#94 - Simply Keto | How Suzanne Lost Weight and Gained a New Life

Episode #94 Today on What The Fat, I sit down with my very good friend the amazing Suzanne Ryan. Many of you know her as Keto Karma for her amazing food blog and best selling book: Simply Keto. In this episode we talk about her 120 lb weight loss journey on a Ketogenic diet and how it completely transformed her life physically, mentally and emotionally. We also touch on what it has done not only for her, but for her husband and daughter. Sit back and take notes as Suzanne shares tips and tricks on how to overcome mindset blocks while losing weight, her biggest piece of advice for someone starting keto, and how to be an educated consumer.   Enjoy The Show!   Takeaways Suzanne Ryan, also known as Keto Karma, is best known for her amazing 120 lb weight loss journey on the ketogenic diet, food blog, and best selling book: Simply Keto. Suzanne found the Ketogenic Diet in January of 2015 after trying and failing every diet under the sun. Keto completely changed her life not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. She has had an incredible transformation and has shared her inspiring story on popular shows, such as on Megyn Kelly Today and The Dr. Oz Show.  Suzanne believes that people should look within themselves and realize that they already have everything they need to change their lives for the better.   Links and Resources: Keto Karma Website Keto Karma Instagram Keto Karma Facebook Keto Karma YouTube Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss, with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes   Show Notes: 2:05 Suzanne’s story  7:34 Finding Keto Karma 11:47 Healing from the emotional affects of being overweight 14:34 A typical day for Suzanne on her weight loss journey 18:10 How Keto affected Suzanne’s daughter 23:37 What inspired Suzanne to write her book 29:48 Connecting and the impact of sharing our stories 31:07 The biggest piece of advice Suzanne would give someone starting Keto 34:01 Being an educated consumer 40:54 What’s next for Keto Karma 44:00 Where to find Suzanne   Tweetables   “Empathy always wins”   “If you’re just open to things and you really care about them and you just follow your passion and stop worrying about the what ifs and all of the things we tell ourselves and just go for it, stuff happens left and right”   “We make the time for things we care about and that are a priority”   “I have tried probably 25 different things to lose weight and keto is the only thing that actually taught me about the food I was eating and the metabolic impact”   “I had to learn to break up with the whole "all or nothing". Progress not perfection.”   “Share. Be Vulnerable. Connect.”   “When we actually talk about the things we’re ashamed of it actually gets better”   “I think so many of us take our health and our life for granted until its not there anymore”   “The unexpected outcome was that the weight loss was actually secondary to how much better I felt”   If you like today’s episode, subscribe on Apple Podcasts at What The Fat and leave us a 5-star, positive review. Tips, Recipes, Community: @ryanplowery Videos: Dr. Ryan Lowery Youtube