Let's Go Keto

Recently I have been trying a number of things that either cught my eye or I have been interested in for a long time. Things like the neti pot or cold showers. Since I have felt quite a bit of success with these changes, I also looked for other things that might improve my lifestyle.

Keto Diet

I heard about the keto diet on a youtube channel called What I've learned. While I am not particularly interested in losing weight, I have been drawn to diets like the keto diet because of their potential for improved mental clarity and energy - as I discussed in Breaking Free from Self-Absorption: A Journey to Authentic Living.

Pro's

The feeling of sustained energy is also something I wrote about in Emotional Vitamins, where I shared my experience with an emotional baggage management plan. I feel much more comfortable being hungry on this diet, which is a direct result of the emotional baggage management plan I discussed in [Emotional Vitamins](/emotional-vitamins). I also lost mental clarity in an instant, and my mood deteriorated rapidly. Now I keep my mental clarity much better, and my mood is also much better when I am hungry. in short I am not afraid of hunger while on this diet.

Con's

I am losing weight. I don't want to. I lost 2.5 kg in the first two weeks. Then it stabilized. Recently I ahve not been able to eat as many boiled eggs (two) per day and I think that has spurred the extra loss of another 1.5 kg. I am not considering modifying the diet somewhat to regain weight.

The Problem

Watching multiple videos from the same channel also highlighted the importance of being aware of our surroundings, which relates to what I discussed in [A Comparison Free Life](/comparison-free-life). As part of my experiment with reducing carbohydrates I went almost completely off wheat based foods. No bread. To my surprise, I think that is a big part of the increase in my good feelings. I was worried for years about having the 'leaky gut' syndrome as I was also diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis many years ago. I think now that I was sensitive to gluten and that dropping it from my diet has elevated my mood. The problem is it is an easy and yummy source of energy. I kind of miss bread. I am happy staying off it for the mood improvments and other benefits (general health) but I am a bit concerned about the losing weight thing. I am contemplating alternatives and plans now.