Day 8 of my induction into Ketosis
 

And this is all I can think about:

http://www.sugarushonline.com/images...c.pretzels.jpg

Who else has tried the ketogenic diet??

I heard ketosis was bullshit, or at least the jury is still out on it. Is it any different from the Atkins thing?

isn't ketosis simply your body using stored fat as energy? or am i missing something here

A Guide to Ketosis

Yeah, it's pretty much Atkin's. It's too early on to have any definitive results, but I'll be posting my progress. My goal is to try it for 2 months and see what, if any, changes occur. Then I'll either go back to my regular diet (which is remarkably low in carbs anyways) or stay on it. The only change I made to my diet to make it ketosis-friendly is cutting out the daily apple/blueberries I ate, and adding much, much more beef/shrimp.

It works, and is pretty easy to follow. It's a lifestyle. If you do decide to start eating carbs again, be careful. I've known a couple dudes to put on weight really quick

Interesting side effect: on Friday afternoon it hit me like a rock. During the first 10-30 days you can expect to feel sluggish, and moody. I didn't notice any outstanding signs of sluggish/tiredness until Friday afternoon. Almost immediately after getting home from work I felt completely drained. I went to bed at 9pm.

I woke up and vividly remembered my dream. (Which was strange because in my dream I was roofied). Then again on Saturday night, and last night, I remembered all my dreams. I read somewhere once that people who claim they do not dream, actually do; it's just that they do not remember them. I was one of those people. We're talking, I'd remember a dream once every 3, 4 years maybe. To date I only have a hand full I can really recall.

I was doing some more reading on the side effects of the diet, and stumbled across a page (I think it was the wikipedia page) which noted that sometimes people with epilepsy try the diet and it helps. Something to do with the brain using ketones as it's main source of energy helps you think clearly (after the inital 10-30 day induction "gloom" period. And yes I have definitely had an increased number of derp moments in the past couple days)

Will keep all posted. I am taking photos but like I said, it's too soon to show any change.

Why not just eat normal food in moderation and lightly exercise?

I guess if our grocery stores were filled with real food, instead of manufactured & chemical-laden crap, it probably would be that simple.

I was. That's how I got to where I am today: 195 lbs. down from 306 lbs. almost exactly one decade ago.

I'm looking to take my fitness to the next level.

Ill be including my pre and post-bikram photos (~45 lbs weight loss) with my results thread!