Low Carb Success Stories

The writer has lost over 60 pounds and normalized both his insulin and leptin levels by adopting Nutritional Ketosis in his Low Carb Lifestyle. But is his success due to the Nutritional Ketosis or because he's naturally consuming less calories than he uses?

Dr. Joe Leonardi's Success Story: Fat Then, Fit Now Part 1. Dr. Leonardi utilized his education and experience to put together an eating and exercise program to drop his weight from an obese 340 pounds to a fit 210 pounds. He has appeared on television, radio and internet programing discussing obesity related topics. He is now ready to help others live a life beyond obesity.

In his first column for CarbSmart, Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times' TV Skeptic adds a 5th phase to The Atkins Diet he calls "Doubling Down on Atkins" based on his own n=1 experiments and the n=1 experiments of Jimmy Moore, Dana Carpender, and Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt.

Today I want to share 5 mistakes I was making in my own low-carb plan that prevented me from reaching the needed level of nutritional ketosis.  Correcting these mistakes has helped me effortlessly shed 50 pounds (and counting!) in less than five months. This is not a comprehensive list of the common low carb mistakes.  However, these are worth a closer look  if you are struggling  with your weight and health goals. You might just be surprised!

This week we welcome Vanessa Romero of 'Healthy Living How To'. In her first column for CarbSmart, she shares her inspirational journey of conquering adrenal fatigue with a healthy lifestyle and setting a course to better health for her and her family and giving back to help others.

Today's success story comes to us all the way from France. Meet the lovely Anne Robertson. Not only is her story inspirational, it's nothing short of amazing.

Happy Low Carb-iversary To Me! 17 Years of Low Carb Success and No Health Issues by Dana Carpender.

Getting started with low carb can be a little daunting for some people. In the midst of all of the options and questions, there is one thing that separates successful people from people that throw in the towel.

Hank Garner was in his late thirties & his health was a wreck. In his first column for CarbSmart, Hank documents his 130 lb. weight loss success and the major setback that almost derailed him for good.

Gayelord Hauser, one of the first “health food” advocates, is considered by many to be the father of the modern nutrition movement. Hauser counseled movie stars, including Marlene Dietrich, Gloria Swanson, Grace Kelly, and Paulette Goddard.  He convinced Greta Garbo to give up vegetarianism, insisting on quality protein at every meal.  He wrote many books, and lectured extensively.  He introduced yogurt, wheat germ, brewer’s yeast, blackstrap molasses, and other health food store staples to a white-bread-Coca-Cola-and-Crisco America.

I got basic blood work done recently, and in the interests of full disclosure I felt I ought to share the results with you. I am 53 years old, and have been eating a low carbohydrate diet for 17 years, or 32% of my life.

Weight-related lack of self-esteem can stop anyone from achieving their success with the low carb lifestyle. In her first column for CarbSmart.com, Susie T. Gibbs shows us that winning the attitude game means more than starting you journey of reaching your goal of losing weight, it involves beginning the journey to self-love.