In December 2010, I realized that I was pretty damn ill and went to a doctor. I found out that I had liver damage and diabetes. I was given the standard advice to lose weight, eat better, workout more and that would magically cure what ailed me. The only problem was that I already had been working out (3x a week with a trainer), eating well (1200 calories/day low fat, high fiber, etc.) and trying my best. So obviously the standard advice didn't work for me!

After months of struggling, I discovered low-carb. What it has done is:

• given me back my energy; I no longer feel sick every day
• helped me lose weight easily (60lbs so far), through diet alone
• gotten me off all diabetes medication
• lowered my blood pressure
• fixed my GERD (heartburn) and chronic headaches
• normalized my blood sugar (all my blood tests are now in the non-diabetic range, my A1c is usually 5.3)
• healed my liver

I know it sounds like an infomercial, but I was deathly sick so I had a lot of room to improve! If you are interested in the diets I tried and my success with each, check out the gory details.