Ever since high school, Madison felt like she was “battling” her weight. She started dieting at age 15, and for years afterward, the New Jerseyan, who has since been diagnosed with a binge eating disorder, would yo-yo back and forth — Madison estimates she’s lost and gained a significant amount of weight at least 12 times.
Her highest weight of 349 lbs., though, came at “the lowest point in my life, when my mom passed away,” she said. While caring for her mom, Madison gained 200 lbs., and after a fall in her bathroom, she tore her ACL and meniscus in her right knee. A surgeon said she was too heavy for him to repair the injury, and predicted that she would become a wheelchair-user in a year if she didn’t lose weight.
“He did me the biggest favor of my life being blunt like that,” she said. “It was what I needed to hear, and that’s what turned me around.”
Madison started the keto diet, which focuses on high fats and low carbohydrates, allowing her body to burn fat for fuel instead of sugars. This approach not only helped her lose weight but also improved her overall health. In two years, Madison lost 189 lbs., and didn’t even need knee surgery.
“I’m finally starting to tap into what makes me happy,” she said.
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