Hi all,
I am thankful to be part of this online community and I would be greatful for any advice or thoughts you might have about the effectiveness of this diet and / or what I might consider to take out and put in.
I started a time restricted modified Ketogenic/Carnivore Diet on Sunday last weekend. After much research online I decided to give it a try. I was also upping my exercise intensity and trying to withdraw from Alcohol (binge-drinking).
So what is this modified diet? My diet is low carbs, very low sugar (morning coffee with light sugar, and greek yoghurt 11gms) extremely high proteins (lots of cow, poultry, fish, lamb) and moderate fats.
Time restricted eating 9am- 7pm. 2 litres of water per day. A snack inbetween maybe a low carb fruit.
Breakfast 9am- Greek Natural Yoghurt (everyday), Alternating days between:
- Arepa, cheese and 2 eggs (normally boiled)
- Arepa, cheese and canned tuna.
Coffee
Lunch - 3.00pm Very large portion of any one of cow, poultry, fish, lamb. Cooked in olive virgin oil and sometimes additional tablespoon of butter. Served with a side dishes alternating days between low carb veges and salads.
Dinner - 7pm Avocada, cheese, handful of suitable nuts and sometimes a little leftover from Lunch.
Side effects after 5 days - Minor Constipation and pronounced fogginess in the mornings. Quite bloated after lunch meals. Thankfully, I don’t feel much hunger between meals.
Although I have a fairly athletic build and at my optimum weight for height, I have been a binge-drinker and smoker for the majority of my adult life. Since starting the diet I haven’t drunk alcohol. I used to drink on average 3 nights a week (12 beers on average a session). I gave cigarettes away at least 2 years ago but I do occasionally chew on nicotine gum. My exercise habits have been mainly low to moderate throughout the years although as a youngster up until my early 20’s I was extremely fit. I have practiced yoga since 2003 but fairly sparingly. Since January this year I have been doing a lot more cardiovascular and strengthening exercise. For the past 2 weeks I have increased my moderate to high intensity routines to 4 or 5 times a week, and I want to keep it there. I workout mainly before preparing my lunch or before breakfast.
I want to get blood labwork done next week so I can compare those to another set I will do after a 3 month trial on this diet.
My main concerns are how my liver and insulin levels will react to coming off alcohol and starting a high protein and moderate fat diet. I have been a hefty carb and extremely high sugar consumer my whole life up until now. I am also considering whether I need to lower the carnivore aspect to basically follow the Ketogenic proper. I am reticent to do so after the plethora of surprisingly postive first person accounts about the all meat and water diet. I was thinking of a best of both worlds scenario.
I am also using this post as a way to track my progress and I hope I can come back to it regularly to update y’all on my progress and ask any specific questions going forward. I am looking forward to reading other people’s accounts and interacting with you on the road ahead. Thank you so much for reading and don’t hesitate to chime in to help this newbie.
Bye for now.