My morning ritual on my way to work: watch Dr. Cywes’ videos on repeat as I sip on my coffee. Somehow it relaxes me so much to the point where taking public transit doesn’t stress me out one bit. As someone just starting their career in medicine you’re an true inspiration. Thank you for your videos doc!
This might be the greatest thing I've done but I haven't slipped in 3 years! I've been afraid I would never return because of my history. This through some of the most emotional turmoil I've ever experienced. I'm hanging on to this feat because if I give myself permission to stray once I'll be a long time getting back The fat head lurks in the back of my mind all the time. .
Very interesting. When I slip, I no longer get angry and don't see myself as a victim or a perpetrator anymore. I alone made a decision for whatever reason but nobody stood behind me with a gun and yelled: Eat the cake (e.g.). That gives me control, or at least the feeling of control, to do better, to make better decisions. I made a bad decision, it's gone - I can make better decisions. When that happens, I stop eating OMAD for a while and switch to 2MAD to avoid the risk of suddenly becoming hungry and/or cravings for carbs during the rest of the day. What also helps: I keep reminding myself of where I was not so long ago, how bad I was feeling, what I couldn't do with my abundance of parked pounds and who I am now, and what had to be done to get there. Basically, I've halved myself within two years and I am not throwing it all away for a carb rush. Will I actually always make the best decisions in the future? Pretty sure no, but I'm working on it. Too human.
After over 2 years on low carb and some good weight loss & diabetes reversal I’m finally starting to realise that even low carb / keto isn’t the full answer unless I finally start working on the addiction element of all of this...
I have made this November "no carb November." I eat just meat, eggs and drink water. I've eaten carnivore/ketovore the last 3.5 years. Self control and understanding is important.
Thank you, Dr Cywes and all the helpful comments here. You are changing my life. You have given me hope. Looking at this from an addiction model for me is foundational. I have been in eating disorder therapy now for a while and working on developing awareness and also building that emotional tool kit - BUT with very little weight loss. Not sure why I have not been taught about the addictive part of the eating disorder which is so very important so I can't tell you how grateful I am to get this information here. Kind of the missing link. I have not heard this content anywhere else but here with Dr. Cywes and it absolutely makes sense for me. I finally have hope and relief. I hope he does several episodes of this fat head mentality.
I tripped and fell off my Keto program, and went right back into addiction behaviors. . After losing 60+ lbs, and experiencing a Keto Brain... I bought into and so wanted to experience "metabolic flexibility" what I was hearing about in the Keto community. First the Fat Head - "look alike foods" crept in. And as someone who likes to get creative with food, I found great pleasure in this.... Cauliflower pizza crust, way too much PSMF bread, etc. Eventually fathead convinced me I could try this or that, as a test to see if I was metabloically flexible yet. 😳 Yeah, and then the old behaviors, excuses and associated emotions came flooding back and I went fully into fathead addiction binge eating with weight gain. A lot. Feeling the aches and pains again, feeling ashamed and embarrassed to be seen. My Carb addiction once again has sucked the life out of me.
I totally relapsed yesterday and ate my emotions in sugar … feel like total shit about it … and I’m over 3 years in .. the struggle is real … thank you for the confirmation I always get in your talks , which help me get my addiction right back under control
I don't have a medical reason for being keto but I've just had a hospital stay of a few days when I've had no choice but eat their junk food. I was so pleased to get home.
Started keto/low carb and lost 45 lbs in the last 3 months. Just found your videos today and its good stuff. I keep bouncing up and down as I lose weight and the common culprit every time my weight jumps back up is carbs.
I intentionally ate a potato chip the other day, and then I spiraled out of control and ate two more, so three total. That is the only carbs I have had in a week. :) The swelling in my legs, which was significant, had disappeared in a week! I have lost weight, but not weighing myself, clothes already fit better
I've just had. An illness and didn't want to eat ,but now feeling better and have been stuffing my face , this is a pattern it's happened to me before , kinda lose my resolve . I will get on with it tomorrow or l know l will feel like crap x happy to listen to you ,thank you x
1. Ownership. Yes I made a mistake. I want to change. 2. Analysis: why did that happened to me? (My case, for soothing purpose). Don't make excuses. 3. Come up with a correction action plan to prevent it to happen in the future. How do I get back in track?
Recently found out that I am estrogen dominant, very low on dopamine, very low vitamin B12, high androgens and out of control cortisol. I am definitely insulin resistant. My anxiety is high so is my blood pressure. I'm 45 yrs old and weigh 165 at 5' 7". I'm currently wide awake at 3:15 am watching this video cuz of my insomnia. I just drank some apple cider vinegar diluted in water for a bout of heart burn due to the high carb, dairy lathered, gluten filled, greasy Mexican take out I devoured for supper. I'm stuck in this cycle. I'm literally stuck. I know I need to do this. I'm well aware of the future diagnosises if I don't get tough. But I feel like what's going on with me is beyond will power.
I was you. I had to quit my high stress job before I could handle the carb withdrawals. But … if you allow yourself rest after work and eat PLENTY of healthy fats and protein, you CAN do this.😁🙋♀️
I've created an addiction-free zone IN my house (it's similar to being an alcoholic on a deserted island) and after watching this I'm frightened. I'm going to be visiting my family for Thanksgiving. That's fine BUT I'm staying with my brother who has carbs in his house. Now I'm worried. 1) The stress of the visit 2) Being triggered and the 3) Easy availability of carbs. Holy Moley. I've got to create a game plan. At least now I'm not going in blind. 🤞
Addiction is fed by the substance, which desensitizes your reaction meaning you need more and more for the same effect. However when you stop consuming the poisonous substance, your sensitivity returns and only a small amount is needed for the same effect. I used to get drunk on one or two cans of beer, as I drank more over the years I needed ten cans of beer for the same effect. Now as I haven't drunk in years one or two cans is enough. The same is true for sugar, pain medication and most addictions.
I thought the first video was going to be about so-called fathead dough, a low- carb substitute for ordinary dough and arguably the sort of cheat one should avoid. Oysters also have carbohydrates, though not a lot. Maybe if one eats a few dozen at a sitting it might matter. I haven’t done that in years.
I do great for about 6 weeks, but then extreme fatigue kicks in and I honestly have NO energy in my brain or body. Pain everywhere, and I'll slip again....but it was only a week this time, not months....
When you get to that fatigue, try adding small amounts of healthy carbs (some baked sweet potato or some avocado or whatever low carb veggies you like). When your energy comes back, taper down the carbs again. For energy, in lieu of carbs, also try just eating salted butter, having a couple tablespoons of MCT oil or some electrolytes. Or just rest, when you can. 🌈💙
Hi Dr. Cywes, as a carnivore, I am very happy to have found you on youtube. I am shocked at the amount of sugar you are suggesting we consume. In trying to avoid consuming sugar with either fat or protein, would it be wise to simply add 3 tablespoons of table sugar to coffee three times per day, while doing some exercise after each, in order to burn off the sugar? Also, wouldn't that constitute 3 meals right there, before even going near food? Thanks again for, what I have found to be, the clearest, and most comprehensive of all the advice I have found on the subject of carnivory to date.
My advice to lose weight would be to keep it simple, have the same nutrient dense food each day. The best foods which are also cheap would be eggs, butter, burgers, sausages, sardines and liver. If you can afford it salmon, lamb chops and steak are great. Have the same amount of approximately 1200 calories and eat at the same time, ideally once or twice each day. If you're strict the weight will fall off.
I don't really care about the carbs in an evening glass of wine with my dinner. What I do know is that my total carbs for the day is less than 30g. The balance is fat and protein. Not all people who take an occasional drink , are alcoholics.
Thank you for this. I’m so addicted to carbs!! I just binge and search mindlessly for carbs. I eat my meals until full but I’m always looking for something else when I’m done eating. How can I stop that? I’m always looking for sweet things!! Even after breakfast!
You can try a bridge as Dr. Cywes puts it. It's his coffee. It's something that you can use as a crutch instead of the sweets. Chewing gum after a meal or between meals, sipping coffee or tea. Some people smoke, but I don't recommend that, lol.
@@haveabanana2930 great ideas but I have to have creamer in my coffee. I have had GERD and gastritis since bariatric surgery, so gum not recommended. Today it is bad! Just shows me how addicted I am. I’m pissy and angry. Luckily hubby is at work so I can stew alone. I don’t want food, I want junk like cookies and cakes. I’m determined to get through this though.
@@donnayancy2401 I hear you. My weakness is chocolate. It's my go to whenever I'm a bit stressed. I think creamer is fine as long as it's not full of sugar. I use monk fruit and hvy cream in my coffee. Overcoming addiction to sugar is tough, and I've always got an excuse. I've tried all the keto sweets, and they're good. But somehow I still mess up about once a month. Don't give up though; I'm not giving up. I just wish there was some magic pill that could help, lol, like they've got methadone to help heroin addicts. It's too bad there isn't something like that for food addicts!
@@donnayancy2401 try eating protein and fat every time you’re tempted to eat sugar or carbs. Check out Steak &Butter Gal on RU-vid and My Zero Carb Life. You might gain a bit of weight but you’ll lose it after you get fat adapted. You gotta get through the withdrawals. You can do this!!😁
Watch Dr Cywes videos, read Bright Lines Eating, and most importantly, 100% eliminate sugar, flour, and processed food. Within a few days the cravings are gone. Overeaters Anonymous.
so i'm driving down the street minding my own damn bushiness the car in front of me is pulling a trailer. on the trailer is a wood burning brick pizza oven. so i laugh it off, as i'm driving by i honk my horn and give him the thumbs up. and continue on my way. i stop at the light and low and behold he pulls over.. i flip a u turn i couldn't resist. best pizza ever. the good news my glucose only went to about 145 however, the worst part was i still had 3 slices leftover. and you know damn well i ate that the first thing in the morning. i need to go a different route on the way home from work lol
What are your thoughts on dopamine deficiency? I am convinced I am an undiagnosed 39 year old woman with ADHD chasing dopamine through carbs. I've tried to get help but the Doctors don't want to know.
Can your carb addiction switch to dairy, especially cheese? I have been very low carb keto for 6 years (Really, no breaks) and lost 90 lbs at 65. But I started gaining weight last year. This year I went full carnivore and stopped the weight gain, but now I feel so addicted to cheese. Fast and easy to "just have a bite" which of course leads to a 4-8 oz portion of cheese or sour cream. Unsurprisingly, I am stuck at a this 20 lb weight gain and about 40 lbs from a healthy weight. Any thoughts?
Dr. Cywes says: vegetables are free. Carb addict hears: FRENCH FRIES FOR EVERYONE! personally I've had carbs four times in the last 14 months. Less and less.
t2D is completely curable on a high-carbohydrate diet. I eat roughly between 60-70% carbohydrates and I am slim and trim. Sugar does not make you fat. Fat makes you fat, the fat you eat is the fat you wear.
Professor Tim Noakes was also slim and ran 50 mile marathons. However he believed in carbohydrate loading and got diabetes in his fifties. You can be TOFI Thin on the Outside Fat Inside (fatty liver/pancreas) . Sugar/carbohydrates raise insulin, continuously high insulin over the years leads to insulin resistance, then diabetes.
Recently found out that I am estrogen dominant, very low on dopamine, very low vitamin B12, high androgens and out of control cortisol. I am definitely insulin resistant. My anxiety is high so is my blood pressure. I'm 45 yrs old and weigh 165 at 5' 7". I'm currently wide awake at 3:15 am watching this video cuz of my insomnia. I just drank some apple cider vinegar diluted in water for a bout of heart burn due to the high carb, dairy lathered, gluten filled, greasy Mexican take out I devoured for supper. I'm stuck in this cycle. I'm literally stuck. I know I need to do this. I'm well aware of the future diagnosises if I don't get tough. But I feel like what's going on with me is beyond will power.
