videos and dabbling with Keto but making no progress. This evening I even followed one of your chaffle videos and made my first chaffle! I've been home on oxygen for two months because I nearly died with blood clotts in both lungs. I've struggled with obesity most of my life and currently weigh 450#. I started to loose hope and have been praying and asking God for help. While eating chaffles I saw your 6 part series on your change and here I am. I believe that you and your story are in answer to my calling out for help. Thanks to you for sharing your life and experiences. May The Lord bless you on your journey, and may you continue to bless the lives of others. Love you Brother.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I truly believe that sometimes God sends us messages in unexpected ways. If my videos help you, I’m very flattered.
I found Dr Berry and Neisha and was absolutely blown away by the frankness they both had about current medical practise and beliefs the medical fraternity had about nutrition in general which was basically anti Keto and they were/are on a mission to right these wrongs and I agree with them! Then of course my journey finds you 👍 your mate Aussie Alfie
I'm full blown Keto for over a year. I've lost over 120lbs. I'm very happy you did this series of transition videos. Great testimony. It's fun to talk about how you lose all the weight afterwards. It's such an accomplishment. I feel so great now but my body is beyond repair. THE SKIN.😬😬😬 However, my skeleton is happy so whatever...😏🙄 Excellent job and thanks again.
@@SeriousKeto I hope so but I have a 600 lb life scenario going on. Lol. I do 16/8 every day. I was hurt and hospitalized in a coma for 6 months and that was followed by 6 years of surgeries and now 9 months of Physical Therapy. Long story... I lost 80% of the weight between a hospital bed and surgeries. Keto is the way... Love your videos and I really appreciate your passion for sharing your journey. I have a wife and 16 year old son that aren't on keto so I understand exactly what you've been dealing with. 😏🙄 Take care and thanks for taking the time to respond. 😎👍
I can't get over how much younger you look! I am 52 and feel my face is definitely showing my age. I lost 37 lbs in 2018 on keto and sort of just maintained ever since. You have given me inspiration and determination to get "Serious" again and make this kind of transformation happen for me too! You should be very proud :-)
I have to say, I have watched a ton of transformation videos, always videos of peoples dramatic weight loss, lots of exercise, and inspirational music and such. I happened across your first video, and almost stopped watching it 2 minutes in because it wasn't that. I am so glad I stuck it out. This is what I've needed to hear. I've just started down the keto path. Weight wise, im right where you started at. Thank you for these videos, thank you for your story. You are truly an inspiration.
Just stumbled across your videos. You are a great presenter and congratulations on your success. The first time I ever heard about keto was through Keto Connect. I only had a few lbs to lose, but am now looking at it as a lifestyle. I cannot believe how many “keto” videos have popped up since last I checked. Anyway you have a soothing voice and I will go back and forth between yours and Keto Connect to become reacquainted. I like your cooking segments. I like to cook, and I think you are a good cook & easy to follow. I wish you would continue cooking keto recipes; your voice is grand.
Steve, you had me cracking up as you described your various bodily reactions to the diet. That is something most people don't want to talk about but people need to know that dietary changes will indeed result in a change in those bodily functions...and that's usually a good thing.
Thanks for sharing your story Steve! I've said it before - you are the most genuine guy and I absolutely love the way you share your story and take real recipes and make them Keto. Funny how it all really started to blow up with your chaffle videos! 😁😁👍 You have a special niche and I really appreciate who you are and what you are doing here. You are an encouragement to so many of us and I really need the inspiration because it is so easy to fall into a rut with the food and the diet itself. Love your creativity and I always look forward to your videos!! THANK YOU!!!
Yes keeping them coming (series) All of theses journeys are important to go through before settling into what our body’s need. This is a book in its self. Thank you 🦋
Great video series! I have learned a lot over the last 5 months. Keto helped me lose 47 lbs and gave me my metabolic health improvements! I feel great again! Thanks for your testimony!
Love you videos. Love your voice. You used to train a few office workers at a time. Now you train thousands at a time. Praying it will be millions soon for you ! Merry Christmas to you and your family ! May God bless you and your family in this holiday season and in the coming year !🎄
“Is this appetite or hunger?” Sometimes all you need is a concept that makes sense to you, for the last two days every time I feel like snacking I ask myself this and stop. I think this was in the previous video though, not sure. Thank you!
Steve, I don't normally comment on YT vids but wanted to say thanks for sharing. I jumped into Keto after attempting Atkins for the last 10+ years. I was also inspired by Keto Connect and all the other helpful YT content out there. It makes it so much easier to learn and grow while you are changing your eating habits and getting healthy. My wife has known me to be inconsistent with my diets over the years until now sticking with Keto. I have lost 45 lbs since Oct and still on my way to achieve my weight loss goal of 75 lbs. A little stumble during Christmas, but back on track.... Thanks again for the content and sharing your story.
45 lbs is no joke -- Congrats! I mention in video #2 in this series about my experience with Atkins. Keto now days is much more fun and sustainable. Anyhow, it's great to have you here and thanks for the comment! 😀
@@SeriousKeto Steve, thanks for the support and encouragement. Wondering if you have any insight or thoughts to share. Since doing Keto for the last 3 1/2 months, I have noticed my Keto Mojo numbers are all over the place. My numbers where high in the beginning (2.5-3.5) which seems to be normal as your body starts to adapt to producing ketones. In the last month I'm getting much lower numbers. I have started testing before meals to see if I can identify a pattern. I am getting low numbers before a meal as am usually between .02 - .08. I then wait an hour or two after the meal and test again. Those numbers are usually much higher on average (Between 1.5-2.0). I'm convinced that I'm over thinking it and should stop focusing on monitoring my ketones. I seem to be still loosing weight at a rate of 2 lbs per week. I'm just trying to learn and better understand the change in your body's efficiency in producing ketones and how those levels change as you continue to work the Keto diet over time. Especially when working in a IF day or two. There is a lot of info out there and some conflicting data being shared. Net/Net I shouldn't worry about it so much as long as I know I'm in ketosis and I'm loosing weight. Any insight would be most helpful. Thank you!
James Allen I test at roughly the same time every morning. Like you, my numbers earlier in my keto journey were higher. Now, I only seem to go over 1.5 if I’m fasting more than a day. I don’t get hung up on “optimal ketosis” vs “nutritional ketosis”. If you’re feeling great and the pounds are coming off, I wouldn’t worry about it.
Serious Keto I was on them 12 years and lately I had constant palpitation barely able to function and spent my mornings in the toilet with colitis also not digesting my food . Gained a lot of weight up to 196 lbs.had back and knee issues I was also given heart pills for the palpitations. Days after starting Keto no more palpitations and took 2 months to slowly get off the acid blockers and began to digest and absorb my food again. I no longer take those medications!
That's awesome. I've dialed back to just taking Pantoprazole twice per week. I'm not sure if I even need it any more and will likely see what happens when I stop completely in the new year.
Wow! I give you a lot of kudos for staying on that Presto diet. Boredom is what always derails me and I wouldn’t make it past the 2nd day. Thanks again for sharing. I’m very interested in more.
Great series. Wonderful storyteller and great voice. I hope you are transcribing your series because your book is written word for word . Thanks for sharing.
I get so excited when I tune in on my Utube subscription and see another one of your series. Keep'em coming and thank you again for being honest and valnerable.
Ok, I had to stop the video because I’m dying laughing at your description of “I saw entire vitamin pills” . It’s not funny but Lord! Love your channel, just did my first order of Ketochow because of your review (all your reviews are really helpful). Back to the video….
Very interesting Steve. I love listening to you, you are such a great speaker (great voice, engaging, interesting....I don't get bored listening to you). Truly a gift, thank you. Although this diet is not for most people I am happy that you were able to learn some pretty amazing information. Thank you for showing pictures from before and after. By the way, your body looked great despite the fact that you didn't exercise.You have great stamina to have been able to endure the potato famine. I love potatoes only if they have some kind of seasoning or butter on them....but alone....yuck, no taste. Thank you for sharing, I look forward to the next video. Keto on my friend.
It takes me about 4 days on a potato hack (basically what you did) to get into ketosis. You can feel the extra energy that comes. I tested in on my keto mojo and sure enough - ketosis. Once you use up the calories from the potatoes your body relies on fat, since it's not really possible to eat enough potatoes to keep up with your daily nutrition requirements.
Hi Steve! I am a recent subscriber - late 2022. I consume a great deal of TH-cam content and often watch / listen while doing other things. This transformation series has had me riveted to the screen. Thank you for your absolute honesty and sharing of all of the details involved in your journey. 👍❤️ I really enjoy your channel!! I have a lot of binging to do! Thanks for all you do and I can see that your community loves you! ❤️❤️
Wow- you r an inspiration! I was watching your channel for the keto recipes and then I came across your story. Thank you for sharing, and helping so many people. It is a blessing to be able to pay it forward as you r doing.
And when I get to the next episode and talk about me going keto, I still won't be "pushing" it (at least I hope no one thinks I am). Rather, I'll just be describing my experiences with it and let people make the decision if it's the right thing for them or not.
Steve, this channel of yours is really working out well. I usually come for the recipes but now I'm listening for the inspiration. Keto Connect is a great channel, but to tell you the truth, since finding your's, I don't watch KC as much. I think it may be because I have more in common with you than Matt and Megan. KC is inspirational but in a different way. Keep up the good work. Hope you get a lot more subs. I will and keep telling others of you.
I went gluten free 2 months prior to starting keto, best thing I ever did. Lactose & lectin intolerance practically start to vanish after a couple weeks on keto. Intestinal gas stopped, carbs were the problem. Blood pressure dropped 40 points. Now, most significant improvement, need to empty bladder in the middle of the night, a least twice if not more, NO more. 3 weeks keto & taking vitamine D3 & K2 decalcification of soft tissues was happening. Get one morning, & had to look at my watch 2 or 3 times, while emptying bladder, yep, one very long time, it's like being 16 again. I'm 48 years of age, this is still improving. Now eyesight... might need less prescription, something is changing. Potatoes? Those were a month ago, I stopped them totally, & I don't miss them. Rice & pasta, went with them. I will never depend on those 3 again. Like 💖 this presentation, gut biome, yes, important factor. Gut healing? Bone broth, collagen, a must! Thankyou for grassroots honesty.🗽👍
Just discovered u on TH-cam. Thank you for your honesty and inspiring presentation. Have lost 20 lbs on keto and IF and love it. Appreciate your research and recipes and will start experimenting based on your recipes. Thank you for your dedication.
Another great video! Thank you so much for sharing, Steve! I also love Keto Connect. Beside you channel, they are my other favorite channel. Looking forward to the next video! In the meantime, wishing you and your family a very blessed and peaceful Christmas! :)
I came across this channel while learning about keto for my girlfriend’s sake (she’s Type 2 diabetic). I’ve been watching bunches of the vids and this one had me laughing. I don’t eat keto, and was a vegan for thirty years. Eating plain potatoes is fine by me. 🙂 I live very differently from most folks, off-grid in northern Maine. Been living outside since last May, and cooking over a fire if I cook. Everything takes a long time. When I eat, I eat a lot, just to stay warm. A pound or two of potatoes is nothing. My GF and I are going to homestead together, and I raise livestock so she can eat keto and be healthy. We’ll see what kind of changes we both undergo. I know one thing that’ll make a huge difference for her: the sheer amount of manual labor involved in a subsistence life. Drawing water, walking to town, shoveling snow, swinging a scythe, riding a horse. Everything is work. Anyways, highly enjoyed the video, and learning a lot. Looking forward to supporting my beloved in her health journey.
I am enjoying listening to your journey. I have lost and gained 80 lbs and yo yo back and forth so much it is exhausting. Looking for inspiration to pick up the pieces and try again, as I know that I am leading myself up to health problems as I get older. Just turned 40 this week, and fortunately haven't been affected by diabetes, hypertension, or high cholesterol. I have so much discipline for so many areas of my life, but my weight is an Achilles heel that I can't master. Thanks for giving us "normal people" hope and direction. Hopefully THIS TIME will lead to sustained results...
I just really respect your journey and I respect you. I have been on Keto now for a few weeks now and am doing well. You are so so inspiring! And you look gorgeous!
I KNOW that I can learn something from everyone out there; however, as soon as they say something that I don't like (usually political or religious)... I'm done listening. That is a HUGE problem for me that I've been trying to work on... learning humility can be a tough pill to swallow. Funny thing is although I do Keto, I was intently listening for some new weight lose miracle (old habits die hard 😂) and you lost me at potatoes... of course being a T2 diabetic, two weeks of potatoes would put me in the hospital. This is an awesome series. Thank you so much for sharing... it's very inspiring.
You are SO REAL Steve! Many things came out of this for me BUT I REALLY thought about the potato phase. The only real thing I have missed by being KETO is French Fries. I realized as I thought about what you said ~~ it isn't really the potatoes as much as the deep fried vegetable stick! LOL I will truly not think of them the same in the future. I know we can fry radishes, turnips, jicama, etc. so I will concentrate on the fried portion. You are so analytical in your approach it is so refreshing. LOVE this series. Happy New Year Steve. BEST of health to you in 2020.
In the new year, I'll be doing a video trying out a number of root vegetables that we might be able to use as a suitable keto french fry. Stay tuned. Oh, and thanks for the kind words. 🙂
This is awesome! Thank you so very much for sharing your experience. You have inspired me to try this. I started keto in 2018 and lost 60 pounds. During Covid I fell off the wagon. I have to get back on track. I'm so happy I found your channel. Like you, I thought I liked potatoes. I don't love them plain. I'm on day 3 of potatoes. I'm not having fun, just like you said, but I'm going to fight through it. I have never looked forward to eating salad, but I am now! Lol! Thanks again!
I am a BIG fan of keto, but I did try the potato diet. Not even strict though. I used seasonings (with no sugar and no fats at first). I still had diet drinks (monster and soda). I eventually started drinking my coffee again too. SF creamer and a chocolate one. Anyway. I did it for a week and lost like 5lbs. I only boiled them. Found I liked the yellow ones the best and yeah. I personally found it VERY easy to follow, probably because I wasn't being super duper strict. And I could've gone longer, but by the end, I was craving carrots of all things. Even if you're not super strict with it, it's still a great "reset" IMO. Also, I'm insulin resistant and it didn't seem to have an impact on that. That's JUST me though. Someone else that's insulin resistant might not be so lucky.
Let me be completely transparent. The first video I watched, months ago, I thought you were as dry as a saltine cracker. Shame on me! You are my all time favorite guy! I share you with all my friends for motivation. Thank you for being so real, so passionate, and so informative! ❤❤❤
Thanks so much for sharing Steve. When I first started in May I had already lost around 40 of the 70+ lbs lbs I had gained with my son (he’s 20 months). When I first started I watched the big gurus.... Dr Berg, T.D., Keto Connect etc. Since then I’ve lost the other 30+another 10 am in maintenance mode around 125-127; maybe another 5 or 10 to go but this is a lifestyle - I don’t mind if it takes a while! I still weight myself every day and though I don’t use a spreadsheet I use the weight guru app with my scale which is interesting to track progress and see what affects you. Point being - since I’ve gone into maintenance I’ve dialed back the YT videos and I’m so glad I’ve come across you. Any time I see you’ve uploads I watch it right away if I can. It’s great to see someone like you who does this as more of a passion project; someone who is a real person living his life and documenting what has worked for you. I also love the cooking inspiration - I love to cook and have a ridiculous amount of cooing gadgetry (if you ever feel like breaking out your sous vide (I think you mentioned having one before?) I’ll be right there with you! I love my joule :-) Thank you so much for this series - I would have loved to see your journey when I first started out; and I’m really happy to see how much better you feel both physically and spiritually. Merry Christmas to yourself and your family Steve! Keto on 🎄
Protein is definitely important for building muscle...but obviously you weren't trying to compete in strongman competitions. I've been watching your channel for awhile, your one of the few people that come across as a real person to me...sometimes when you tell us about your fallbacks it's more helpful because always own it and get back on track, while telling us the reasons for slipping and then how you got back on track.....👍✌️
I have been enjoying Penn's book since you mentioned it in a previous video. While I'm eating not fuhr-burger now, I'll do a potato famine starting on the first.
Thank you for parts one to three, a very interesting and compelling experience. I've lost almost 95lbs, slowly and seemingly thus far no disturbing side affects so I consider myself very lucky. You're so lucky you discovered a methodology that was readily adapted and works, I am genuinely glad good fortune and healthful benefits continue to flow. Thank you for sharing your life-changing journey, major transitions be they psychological, physical and lifestyle are a moment by moment undertaking - at least for me, not that easy but with sufficient motivation very achievable and readily maintained. Totally, one's point of view regarding food - it's consumption and underlying thinking certainly requires honest review, analysis and remedial action. Re-framing one's attitudinal frame of reference isn't an overnight thing, there's no quick fix. It's like a 360-degree turnaround to food, physicality and I'd venture to suggest even spirituality - and - water. For me, my journey's been not only about rethinking food, exercise but also my water consumption. I'm grateful I've an opportunity to turnaround my health and well being, grateful too for the opportunity this platform affords in providing stories like yours that reinforce positive healing, in no small way a myriad support for personal resolve in ameliorating obesity and it's significant impacts.
After seeing the segment about the potato famine, now I understand the face you made and the breath you took before eating the potato during the starch resistance series.
You looked, justifiable so, very unhappy at the second week photo for the potato famine! This has been a wonderful series, so inspirational! Thank you!!!
10:27: That antibiotic for India you were talking about was probably Doxycycline (with a possible side order of Metronidazole for fungus) which is given after you have laser gum surgery; since the gums are open to the blood supply and right near the brain, they give you the mother of all antibiotics to keep any infectious yuck from getting into your bloodstream. It's also the mother of all roto-rooters and causes an ungodly cleaning out. I can't imagine taking that and then getting on a plane. Nope. Nope-nope-nope.
Steve! Great series. I also have GI issues. Tried almost everything avail. Low carb has always been the easiest on my body and brain. You should make a t-shirt that reads, Straight Up Potato. Ugh, Im irish and we love our potatoes but as a general rule, we cook our potato with fat! :)
It is all a big crap shoot for us. Some things work for some and not for others. Seems that you have a good system for you, and go for it! Thanks for the inspirations and all the great food. So looking forward to more!
And that's why I try to be very careful to state that I"m just sharing my experiences -- not advocating for a particular "one size fits all" approach. 😉
Your story is very moving! I too binge watched Keto Connect to get started. I also binged watched High Falutin' Low Carb. How about a video on how to make a keto horchata?
Well i'm glad that diet worked for you, if we stop eating (fasting) we will loose weight also, it seems that it was only your will power that make it work, give youself the credit for that, thats the main thing that i take from it, the math is simple, eat less and better(quality and variety) exercise more(ingest less-spent more calories), hope your videos will inspire others, thanks for sharing your experience, may the universe be aligned for/with you.
I’m laughing out loud as I always say ,” I love potatoes” and just can’t believe I’m living without them. Never until I heard this did I realize I don’t really love potatoes I love what we do with them! - snort! imagine that!!!! Loved this revelation!!!!!
I didn't realize there were no spices on the potato diet the first 2 weeks. Kudos to you for sticking it out for 2 weeks only on potatoes. But yes there is a great lesson here about knowing/experiencing real hunger when all you can have is potatoes. I can imagine our paleo ancestors saying I'm fasting today as I'd rather not have Woolly Mammoth again:)
I'm really happy I found your channel. Thank you so much for sharing. Everything you are saying speaks deeply to me. I lost 98lbs over a year on keto, but have gained it back after 2 years. I've been thinking about doing the potato thing to kick start be back into keto. It's great to hear someone else doing this.
I'm glad you found me too. In the video I'll post next week, I'll talk about my experience with keto, lessons learned, etc. Hopefully, you will find that helpful as you "get back on the horse". 🙂
Your story is so close to mine its crazy. I hit 278LBS in April and acid reflux+heart burn every night, Sweating while cooking or walking to car ect.... When I got my picture taken with a Star i liked. I noticed my size and I said. NO MORE. Time to change. So I did research and when i heard about Keto and you could eat meat and bacon and loose weight. That sounded amazing to me as I ate alot of meat and rarely veggies. So Did more research and realized that their is 2 types. Clean and Dirty Keto and most people recommended Dirty to start so it would be easier to change and stick with it and slowly change to a cleaner keto style later when the body and cravings are more controlled. First week I lost 14lbs. Knowing that after it would dramaticly slow down but to a more healthy and natural weight loss so i started loosing 1-2lbs a week after. After 8 months I am sitting at 211LBS with 67LBS Lost. And rarely do excerise (other than work and some walks sometimes). The more i watch videos from people like Keto Connect and You ect.... The more ideas I get. Sometimes I go more healthy so fattier meats, don't use Vegetable oils anymore as they are unhealthy, Dark Yolk Brown Eggs as they taste so much different and I like them ect... So I am currently in a Mix of Dirty/Clean Keto and loving it and finding it easy to stick with. Only cheated (went off the plan) for 1 day this summer at my 3 month mark to celebrate 3 months of weight loss and that it was Calgary Stampede so had to have a bunch of sweet, fatty treats all day lol. And now near my 9 Month mark doing cheat number 2 which is only because I really want Mashed Potatoes and real Stuffing with my turkey as Calliflower mashed ect... is good for regular meals but not fancy like Xmas dinner so ill splurge for the day then go back to keto to continue as my goal is to loose another 45lbs. But the biggest changes I notcied after 1 month. Was NO HEARTBURN or Acid Reflux since i started Keto. And i have Spicy peperoni and hot wings all the time now and NOTHING :D. My Diverticulosis hasnt acted up since i started which my doctor told me that weight was probably what was causing the attacks. I feel more Energy and happier with myself. It has been a great journey and will be continuing this. I even started calling this a Lifestyle instead of a Diet. Because its something you can go out of on the occasion as long as you still love doing keto most of the time. For me ill be mostly just Keto till i get to my main goal so 20g carb a day and maybe increase that to 50g or what my body will keep me in ketosis to maintain after i reached my goal. Thank you for your videos as they help greatly with my LIFESTYLE. And great to hear your struggle and successes with your journey as they are so similar to mine.
Sounds like giving your gut a break healed your gut. I managed to heal my gut through fasting. Giving your gut a break from eating all sorts of things that aren't good for you can make an incredible difference. While I don't really eat potatoes, they are far better than most things we eat, though I would advise against that sort of diet if you're diabetic. Glad to hear it worked for you though.
Earlier this year there was a news segment on my local radio station while I was driving to work about a bloke who did a potato only diet for a year. I do not know if the person allowed much in the way of condiments or suppliments but he certainly lost lots of weight. Personally though I didn't need to lose weight when I went keto so potatoes are things that look like rocks to me these days. In many island areas in particular purple sweet potato makes up a large part of the diet (the kitavans for example, not the Okanowans as purple sweet potato were mostly their starvation food after loosing 90%+ of their pigs during WW2, they did and probably still do eat some though). If a person isn't highly insulin resistant a diet high in starches isn't probably all that bad though when Beat Diabeties tried resistant starch he found it made no difference to his glucose spike after consumption.
Omg keto connect was the main reason I thought this woe might be sustainable! I was watching Thomas DeLaur and Ms. Vogal and they were not me, in shape and very strict. Finding keto connect let me have some fun while also knowing I would eventually get my Keto tighter. Thank you so much for sharing all this and I love that they helped you believe it was possible to maintain also.
I'm with you in that it can be kind of hard to relate to some of the keto folks on TH-cam. I've definitely learned a ton from them, but I'm still a "foodie" and want to enjoy this lifestyle -- so occasionally, my keto is a little "dirty". I've cleaned it up a bit from when I started...
Each of us has a unique take on what we need to eat, how easy it is to maintain a dietary plan, and whether the ends justify the means. Thus, for some people vegetarianism is the logical answer. For others, we enjoy meat too much to give it up. I've been learning everything I can before I start keto in January, and am already planning shortcuts in the kitchen because my health issues mean my daughter does the cooking. Reality has to meet amicably with intent so I'm not overly burdening others in my journeying. I boiled it all down: Lymphedema means my weight can change more or less overnight when I have a "bad" or a "good" day... so I have to realistically ignore those fluctuations while aiming for an overall weight reduction. The aspect of keto that interested me here was that ketosis pushes fluids out through the bladder quicker... thus meaning I MIGHT be able to drop two medications over time... both of which cause dry mouth issues. The foods I can eat with keto are ones I tend to really enjoy anyway, with minor exceptions: can't stand avocado or bell peppers, for instance. The foods I will have to give up are ones I will rarely miss. I call that a win-win scenario. The next reason has to do with reflex, something I've lived with (and been medicated for quite a while for) for over thirty years. I might be able to drop that medication in time too, and thus remove yet another cause of dry mouth... leaving only the cpap and my age to trigger dry mouth coughing... and with three out of five mouth dryers gone, that coughing may ALSO be reduced to negligible. I have had a cancer scare in the last six years, and while the treatment I have is working, the real solution is surgery... which they won't even talk about unless I weigh about fifty kilos less. This is why I looked into a diet in the first place. I have just under two years to get to the point where surgery MIGHT be considered... sounds like a plan, doesn't it? Lastly, because I'm on blood thinners for life, I cannot take medications for inflammation as they affect how the blood thinner works. But keto is naturally geared to reduce inflammation... so yet another positive... My daughter just accused me of being excited about my plans, and I find that I truly cannot deny it. I AM excited at the prospect of a diet I can use effectively without too much hardship. But I'm giving myself a month to decide if I can live with keto long term. I think I can, but nothing is sure in life... except that we are all born, and we all eventually die. I just want to enjoy the journey. Thank you, sir, for sharing your life with us, for helping me understand how some things are easier than others, and what to expect. You inspire me... which is not easy to do because I'm an old (60) woman with major health issues trying to find a method to fix some of those issues naturally. Fortunately, I am not diabetic, and my heart is fine, but other things are currently stressing me out enough that I appreciate when people share how to make life less difficult, or help in understanding exactly how to achieve what I want.
Steve...Interesting fact for you. When the Atkins diet became popular, I read his book cover to cover. As you know he told us about ketosis. But did you know that Atkins said in his original book that you achieve the same results eating just vegetables and then he asked, but how much fun is that? And it appears that was your experience and also Penn's...the ketosis experience with eating just vegetables. Interesting huh?
Many say loose skin is a problem losing a lot of weight. However Dr. Fung states that this not a problem with fasting. And is more of a problem with calorie restriction. He does give examples of both. How to you feel about loose skin? Thanks,
best advice for loose skin....loose the weight before aging out...youth aha youth...faster recovery from loose skin..but if you waited to later years to loose the weight be patient and get involved with some gentle strength training for muscle definition.
The loose skin is gradually tightening up over time. My hope is that as I start doing some strength training in the new year that I can fill up a little of that skin with some muscle.
@@SeriousKeto , hmm I think they'd be into it, actually! I've seen them make the recipes of other keto TH-camrs whom they admire. At least, maybe tell them that they were mentioned in this series. BTW, Happy New Year, Steve! Wishing you (and all of us) a happy and HEALTHY year and DECADE ahead!
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I have to say...that this is exactly what I needed! This morning, I said enough excuses....After losing 87 pounds on Keto in 2016-2017, and getting to my ideal weight, I kept if off for a year....and then gained over half of it back in the last 2 years, because my relationship with food was/is still broken. This morning, I told God/Universe that I'd do whatever it takes to get this right for the rest of my life and fix this for good...and next thing I know....I found your videos. Thank you for sharing, and I'm in! I'm doing this. I might be in the corner in a few days crying and shaking like a heroin attic in withdrawal...but I'm doing this! No more excuses! Jeremy Wood 8/16/2020
Keto will welcome you back. I hope my story and recipes help you along the way. 🙂
Jeremy! I can't stand the suspense~ plz come back & tell us how it's going in your world, & anything you might want to share as far as what's working or not working at all. I think it's critically important that we find some community in all this, right? Your words really ring loud to a lot of us, I'm sure soooo- yes, would love to hear how it's going for you brother =)
Hey
How's it going?
Maybe we should start a carbaholic club?
@Jeremy Wood - rooting for you, please tell us how you’re doing!
@@melindacatapano7301 It's ups and downs, but I'm back at it. I'm doing clean keto, eating in a 2p-6p window every day, and walking every day with walking sticks. I discovered that I have all the symptoms of a fatty liver, so my main focus is to heal that and everything else will fall into place. I chart my weight and measurement every Friday now. 222 right now, and looking to get down to 180. Thanks for checking in. Jeremy
I’m really enjoying this transition series. It’s real and relatable. Ty for sharing.
Hello Brother, I have been listening to several of your videos and dabbling with Keto but making no progress. This evening I even followed one of your chaffle videos and made my first chaffle! I've been home on oxygen for two months because I nearly died with blood clotts in both lungs. I've struggled with obesity most of my life and currently weigh 450#. I started to loose hope and have been praying and asking God for help. While eating chaffles I saw your 6 part series on your change and here I am. I believe that you and your story are in answer to my calling out for help. Thanks to you for sharing your life and experiences. May The Lord bless you on your journey, and may you continue to bless the lives of others. Love you Brother.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I truly believe that sometimes God sends us messages in unexpected ways. If my videos help you, I’m very flattered.
Richard……I was wondering if you maybe had a testimonial for you a year later???
Are you getting enough copper and magnesium? I know both are necessary for blood metabolism and both are chelated/void from the food supply.
I found Dr Berry and Neisha and was absolutely blown away by the frankness they both had about current medical practise and beliefs the medical fraternity had about nutrition in general which was basically anti Keto and they were/are on a mission to right these wrongs and I agree with them! Then of course my journey finds you 👍 your mate Aussie Alfie
I'm full blown Keto for over a year. I've lost over 120lbs. I'm very happy you did this series of transition videos. Great testimony. It's fun to talk about how you lose all the weight afterwards. It's such an accomplishment. I feel so great now but my body is beyond repair. THE SKIN.😬😬😬 However, my skeleton is happy so whatever...😏🙄 Excellent job and thanks again.
That's some amazing weight loss. Congrats! I'm hoping that with fasting some of the excess skin will start to tighten up.
@@SeriousKeto I hope so but I have a 600 lb life scenario going on. Lol. I do 16/8 every day. I was hurt and hospitalized in a coma for 6 months and that was followed by 6 years of surgeries and now 9 months of Physical Therapy. Long story... I lost 80% of the weight between a hospital bed and surgeries. Keto is the way... Love your videos and I really appreciate your passion for sharing your journey. I have a wife and 16 year old son that aren't on keto so I understand exactly what you've been dealing with. 😏🙄 Take care and thanks for taking the time to respond. 😎👍
I can't get over how much younger you look! I am 52 and feel my face is definitely showing my age. I lost 37 lbs in 2018 on keto and sort of just maintained ever since. You have given me inspiration and determination to get "Serious" again and make this kind of transformation happen for me too! You should be very proud :-)
Thank you for the kind words. And for you, you've proven you can do this, so I'm sure you can do it again. 👍
I have to say, I have watched a ton of transformation videos, always videos of peoples dramatic weight loss, lots of exercise, and inspirational music and such. I happened across your first video, and almost stopped watching it 2 minutes in because it wasn't that. I am so glad I stuck it out. This is what I've needed to hear. I've just started down the keto path. Weight wise, im right where you started at. Thank you for these videos, thank you for your story. You are truly an inspiration.
You have a lovely voice. I would definitely listen to an audiobook read by you lol 😆
Do it!
Yes he has the voice of a radio or tv announcer....so, he'd be perfect doing audio books!!
dragonbone5000 Yes! I agree! Well spoken as well. No “uh’s” and “ah’s”. Very good speaker! Also very natural in front of the camera too.
mscitygirleli Yes. Not displeasing to the eye 😁.
I would listen to Steve read the phone book.
Just stumbled across your videos. You are a great presenter and congratulations on your success. The first time I ever heard about keto was through Keto Connect. I only had a few lbs to lose, but am now looking at it as a lifestyle. I cannot believe how many “keto” videos have popped up since last I checked. Anyway you have a soothing voice and I will go back and forth between yours and Keto Connect to become reacquainted. I like your cooking segments. I like to cook, and I think you are a good cook & easy to follow. I wish you would continue cooking keto recipes; your voice is grand.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m glad to have you here. 🙂
Thank you thank you thank you for sharing your story Steve! You are helping more people than you know!
Steve, you had me cracking up as you described your various bodily reactions to the diet. That is something most people don't want to talk about but people need to know that dietary changes will indeed result in a change in those bodily functions...and that's usually a good thing.
You'll get some more bodily function talk when I get to the keto episode. 😄
Thanks for sharing your story Steve! I've said it before - you are the most genuine guy and I absolutely love the way you share your story and take real recipes and make them Keto. Funny how it all really started to blow up with your chaffle videos! 😁😁👍 You have a special niche and I really appreciate who you are and what you are doing here. You are an encouragement to so many of us and I really need the inspiration because it is so easy to fall into a rut with the food and the diet itself. Love your creativity and I always look forward to your videos!! THANK YOU!!!
And MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Thank you. 😀
sir YOU made me laugh out loud. You are just too funny and very honest. thank you for that!
Yes keeping them coming (series)
All of theses journeys are important to go through before settling into what our body’s need. This is a book in its self. Thank you 🦋
Hi, Julio. Are you the one I know from N. Carolina?
No. I’m in Ca.
Great video series! I have learned a lot over the last 5 months. Keto helped me lose 47 lbs and gave me my metabolic health improvements! I feel great again! Thanks for your testimony!
47 lbs is no joke! Congrats!
Im so enjoying this series. Your such a good speaker. I enjoy Matt and Mega also. Can't wait for the next episode.
Love you videos. Love your voice. You used to train a few office workers at a time. Now you train thousands at a time. Praying it will be millions soon for you !
Merry Christmas to you and your family ! May God bless you and your family in this holiday season and in the coming year !🎄
Thank you so much for the kind words and prayers. 😊
“Is this appetite or hunger?” Sometimes all you need is a concept that makes sense to you, for the last two days every time I feel like snacking I ask myself this and stop. I think this was in the previous video though, not sure. Thank you!
Steve, I don't normally comment on YT vids but wanted to say thanks for sharing. I jumped into Keto after attempting Atkins for the last 10+ years. I was also inspired by Keto Connect and all the other helpful YT content out there. It makes it so much easier to learn and grow while you are changing your eating habits and getting healthy. My wife has known me to be inconsistent with my diets over the years until now sticking with Keto. I have lost 45 lbs since Oct and still on my way to achieve my weight loss goal of 75 lbs. A little stumble during Christmas, but back on track.... Thanks again for the content and sharing your story.
45 lbs is no joke -- Congrats! I mention in video #2 in this series about my experience with Atkins. Keto now days is much more fun and sustainable. Anyhow, it's great to have you here and thanks for the comment! 😀
@@SeriousKeto
Steve, thanks for the support and encouragement.
Wondering if you have any insight or thoughts to share. Since doing Keto for the last 3 1/2 months, I have noticed my Keto Mojo numbers are all over the place. My numbers where high in the beginning (2.5-3.5) which seems to be normal as your body starts to adapt to producing ketones.
In the last month I'm getting much lower numbers. I have started testing before meals to see if I can identify a pattern. I am getting low numbers before a meal as am usually between .02 - .08. I then wait an hour or two after the meal and test again. Those numbers are usually much higher on average (Between 1.5-2.0).
I'm convinced that I'm over thinking it and should stop focusing on monitoring my ketones. I seem to be still loosing weight at a rate of 2 lbs per week.
I'm just trying to learn and better understand the change in your body's efficiency in producing ketones and how those levels change as you continue to work the Keto diet over time. Especially when working in a IF day or two.
There is a lot of info out there and some conflicting data being shared. Net/Net I shouldn't worry about it so much as long as I know I'm in ketosis and I'm loosing weight.
Any insight would be most helpful. Thank you!
James Allen I test at roughly the same time every morning. Like you, my numbers earlier in my keto journey were higher. Now, I only seem to go over 1.5 if I’m fasting more than a day. I don’t get hung up on “optimal ketosis” vs “nutritional ketosis”. If you’re feeling great and the pounds are coming off, I wouldn’t worry about it.
@@SeriousKeto Thank you Steve. Much appreciated. I'm down another 5lbs for a total weight loss of 50 lbs from 285.
Great episode!
I just went keto lost weight got healthy, got off acid blockers that were killing me and will do keto the rest of my life.
When I talk about the unexpected side effects of keto in the next episode, I'll talk about my acid reflux going away. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
Serious Keto I was on them 12 years and lately I had constant palpitation barely able to function and spent my mornings in the toilet with colitis also not digesting my food . Gained a lot of weight up to 196 lbs.had back and knee issues
I was also given heart pills for the palpitations.
Days after starting Keto no more palpitations and took 2 months to slowly get off the acid blockers and began to digest and absorb my food again. I no longer take those medications!
That's awesome. I've dialed back to just taking Pantoprazole twice per week. I'm not sure if I even need it any more and will likely see what happens when I stop completely in the new year.
Serious Keto do it slowly but do it.
It’s detrimental to your health.
I am now 160 lbs.
The last 5 have not come off.
Thank you for sharing your story. It's definitely inspiring for me as a 44yo Dad who has been stuck in a rut for a while now.
I’m going to wait for your book Lol! You are awesome at telling your story!😄
Fantastic insight into your journey. Thank you for giving of yourself in such a personal way.
Wow! I give you a lot of kudos for staying on that Presto diet. Boredom is what always derails me and I wouldn’t make it past the 2nd day. Thanks again for sharing. I’m very interested in more.
Great series. Wonderful storyteller and great voice. I hope you are transcribing your series because your book is written word for word . Thanks for sharing.
"I felt like my country had been liberated" --- I'm still laughing my face off over that one !!!
asaintpi Me too! 😂
Really enjoying this series about your journey! Looking forward to the rest of them. Happy holidays and thanks for sharing!
I get so excited when I tune in on my Utube subscription and see another one of your series. Keep'em coming and thank you again for being honest and valnerable.
Ok, I had to stop the video because I’m dying laughing at your description of “I saw entire vitamin pills” . It’s not funny but Lord! Love your channel, just did my first order of Ketochow because of your review (all your reviews are really helpful). Back to the video….
Very interesting Steve. I love listening to you, you are such a great speaker (great voice, engaging, interesting....I don't get bored listening to you). Truly a gift, thank you. Although this diet is not for most people I am happy that you were able to learn some pretty amazing information. Thank you for showing pictures from before and after. By the way, your body looked great despite the fact that you didn't exercise.You have great stamina to have been able to endure the potato famine. I love potatoes only if they have some kind of seasoning or butter on them....but alone....yuck, no taste. Thank you for sharing, I look forward to the next video. Keto on my friend.
It takes me about 4 days on a potato hack (basically what you did) to get into ketosis. You can feel the extra energy that comes. I tested in on my keto mojo and sure enough - ketosis. Once you use up the calories from the potatoes your body relies on fat, since it's not really possible to eat enough potatoes to keep up with your daily nutrition requirements.
Hi Steve! I am a recent subscriber - late 2022. I consume a great deal of TH-cam content and often watch / listen while doing other things. This transformation series has had me riveted to the screen. Thank you for your absolute honesty and sharing of all of the details involved in your journey. 👍❤️
I really enjoy your channel!! I have a lot of binging to do! Thanks for all you do and I can see that your community loves you! ❤️❤️
Thank you.
I am currently binge watching your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like them!
Wow- you r an inspiration! I was watching your channel for the keto recipes and then I came across your story. Thank you for sharing, and helping so many people. It is a blessing to be able to pay it forward as you r doing.
This is very good stuff. Thank you for taking the time to share!
Its good to see and hear someone that found away to take care of themselves but isn't pushing a specific diet. Just subscribed 👍
And when I get to the next episode and talk about me going keto, I still won't be "pushing" it (at least I hope no one thinks I am). Rather, I'll just be describing my experiences with it and let people make the decision if it's the right thing for them or not.
Steve, this channel of yours is really working out well. I usually come for the recipes but now I'm listening for the inspiration. Keto Connect is a great channel, but to tell you the truth, since finding your's, I don't watch KC as much. I think it may be because I have more in common with you than Matt and Megan. KC is inspirational but in a different way. Keep up the good work. Hope you get a lot more subs. I will and keep telling others of you.
I appreciate your kind words.
I went gluten free 2 months prior to starting keto, best thing I ever did. Lactose & lectin intolerance practically start to vanish after a couple weeks on keto. Intestinal gas stopped, carbs were the problem. Blood pressure dropped 40 points. Now, most significant improvement, need to empty bladder in the middle of the night, a least twice if not more, NO more. 3 weeks keto & taking vitamine D3 & K2 decalcification of soft tissues was happening. Get one morning, & had to look at my watch 2 or 3 times, while emptying bladder, yep, one very long time, it's like being 16 again. I'm 48 years of age, this is still improving. Now eyesight... might need less prescription, something is changing. Potatoes? Those were a month ago, I stopped them totally, & I don't miss them. Rice & pasta, went with them. I will never depend on those 3 again. Like 💖 this presentation, gut biome, yes, important factor. Gut healing? Bone broth, collagen, a must! Thankyou for grassroots honesty.🗽👍
Thanks, Steve! Merry Christmas!
Just discovered u on TH-cam. Thank you for your honesty and inspiring presentation. Have lost 20 lbs on keto and IF and love it. Appreciate your research and recipes and will start experimenting based on your recipes. Thank you for your dedication.
Another great video! Thank you so much for sharing, Steve! I also love Keto Connect. Beside you channel, they are my other favorite channel. Looking forward to the next video! In the meantime, wishing you and your family a very blessed and peaceful Christmas! :)
I came across this channel while learning about keto for my girlfriend’s sake (she’s Type 2 diabetic).
I’ve been watching bunches of the vids and this one had me laughing. I don’t eat keto, and was a vegan for thirty years. Eating plain potatoes is fine by me. 🙂
I live very differently from most folks, off-grid in northern Maine. Been living outside since last May, and cooking over a fire if I cook. Everything takes a long time. When I eat, I eat a lot, just to stay warm. A pound or two of potatoes is nothing.
My GF and I are going to homestead together, and I raise livestock so she can eat keto and be healthy. We’ll see what kind of changes we both undergo.
I know one thing that’ll make a huge difference for her: the sheer amount of manual labor involved in a subsistence life. Drawing water, walking to town, shoveling snow, swinging a scythe, riding a horse. Everything is work.
Anyways, highly enjoyed the video, and learning a lot. Looking forward to supporting my beloved in her health journey.
I am enjoying listening to your journey. I have lost and gained 80 lbs and yo yo back and forth so much it is exhausting. Looking for inspiration to pick up the pieces and try again, as I know that I am leading myself up to health problems as I get older. Just turned 40 this week, and fortunately haven't been affected by diabetes, hypertension, or high cholesterol.
I have so much discipline for so many areas of my life, but my weight is an Achilles heel that I can't master. Thanks for giving us "normal people" hope and direction.
Hopefully THIS TIME will lead to sustained results...
Next week's episode goes into my keto experience, lessons learned, etc. Hopefully, there will be something you can draw upon. 🙂
@@SeriousKeto thanks. I will be looking forward to it. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I just really respect your journey and I respect you. I have been on Keto now for a few weeks now and am doing well. You are so so inspiring! And you look gorgeous!
I KNOW that I can learn something from everyone out there; however, as soon as they say something that I don't like (usually political or religious)... I'm done listening. That is a HUGE problem for me that I've been trying to work on... learning humility can be a tough pill to swallow.
Funny thing is although I do Keto, I was intently listening for some new weight lose miracle (old habits die hard 😂) and you lost me at potatoes... of course being a T2 diabetic, two weeks of potatoes would put me in the hospital.
This is an awesome series. Thank you so much for sharing... it's very inspiring.
I wasn't real sure where you were going with this comment, Steve. I'm glad I read it all the way 'til the end.
Great video. Merry Christmas! Stopping by to show love and support 🎄
My favorite video series you've put out!! Love your cooking, but really relating to this!!! Keep up the great work!
You are SO REAL Steve! Many things came out of this for me BUT I REALLY thought about the potato phase. The only real thing I have missed by being KETO is French Fries. I realized as I thought about what you said ~~ it isn't really the potatoes as much as the deep fried vegetable stick! LOL I will truly not think of them the same in the future. I know we can fry radishes, turnips, jicama, etc. so I will concentrate on the fried portion. You are so analytical in your approach it is so refreshing. LOVE this series. Happy New Year Steve. BEST of health to you in 2020.
In the new year, I'll be doing a video trying out a number of root vegetables that we might be able to use as a suitable keto french fry. Stay tuned. Oh, and thanks for the kind words. 🙂
I just found your videos because of the Aldi bread. I'm glad I'm able to go back and see your transformation. Thank you very much for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and specifically, thank you for being so down to earth. Hope you and yours have a very pleasant Holiday.
This is awesome! Thank you so very much for sharing your experience. You have inspired me to try this. I started keto in 2018 and lost 60 pounds. During Covid I fell off the wagon. I have to get back on track. I'm so happy I found your channel. Like you, I thought I liked potatoes. I don't love them plain. I'm on day 3 of potatoes. I'm not having fun, just like you said, but I'm going to fight through it. I have never looked forward to eating salad, but I am now! Lol! Thanks again!
Good luck! You can do this! 👍🏻
It's amazing how much younger you look since you transformed.
Thank you. I feel about 30 years younger.
I am a BIG fan of keto, but I did try the potato diet. Not even strict though. I used seasonings (with no sugar and no fats at first). I still had diet drinks (monster and soda). I eventually started drinking my coffee again too. SF creamer and a chocolate one.
Anyway. I did it for a week and lost like 5lbs. I only boiled them. Found I liked the yellow ones the best and yeah. I personally found it VERY easy to follow, probably because I wasn't being super duper strict. And I could've gone longer, but by the end, I was craving carrots of all things. Even if you're not super strict with it, it's still a great "reset" IMO. Also, I'm insulin resistant and it didn't seem to have an impact on that. That's JUST me though. Someone else that's insulin resistant might not be so lucky.
Let me be completely transparent. The first video I watched, months ago, I thought you were as dry as a saltine cracker. Shame on me! You are my all time favorite guy! I share you with all my friends for motivation. Thank you for being so real, so passionate, and so informative! ❤❤❤
I'm glad we got past the "saltine phase". 😀
Angela Sanders I was hooked first video lol
@@cyndimanka I think I was in avoidance. Im a true fan now!
Thanks so much for sharing Steve. When I first started in May I had already lost around 40 of the 70+ lbs lbs I had gained with my son (he’s 20 months).
When I first started I watched the big gurus.... Dr Berg, T.D., Keto Connect etc. Since then I’ve lost the other 30+another 10 am in maintenance mode around 125-127; maybe another 5 or 10 to go but this is a lifestyle - I don’t mind if it takes a while! I still weight myself every day and though I don’t use a spreadsheet I use the weight guru app with my scale which is interesting to track progress and see what affects you. Point being - since I’ve gone into maintenance I’ve dialed back the YT videos and I’m so glad I’ve come across you. Any time I see you’ve uploads I watch it right away if I can. It’s great to see someone like you who does this as more of a passion project; someone who is a real person living his life and documenting what has worked for you. I also love the cooking inspiration - I love to cook and have a ridiculous amount of cooing gadgetry (if you ever feel like breaking out your sous vide (I think you mentioned having one before?) I’ll be right there with you! I love my joule :-)
Thank you so much for this series - I would have loved to see your journey when I first started out; and I’m really happy to see how much better you feel both physically and spiritually.
Merry Christmas to yourself and your family Steve! Keto on 🎄
Fantastic video Steve. You have a gift that you should exploit further. You're approach is so informative and so easy to listen to.
Ed Raz thank you. 😀
Still a cool dude... Merry Christmas!
Protein is definitely important for building muscle...but obviously you weren't trying to compete in strongman competitions. I've been watching your channel for awhile, your one of the few people that come across as a real person to me...sometimes when you tell us about your fallbacks it's more helpful because always own it and get back on track, while telling us the reasons for slipping and then how you got back on track.....👍✌️
I have been enjoying Penn's book since you mentioned it in a previous video. While I'm eating not fuhr-burger now, I'll do a potato famine starting on the first.
Thank you for parts one to three, a very interesting and compelling experience. I've lost almost 95lbs, slowly and seemingly thus far no disturbing side affects so I consider myself very lucky. You're so lucky you discovered a methodology that was readily adapted and works, I am genuinely glad good fortune and healthful benefits continue to flow. Thank you for sharing your life-changing journey, major transitions be they psychological, physical and lifestyle are a moment by moment undertaking - at least for me, not that easy but with sufficient motivation very achievable and readily maintained.
Totally, one's point of view regarding food - it's consumption and underlying thinking certainly requires honest review, analysis and remedial action. Re-framing one's attitudinal frame of reference isn't an overnight thing, there's no quick fix. It's like a 360-degree turnaround to food, physicality and I'd venture to suggest even spirituality - and - water. For me, my journey's been not only about rethinking food, exercise but also my water consumption.
I'm grateful I've an opportunity to turnaround my health and well being, grateful too for the opportunity this platform affords in providing stories like yours that reinforce positive healing, in no small way a myriad support for personal resolve in ameliorating obesity and it's significant impacts.
Vascoe Myer That’s great progress! Congrats!
@@SeriousKeto You too! 👍✨
I am really enjoying your transition "testimony" in this series. Looking forward to the next one
You're the kind of guy people want to sit down with and just talk. However, we all have to just settle for watching you on TH-cam. LOL!
After seeing the segment about the potato famine, now I understand the face you made and the breath you took before eating the potato during the starch resistance series.
People accused me of overacting. Maybe if they saw this, they'd know that was completely legit.
@@SeriousKeto I’m not sure I could’ve gotten through it after doing the potato famine. Thank you for your sacrifice!!
Thanks Steve. I really enjoy this series. Very inspirational.
Great video and pretty funny about the vitamins in the toilet 😂
Another great video, Steve! Thanks!
I’m reading Presto! solely on your recommendation. It’s hilarious, thanks!! 🇨🇦
Steve, you are an excellent speaker! I love watching all of your videos. Very helpful. Thank you.
You looked, justifiable so, very unhappy at the second week photo for the potato famine! This has been a wonderful series, so inspirational! Thank you!!!
I Love that you made the series into it's own play list :D
Thanks for the video! On to part 5
I am loving this series of videos. Thank you so much!
Loved this "Transition" series. It was very interesting and informative.
It was brave of you to share. Thank you so much!
10:27: That antibiotic for India you were talking about was probably Doxycycline (with a possible side order of Metronidazole for fungus) which is given after you have laser gum surgery; since the gums are open to the blood supply and right near the brain, they give you the mother of all antibiotics to keep any infectious yuck from getting into your bloodstream. It's also the mother of all roto-rooters and causes an ungodly cleaning out. I can't imagine taking that and then getting on a plane. Nope. Nope-nope-nope.
signalfire6 it was Ciprofloxacin. It destroyed me for about 2-3 years.
Steve! Great series. I also have GI issues. Tried almost everything avail. Low carb has always been the easiest on my body and brain. You should make a t-shirt that reads, Straight Up Potato. Ugh, Im irish and we love our potatoes but as a general rule, we cook our potato with fat! :)
It is all a big crap shoot for us. Some things work for some and not for others. Seems that you have a good system for you, and go for it! Thanks for the inspirations and all the great food. So looking forward to more!
And that's why I try to be very careful to state that I"m just sharing my experiences -- not advocating for a particular "one size fits all" approach. 😉
@@SeriousKeto Exactly! :)
Thanks!
Thank you again. 🙂
Your story is very moving! I too binge watched Keto Connect to get started. I also binged watched High Falutin' Low Carb. How about a video on how to make a keto horchata?
That would be a super easy video -- and a great suggestion for one that I could bang out before my vacation. Thanks!
Yes the key to my success is that the joy and comfort of food is gone. I eat to live. Food no longer has any power over me.
Thanks for sharing your story, Steve. Merry Christmas.
Well i'm glad that diet worked for you, if we stop eating (fasting) we will loose weight also, it seems that it was only your will power that make it work, give youself the credit for that, thats the main thing that i take from it, the math is simple, eat less and better(quality and variety) exercise more(ingest less-spent more calories), hope your videos will inspire others, thanks for sharing your experience, may the universe be aligned for/with you.
I’m laughing out loud as I always say ,” I love potatoes”
and just can’t believe I’m living without them. Never until I heard this did I realize I don’t really love potatoes I love what we do with them! - snort! imagine that!!!!
Loved this revelation!!!!!
Yay! So excited to see this 😊
I didn't realize there were no spices on the potato diet the first 2 weeks. Kudos to you for sticking it out for 2 weeks only on potatoes. But yes there is a great lesson here about knowing/experiencing real hunger when all you can have is potatoes. I can imagine our paleo ancestors saying I'm fasting today as I'd rather not have Woolly Mammoth again:)
I'm really happy I found your channel. Thank you so much for sharing. Everything you are saying speaks deeply to me. I lost 98lbs over a year on keto, but have gained it back after 2 years. I've been thinking about doing the potato thing to kick start be back into keto. It's great to hear someone else doing this.
I'm glad you found me too. In the video I'll post next week, I'll talk about my experience with keto, lessons learned, etc. Hopefully, you will find that helpful as you "get back on the horse". 🙂
Your story is so close to mine its crazy. I hit 278LBS in April and acid reflux+heart burn every night, Sweating while cooking or walking to car ect.... When I got my picture taken with a Star i liked. I noticed my size and I said. NO MORE. Time to change. So I did research and when i heard about Keto and you could eat meat and bacon and loose weight. That sounded amazing to me as I ate alot of meat and rarely veggies. So Did more research and realized that their is 2 types. Clean and Dirty Keto and most people recommended Dirty to start so it would be easier to change and stick with it and slowly change to a cleaner keto style later when the body and cravings are more controlled. First week I lost 14lbs. Knowing that after it would dramaticly slow down but to a more healthy and natural weight loss so i started loosing 1-2lbs a week after. After 8 months I am sitting at 211LBS with 67LBS Lost. And rarely do excerise (other than work and some walks sometimes). The more i watch videos from people like Keto Connect and You ect.... The more ideas I get. Sometimes I go more healthy so fattier meats, don't use Vegetable oils anymore as they are unhealthy, Dark Yolk Brown Eggs as they taste so much different and I like them ect... So I am currently in a Mix of Dirty/Clean Keto and loving it and finding it easy to stick with. Only cheated (went off the plan) for 1 day this summer at my 3 month mark to celebrate 3 months of weight loss and that it was Calgary Stampede so had to have a bunch of sweet, fatty treats all day lol. And now near my 9 Month mark doing cheat number 2 which is only because I really want Mashed Potatoes and real Stuffing with my turkey as Calliflower mashed ect... is good for regular meals but not fancy like Xmas dinner so ill splurge for the day then go back to keto to continue as my goal is to loose another 45lbs. But the biggest changes I notcied after 1 month. Was NO HEARTBURN or Acid Reflux since i started Keto. And i have Spicy peperoni and hot wings all the time now and NOTHING :D. My Diverticulosis hasnt acted up since i started which my doctor told me that weight was probably what was causing the attacks. I feel more Energy and happier with myself. It has been a great journey and will be continuing this. I even started calling this a Lifestyle instead of a Diet. Because its something you can go out of on the occasion as long as you still love doing keto most of the time. For me ill be mostly just Keto till i get to my main goal so 20g carb a day and maybe increase that to 50g or what my body will keep me in ketosis to maintain after i reached my goal. Thank you for your videos as they help greatly with my LIFESTYLE. And great to hear your struggle and successes with your journey as they are so similar to mine.
Francis L great job, Merry Christmas!
Great work!
@@wtglb Thank you, Merry Xmas
Sounds like giving your gut a break healed your gut. I managed to heal my gut through fasting. Giving your gut a break from eating all sorts of things that aren't good for you can make an incredible difference. While I don't really eat potatoes, they are far better than most things we eat, though I would advise against that sort of diet if you're diabetic. Glad to hear it worked for you though.
Definitely not for diabetics.
Thank you for your sincerity. Merry Xmas from NZ.
Earlier this year there was a news segment on my local radio station while I was driving to work about a bloke who did a potato only diet for a year. I do not know if the person allowed much in the way of condiments or suppliments but he certainly lost lots of weight. Personally though I didn't need to lose weight when I went keto so potatoes are things that look like rocks to me these days. In many island areas in particular purple sweet potato makes up a large part of the diet (the kitavans for example, not the Okanowans as purple sweet potato were mostly their starvation food after loosing 90%+ of their pigs during WW2, they did and probably still do eat some though). If a person isn't highly insulin resistant a diet high in starches isn't probably all that bad though when Beat Diabeties tried resistant starch he found it made no difference to his glucose spike after consumption.
Steve.
Thanks again for sharing the journey my brother. Hope you and yours have a great Christmas.
Thanks. You too!
Omg keto connect was the main reason I thought this woe might be sustainable! I was watching Thomas DeLaur and Ms. Vogal and they were not me, in shape and very strict. Finding keto connect let me have some fun while also knowing I would eventually get my Keto tighter. Thank you so much for sharing all this and I love that they helped you believe it was possible to maintain also.
I'm with you in that it can be kind of hard to relate to some of the keto folks on TH-cam. I've definitely learned a ton from them, but I'm still a "foodie" and want to enjoy this lifestyle -- so occasionally, my keto is a little "dirty". I've cleaned it up a bit from when I started...
Serious Keto me too but I might not have tried at all if not for folks like them
Each of us has a unique take on what we need to eat, how easy it is to maintain a dietary plan, and whether the ends justify the means. Thus, for some people vegetarianism is the logical answer. For others, we enjoy meat too much to give it up. I've been learning everything I can before I start keto in January, and am already planning shortcuts in the kitchen because my health issues mean my daughter does the cooking. Reality has to meet amicably with intent so I'm not overly burdening others in my journeying.
I boiled it all down:
Lymphedema means my weight can change more or less overnight when I have a "bad" or a "good" day... so I have to realistically ignore those fluctuations while aiming for an overall weight reduction. The aspect of keto that interested me here was that ketosis pushes fluids out through the bladder quicker... thus meaning I MIGHT be able to drop two medications over time... both of which cause dry mouth issues.
The foods I can eat with keto are ones I tend to really enjoy anyway, with minor exceptions: can't stand avocado or bell peppers, for instance. The foods I will have to give up are ones I will rarely miss. I call that a win-win scenario.
The next reason has to do with reflex, something I've lived with (and been medicated for quite a while for) for over thirty years. I might be able to drop that medication in time too, and thus remove yet another cause of dry mouth... leaving only the cpap and my age to trigger dry mouth coughing... and with three out of five mouth dryers gone, that coughing may ALSO be reduced to negligible.
I have had a cancer scare in the last six years, and while the treatment I have is working, the real solution is surgery... which they won't even talk about unless I weigh about fifty kilos less. This is why I looked into a diet in the first place. I have just under two years to get to the point where surgery MIGHT be considered... sounds like a plan, doesn't it?
Lastly, because I'm on blood thinners for life, I cannot take medications for inflammation as they affect how the blood thinner works. But keto is naturally geared to reduce inflammation... so yet another positive...
My daughter just accused me of being excited about my plans, and I find that I truly cannot deny it. I AM excited at the prospect of a diet I can use effectively without too much hardship. But I'm giving myself a month to decide if I can live with keto long term. I think I can, but nothing is sure in life... except that we are all born, and we all eventually die. I just want to enjoy the journey.
Thank you, sir, for sharing your life with us, for helping me understand how some things are easier than others, and what to expect. You inspire me... which is not easy to do because I'm an old (60) woman with major health issues trying to find a method to fix some of those issues naturally. Fortunately, I am not diabetic, and my heart is fine, but other things are currently stressing me out enough that I appreciate when people share how to make life less difficult, or help in understanding exactly how to achieve what I want.
Steve...Interesting fact for you.
When the Atkins diet became popular, I read his book cover to cover. As you know he told us about ketosis. But did you know that Atkins said in his original book that you achieve the same results eating just vegetables and then he asked, but how much fun is that? And it appears that was your experience and also Penn's...the ketosis experience with eating just vegetables. Interesting huh?
Than you for sharing, I am enjoying these series of events. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you. You too!
👍😍You look amazing. Thank you for sharing your journey. 🤗💞🤗
Great series Steve! Thanks for your honesty!
Many say loose skin is a problem losing a lot of weight. However Dr. Fung states that this not a problem with fasting. And is more of a problem with calorie restriction. He does give examples of both. How to you feel about loose skin?
Thanks,
best advice for loose skin....loose the weight before aging out...youth aha youth...faster recovery from loose skin..but if you waited to later years to loose the weight be patient and get involved with some gentle strength training for muscle definition.
The loose skin is gradually tightening up over time. My hope is that as I start doing some strength training in the new year that I can fill up a little of that skin with some muscle.
Love KetoConnect! Great series, Steve. Thanks for sharing your story.
Thanks you for sharing your story! I’m following it diligently.
I also love Keto Connect. Did you ever share this with Matt and Megha? Maybe you could do a collab video with them!
I'm sure they're way too big for that. Maybe someday though...
@@SeriousKeto , hmm I think they'd be into it, actually! I've seen them make the recipes of other keto TH-camrs whom they admire. At least, maybe tell them that they were mentioned in this series.
BTW, Happy New Year, Steve! Wishing you (and all of us) a happy and HEALTHY year and DECADE ahead!