(I religiously logged my macros on MyFitnessPal.)
And who doesn’t want that?
I sure did, and therefore decided to give it a whirl.
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Naysayers swore I’d be irritable, hungry, and wouldn’t last three days.
Yet regardless of the doubtful outpouring, my will to enter the magical state of ketosis remained unsullied.
In fact, I felt as if I had downed three cups of coffee sans cream.
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At one point, the restlessness and jitters were a bit overwhelming.
Brain fog, begone!
Well, that normally transient state became quite permanent on keto.
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“In addition, one gram of carbs holds onto one gram of water.
When you [significantly] decrease carbs, you might lose water weight, hence a flatter stomach.”
The best benefit, personally, was that the brew provided some serious lip moisturizing benefits with every sip.
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My Cravings Became Nonexistent
This must’ve been the most striking side effect of them all.
My once-ravenous appetite decreased dramatically.
The self-proclaimed Carb Queen has been officially dethroned.
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I had to get creative in the kitchen.
For lunch, I often fried turkey and beef meatballs or packed a tofu scramble.
Dinner was usually a piece of salmon with veggies or two-egg omelet with cheese.
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Eating out was by far the hardest.
Remember, you might always ask your waiter to modify your meals.
Day nine was my downfall.
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I regretfully binged on chocolate frozen yogurt and microwaved stroopwafels.
“I say be flexible with it.
Moving forward, I definitely plan to adopt a low-carb diet.
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Convinced to embark on your own ketogenic journey?
prior to beginning, stock up on these20 Best Foods for the Keto Diet.
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