-50lbs in 5 months! Video Podcast: Low Carb, Keto, Gestational Diabetes Part 1

[@RandomKeto]

How did you first hear about keto?

[@TheQuietCottage]

From you!! So good!!

[@antheitmann152]

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and after a year of starving and it getting better I googled how to lower blood sugar.

[@patriciavavra7375]

One of my friends told me that her nephew and his wife had gone on this diet (that's what she called it) and lost lots of weight. Not knowing what she was talking about I asked her to get the information from them. Turned out, it was Keto. I started it and that was 4 years ago and made many mistakes along the way. Research was the best answer so that's what I did. I lost 40 pounds in 31/2 months and have maintained the weight loss.

[@nancyjackson2279]

I was looking at and researching gastric bypass videos and some mentioned keto. So that began my keto journey and the rest is 6+ yrs. history. With no surgery! thankfully!

[@briand5379]

Thanks for the video. I work in the ER we use to have LND so pregnant women 20+ weeks went straight up to OB Triage and would skip the ER. The hospital closed it because they wanted a more profitable specialty now it's always a shitshow when imminent deliveries come in because you have people with limited experience dealing with the situation.

[@RandomKeto]

Well I went to the ER entrance because all the others were closed due to Covid. The lady in triage didn't want to admit me! The ER nurse was definitely NOT prepared. She kept trying to make me sit in a wheelchair chair as I felt him crowning. I was like "I will sit on my son's head, he's coming right now!" She didn't believe me, yelled at me for being dramatic, told me to calm down and tried to physically force me down. Fortunately my husband held me up long enough, and when baby was born the nurse proceeded to absolutely PANIC. I then GLADLY sat down 😂😂😂

[@briand5379]

I'm sorry you had a bad experience. The covid days have definitely been difficult times and will remain challenging for years to come. Your situation sounds about right, if there's one thing I've learned from my time in the ER, it's we don't like to do things the easy way. The last birth we had the other week did not go well and the baby's sugar kept dropping. We couldn't find any medical grade glucose tubes, so we had to resort to dissolving a sugar packet from the kitchen in some water. Getting placement for both the baby and mom didn't go as planned. Then had to send the baby with a NICU team by ground downtown because their helicopter was down without a pilot. Yep, definitely can't do things the easy way.

[@RandomKeto]

Thanks for the sympathy! I think at least in my case I'm a little bit of an outlier. Those poor things. Just goes to show that there's always someone in a worse situation than you!

[@miasgirls3778]

❤️❤️❤️

[@RandomKeto]

🥰

[@TheQuietCottage]

You figuring out this whole keto thing gives me life!! Literally since Jeremy and I are experiencing so many benefits from keto ourselves! ❤️❤️

[@RandomKeto]

Us watching that documentary was a game changer! I'm glad to see you and Jeremy living a healthier life! Even when you weren't strictly keto, it was a relief to know that at least you had my back when the fam thought I was whack lol

[@TheQuietCottage]

@@RandomKeto for sure!! I know you were right even if I wasn't ready to fully commit 😅

[@ruthgibbins510]

Thanks for sharing your story, I think more of us should share our stories and put the case for a healthier lifestyle on Keto! I developed gestational diabetes during my second pregnancy and was slapped on insulin straight away. ( oddly enough I had pre-eclampsia with my first child at 34 weeks no-one has ever explained if there was a connection!) At my 6week check 8 was feeling awful and told I had full blown insulin dependant diabetes at age 27 with two young kids🥹 I basically ignored my own health and suffered with eye problems 30 years later. I found low carb when I started on an insulin pump 5 years ago after being forced to have large amounts of carbs to soak up the insulin and eating ‘low fat’ everything for years. I suddenly saw the light after reading Dr Bernsteins book. I’m now Keto - I tried it for two weeks and never went back. If only all diabetics were encouraged to eat Keto they would be so much healthier!

[@RandomKeto]

Wow, what a roller coaster of a story! Thank you for sharing! I'm so glad you finally found something that improved your health. I think it's genuinely criminal that diabetics aren't encouraged to eat low carb. Makes me so angry that it's ruing people's lives-they're even losing actual limbs! But just left in ignorance. Ridiculous.

[@TheQuietCottage]

Your before and after pics in the thumbnail are so persuasive!! So good!! You're looking so incredible.

[@RandomKeto]

Thanks Sister! 🤧

[@denisec6577]

Interesting. Can’t wait for part 2!

[@RandomKeto]

Thank you! It's going up tomorrow at 2 pm!

[@angeladiaz7746]

Thank you for sharing. I worked in the medical profession for 20+ yrs and I don’t trust them either. I’ve yo yo dieted for yrs until I decided to have the Bariatric surgery. It was successful in the sense I was taken off all meds , diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure) and I did lose 65lbs. I also dealt with a nutritionist. However all they taught me was how to eat less not healthy. Not keto healthy. I was still allowed to eat carbs and sugar just in a reduced manner. I too came across Dr berg and it changed my life. I can go on and on but I’ll just end that with dr berg and all the keto cooking channels (including yours) has changed me in many ways and I appreciate you all❤️

[@RandomKeto]

What an incredible story. Good for you! I'm so glad if my channel has been helpful at all. We've got to stick together and support each other!

[@karenlegendre8640]

I too had been sick with so many different illnesses and trusted the Drs to help me but in reality they made things worse. I began to research and finally found Keto. I tried it and began to finally start feeling better and eventually got off of the drugs the Drs had been giving me and lost 45 lbs. when I had my checkup with my Drs she asked how I lost the weight and I told her Keto. She said “Keto, I know about Keto” and I asked why she didn’t tell me? But she didn’t answer. Well I’ll tell you why she didn’t tell me because she just made tons of money off me by doing surgery to enlarge my esophagus and giving me drugs that I would never be able to get off of but I refused to take these drugs. Dr. Eric Berg and Dr Ken Berry on KZbin are great sources of information. I have been Keto now for 4 yrs and plan to live this way forever. In 2022 I also had 4 gallbladder attacks in 1 month and they are quite painful and I opted to have it removed. Yes the Dr acted like it was no big deal, didn’t really take the time to answer my questions and scheduled me for surgery. I do feel better but now I am so distrustful of Drs. Anyway you look wonderful and I’m so happy you found Keto. I love your channel and have so enjoyed watching you.

[@RandomKeto]

Wow. That's just crazy. I'm sorry to hear about all of that but I'm so glad you found keto too and it helped you! Thank you!

[@ericvaldez96]

your dumb

[@antheitmann152]

I’m sorry you went through this! Glad you are better and healthier! May you keep in healing!

[@RandomKeto]

Thank you so much. 🥰

[@RandomKeto]

In a lot of ways, I'm mentally stronger for it.

[@johnnafarrell3336]

Way to go girl, I lost 73 in 7 months. Now I’m at a stall, major cutdown on sugar alcohols plus heavy cream. Back to organic half/half. No more nut flours also. For January to see if these were the issues( which I know it is). I find now Almond flour gives me headaches. So it has to go. I did great through Christmas I had one Keto chocolate chip cookie, that’s it. Did not snack. All my blood work with the exception of my INR.( bloodthinners) where I’m having a hard time. Vitamin D3, magnesium, iron, B vitamins, vitamin C are excellent.Bone density scan, I have arthritis in behind my knee cap. Dr said chiropractor can fix this. What was weird was having spotting while I’m post menopause. I did tons of research on this. When you do Keto, carnivore etc. The lining of your uterus sheds. And I was correct, still my Dr booked me for DNC. No cancer Thanks to God Above. So onward I go. Happy New Year 🥳✨🎊🎉✨🥳to your beautiful family. This month I’m doing 80/20. High fat, low carb. That’s the only thing I track is my micros and protein. I keep my protein at 30, carbs at 20, fat at 200.

[@RandomKeto]

Wow congratulations!! Sounds like you are really on top of your health and disciplined! Good to hear about the no cancer thing. I wish you alllllll the best and Happy New Year! 🤗

[@paulaoyedele2081]

Stalls are completely normal. I had a 6 month stall and did not know where it was coming from. Just keep going.

[@johnnafarrell3336]

@@paulaoyedele2081 ❤️. This is my way of eating for life.

[@johnnafarrell3336]

@@RandomKeto ❤️

[@RandomKeto]

Sorry for the abrupt ending! The video was getting too long so I decided to split them up. Part 2 is coming tomorrow and will be linked here!

[@soapsforlove4168]

I can totally understand your issues with weight loss and with doctors. Keep up the good work. Take care.

[@RandomKeto]

Thank you! Same to you!

[@KetoCookbooksCorner]

*Wishing you all the best moving forward* ❤

[@RandomKeto]

Thank you! You too!

[@doggoneme3863]

❤️🎈❤️🎈❤️🎈❤️🙏🙏🎈

[@RandomKeto]

🥰🥰🥰

[@nancyjackson2279]

I think you should name the hospital you used. It could have been your insurance too. Thank God all is well with you and your children. Continued success! Also, I enjoy your channel very much! BTW I have no gallbladder and have been keto/carnivore for 6 yrs with 107 lbs lost in the first 9 months. Have kept if off since.

[@RandomKeto]

It was Wellstar Douglas Hospital. Thank you for the well wishes, and congratulations on your weight loss! Amazing!

[@TheQuietCottage]

I'm so ready for the podcast situation. I want to use that to do my book reviews and maybe reading some book chapters out loud. ❤️❤️

[@RandomKeto]

That would be amazing! Talk about ASMR. Imagine: Scorpio Races, Rose Daughter, Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Graceling/Fire, The Blue Sword, etc etc etc. Sooooo many good books!

[@TheQuietCottage]

@@RandomKeto oh man!! I can't wait!!

[@bonniesherwood3251]

Thanks for sharing your story. Please finish about the birth story!

[@RandomKeto]

Alright! Thanks for indicating your interest! I'll start working on it.

[@PhilipModDev]

You should check out Dr. Mindy Pelz and Dr Boz, they have very helpful advice for us women regarding abt keto and IF

[@RandomKeto]

I'll check them out!

[@betsyulbrich7362]

So sorry they took your gallbladder out…me too…I didn’t know it could be fixed with diet…of course they don’t tell us. As we grow older we need to add bile salts to aid in digestion…it helps a lot….❤️🐝

[@RandomKeto]

Yes I wish I would have known sooner. Oh well. I have some bile salts I take about once a week right now and they seem to help!

[@betsyulbrich7362]

@@RandomKeto That’s good…I take them after my meal once a day…hardly ever have bloating any longer….stay well hon.

[@TheQuietCottage]

I literally thought angrily yesterday about the people in the hospital refusing to give you an ultrasound. Doggone.

[@RandomKeto]

For real. 😡

[@alansawesomeketoworld4612]

Awesome story. I am not sure the medical world really knows what they are doing

[@RandomKeto]

Thank you! Honestly I don't think they do. We went from leeches and blood-letting to "follow the science and eat 8 servings of sugar a day" in a few hundred years so I definitely do my research now. 😂

[@paulaoyedele2081]

To us, heavy carbs are like what nuts are to those who have nut allergies, or what gluten versus celiac disease or IBS. Accepting that can be a challenge. I argued profusely with God about how unfair it was that I cannot enjoy what he created. Not a great thing to do by the way.....good thing he loves us.😀

[@RandomKeto]

So true! Haha I've been there, arguing with God and getting nowhere. He loves us anyway. He's amazing isn't He? 😆

[@TheQuietCottage]

Nursing does not make my fat melt right off. Wah.

[@RandomKeto]

So true. They lied. Weirdos.

[@TheQuietCottage]

I'm seeing this listed as a video and not a podcast? Will they be rolling that out at some point soon?

[@RandomKeto]

Yeah, but apparently only to Creators with established and successful podcasts first to test it? Idk anymore. I'll just switch later I guess.

[@TheQuietCottage]

I want *my* body's metabolism to pick up during pregnancy. Why do I have to become a poof. 😠😭😭

[@RandomKeto]

Maybe with low carb you'll have less inflammation and less poof?? 😅

[@johnnafarrell3336]

@@RandomKeto 100%

[@TheQuietCottage]

I guess lazy keto is what I'm doing now lol but I'm probably hitting somewhere closer to 50g carbs/day if I had to guess.

[@RandomKeto]

Well it seems like it's really working for you!!

[@TheQuietCottage]

@@RandomKeto hopefully!! I feel great!

[@johnnafarrell3336]

That’s way to many, you should do no more than 20 to see amazing results

[@TheQuietCottage]

@@johnnafarrell3336 right, that's why I'm calling it lazy keto lol