'I lost 207 lbs at age 60!'
Woman's World|May 29, 2023
“Who goes through chemo and doesn’t get skinny?” muttered Carol Ubertaccio Hathaway, as she struggled to get comfortable in a narrow hospital bed. Her frown became a chuckle, which sent pain shooting through her belly. After 30 surgeries and countless treatments for gastric issues and leukemia, she was cancer free and had survived a last-chance GI procedure. Yet she was still over 300 pounds, too weak to walk and seemed unable to bounce back. Carol was preparing to die. I wish I’d had the chance to see what being thin and healthy felt like, at least for one day, she mused wistfully. She’d been heavy her whole life and had little luck with diets. Did she give up too soon? A thought came to her: If I live, I’ll give it one last try…
'I lost 207 lbs at age 60!'

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As months passed, Carol very slowly began to improve. With help from her husband, Bob, and an amazing rehab team, she rebuilt some of her strength. Doctors encouraged her to begin losing weight, saying it would speed her progress. So when a Facebook pal posted about the keto diet, Carol took note. “She lost 20 pounds in just two weeks,” Carol shared with Bob. “Maybe I could do that.”

In the past, Carol had occasionally shed 10 or 20 pounds, but she could only fight her constant urges to snack for so long. She would go back to old habits, easily polishing off bags of chips or candy between meals. This says keto helps with hunger and cravings, she noted as she did research on her laptop. She also read that if she cut carbs enough, her body basically would be forced to start turning fat into energy. That’s exactly what I need, Carol thought, jotting down a low-carb grocery list.

From a size 26 to a 10!

When North Carolina retiree Carol Ubertaccio-Hathaway first began using a keto diet to slim down, “I was pretty miserable,” she recalls. “I was crushing my goals for the first time ever, but instead of lifting my spirits, it had the opposite effect.” When she first tried exogenous ketones, she’d read that they might help fuel and soothe her brain. “But I was really surprised how big a difference I felt. It was like a storm cloud over my head disappeared—and I could finally get excited about all the progress I was making.” All told, Carol, now 63, shrunk her waist by 15 inches!

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