I am in the final season of my life. In a week, I will move to a senior community which has a commitment to vital aging. The resources available will assist me in my quest for vitality and peace of mind. I had originally planned to wait until spring of 2028 but realized that I needed these resources to slow the loss of lean muscle mass and cognitive decline. My why is to embrace this opportunity and continue in this lifestyle. I will be a role model for the community and my family. The Dr. Boz way for the rest of my life.

I’m JJ and I’m 55 years old. I live in Southeastern Wisconsin with my husband, Eric. We have a 21 year-old-daughter who is heading back to college for her senior year this week. My husband and I started eating a mostly meat diet in October of 2022. We have both lost 30+ pounds and seen many health and mental health benefits. We even started our own YT Channel! But as time went on, some of our labs had a reversal and were heading in the wrong direction, especially our blood glucose. While our trigs improved a bit, they still weren’t good — especially for my husband. Dr. Boz seems to be one of the only doctors truly addressing these types of issues. Just this summer we were able to implement some strategies based on the information in her YT Videos and have started to see things improve. I’m here to learn more. Our lives and health are not static, and I believe we need to be equipped with all the information we can get so that we can be nutritionally, physically, and mentally sound no matter what season of life we are in. Now, onto my why … I eat a mostly meat diet because I refuse to return to a life of exhaustion, infection, and despair. I know what it feels like to be heavier, foggy, inflamed, fatigued, and forgotten—and I will not go back there. I choose this way of eating to stay vibrant, strong, and clear, so I can live fully present, grateful, and connected with my family and with life itself. Having lost my father far too soon, I know how precarious life can be. Watching my mother give up when she turned 70 and grow more fragile and isolated only strengthens my resolve. I choose vitality over decline, strength over surrender, and thriving over merely surviving.

I realized that when I wrote my WHY I didn't include my physical reasons. I have been testing at A1C 5.5-5.7 for 15 years and my average glucose has been 103-99 for that same time. My newer Dr said , "you know if you look at this pre-diabetes now you can curb it":. . albeit without a way to do that. My cholesterol is usually in the 230's with the occasional 185 total yearly. I don't want to take statins and have refused them for 15 years. What a great opportunity to clean this up. I am definitely insulin resistant, some brain fog (which has improved) along with deprived sleeping for years, now much improved. Also, tinnitus, lack of energy, low thyroid and adding then subtracting 5-10 lbs every year.

I am very late with my homework and hoping to get all caught up today. On Sep 5 my sister was tragically killed in a head on collision. I am her only next of kin and so am handing all the affairs. I am staying engaged as best I can because I need that as well to survive this. My Mom always encouraged me to look for the silver lining and this daily accountibility is just that for me. This is what will save me during this ordeal. Talk about divine intervention! So now that that is out of the way here is just a brief intro. I am 67 years old and after 50 some odd years of yo-yo dieting and climbing obesity and health issues, I started my journey in my early 50's. I went low carb, then keto and am now mostly carnivore. At the time I weighed approximately 320 lbs and have now lost almost 150lbs. I feel fantastic and take no medications. Blood work is good. But I am still overweight and it feels like every pound is a battle. Of all the people I watch on youtube, Dr. Boz is the one who gives me the most hope and that is why I took this course. *My Why* Many of you know me as Ketogenic Woman on youtube. I have experiences and cooking to share but I sure don't know a whole lot of anything else! I am just an older woman who likes to cook and share my journey to help others. In 2017 when my Dad died of cancer I had at that time lost about 100 lbs. His death turned my world upside down and I gained at least 40 pounds back. I then took care of my Mom who had Alzheimers. That experience was when I finally realized how important it was to have a why. My Mom was 100lbs overweight, her blood sugar was over 200 every day, along with high BP and swollen legs. Over the next couple years, I was forced to take away her car keys, unplug the stove and take over every single aspect of her life. For her it was a true loss of dignity and control. It was so hard. I never never want my kids to have to do the things that I was forced to do. I never want to be in a place where others are feeding me, dressing me, toileting me. I want to have all my faculties until the moment I leave this earth.

I am 64 years old, Mary and I have been married 38 years. We have three children a daughter and two sons. Our children are 31, 24, and 20. When the kids were younger we took wonderful vacations during the summers. On one trip we flew into Salt Lake City rented an RV and spent 10 days driving across Utah Wyoming Montana and got to experience Jackson Hole, the Tetons, and Yellowstone, seeing elk, buffalo, antilope, bears, and wolves in addition to the natural wonders like Old Faithful On a different year we flew to Vegas, again rented an RV, and toured, Nevada, Utah and Colorado, seeing Hoover Dam, Monument valley, and Mesa Verde where we all got to experience hiking, Pueblo cliff Dwellings. Garden of Gods and rock climbing. On yet a third summer we rented a villa on the beach in the Bahamas and went swimming, snorkeling, sailing, and deep sea fishing. These Family Adventures are some of my fondest memories. Over the last 5 years, I have dealt with prostate cancer, heart disease, arthritis and a spinal fusion. In spite of these problems I have managed to stay somewhat active, working on my house and yard, playing with my grandchild, and walking approximately 5 Mi a day with my new puppy. This is a new season in my life, and my children are in the throes of setting their own path, however, there are many, many family adventures I still esnt to participate in. There are still many parts of the Americas and Europe that Mary and I want to experience. In order to do so, it is imperative that I manage my health dealing with the prediabetes, the inflammation, and the heart disease, any of which could put these future adventures in jeopardy.