Hi FS Community,

I am a German 34-year old member, who is reading the German community posts as well as the American ones because I find the Low Carb Movement in the US interesting/compelling.

Here's my story:

I never had serious weight problems, but due to medication I gained weight and ended up weighing 227 lbs (= 103 kg) with a height of 5'5" (= 1,64 m).

I had to change my eating habits and am now following a strict diet, or rather: I changed my livestyle, which really worked out well. Within one year, I lost 88 lbs (= 40 kg), and I am convinced, that I will be able to reach my old weight of 121 lbs (=55 kg). I want to encourage everybody, who suffers from the consequences of medication and all the other beautiful people on the FS App, to never give up on yourself. You can still eat tasty food and you never have to starve yourself!

But for sure, you should develope some habits for bio-chemically supporting your body health. I will write about how I lost the 88 lbs in my journal or notes in the next days. If you wish, I can also offer a before/after-comparison pic and I will try to occasionally photo-track what I'm eating.

Stay strong! I believe in you =)