High-Fat Diet for a Low Fat Body? The Ketogenic Diet: Part 5

Cauliflower Crust Reuben Sandwich Recipe by Cara Figgins

Some tempting sugar laden junk food.

Positive and Negative Effects I've Noticed So Far

It is always interesting to see what personal experience can show you as you adapt to a new diet or dietary adjustment. Also, how much this can differ from one person to the next and how you can find a system that will work for you. Therefore, these are not necessarily what you will experience if you were to eat the same way as I have. Even with my girlfriend and, I whom I live with and share most of my meals with, has had some experiences that are slightly different than myself.

Positive
-During the first week of adding Bulletproof high fat coffee to my breakfast, I soon become too full to have coffee and breakfast food, and have since done the high fat coffee or tea only.
-I started loosing my craving for additional caffeine in the late morning or after lunch throughout the first 1-2 weeks. I used to drink 2-4 cups of coffee throughout the day.
-I have more steady energy throughout the day and don’t feel a crash after lunch.
-I am more in-tune with my hunger or often times lack of hunger, and don’t feel like I HAVE to eat all the time or even at typical “meal times”.
-I can skip an occasional lunch without any feeling of irritation and often times without even any hunger pains.
-I stay full longer from meals and therefore rarely ever snack.
-I only have to eat 2 times per day, since I have bulletproof coffee or tea in the morning and have 2 larger meals for lunch and dinner. I usually don't get hungry until lunch which saves me time and hassle in the mornings.
-I have lost bodyfat, which for me wasn’t the goal but is a great side effect (from about 8%-7%).

Negative
-I no longer eat the typical comfort foods, for me that was; chocolate chip cookies, pizza, sandwiches, ice cream, donuts, fries and others just to name a few.
-It can be more difficult to eat out at restaurants, although I can usually skip the starch and order extra veggies to make a meal, at most places.
-During the transition to higher fat, I added too much too quick a few times, which increased my need for bathroom trips, until I figured out the right dose for me and got used to eating this way.
-I constantly have to remind myself to not worry about too much fat, but instead focus on not getting too much protein, which I used to think the more the better.
-It does take a little more planning and foresight to avoiding getting yourself in a situation where you do not have the food you need. Although, because your body will be getting used to burning fat, you can always skip a meal and probably won’t be too hungry from this surprisingly.


Additional Resources and Research

Web:
Ketogenic-diet-resource.com This is my go to website for easy to understand information regarding the ketogenic diet. Well written and full of great resources, check this site out!

CharlieFoundation.org This website has great information and resources for current applications of ketogenic diet for therapy as well as links to research and research studies that are current and/or recruiting. Also, the blog has some great keto recipes.  
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Books:
Keto Clarity by Jimmy Moore This is a very in depth look at the Ketogenic diet and has many contributors including multiple MD's researchers and people that have been using the ketogenic diet for years. 

Eat Fat Get Thin by Dr Mark Hymman This is a well written explanation of why it is so important to get the right nutrients into your body and why lots of good fats is an important piece of this puzzle. 


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