Hi everyone, I’ve just joined the forum. I’ve been zero carb for about three weeks now, primarily eating lamb, beef, chicken broth, liver, ghee, tallow, olive oil.
I started this WOE looking for relief from a litany of autoimmune symptoms. I have a disease called multifocal motor neuropathy, where my peripheral nerves are malfunctioning, causing weakness in my arms and hands. I also have intermittent, chronic fatigue, mood problems, itchy skin, brain fog, and depression. I came at zero carb from an autoimmune protocol style diet which then morphed into a Whalls style keto diet over the course of a couple of years. On the standard keto I didn’t feel great. I got loads of itchy spots all over my legs, my itching got worst, and all the coconut made me feel nauseous. My energy levels did improve though. I ditched the coconut products, increased olive oil and bone broth and felt a bit better. I found that I couldn’t digest kale that well and I was having uncomfortable, unsatisfying BMs. I decided to reduce the veg intake, particularly the kale, and suddenly I felt way better. I removed the veg completely. I felt the most profound improvement in my health. My anxiety evaporated, my emotional and physical energy skyrocketed. For the first time in years I wanted to attack exercise, I wanted to call all my friends (after years of neglect) I wanted to build things. I could think clearly and speak clearly, I felt strong, calm, and happy and for about two or three days. It was bliss, like I had woken from a long depressive sleep. I’m 27, and the last time I felt that good was when I was a child. Now it’s two weeks later, and I’ve continued to eat only meat, fat and broth, but I’ve found a lot of the fatigue and depression has slipped back in, particularly in the afternoons.
I feel a bit lost, because clearly the meat only thing did me some good, but the feeling doesn’t seem to have lasted. Has anyone experienced anything similar?
Alex