Hi everyone, a bit about my nutrition history first:
I switched from average shitty eating to keto a few years ago and I was actually feeling good (high energy, joint pain gone, weightloss all that stuff). However there were a few problems with it, I always had carb cravings, I had issues with constipation (when mainly eating meat and cheese) or even worse shits (when adding green veggies for fiber and other health reasons) and lastly I never enjoyed eating that much meat. I wanted my protein to come from dairy sources, but except for cheese that always meant too many carbs.
So when I found Peats ideas and articles, I was instantly hooked. Fruits, Dairy (could even keep cheese), no fishoil, less meat. It was perfect, and I legitimatly felt great going into every meal. However after a few days I got incredibly tired after each meal and started feeling foggy. It didnt go away after like a month and I needed my brain back for study, so I went back to Keto. Same pros, same cons.
Now I want to give this another more educated try. I got a complete thyroid check while on peat and while on keto (total t3, t4 and tsh) and all numbers are pretty much straight in the middle of the recommended range.
As for my typical foods on peat (3 meals a day morning, lunch, early evening):
- fruits (watermelon, kiwi, orange juice, dried dates, grapes, berries)
- coffee (black, I did neither the keto bulletproof stuff, nor a lot of sugar)
- cheese (old gouda, cheddar mainly)
- yoghurt and quark (german thing somewhat comparable to yoghurt)
- milk 1,5% (or sometimes 3,5% if I could get fresh unpasteurized milk from local farmers market)
- corn waffles (not sure if thats a thing everywhere, its just ricewaffles, but made with corn)
- grassfed butter
- coconut milk
- rarely locally made icecream
Maybe I can get some input on what might be the cause here or what Im doing wroing, because I love the way of eating, but cant stand to live with steady brainfog and being tired constantly.
€: The main thing im considering right now is adding the fruit and sugar in general more slowly, like upping sugar by 50g per week and reducing fat accordingly to see how it goes.
I switched from average shitty eating to keto a few years ago and I was actually feeling good (high energy, joint pain gone, weightloss all that stuff). However there were a few problems with it, I always had carb cravings, I had issues with constipation (when mainly eating meat and cheese) or even worse shits (when adding green veggies for fiber and other health reasons) and lastly I never enjoyed eating that much meat. I wanted my protein to come from dairy sources, but except for cheese that always meant too many carbs.
So when I found Peats ideas and articles, I was instantly hooked. Fruits, Dairy (could even keep cheese), no fishoil, less meat. It was perfect, and I legitimatly felt great going into every meal. However after a few days I got incredibly tired after each meal and started feeling foggy. It didnt go away after like a month and I needed my brain back for study, so I went back to Keto. Same pros, same cons.
Now I want to give this another more educated try. I got a complete thyroid check while on peat and while on keto (total t3, t4 and tsh) and all numbers are pretty much straight in the middle of the recommended range.
As for my typical foods on peat (3 meals a day morning, lunch, early evening):
- fruits (watermelon, kiwi, orange juice, dried dates, grapes, berries)
- coffee (black, I did neither the keto bulletproof stuff, nor a lot of sugar)
- cheese (old gouda, cheddar mainly)
- yoghurt and quark (german thing somewhat comparable to yoghurt)
- milk 1,5% (or sometimes 3,5% if I could get fresh unpasteurized milk from local farmers market)
- corn waffles (not sure if thats a thing everywhere, its just ricewaffles, but made with corn)
- grassfed butter
- coconut milk
- rarely locally made icecream
Maybe I can get some input on what might be the cause here or what Im doing wroing, because I love the way of eating, but cant stand to live with steady brainfog and being tired constantly.
€: The main thing im considering right now is adding the fruit and sugar in general more slowly, like upping sugar by 50g per week and reducing fat accordingly to see how it goes.
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