This story, inspired by real community member experiences, documents what a full year of committed ketogenic eating can achieve for someone with clinically significant obesity.
Starting weight: 130kg. BMI: 38. Conditions: type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, severe acid reflux. Unable to climb a flight of stairs without breathlessness.
Keto flu in week 1. A visible 7kg drop in week 1 (mostly water). Sustained 2kg per month thereafter. Diabetes medication halved in month 2 under GP supervision.
Total weight loss by month 6: 28kg. Sleep apnoea machine no longer needed. Acid reflux completely resolved. Cycling short distances for the first time in years.
Total weight loss: 42kg. Off all diabetes medication. Completing 10km runs. BMI: 25. Doctor describing the change as “medically remarkable.”
Simple, sustainable cooking using our keto main dish collection and reliable keto breakfasts formed the nutritional bedrock of this transformation.