Finding what works for you

Chester Green talks us through his journey over the past 10+ years. From his move to college where his weight journey began, to the tipping point where he decided to take back control of his health, he shares the different challenges and opportunities he encountered along the way to make his nutrition fit the needs of his life.

Dave Ruddat has had a sweet tooth from an early age. The high octane jolt of sugar dense food and drink was part of his every day. As he started to line up behind the Keto diet and see positive results, a chance conversation between family members introduced an essential ingredient to his dieting story.

Trin Salaloy talks to us about how he learned the magic of macros for getting the most out of each day. Losing weight was a bonus to having energy levels that were more even through the day.

After struggling with multiple health and mobility issues, including the gradual loss of function in her hands, photographer Suzanne Clements embarked on the Auto-Immune Protocol.

Long time member Bill Pratt (aka draglist) started his career in the US navy, where a regimen of frequent, high intensity exercise kept him in peak physical condition. Later in life, a work environment with low levels of activity and a lack of information around nutrition led to increasing weight and common associated health issues such as type 2 diabetes. With the help of FatSecret, Bill learned about different diets, and how to keep himself on track by setting a calorie goal and never going over it. Over time, he shed the weight and got his health back. In this episode, he talks about the strategies he adopted and the challenges he faced along the way, to reach his weight goals and stay there.

Jo has worked as a Dietician for almost twenty years, providing specialised advice to elite athletes including the AFL, and private clients and businesses. In this episode, we discuss the various aspects of diet and good nutrition, how to approach making a change and ensuring your food intake is optimised for your own goals. Got a question? Leave us a message via the Anchor app: https://anchor.fm/fatsecrets/message

In this episode, FatSecret member Michael Washington talks about his time struggling to achieve his weight goals, before finding a novel approach to diet and exercise that works for him. As with any diet program, we recommend consulting your medical practitioner beforehand, to ensure your nutritional needs are being met.

Co-founder and CEO Lenny Moses talks about the origins of FatSecret, and some of the major events in the history of the FatSecret community.