My Long, Whiny Introduction
The Whiny Brat's Ketogenic Diet My Long, Whiny Introduction I am a newbie to the keto approach to eating. I generally don't jump into any type of fad or extreme type of dieting - I feel that overall, for most people, eating the proper amounts of the right foods should do it. But for many of us, whether because of a lifelong weight problem, age-related weight gain, or medication-related weight gain, a regular, balanced diet does not get the desired results. My history is one of someone who was very thin up until my twenties. Because of this, I ate massive amounts of food simply to maintain about a 105 lb. adult weight. I am very sensitive to medications that can cause increased appetite, however, and this has definitely plagued me in my adult life. Eventually, at the age of 56, I had reached 320 lbs. I kicked in and started water exercise (not a swimmer) and working with a dietician, losing 70 lbs. overall. But I realized I had hit a definite plateau, and wi...