It's the woman who told you about the book, who saved your life. She was an angel when you reached out. Thank God you had the courage to reach out. You are amazing!

Kristie, you would be an exceptional motivational speaker.

Just for today lol. That's how I got sober. Now I'm getting healthy with ketogenic diet. Oops I mean lifestyle. Thank you so much.

Hi Kristie. I have felt like a failure on LCHF because I have not lost weight. It has now occurred to me that I am succeeding because I am not putting on weight. I also have got bored with my food and so I am watching your videos and planning to try them out, bit by bit. I identify with you on your failure video. Keep on showing me that this way of eating works. You are one of my inspirations!

Ive been on keto for 4 months (started at 250 lbs) and have lost 40 lbs. I came across your channel and watched this video today. It almost brought me to tears. I wrote down your affirmations and I plan to memorize them. Thank You!!!!

I had my "I can do this forever" moment the first time I made a breakfast sandwich with microwave mug bread. I thought breads were out of my life forever. Thanks for all your tips and hard work. It helps me more than I can say.

I have 2 kids with type 1 diabetes a 1 year old and a 3 year old and I need to learn how to make low carb meals and I have found you channel and I love it!!

Hi Kristie! I've been lchf for 4 months now though it wasn't until the last week or so that it seems that I've become keto-adapted. I originally started eating this way because I was diagnosed as pre diabetic. I was able to get my blood sugar under control within the first month. As of today I'm down 19 pounds. While my success with my blood sugar and weight loss has been wonderful I had gotten discouraged because I was still feeling so tired. Watching videos made by you and others like you have made it much easier for me to push forward toward the goal of becoming keto adapted. Now that I'm there it was totally worth the effort! Thank you so much for the effort that you put into your videos and the encouragement that those of us that watch them receive!

You hit so many of my struggles in this video. I am a non-medicated person with diabetes. A Keto diet has allowed me to stop all meds. But the struggle is so real especially in family and social situations. Thank you for these beautiful encouraging words. Continued health and God’s blessings on you and your family.

Ding ding ding......lightbulb moment! I have never heard the insulin and fat thing explained so simply before! Thank you Kristie, I get it now!

You are so cute! I just can't stop watching your videos. So real. So honest and so likeable! Your awesome! Please don't stop sharing with us. You are really encouraging me, as I am in the beginning of my journey.

I wish I could give you a big hug! Honestly, I don’t think any of us have “failed” at past diet, exercise or lifestyle changes. Every single time any of us has tried something is a huge win. I replaced the word “failure” with the word “learning”. Trying something new is an awesome opportunity to learn something new about yourself. Was I able to live my life eating gallons of cabbage soup? Nope. Did thinking of every food item as so many points work for me? Nope. There was no fault or blame; those attempts were valid, but they weren’t what my body needed. As you pointed out in this post, understanding the science truly does make the difference; however, if you never show up to try, you’ll never have the opportunity to know. Good or not so good, every day we live is ours to claim, and no time is wasted if you use it to move forward in a positive way. Thank you for sharing all that you have learned. You’re helping me to have a happier and healthier journey!❤️

Just found your videos. I have been doing low carb for about two and one half months. So far I have lost about 20 pounds - a lot by trial and error. I am finally understanding WHAT I am doing. I made a lot of mistakes with wrong choices at first, but I am learning. You have been so much help because I started at about the same place you were. I am so encouraged to find someone has succeeded with this lifestyle. Will be watching more of your videos to get up to speed.

I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for telling your story Kristie! I have been vegan for 4 years now...holding on to 70 plus pounds eating rice and potatoes. I need a change and your channel is really helping me. Thank you so much!

I honestly was fearful starting keto that because we live in SC, having my mother-in-law's amazing cooking all the time, working at a university where someone brings in goodies every day...I feared another failed attempt at losing weight. I'm only a month in and feel completely different already. I'm so glad I found you at the start - you've shown that living in the south doesn't have to mean living with carbs and the heartache of being overweight. I can't WAIT for your holiday recipes!

You Go Girl!! I have used a lot of your recipes and this low carb lifestyle is working for me. I have lost 27 lbs and have 30 left to go. Thank You for all your heartfelt sharing.

I should go to bed, but I can't stop watching your videos! :) Love the tips, and the thought of little insulin men shoving fat into my cells...right there is something I'll picture for the rest of my life! lol

It's so wonderful to be led by His Spirit... I'm so glad you're the pioneer of this one because I'm truly following.

I haven't seen your videos until today. I think it was a prayer that I clicked to watch it and I am so happy I did. So many of us are trying to get healthy and we have been where you were at one time in our life. You are easy to listen to and share what we need to hear. Special people don't come in my life very often but you are a blessing. I appreciate you so much. I started doing just what you did in that I have to tell myself little affirmations to get through and I am still being sabotaged by family in "Oh you like this" " I bought this for you because I know you like them" I am done agreeing with them, I now say in my mind this is poison and I need to care about me, no one else cares or sees my struggles all they see is the fat over weight person they like to eat with. You have encouaged me to stick with my goals and not let any one bully me with food. Keep up the good work, and Thank You again.

Dear Kristie, I have been watching your videos for a few weeks. I have a friend who lost 30 lbs on keto. I am 50 is lbs overweight, have rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. So, exercise is painful! !!! Started keto woe, lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks. I feel hopefully and very importantly, I feel that it is manageable, sustainable and tasty! I do not like meat very much, and I am learning to overcome fat phobia. so, I am so touched by your lifestory/experience and feel so grateful that you share to inspire and support others, like me and others in a worse situation! !! Thanks for your generosity and loving kindness! May I say, you look so lovely! !!! Hugs and let us keto on and on! Many blessings.

You are the Paula Deen of KZfaq! More butter!!! Seriously, you are such an amazing resource and are a delight and joy to listen to and watch. Food Network needs to grab you up and you need your own show. Thank you for being the keto test kitchen that I didn't have to be!

Kristie, I also found that the affirmation , just for “today” is so powerful.. you’re actually tricking the mind to accepting your choice of refusing that desired food for that day only!… I also found taking the new life change one day at a time. That way my mind didn’t go in to shock or starvation mode, and mentally shutdown the “liveit” not diet program I was constantly finding ways to not allow my mind to notice that I was losing weight, When ever it occurred in the pass I know it may sounds crazy lol however it’s like my subconscious mind would wake up and say hey! what are you trying to do?… you know you’re suppose to be FAT! and my livit problem and results I had achieved would then be sabotage.before I got before I knew it. Kristie you’re truly an inspiration. Thanks for sharing

I'm so happy that you are able to say what most of us watching feel. I too have tried every plan imaginable, with exception of those where you buy "their" food. No reason to go that route as I knew I'd never last. Low fat and WW? Just stayed hungry. Actually did better years ago on the supervised "Medi" plan with protein shakes and shots than low fat. At least I wasn't always dreaming of my next meal. Since coming back to lc, and this time taking the time to learn more about it, I'm feeling like a whole new world has opened up. Thanks for helping keep me interested and showing me that it can be a lifestyle for those of us that not only love to eat, but also love to cook.

I am newly keto and love your story... I do the same thing like picture insulin shoving fat into my already fat filled cells!!😂 I am so happy I found your channel!! Thank you so much for sharing all your recipes and definitely your story!! Makes losing on keto seem doable!

I am 65 years old and overweight for about 20 years, want to try keto and get my life back, thank you for your inspirational story , I have cried myself for 20 years!

Thank you for posting this video . I struggle at times and give in to carbs THEN I feel crappy , every joint in my body hurts , my ring is tight and etc . I just got Keto Clarity and will start reading it today . Understanding the science is key like you mentioned . I will look you up on FB and Pinterest and will read your blogs . I have learned a lot from you ! Thank you !

Awe Kristine your story is so many of us living this fat life and we thought we were doing everything right just like you pointed out. Thank you for sharing and studying and cooking and loving your fellow people that need your help so much. You are my angel.

I'm so glad that I've found your channel!

"I can do this for life", once again you are such an inspiration! Thank you!!! P.S. Am SOOO looking forward to that Miracle Noodle Video!!

Thank you so much for sharing these videos. I have just started watching your videos, but I have started doing Keto over a year ago. I went off plan due to family issues which I have decided was no excuse. I have started back on plan and I want to do this for me. You are such an inspiration and I had to say thank you. I have been heavy all my life. I have been diagnosed with Migraines, High blood pressure, High Cholesterol, High Triglycerides, Asthma, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, PCOS, Crohn's Disease, and I have an abscess in my back that is causing problems with a bulging disc and sciatica. I was on 8-10 medications daily and 1 monthly. I am happy to say that I am now only taking 2 prescriptions daily.

I love your videos!!! Thanks for sharing your experience.

Thank you so much for making these videos! I just found you this past week. I love that you shared the affirmations you use and the fact that you "could" eat the all the carby things you'd like BUT that you "chose" not to. I'm coming off of a really bad food binge and this has given me hope to start over again. I need to chose ME. Thanks you for that reminder :D

What an eloquent and profoundly helpful video, you echo many of my challenges; thank you for sharing your journey.

Wow we have tried all of the same "diets" even the eat spring. You did not fail, these things failed you. NOW as you said we know the science behind losing via what they now call Keto but this is actually how my parents and grandparents ate. My dad even drank his morning black coffee with butter in it. HA. He was "bulletproof" long before this phrase was coined. Unfortunately, I was desperate to eat the New craze of FAST FOOD and a McDonald's was built in our neighborhood. I started working and going to college...sitting for long periods and u guessed it... eating more and more fast food. I wish I had followed my parents' teaching but BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!!! KETO has given me the key to enjoy delicious fresh foods, desserts, with no cravings and a lovely remembrance of things my parents did and tried to reach me. Bless you

You are the sweetest thing and so encouraging! I don't think I've ever gotten tears in my eyes during a diet/food video but you really blessed me. :) My husband and I have been on LCHF for over a year now and it has been a huge answer to prayer. He's lost 50 pounds and I've lost 40 but I have a lot more to lose. I recently started getting bored and discouraged with my recipes so I did some searching and found you. Already love some of your great ideas and can't wait to read/watch more of you! God bless and keep up the helpful work! :)

A Great saying to keep in mind "Nothing tastes as good as you feel" =)

I had VSG and high protein low carb has always worked for me...when I'm craving crunchy stuff I go for pork skin no carb soo glad they keep me on tract

I've watched this one at least 3 times. I keep coming back to it. Thank you so much for this post in particular - it's so motivating to me.

I'm a southerner and also love my family w/ food but am recently weaning them off sugar and carbs. I loved the low carb school lunch video you and your daughter made; it gave me a lot of ideas for my son's lunches. So glad I found your channel. I have lost 25 lbs so far by eating LCHF and feel great. Thank you for all the knowledge you share.

You have the sweetest kind voice, a joy to listen to. I have one of your books, I was vegetarian for a long time, gained weight, and was hungry all the time , noe low carb .

I joke some but this vid made me toss a bad thing in the trash...i had a weak moment at dollar tree and bought something i had no bidness buying...ty for this vid I trashed it.

Hi Kristie! I've been lchf for 4 months now. I originally started after being diagnosed as pre diabetic and watching Sarah Hallbergs TedTalk video. Though it seems that I've only become keto-adapted during the last week, my blood sugar stabilized during the first month. I've also lost 19 pounds as of today. Until last week I had remained extremely tired which was discouraging. Thanks to the videos made by you and others like you I kept going. Now that I'm adapted my energy is getting better daily and my weight loss seems to be speeding up. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into your videos!

I did watch your video. I cried along with you. I've been trying to do keto but I fail every weekend. I am not giving up. But I do think you will be a good inspiration for me. The last couple of days I have been in pain. I have 5 different back problems, had my neck fused 4 yrs ago. Have had to ankle surgeries, 1 on each foot. I could go on & on. But to get back to pain, I know what you went through, I'm still going through it, including the ESI. But anyway, the past 3 days it's been chronic through my body. I also get cramps so bad, even in my torso that I can't move. I want to thank you for telling your story. I'm going to keep watching your videos and take notes till I'm blue in the face. I know I can do this.

Well I am hooked. I was loving listening to you and learning so much and had to keep stopping to take a call from my daughters and none was what i wanted to hear. I want this to work so bad for myself and I just can't have a wrench thrown in when I am so new. But life is not like that. No matter how much we wan't things to run smooth until I understand how to work the new lifestyle. Now i know I have to deal with hic cups with my family and still take care of myself. I just pray that I can. Keep up the great work you are doing.

I love how relatable Kristie is and I'm looking forward to getting her cookbook at Costco!

I just started out. 3 days in. I'm determined to bitch slap my body into shape this time. I spent a long time eating w/e the hell I like and getting nothing back but fat. I'm really enjoying it so far, and I wanna keep going forever.

Just found you! Thank you for this video! Can't wait to watch and learn more from you. I have wanted VSG for over 5 years but insurance does not cover it. Carbs wreck havoc on my body! My doc has explained some of this to me already so I'm gonna give it a try! Thank you again from another southern gal :)

I'm watching you Kristie and you are helping me through tough times. Thank you for taking the time to cook for me, you make me feel at home. Much love to you over these waves in which we both live. I hope I will be able to return the favor to someone in the future. You be well. You be happy. thanks. bye now

you are such a great encouragement to a lot of us who have been dealing with a weight problem for far to long...thank you........

Thank you so much for your openness and for sharing about your journey with this! I found out about a week ago from my doctor that I need to give up carbs. I've been a little overwhelmed knowing where to begin, but watching your video has given me some comfort!!

Spring in the ear, haven't heard of that one, but acupuncture and hypnosis I have tried. Ugh the money too, who would have know how sensible it would be. I see this as a true blessing, as these affirmations are too. Thank you for another great video.

I've taken a page from your book and told myself I will stay on plan today. For some reason it was difficult today especially. Of course we were at a meeting and dinner was a little late, so I almost blew it. I stayed on plan today, which is huge accomplishment for me. We stopped and got fast food and DH's french fries looked wonderful, but I didn't eat any, threw out the bun and just ate the insides. I need to collect more recipes

Thank You, Thank you, Thank you.....you just described my life, my son has lost a considerable amount of weight, on a Keto diet, I have tried it, but needed advice as to how to keep going and do it completely...I will be reading and watching and hoping and praying this works....you have given me new hope.......I also tried the shitake noodles, but they were not good,,,will try the Miricle noodles and will be checking out your food blog....bless your soul for sharing your story....I feel so hopeful!!!

your videos have changed my life I love you. I have started HFLC and I will not look back. thank you!!!!

I'm so glad I found your channel! I did low carb years ago and loved it, but for various reasons have gotten away from it. I'm diabetic, and know that it's time to get serious again and lose the carbs. I'm looking forward to trying some of your recipes. :)

Thank you so much for talking with all of us about this struggle. I really want to stay with this way of eating. I find your videos very helpful and inspiring.

I have watched MANY of your videos and I think this one is the best!

Love your philosophy Kristie! Focus on today!

I just found your KZfaq channel through a link from another channel. He was cooking your amazing biscuits. Anyhow, I saw this video and I normally don’t stay interested for very long with these types of vids. But, you had my attention the whole time. I’ve just started eating the Keto lifestyle and had a similar moment when I stopped and realized that I can do this forever. Thank you for taking the risk of putting your story out there and telling us that, “ just for today I can do this”.

This is me at the point of no return. I am morbid overweight. Back Problems and Bla bla bla. Change is a must. Thank you for motivation.

Thank you for being so transparent. I love the way you explain the science and how you apply it to your life. I think I will use those affirmations as well. Just like in NA they say "just for right now I won't use drugs", and then another five minutes. Thanks again

You are good to take so much time and thought to help others. Thank you.

Thank you! - I love your concepts and how you made Keto "operational" 😉 your beautiful soul just comes right out of you. Thank you for helping someone like me who has never dieted but has had the difficult road of food allergies and found this place I'm in where I have replaced everything with starches and found that my body is no longer my own. I can do this thanks to inspirational people like you 💕 I need that shirt!!!

Hi Kristie! Loved this video so much! Your story resonates with me. I have about 70 pounds to lose. I am trying really hard to lose this weight. I believe I have insulin resistance. I have been watching Dr Eric Westman videos and I purchased your cookbook “Day by Day”. I sat down with it yesterday and read it for several hours. You did an excellent job writing it. There are so many recipes I want to try also. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your story. You are an inspiration to me. I feel like I really can do this.❤️

I don't know why this would have received thumbs down. Makes me a bit cross really. Such great content ❤

I have been watching keto lifestyle videos for a week. Glad I found your videos today. You have a pleasant demeanor and your cooking actually looks tasty. Some other keto cooking videos seem to be based on throwing fat and meat in a pot with little consideration for taste. Thank you.

Kristie you are amazing. I think you are very inspiring. I love the part about the bread and your visualization. You were changing the cues of your brain and reshaping your relationship with bread. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

I am so glad I found you here on you tube I know I can learn a lot from you on the keto diet

Wow. This was 5 years ago. Now you are on Diet Doctor. I'm glad I found this though. I've been trying for about 7 years now on and off. Ready to start again!! Just for today. 😃

Thank you so much for your videos! My fiancé and I are in the first week of our new ketogenic lifestyle. We had to change our diet for medical reasons, which seemed daunting at first. I am a research hound and learned the science behind the diet but had no clue what to do in the kitchen. Your videos have been an inspiration and have given me hope that we'll be able to stay healthy a long time with this lifestyle. I can't thank you enough!

Your personal experience at Texas Road House and the "Yeast Rolls" is called 'PLAYING THE TAPE THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH! What it was like, what happened and what it is like now!

Thank you so much for sharing your story and all your wonderful recipes! Listening to your describe your reaction to yeast rolls really hit home. I now so STRONGLY associate bread and pasta (wheat) with pain, it no longer really tempts me. Friends frequently suggest that I can cheat "just this once", that it's "not a big deal". There were days last year, before I went wheat free, that I was in so much pain I was in tears. Like you, I now love myself enough to let go of those foods that DON'T love me! I like your description of the busy little insulin workers going around and making you fat... That's an awesome visual.

I'm excited to subscribe to you today! I love eating low carb also...what a difference in energy and so many other things. God bless you!

This information is really helpful Kristy, thank you!! I'm going to look for these books and read up. Picturing the insulin tucking away the fat in cells is a great visual to help keep away from carbs:) I had the acupuncture in my ears when I was about 12 or 13 and maybe only 20 lbs overweight. It's amazing that our local hospital did that treatment, isn't it?! It didn't work for me either. It makes me sad that as a child I had that done. Trying new recipes and cooking Keto is a lot more fun and gets better results! I've still got a long way to go but am determined. Thank YOU for sharing all your great information to help with the journey!!

I know this is an old video, but I'm so glad I ran across it. I've watched a couple of you video's and they are very informative My daughter was the one that told me about this Keto life style she would like to try, I had never heard of it. my doctor put me on the Paleo diet it was a major fail. I just wanted to say thank you for sharing I'm so going to follow you on pintress so I can come up with different thing to eat, with that being said My daughter and I have been on this journey for only a week so I'm expecting great results I feel I can so this!

All I can say is thank you! You are truly a blessing and I'm so thankful I found your channel!

wow..as I hear you talkig I realize that your comments are exactly what I need.. the affirmations are smart. They will help me day by day,,,it makes sense.Like when you said what you thought when you went to the Texas roadhouse!! thank you

I love that you are so “down to earth.” Thank you for helping us all !

You are so motivating! Your authentic and real. Wonderful recipes!

Just for today...thanks Kristie😊

Another awesome video :) I was wondering about the rings. I figured the ones on your middle finger were the originals and the ones on your ring finger were a reward from your lovely hubs! You touch on really topics because when changing habits, old thinking still creeps in from time to time and it's so important to recognize it and practice the new habits without the stigma of feeling "deprived". I've always had a relationship with sugar and i've done several diets throughout the years as well and each time i'd lose weight, id end up gaining more and more.. it's a cycle of losing/gaining and that's SO bad on the body! I was even a fitness competitor and featured in two fitness magazines but the struggle of my sugar addiction was every day and it consumed me!!! Since I stopped competing I didnt know how to be healthy without my coach and I had zero accountability so I naturally put ALL my weight back on PLUS some tipping the scale at my highest ever. I couldnt go back to the competitors diet because I knew i would be miserable so thankfully the Keto diet came across my lap and I started researching and i'll tell you what, i havent lost a whole lot of weight yet but the FREEDOM of not wanting sugar or other foods I cheating on in the past are not important to me. I'm not counting down days, hours, seconds until I can cheat. I look forward to eating butter with shrimp and peppejack cheese and WOW my new lover is coconut oil! It's truly life changing for me and these videos are so great because I'm not looking for someone to "teach me how to stay on track" but rather YAY someone else is as passionate about this as I am!

I love you. Thank you for all of your awesome recipes and support

Kristie, I just found you and I can really relate. Your story is so much like mine. Thank you!!

Thank you for sharing your journey. Appreciate your open honesty

Gosh, I've had the same thought about certain lchf foods I've tried. Every good keto 'find' gives me hope that this can be a sustainable lifestyle for me. A feeling I've NEVER really had in the past when trying to lose weight.

This video is Soo moving I was crying along with you Kristie! It described me also! I use a lot of your recipes and am a member of your Facebook group it has been so helpful!! Thank you!!!

The only thing with the Atkins diet is, that at certain points, he introduced fruits, breads back into the diet down the track. Then you'll start to plateau.

Thank you so much! Your videos are like reading a manual for how to live healthily.

Your voice is very soft and soothing.

"For today..." I love that and am going to borrow it!

Oh my God I'm so glad I found you. Keep videos like this coming. So inspirational. Thank you thank you.

Thank you so much for explaining the science behind sugar and insulin, I have never heard it be explained that way, but it makes so much more sense now, as to why I am fat. Love your videos. And I will hop on over to your pinterest page.

thank you Kristie :) I am just this week finding you and following you :) You are very smart and I love your voice and don't ever change your gentle way ---- it is very endearing and makes you SO fun to watch. I'm learning a lot!

This video is so helpful. Changing habits

Thank you Thank you Thank you! Another fantastically informative video. I love the affirmations, use of pinterest, setting goals to try new recipes and th e importance of weekly planning. Quite a few new and very worthwhile habits for me to adopt there, and I look forward to trying them all out. 👍👍

Thank you so much! Best, most practical approach we have seen. You are a life saver.

Excellent video Christy. So inspiring!

Thank you for sharing your stories! I decided lchf after I watched your video. When you were talking it was just my story! And then I change my foods. Thank you so much and God bless you !

I’m so glad I found this channel - thank you for sharing your journey!

thanks again.......I think you are a ray of blessed sunshine......XOXO.....a life saver.....