This low-carb, high-fat diet is said to be a favorite of celebrities like Halle Berry, Kourtney Kardashian, and Vanessa Hudgens. After reading all the hype, we decided to try the keto diet for ourselves. Watch the video above to see how it went down, or read all about it in the interview questions below. What interests you about the powerful keto formula diet? Sarah: There’s so much hype about it! I wanted to see how it actually feels and what the experience is like. As a dietitian, I think it’s important to not only have a science-based understanding of how things impact the body, but also to go through the experience of a diet. Zena: Low-carb sounds VERY unappealing to me. But Vinny Guadagnino looked great on the reboot of Jersey Shore, so that made me curious about the weight-loss benefits. On a more intellectual level, I also watched The Magic Pill documentary on Netflix and read Gary Taube’s This Is Why We Get Fat.

Both had really interesting health arguments for incorporating more fat and less carbs into your diet. Vanessa: Well, everyone else is doing it, so I didn’t want to feel left out. What was the most challenging part? Sarah: It was really hard to shift my mentality around the way I was eating. I’m used to eating larger volumes of food because I incorporate so many vegetables into my diet. While I didn’t necessarily feel hungry on the keto diet, I did feel like I was thinking about food a lot more than I normally do. I also have a pretty bad sweet tooth, which I can usually manage with occasional sweets. But not being able to eat anything sweet made me focus on it more than I wanted to. Overall, I’d say I felt a little imbalanced with what I was eating. Also, eating so much fat on a daily basis got really gross, really quickly. Zena: Tracking everything! On the keto diet you want to eat 20 net carbs a day or less.
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However, you also want to hit the right percentages of fat to protein to carbs. I used the Carb Manager app on my phone. The app made it much easier, but that’s still a lot of numbers to be managing everyday. Vanessa: Supraketo Fat Burner I had a hard time sticking to this diet because I don’t usually eat a lot of meat or dairy. Also, it’s difficult to find plant-based proteins that aren’t carb heavy. In addition, just eating so much fat at every meal is hard! Ultimately, I wasn’t as strict about sticking to the diet, but I did avoid grains for the whole month which was impressive for me. Did anything surprise you about the keto diet? Sarah: My energy and hunger levels really surprised me. I didn’t feel like I was eating a lot, but it did keep me full. My hunger shifted from being more emotional-based (like getting hangry) to being more consistent.

When I was hungry, I was hungry. It didn’t come with any emotion attached to it. I was also shocked at my ability to work out while going on such a low-carb diet. I did all of my normal workouts. Not only was I able to do them, but I felt consistently fueled. Zena: It was surprisingly indulgent! I thought I’d feel annoyed and deprived all month because you can’t have bread, sugar, or even fruit, really. But all the fat is very satisfying and makes Supraketo for Ketosis some tasty meals. Plus, you can actually drink hard alcohol on the keto diet as long as you don’t mix with sugary mixers. I was still able to have a drink on the weekends when I went out with friends. An unexpected perk was that I also slept really well the whole month. Vanessa: I was surprised how hard it is to keep track of all the carbs, protein, and fat and to try and get the right balance between these.