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“I dropped 10 sizes and got off 4 meds”

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There’s no one here to take care of me, Virginia thought. She’d just lost her husband of 38 years, after seeing him through a long illness. She realized she wouldn’t have anyone to help her if her weight or knee pain worsened. That’s when she vowed: I’ve got to get serious about my health.

Virginia’s weight had yo-yoed her entire life, and she’d even had bariatric surgery 20 years earlier, only to regain the pounds back. “I loved myself, but I could never get a grip on my weight.”

It was a friend who turned Virginia on to Dr. Westman’s keto plan.

Virginia started eating more protein and veggies and shed 15 pounds the first month. Some days she only ate one meal because “that’s the only time I was hungry.” Unlike her surgery, this approach proved sustainabl­e—even during the holidays when Virginia shaved off 6 more pounds. Keto wasn’t expensive either. “The sheer amount of food that I eat has been drasticall­y reduced.”

Today, 114 pounds slimmer, Virginia weighs less than she did in 6th grade. And after years of medication, she no longer takes pills for arthritis, allergies, depression and pain. And she is no longer prone to bouts of bronchitis. “My lungs are healthier!”

Best of all, Virginia’s confidence has been reborn. “I just got remarried!” She beams, “I am completely sincere when I say

Dr. Westman totally transforme­d my life!”

 ??  ?? THEN: 257 lbs Virginia
lost
114 lbs!
Virginia Dials, 63, Indiana Height: 5'10"
NOW: 143 lbs
THEN: 257 lbs Virginia lost 114 lbs! Virginia Dials, 63, Indiana Height: 5'10" NOW: 143 lbs

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