I feel great in keto. I have more energy, feel more aware and just feel so much better in general. All this adds up to happy for me!

First few days were like detoxing from carbs, but after almost 2 weeks I'm shocked by how great I feel everyday.

Excerpt from a Psychology Today article...

"Carbohydrates are the classic feel-good food. Carbohydrate-rich foods enable the mood-enhancing amino acid tryptophan to enter the brain, where it's used to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin. However, if you eat carbohydrates that produce a short surge of glucose in your bloodstream (think carb foods made from white sugar, white flour, white rice, etc.) you'll get a short-lived sugar high and then get hit with a mood-wrecking crash. For a consistent positive mood, choose whole grain, high fiber carbohydrate sources with lasting power."

Entire article: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prescriptions-life/200907/how-food-can-improve-your-mood-delicious-ways-prevent-depression

YES! Way happier on keto. I think it's two things: the energy is so much better in that I'm not battling the "carb-coma" every day and just the overall freedom from cravings. It's amazing to drive by fast food restaurants and not look at them longingly. There is only so much "will-power" a person has and on any other plan, I could only go a few days before giving in to cravings and wrecking any progress I made. Keto may not be for everyone but I truly believe it's the best plan for me.

I'm positve a keto diet is why my blood sugar is normal now after 8 years of type 2. So much so that my doc took me off my meds 3 weeks ago!

I was on Prozac for years and just stop taking them because they caused weight gain etc... I got put on Welbutrin because it had less side effects etc.

I can say that before I started Keto I had some serious mood swings/crushing depresison and after 3 days GONE. I have had moments in the last couple of weeks where I was depressed but nothing like where I was before Keto.. not even close! Im not suggesting you get off medication etc yet maybe talk to your doctor before doing that But Im really glad that its working for you and keep up the good work!

i always wonder how people hate being in ketosis or said it didn't work for them.. then i'm like, well they probably never ate correctly.

Everydays different for me! sometimes I go too long on keto and i have a bad day, other days I just kick *kitten* n take names NBD.
One day on keto I found out was horrible and its becasue i took primrose oil thinking it was an omega 3 LOL never doing that again!

I am Celiac (gluten kills me, literally). Didn't find out until age 50! Struggled all my life with health issues and crushing depression, bouts of paranoia and anxiety. Constant, never ending brain fog. I actually have no memory of several years of my life, which I now know was gluten.
I spent my life feeling like my mind was peeking thru one slat of mini blinds. Thats all the light that shined in me.
Even tho gluten was poisoning me, I had horrid withdraws for 3 days, and then it was like someone yanked up those mini blinds and the daylight shone on me. My mind was clearer (and continues to improve), and I have such a bubbly cheerful personality! I always KNEW I was a happy person!!!! When the gluten blanket came off, the real me shone through.
I am an overweight celiac, and I found the Keto diet to be the only way to achieve weight loss for my body. My body doesn't like carbs in general I guess!!!!

I feel happier, or at least on a more even keel. Also celebrating a bit of a fwoosh because the scale was down 3 lbs this morning after not budging for a week.

Hi, I am new here to MFP. Reading your post I remember years back I went on a carb free diet and can say I was as happy and loosing weight faster than ever. I would like to know what kind of diet you are doing and especially the meals that you are on. Congratulations on your weight loss!!

After one week I have noticed the past two days that I am more energetic, alert and genuinely happier. I attribute all of it to not having sugars and carbs.

Hi, I'm new to this group. I joined MFP a couple of weeks ago. But, I've been in keto since the beginning of May. I also did keto several years ago but seriously fell away from it for awhile. I always feel better in keto. The lower the carbs the better I feel. If I can keep my carbs under 20 I'm great.

Yesterday was a rough day because the day before i ate too many carbs (60+) including treating myself to a small amount of sugar free frozen yogurt. So, yesterday I was hungry all day long and had to fight to resist birthday cake and pizza. In 4 and a half months I haven't had such craving and hunger. I will not do that again. The hunger and the cravings are not worth 1/2 cup of frozen yogurt.

Looking through this group I found the macro ratio that I needed to put in my goals. Thank you. I will be better able to track my diet as I need my diet to be.

Yup! I am on month 3 of keto/low carb and I have never been happier! It has certainly made a difference!