So in February 2018 I decided to make some significant changes to my life most notably my relationship with food. I have several friends who have adopted the Keto lifestyle and it has improved their health profiles immensely. Going back further in time say 30 years I was a 6’2” 185 pound post pubescent 16 year old. Pretty athletic. Tore my acl that year and was unable to participate in hockey and football. It’s at that point that my love affair with beer and processed carbohydrates really started. I graduated 1 year later at 210 pounds. Not “fat”, I didn’t think anyway, but definitely not at my peak of health. Then life started. College, wife, kids, jobs, etc. I followed the typical path of the majority of Americans and gained weight slowly but steadily over the years. Aside from a few blips on the weight gain radar it was a steady climb. Fast forward to January 2018 I weighed in at 235. Again I said to myself, I’m not fat.....right? Nope. Definitely. Classic beer belly and chin. I started doing my research and watched as much YouTube as I could on Keto. The book the obesity code by Jason fung really changed my perspective on obesity and weight gain/loss. I started in earnest in February on my Keto journey. 6 months later I’m down 45 pounds and haven’t felt this good since I was 16. Now comes the hard part. Integrating Keto with my love of homebrewing. Fortunately my home brewing is seasonal from April through November so at the very least I can give my metabolism a rest for 5 months of the year. I will say this, being fat adapted doesn’t allow for much overindulgence. 2-3 beers and I’m done. Curious to see if anyone else has undergone a similar journey and any tips/tricks they may have to have your cake and eat it too.