Travis’ Story

I sought out help when my HbA1C reached 6.3. I thought I was doomed to face diabetes like my father.  But more important than that, I kept thinking about what life would be like taking care of my now six year old daughter. I wanted to be healthy enough to enjoy raising her and for her to have a role model for her own health as she grew up. I’ve tried diets before but I always gave up and ended up weighing more that I started within months after quitting.  There was so much out there I felt confused and most of it felt like a ploy to sell supplements or some recorded video content for tons of money.  So I just ended up doing nothing for years.  

My wife suggested I talk to Victor.  He talked to me about my potential future if I let my blood sugar levels continue to rise.  Honestly, despite witnessing my father’s issues, it hadn’t quite registered that I could be experiencing those same issues sooner rather than later. I was convinced I needed to take action but I still felt hopeless. Over the weeks Victor suggested a number of things that made plain sense but that I’d never heard of before.  We created a personal plan that felt realistic - challenging but doable.  We made what he calls “adult-steps” instead of “baby-steps” every three days.  I couldn’t believe how quickly my body started to change once I cut out certain foods and replaced them with better ones.  But really what helped the most was the change in eating schedule. I was consistently snacking without really thinking about it even though my snacks were “healthy.”  It was mindless and constant.  Victor had me count the times per day I was eating and drinking, even small things, anything besides tea and water.  It turned out to be over 14 times per day.  Now I eat two meals per day, fasting in the morning and its a lot easier than I thought it would be.

At first I started losing weight at a rate of about half a pound per day and my fasting blood sugar dropped into the sub -100 range after only a week.  I was worried about protein.  So Victor walked me through how much protein I was getting between my two meals which turned out to be more than enough.  I was happy to see my allergies clear up and my sleep improve as well.  My lower back pain went away after only two weeks. Since I was feeling better, we decided to start a strength building routine that involved a local, professional trainer. This accelerated my progress and a kept feeling better and better. What at first seemed like an imminent nightmare was now just a fading bad dream.