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Home » Diets that Work » After Having 9 Kids, I Lost 135 Pounds by Combining the Keto Diet and Intermittent Fasting – Prevention.com

Growing up, I was always seen as the big kid. It makes senseI am 511, But to me, big equated to fat. I can remember wanting to go on my first diet in the third grade. That was just the start of many years of binging and purging and trying every diet fad that existed. I did the Hollywood Juice Diet, Slim-Fast, Herbalife, the Mayo Clinic Diet, WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers), Atkins...and so on. Basically, if I heard about a diet, I tried it.

This caused my weight to yo-yo. When I was 20, for my wedding, I only ate a half sandwich per day and did a ton of cardio. I got down to my lowest weight everbut that success was short lived. By the time I got back from my honeymoon, I had gained 10 pounds and the weight continued to creep back on. For years, I gained and lost the same 50 pounds over and over.

I was either going to get healthy or just be the fat, happy mom.

At my heaviest, non-pregnancy weight, I reached 300 pounds. I am lucky that I never suffered any serious health issues related to my weight, but I did struggle with knee and back painwhich I used as an excuse not to exercise.

In 2014, I decided to give this whole weight loss thing one more shot. I was 40 years old and had recently given birth to my eighth child. By that point I had two daughters, and I didnt want them to grow up with body image issues like I had. I was either going to get healthy or just be the fat, happy mom. I didnt want to waste another day obsessing over the scale. I committed to making lasting changes and being patient enough to do the dang thing!

My first step was looking at my diet. I knew that I was a carb addict and had to deal with that. I tried the keto diet in 2017 and had lots of success, but then I got pregnant again. After my ninth baby was born, I still struggled to get to my real goal weightso I decided to try keto again, but this time with a refreshed mindset. I told myself that I could still eat what I wanted and go back to regular eating anytime I needed to. For some reason, that shift made a big difference. Keto really worked for me.

I also started hearing more about intermittent fasting and read a lot of research about the benefits of it. I started with fasting for 16 hours and giving myself an 8-hour window to eat during. Now, I do 20 hours of fasting with a 4-hour window to eat. I have so much more energy and clarity when I eat this way. When I do eat, I find myself really savoring it. It has helped me realize that food is meant to nourish meits not a reward. Heres what a typical day looks like:

I also finally found an exercise routine that works for me. At first, I mostly did 30-minute, at-home cardio videos. Slowly, I transitioned to running. And the more weight I lost, the easier it was for me to run. Adding in strength training was a game changer. Now, I walk for 30 minutes five to six times a week and I lift weights every other day.

I am currently down 135 pounds. I lost the first 100 pounds in 11 months. I maintained that for a couple years, and then had my ninth baby. I gained some weight, bounced around for a while, and lost another 50 pounds since switching to keto and intermittent fasting.

This journey has changed my life in more ways than I could have imagined. I learned that I didnt have to be a slave to diet and exercise. Making sustainable choices was the secret to my success. Now, I like to inspire other men and women. We all deserve to look, and more importantly, feel our best. You just have to be consistent, patient, and believe in yourself.

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After Having 9 Kids, I Lost 135 Pounds by Combining the Keto Diet and Intermittent Fasting - Prevention.com

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