Hi,
My name is Julie Tastad and I live in North Central ND in a rural area. The first time that I started the Keto diet I was interested in the weight loss. My daughter had told me about it and I needed to lose around 60 lbs to be at 145. I have used many ways to slim down in the past. I just turned 60 and my blood numbers were not terrible but I have family history of diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol. I have arthritis in my knees especially. I had breast cancer 17 years ago and have been clear ever since. A co-worker asked if I wanted to start doing keto with her. I said, \”sure\”. I was back up to 200 lbs again after losing down to 145 with keto the first time. I have enough knowledge to know what my issues were but just let it all go. One weekend at a conference without keto food and I didn\’t think to pack a lunch, was the starting of eating carbs again. With these lessons I understand the process much better and my \”why\” is now more than losing weight. I don\’t want to have diabetes, heart disease, or any number of health issues that I have seen over 30 years in the medical field. My knees feel much better even now after the loss of 20lbs so far and getting rid of the inflammation. The true test with my knees will be riding horse. The pain was terrible the last time and I just want to \”love\” it again without pain. My Mom and sister had both knees replaced and my Mom had many surgeries for degenerative disk disease as well as arthritis. I wish I would have had this knowledge when she was alive. She may not have had to live with chronic pain for the major part of her life. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge. With a better understanding of how eating keto for the rest of my life will enable me to live a much better life without the pain and struggles of joint pain and illness. Julie
