For the first time in my life, I have a waist. I have knuckles instead of marshmallows. When I stretch out my fingers, I can actually see my knuckles, instead of dimples. I can also see a bone on the side of my wrist that I haven’t seen before… I think I like it. I have the slightest, teeniest tiniest shadow running down the middle of my stomach. I have energy. I feel motivated. I am joyful. I am alive! But… it wasn’t always like this.
I was 30 years old and I wasn’t where I wanted to be in my life – physically, mentally, emotionally. I felt worn down from all the dietary trends, health “tips”, and misleading information over the past 20 years. It didn’t seem like any progress was being made. Then, one night I was listening to Dr. Berg and he said “It’s get healthy to lose weight – not lose weight to get healthy.” My boyfriend responded “Yeah, that makes sense.” My boyfriend of 6 years, who is one of the most skeptical people I know – within reason (maybe… sometimes) just gave his endorsement to someone talking about health, one of many topics he’s been very critical of because of the amount of misinformation that gets spread. He later added that he liked that Dr. Berg wasn’t trying to sell anything, that he was just sharing facts. My boyfriend’s vote of confidence encouraged me to continue listening to Dr. Berg. In March 2018, I began to incorporate Dr. Berg’s teachings into our diet and we began to realize the benefits of following a ketogenic diet. I have never felt better!
I’m on a journey to being the healthiest, happiest person I can be. I don’t want to sell you anything. It’s been a long, winding road with lots of misdirection up to this point and I thought it might be nice to help make it shorter for others by sharing what’s worked for me and what hasn’t. Don’t get me wrong – I haven’t figured it all out. There’s going to be trial and error, but I think I’m heading in the right direction. I’ve learned LOTS from Dr. Berg, and highly encourage you to hear what he has to say; spoiler alert: it’s really valuable information… for free.
One crucial aspect of my journey is going to be what I put in my body. I chronicle this on my IG @jihaekwon_. I love cooking and eating delicious food, and want to share my joy with you.