[arcturus17]

I lift heavy about 4x week.

A lower-carb calorie-restricted diet makes me more alert and focused. On the other hand, I sleep like shit, my anxiety levels skyrocket, and I also feel moodier, particularly in the mornings. I also lose strength fairly quickly.

Eating at a surplus with carbs makes me more lethargic, lazy and less focused, but I sleep far better, and I’m in a happier, more social, mood. And of course I can make strength gains.

I tried surplus keto a while ago but didn’t enjoy it and didn’t see any of its touted benefits.

If I found a diet that was all positives like you described, I would probably hold on to it with my dear life.

What did your it consist of? Did you eat at a surplus or a deficit? And what made you quit?

[bane]

This is going on 25-ish years ago, but it was basically the Atkins diet. I didn't monitor calories in any way, but I lost about 35ish pounds eating that way (and exercising). I stopped because it was getting boring eating that way and I felt really greasy all the time. Plus it's kind of expensive and I was a poor college student.

[ddorian43]

Seems normal carnivore diet to me. Check out Shawn Baker for more.