Fellow Keto diet person - I joined my husband doing it and lost about 3 to 4 pounds on it while prepping for the MCAT. I wasn’t doing it to lose weight, but i heard it can help you concentrate (I have no idea if it worked, but I did pull a 520+ on the MCAT, so I’ll probably try the same thing before Step 1). Just a few weeks after the MCAT, he quit and I quit as well. I have technically gained back the 3-4 pounds, but it took a full 5 months to gain it back, so it wasn’t like instant regain.
Note to the ladies: Keto is not for the faint of heart. I really love non-starchy veggies and hated limiting how much I would eat (I mean, it’s ridiculous that you can’t eat that much celery on this diet). I was never really able to get down to the low carb amount necessary for true ketosis (as far as I know). However, I was low enough in carbs to really screw up my hormones, so without going into too much detail, let’s just say I spent a lot of money on feminine products for one to two months. I wasn’t doing this to lose weight (I’m at a “happy weight” where I am not super thin, but I can stay at my weight by watching what I eat without all out dieting, so I’d rather be less thin and a little happier about what I eat), so it’s hard to justify going back on it for now. But I’m not a huge carb junky, so the low-carb thing wasn’t that hard. It was the low veggie aspect that killed it for me.
As far as this application cycle goes, I really got off my normal schedule of rising early, going for a workout, doing my daily thing, then getting in bed early while I was writing secondaries. I was taking a writing intensive class that started late in the day, and I found myself staying up late because inspiration for my secondaries and class essays never really hit until after 8 PM. When classes started again in August I was exhausted. It felt like I would never be able to get back on my normal schedule again. I’m finally back on it, but like many people have stated, I’m not on my normal eating schedule, yet. I kind of snack all the time, which is a habit I killed last year. While I haven’t gained tons of weight, it is a habit I really want to break. Thankfully, I know the med school schedule will be conducive to me NOT snacking, so I think I’ll just break it when school starts. I have stuck to my regular workout schedule, which will have ot change when med school starts. I’m really good at changing all habits in one day when school starts, so I’m planning on doing that.
It’s so sad to hear about all these older animals dying. We used to own a dog that my father-in-law is taking care of. We just got word that he had a stroke from what seems to be a brain tumor. We’re waiting to find out what is going to happen - so I feel for all of you who have lost animals or have older animals that may not make it to the end of this year.
Good luck to those who are waiting for their first II. This is a stressful process and I feel like I lucked out with living in a lucky state. There are so many schools that have already rejected me, and so many more that I know will not extend me an interview. I’m so grateful for having a school schedule that is keeping me busy right now.
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