Certainly.

KETO = KetonGenic => means your body is running on Ketones instead of Glucose. It is 90% Atkins, but it RESTRICTS Proteins. It turns out too many proteins at a meal, and your body will turn them straight into GLUCOSE. If you are obese, then this excess glucose triggers INSULIN, which tells your body to store fat (ie, convert the Glucose to Triglycerides, which are what is stored in your fat cells for future energy). This is done by your liver. I experienced this on Atkins. Eating only protein, I got kicked out of ketosis, and could not explain why! (Being allergic to eggs and cheese made Atkins fail... Had I known).

Carnivore = Eating only Animal based foods/fats. Now, some will add eggs and dairy, I allow myself some coconut OIL, coffee and Egg Yolks. Which are really filling. A good 12 egg yolk omelette will have me not eating for over 24 hours!

IgE = Immune Response, representing an ALLERGY. Skin Prick Testing, and some blood testing. This is where my Dairy/Egg Whites show up.

IgG = Inflammation Response. It's "New". It is overly sensitive sometimes, reacting to things you eat every day. Joe Rogan does not believe in this test, because it tells him EVERYTHING he eats is causing inflammation. But his lack of understanding could be that he has (like myself) lived with the inflammation so long, he does not feel it, because he has NEVER felt it's absence! Some people believe them, some people don't. Since I was struggling, it made sense to test myself, and sure enough if I eliminated those foods, I had better results across the board. Unfortunately, it included ALL YEAST and Lettuce and almost all nuts...

OMAD (One Meal a Day) = Means eating once every 24 hours. This is Intermittent Fasting (IF) by definition, but ONE form of it. My brother started by cutting back his dinner time, then giving up breakfast for a cup of coffee. He had to move his lunch earlier for a week or two, and then moved it back. Eventually he got to the point where 1 day a week, he does not eat at work (An One Meal Day, or a 24 hr fast). He has skipped that meal, and tries to do that once a month. He does not have the same weight problems I have. But he has seen SOLID improvements, and feels better!

MWF = My regular eating days. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Yes, on a normal week, I do not eat anything (but drink water and black coffee/tea) on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. (I am changing this to help spend Sunday time cooking/eating with my daughter. I am changing to Eating on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday now... And then not eating Mon, Tue, Thu, and Sat. Actually I am fasting as I type this from Sunday night. My Blood pressure normalizes better the more I fast. This is partially because so many foods cause my BP to spike.

BP = Blood Pressure.

BTW = By The Way...

T2D = Type 2 Diabetic. A disease of EXCESS Carbohydrate Consumption. In 1815, they had the first published way to control Type I Diabetics. Because they did not have insulin, they limited their carbs, and this worked to extend their life (although, they could not store fat, and grow properly because of not having insulin... They did not die from TOO Much Glucose!). Up until 1920, doctors told patients to not eat sweets, bread, pasta, etc. to manage their weight. We have lost our way!

A1C = Hemoglobin A1C = Blood Measurement that tells you your AVERAGE glucose level over the last 60-90 days (The life of these cells). This number is far more STABLE than a glucose reading, because those go up and down every time you eat!

TRF = Time Restricted Feeding. This is about ZERO SNACKING. You ONLY eat at meal time. You limit your meal WINDOW (Eating Window), to 30-60 minutes. Because this limits the amount of insulin the meal will cause. If you eat for 40 minutes, your body produced SOME insulin. But when you keep eating, another INSULIN cycle hits. And you could get a second round of insulin. WORSE, if you continued eating with a sweet DESSERT, then your body will give you a bigger second INSULIN hit. And you will probably be like most Americans. Overfed, and Hungry at the same time. It's the INSULIN!

Finally, when I say I am fixed for life. This is because this "Way of Eating" (WOE) is now my default way of eating. It is true, IF and only IF I continue on this WOE. I will. Because I NEVER want to go back to the way things were.

If anyone has specific questions ask away... I am on a mission to help spread the word about the benefits of a KETO diet, as it is:
1) Life Extending (when you add Intermittent Fasting)
2) Anti-Seizure (John Hopkins uses this foe Epileptics)
3) Anti-Alzheimers (Ketones are shown to be usable by Alzheimers patients brains IN AREAS that DO NOT FUNCTION with only glucose!)
[So much so, there is a movement to call Alzheimers "Type III Diabetes"]
4) Anti-Cancer: Cancer cells LOVE glucose. In fact, one thing that makes a tumor dangerous is if it can trick the body to give it new blood vessels, so it can consume glucose. Cancer Cells CANNOT live on KETONES, they lose that ability in the process of hyper cellular division. This diet is being used to treat people with Brain Cancer, as the LACK of glucose starves the brain tumor, but the brain can run on Ketones just fine!
5) Anti-Inflammation. Inflammation is our silent killer. I suffered from it. If you have Edema You have inflammation. Arthritis? Same. I also believe that High Blood Pressure is a sign of inflammation (But it has other KNOWN causes).
6) Anti-Heart Disease (Chronic Inflammation of the arteries damages them, repaired with PLAQUE, creating a time bomb)
7) Anti-Diabetes (Obvious if we are reversing T2D diagnoses with it)!
8) Pro-Health. I have not felt better in many years. I WISH I knew about this 30 years ago! I would have easily maintained a healthy weight, and good exercise.

Finally, lost all of this weight WITHOUT high levels of exercise. In the beginning I did NONE. I only moved when my body told me to. I went from a couch potato, to someone who ENJOYS a 2.5 Mile Walk around the neighborhood, while listening to an Audible, Book on tape. When I want to listen, I have to walk. It's a great trade off.

I am not running, and I am not even walking right now. Because I am recovering from a pretty major Hernia surgery. (As I lost my huge gut, my hernia hurt MORE. The doctor explained it is common, because the fat was protecting my intestine from pushing through the hernia!)

I will be completely honest... The only drawback has been realizing that there is a FOOD Commercial every cycle, and every TV show has at least 2 meals being eaten/consumed/prepared while the show is just going on. NOTICE how much of ANY family show takes place at kitchen table. If I was Naive, I would think it was coincidence, but now I think there is an orchestrated effort to make us fat, dumb, and lazy. I miss the handfuls of wonderful vegetable dishes, but I don't miss the migraines they cause me! I miss having a handful of things... But not enough to gain 100lbs or more, if I start eating them.

I look forward to hitting my target weight, and going back to OMAD. I will probably fast 1-2 days per week, just because I no longer need to eat all the time, and if you are well fed, you should easily be able to go a couple of days without eating, In fact, if you can't go 24 hours without eating... THINK about how you would have survived 100,000 years ago when we did not have so much easy access food! Are you enjoying your bread or are you Addicted to it?

Stormi,
Congratulations on finding it out.
Many people wrongly believe Veggies=Good for you, Meat=Bad for you.
And the point is: It depends on the "You"

The migraines. I can trigger them at will. IF I want one in 2 days, I eat peanut butter today.
If I want one immediately, I just need 3 egg whites. It will shut me down.

If I want a light one that lasts 3 days, a bunch of Almonds will do it.

I hate not eating Veggies because I love them. But point of fact. That last 30 lbs I gained, came on BECAUSE I focused for 7 years on making 1/2 my plate Vegetables. Sometimes more... Little did I know...

Good on you! The more people talk about this, the more people can feel free to find their way. Thanks for sharing!

AWESOME. Good on you!
The Ketogenic approach will be mainstream in 10 years. It should be already.

And again, it doesn't matter if you are Vegan, or what not. And if you can healthily consume more grains/carbs, good for you. MOST cannot. That's why inflammation and diabetes/pre-diabetes now affect more than 50% of our population.

Please ignore any bacon comments :-) Assume I mean Vegan Bacon... LOL...

Hey, do you FINALLY feel you will be able to maintain the weight loss? (I am going to my pre-college weight of 190. A weight I NEVER thought I would hit again)

Did that when I found out it MUCKED with my blood glucose levels. It may have ZERO calories, but it has an AFFECT on Blood Sugar/Insulin, which is REALLY what we should avoid!

Blarman, I could NOT agree more.

I want EVERYONE who is struggling with their current diet to try it, and to learn to feel there way through it.

I believe that Healthy Vegans can exist. YOU are 100% correct. Every person has a diet that will make them healthier, they have to find it.
There is ZERO chance a diet good for ONE is good for EVERYONE. A Dietary Approach of fueling your body, monitoring your body's reactions, and adjusting is the ultimate goal.

Exercise you speak of, I now refer to as MOVEMENT. The body NEEDS movement daily. (Exercise that most people do is too much, too hard, and is wreaking havoc on knees and joints). In 6-9 months I will make a posting of my results with Body Building/Weight Training/Endurance Training which I am looking forward to. 2 Phases, reshaping my body (adding muscle/function back at age 52), and then toning and maintaining.

I prefer the Slow Slow resistance approach (2 times/week, 1 set until muscle failure) for MAINTENANCE! 20-30 minutes at the gym, and done. Then regular movement.

Thank you Carl...

Yeah, I did the O Type diet and it helped.
But again, not knowing I had sever food allergies really prevented continued success...

But I kinda combined a BUNCH of Programs:
- Eat Right 4 Your Type
- Dr. Gundry: Plant Paradox
- Dr. Perricone: Anti-Inflammation Diet
- Dr. Fung: Intermittent Fasting/KETO
- Hungarian Doctor: PKD (Paleo Keto Diet: much like mine)
- www.DietDoctor.com KETO Resource (No exercise required, and great recipes I can't eat, LOL)
- Dr. Fung: Time Restricted Feeding (Every Meal or snack releases insulin, so FEWER meals is best to manage your blood glucose level, especially when you are obese AND unhealthy)

Great stuff... Glad you mentioned some A's need this approach. It's not as simple as "Do X".
It really is about how YOUR UNIQUE Body Responds.

If Susceptible people gave up Grains, SNACKING and SODA... We would probably see our obesity problems dissolve, an our NATIONAL health care bill drop by 80%

I am hoping to start collecting DNA of Carnivore and KETO proponents (anonymously) and Vegan Vegetarian proponents, and try to sift through the differences! I bet there are a handful of markers that would tell you what is best for YOU to eat...

Abaco, Thanks...
And good for you. I am jealous. But you are a great example of someone who is metabolically healthy. The normal rules can apply...

PLEASE get a Calcium Score. My brother could have avoided his heart attack. He was never fat, had low cholesterol. He had 99% blockage and was one of the lucky 50% that survived his first heart attack.

This video explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Xd9...

While meat is relatively expensive, that is mostly because farmers get HUGE subsidies to grow crap like corn. And they LOVE Illegal day laborers...

Regardless, I consume 3,000 calories about 3-4 times a week right now.

And I am spending far less than I spent on a "Standard American Diet (SAD)"... With meat, vegetables, grains, and desserts, snacks, nuts, etc.

I only eat to nourish myself as needed. I eat ribeyes a lot. As much as 3lbs of bacon in a day at times... But figure out what you spend every day. If you eat ONE meal out, you are probably spending more than I do on a home cooked steak.

Pixelate, thanks for your kind comments... While we all have to find our own WHY (and kudos on your running), this may help with those T2Ds...

First, don't make it their problem! See, as someone who was weighing in at 307lbs, NOTHING worked. I had a dietitian, personal trainer for 3 years. I gained weight!
Gave up DIET soda for 3 months (was promised I would lose weight). NOPE. No real change. I did not get here by accident, NOR did I do it on purpose. I was being given well-meaning advice (Eat more Veg! Move more!). Eat more times a day. Don't skip breakfast. BUT they were telling me to do WHAT WORKED FOR THEM!

Nobody suggested I get my blood tested, do DNA testing to see if I can absorb vitamins properly. Nobody mentioned that those DEEP LINES my dress socks caused in my legs were a sign of MASSIVE inflammation.

What to do? Ask them if they realize that they have been lied to? See, the beauty of those Dr. Fung videos is that he EXPOSES The big Lies:
1) T2Diabetes is a disease of too little insulin (LIE: Its' a disease of too high of glucose, usually from the diet, sometimes from the statin pills)
2) The Food Pyramid is not grounded in science, and is way to Grain Heavy
3) The "Calorie is a Calorie" is PAID FOR by Frito Lay and Coca Cola. They pay doctors to keep pushing that mantra, so their fake food is "acceptable"
4) Even insurance companies who are realizing that KETO works, have been THREATENED that if they tell their clients to do ANYTHING other than the Food Pyramid, and the standard diet, LITERALLY the AMA and Big Pharma will sue them [Was one of the non Fung Videos, I think Ivor Cummins]
5) If it tastes sweet, your body will produce insulin. It does not matter if it is zero calories. And you risk a shot of insulin EVERY time you eat.
6) Finally when you Glucose is not being controlled, it should be treated with MORE INSULIN... Which makes the patient fatter, and less healthy

So, it is NOT their fault. They have been given the WORSE POSSIBLE ADVICE for their genetics!
I have not had a Diet Soda since I tested it, and watched its impact on my glucose levels. I intend to never have one for the rest of my life. I will not give them another PENNY, since THEY KNOW the impact on Insulin and hunger, but HIDE BEHIND "Zero Calories".

Please don't try to get them to change! Try to get them to LEARN what is possible! What it is that food might be doing to them! THEN THEY Can DECIDE, and that is when it becomes powerful. When I REALIZED how many lies I was told, and so I just started doing and researching the opposite of common advice, I was blown away by how healthy I was becoming, and how quickly it was happening...

But this flies in the face of Big Pharma, Big Medicine, Fast Foods, Coca-Cola/Pepsi, Snack Companies. Imagine a world were snacking was a once a month thing?

KUDOS to you. And NOBODY suggests a marathon runner or Ultra Marathon runner should restrict calories. Your body is burning plenty. THIS IS FOR THOSE who struggle to maintain their weight or lose weight following the standard advice!

Good luck to you!

PS: It's my birthday, and I am enjoying some DIET Cranberry drink, mixed in iced tea (unsweetened otherwise), and SURE ENOUGH, it spiked my glucose, and took me out of ketosis... (That was LONG before dinner... Where I went OFF the reservation for my birthday, had an ENTIRE dessert, and Fettucine Alfredo. YUM. But, I will now FAST for as many days as it takes to burn this excess off... PLUS ONE day to lock it in. Feasting is okay, just famine for a while after that. We live in a Feast and Bigger Feasts world)

I take a bunch of supplements, ALWAYS Have, which is why I believe despite all of the inflammation for 30 years, I have a 75 CAC score, and yet my older/healthier brothers: 1 passed away from cancer a decade ago, one has a stent, and one had triple bypass a couple of years ago.

I do NOT take fiber. Fiber is part of the problem for me. I have a leaky gut. Protein is digested cleanly. Very little "fiber" to come through.

I always HAD instestinal issues BEFORE. They are gone. I don't get "constipated", I just don't have any volume. It's easier to go when I have to go.

Add in that a lot of time I eat only 3 meals a week (that's a DAY of meals for some people), so a week is not overly long between going #2...

I take a lot of magnesium and potassium, Vitamins (C,D,E,K2), Iodine. I have a small bucket, but they are for "added" protection, not making up a deficit. I take 3-6 GRAMS of vitamin C/day. I have always taken high doses, but I don't usually get sick unless I fall off the wagon of taking my supplements. (Which happens)