Same as Dree, I've always been weak to random acts of snacks. My attempts at low-fat dieting also left me ravenously hungry, and it felt like nothing could sate it. I'm only about a month into low-carbing, but I'm feeling optimistic about staying true to this way of life.

OH GOD LET ME COUNT THE WAYS:

Heartburn gone, stomach aches gone, gas gone, bloat gone, post nasal drip gone, weird breathing regulation issue gone, arthritis symptoms greatly improved, energy EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME, I no longer give 2 ****s about food - I eat to live for the most part, pimples gone, self control greatly improved. General life greatly improved. I just feel better all around. I really really love it.

My favorite benefit, after weight loss, is it's help to curb compulsive eating. Maybe is reduces sugar and white bread craving, or maybe the diet itself provides that structure, but I'm not standing in the kitchen eating four slices of buttered toast with jam. I actually have to work on keeping my calories up above 1200. Too often I'll let my self slip into a delirious/weakness that before would have been taken care of by snacking. I'm actually struggling with a little eggs and cheese fatigue right now, but I can handle a social gathering surrounded by beer and potato chips, and ice-cream easily, whereas that was impossible before Keto.

As long as I keep the almonds out of my office, I do a LOT less snacking, like Dree3 said. Meals are more planned and purposeful, instead of throwing together random cheap stuff I find at the store. I sometimes miss being able to boil a pot of water and make pasta and sauce in 15 minutes....but I'm glad that in return if I really need a quick meal I can grab a rotisserie chicken and eat it (in servings) without feeling guilty.

Exactly what all Dree said!! I couldnt have said it any better. I am not on Keto right now due to finances with the grocery budget but I SOOO Miss it!!! I havent ever felt better than I did during that time or had so much energy and clarity. I experienced the Keto flu also and I would do it again in a heartbeat just to reap the benefits of afterwards when your body adjusts to it:)

Nixenne, get some rubber gloves! I use them to handle raw meat and cut chiles all the time.

I've "done keto" a couple of times and dropped an insane amount of weight in a short time and for various dumb excuses (pregnancy the first time, general stubbornness the second) I dropped off of it and fell back into the pit of compulsive eating.

But on keto .... no compulsions at all. No cravings. I feel full after just a little bit, and I feel like the ever-present cloud of fatigue and distraction is gone from my brain. There is energy and motivation. People say, "oh, what willpower" but when I am eating keto there's no power required. It just becomes natural and there is not a struggle.

I wonder why I ever stopped, really. But I'm back on now

I was always terrible about snacking and eating out of boredom. I could kill an entire bag or Doritos in one sitting. Half a pizza, easy, and then probably the other half later. On keto I'm just never hungry. I don't snack at all anymore, but the best part is I don't even want it. When I did low fat / low cal I was constantly hungry. So that's definitely my favorite part so far

I competely agree with all of this!!! I am satisfied without snacking a ton!

I haven't noticed a lot, other than my appetite being a lot less "insistent", except for one thing that really stands out: I'm the guy that does the driving when we go on long trips. No matter, I love to drive, and yet, I've noticed that I'm just not getting 'drive-drowsy', which is something I usually fought through in the past by bringing something to munch on (for some reason, I don't know, a bag of chips, or some M&Ms to pop down my gullet once in a while worked, pre-keto). I've done several multi-hour drives since starting keto, and I haven't experienced drowsiness, not even once (and one of those drives was from 2AM to 4AM)!

I was skinny, but I had horrible blood sugar problems. I took a 3-5 nap every day with extreme tiredness in between! I would also be very angry upon waking, and I couldn't explain it. Ever since I started keto, my life has changed because of how much energy I have and how stable my mood is. It also cleared up my acne.