Hello everyone!
Here’s a little background story and my experience being on keto for about 4 months now.
Sooo, I’ve been doing keto since April & I really enjoy the benefits of lowering my carb intake! However, I think my body needs more healing on a deeper level due to my autoimmune condition and food intolerances (leaky gut). That’s why I want to experiment a little with the carnivore diet! I used to follow a vegan (high-carb, zero fat, moderate protein) diet from age 13 to 19. At that time I was not aware that I had a gluten, soy & lactose intolerance and I didn’t listen to my body - it clearly did not respond very well to this type of diet and I suffered a lot but didn’t want to give in & eat meat or fish. These days I remind myself that “nature is cruel”.
I am not saying that vegan diets are bad or that there is a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to food…it’s not wrong to experiment with food but please listen to your body! 
Ever since my Hashimoto Thyreoiditis diagnosis at the age of 18 my mental health has been cascading down - to the point I’ve felt like a complete stranger to myself, unable to control my behavior. It really took a toll on me… so I started to dive deeper into nutrition & to listen less to my doctor’s “advice” (= prescriptions). I am not saying you shouldn’t listen to your doctor/physician but the ones I had were definitely harming me more than doing me good. I haven’t found a doctor that I feel comfortable around and one that truly understands my condition yet. There aren’t many doctors who are specialized in keto/carnivore & understand Hashi and its symptoms here in Austria… so I’m reaching out to you guys.
Here’s how my thyroid levels look like being 4 months on keto:
- FT3: 3.56 pg/ml (normal range: 2.15 - 4.12 pg/ml)
- FT4: 1.71 ng/dl (normal range: 0.70 - 1.70 ng/dl)
- TSH: 2.91 µU/ml (normal range: 0.30 - 4.00 µU/ml)
- TPO: 34 IU/ml (normal range: less than 34 IU/ml)
- Tg: 71 IU/ml (normal range: less than 115 IU/ml)
Current weight: 63.5 kg/140 pounds
Height: 1.75 m/ 5’8"
My antibodies have gone down drastically, they are almost in the normal range again. Now I’m willing to go closer to zero carbs a day because I don’t seem to react well to cruciferous veggies and even the slightest amount of dairy products!
So far I’ve been eating close to 170g of fat & 90-120g of protein a day. Today will be my first “ketovore” try and I thought about chicken liver…bacon & some garlic in the pan to kick-start the day.
Are any of you carnivore/ketovore and have an autoimmune condition? Would love to hear your story and advice!
Greetings & much love from Vienna,
Nicole
P.S.: I also did extended water-fasts (two times 4 1/2 days) and do intermittent fasting (16:8).