I started this diet about two weeks ago on the promise that I would start to burn fat while I ate fat. Diets I’ve read about talk about how fats are bad for your body and lead to many issues down the road and so I had to do my research. “Ketones are an efficient and effective fuel for human physiology without increasing the production of damaging free radicals. Ketosis allows a person to experience nonfluctuating energy throughout the day as well as enhanced brain function and possibly resistance to malignancy.” Explains Dr. David Perlmutter. I love fats and strongly resonate with the term ‘phat’. So what’s the worst that could’ve happened right?

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I woke up excited and motivated to begin this new phase of my life. It seemed pretty simple — just stick to less than 20 grams of net carbs and you’ll be fine. I was not fine. Every morning, I started my day with black coffee and a tablespoon of coconut oil and headed to the gym. For breakfast I made myself some bacon and eggs. Yes, this was my breakfast everyday for 2 weeks. Lunch included some protein and veggies, and dinner was pretty much the same. I snacked on cheese and pork rinds. Life felt great. Then came days 3, 4 and 5. I did expect the “Keto flu” to set in but I did not anticipate how I would feel. I started getting nauseated from all the fatty foods and my energy  levels just dropped. Getting out of bed every morning felt like a task on its own. Me being in charge of all my “responsible life decisions” managed to haul my to be toned glutes to the gym. Worst decision of my life. I felt drained compared to everyone else there; a fish out of water — not just because I was flopping around on the floor and heaving, but rather plain exhausted. So naturally I did not go back to the gym for the next few days.

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It has been two weeks since I started and I am still discovering things about this diet. So far, I learnt three important lessons. The first and most important one being your bra size drops faster than your dress size. Sad yet true. The second is that I have way more self control than when I started. I look at foods I technically can’t eat in a way that I can eat them, but I choose not to. The third and final lesson being you don’t pick a diet, but rather the diet picks you. I feel so content with what I eat and my energy is back up. Even my migraines have decreased. So it’s more of a life change than it is a “diet”. For those of you who are sitting under the diet sorting hat, may the odds be ever in your favor.

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