1 week on the Ketogenic Diet (…or slow carb, whatever.)

Today, I have been on the ketogenic diet for 8 days, I have been fat adapted for 6 days.

I have always wanted to try to go on the ketogenic diet or the slow carb diet because I have heard Tim Ferriss sing its praises from his book 4-Hour Body and on his 4-Hour Work Week podcast. I have tried to go on a ketogenic type diet multiple times and each time I end up stopping it before I become fat adapted because I feel like garbage.

• On 1/31/2017 had a biometric screening and found the following.
  • Glucose:
    • My A1C was at 5.7% puts me at higher risk of developing diabetes within years
    • Fasting glucose: 95mg/dl
  • Weight:
    • My weight was 225lbs at the time of the biometric screening, putting my BMI at 30.4
  • Cholesterol:
    • Total Cholesterol: 200mg/dl
      • HDL: 47mg/dl
      • LDL: 126mg/dl
      • Triglicerides: 134mg/dl
  • Blood pressure:
    • Systolic: 114mmHG
    • Diastolic: 80mmHG
• Resting heart rate (per Fitbit):
  • 67bpm

At the beginning of the Ketogenic diet (3/17/2017):

• My weight was at 220lbs
• Resting heart rate: 70bpm

The rules of the diet I am following probably align more with the “slow carb” diet:

Follow these rules if you want to lose weight on the Slow-Carb Diet:

• Stick to Slow-Carb Diet approved foods 6 days a week.
  • Lean meat, beans, and veggies and no white foods like sugar, pasta, rice, bread, cheese.
• Eat the same few meals over and over again.
• Don’t drink calories.
• Start your day with protein
  • Shooting for 30g within 30 minutes of waking (boosts success rate by 11%).
• Don’t eat fruit
  • Tomatoes and avocados are allowed in moderation.
• Take one “cheat day” a week

(source for the above rules)

What has happened so far:

Day 1: 
(March 17th)

• Nothing really happened on Day 1
• Increased my water consumption to 3.2L
• Did not track my food
  • Had a Reuben Sandwich for Dinner (Saint Patrick’s Day), with Bread

Day 2:
(March 18th)

• Felt Good
• 6.9L of Water
  • Drink a-lot of water while your body is switching over to being fat adapted
• Began tracking my food in FitBit:
  • Sardines for Breakfast; Along with: 2 Slices of Bacon, 1 Egg with Cheese, Vitamin C, and MegaRed Krill Oil
  • Cheeses and meat throughout the day

Day 3:
(March 19th)

• Felt Good in the morning, went to bed feeling like shit
• 4.2L of Water
• Some ketones showing in my urine
• Began tracking my food in MyFitnessPal
  • Link this day’s to my food diary there
• Took 2 Motrins before bed, slept great
• My Cousin (Amber) began helping me on this journey — of which I am very grateful.

Day 4
(March 20th)

• Felt amazing after breakfast — from this day forward as long as I am hydrated I feel great
• 4.1L of Water
• Link to my food diary for this day

Day 5 to Day 8
March (21 to 25)

• This whole week I have felt amazing, nearly euphoric levels of energy
• I am shooting for above 4L of water a day
  • 1.5L of water within the first hour of the day
• I have been running about a net 2,000 calorie deficit when factoring in my activity, estimated base metabolic rate, and calorie intake
• Link to the most recent page of my food diary
• My cousin Amber and I touch base at least once in the evening with our myfitness pal macro stats via SnapChat