Ketosis

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I'm a thicc boy. 184cm tall, was 165kg, (74kg muscle mass), over 50% bodyfat.

I'd never tried to diet before in my life. Was content to be fat forever until I died. Girlfriend started crying suddenly during a convo at the start of the year saying she worried about my health so I was like alright guess I'd better do something about it.

Signed up for gastric bypass surgery. Getting it next year in Feb. Saw a dietician a few weeks ago, and she put me on a keto diet. I'm drinking 4 optislim shakes a day, eating 1 microwave bag of vegetables, and taking 1 multivitamin.

That's it. My breath smells like shit because I'm in ketosis though so I'm also constantly chewing sugar free gum. But I'm down to 155kg already only after being on this a fortnight.

You know the main thing I've realised? I used food as entertainment, or at least entertainment enhancement. Fuck I am bored. I can't stand to sit and watch TV or movies anymore because they just feel irritating without something to constantly shove down my throat. And every time I drive past a drive-thru I feel depressed, not because I'm hungry (haven't been hungry since I entered ketosis, it's hard to force the shakes down), but because it seems like fun. Genuine fun. And suddenly driving feels so monotonous because I don't have a nice cold coke to sip on. Oh yeah, I'm only drinking water and soda water for a treat. I used to drink at least a litre of coke a day, and go through 10+ cans of red bull a week.

And I have higher energy, it's easier to get out of bed, I don't feel moody like I used to when I'd get hungry, it's genuinely been easier to go out and walk my dog around parks and shit - she's the happiest she's ever been.

But God I am bored. It's crazy. I go to bed at 11pm like a normo because without junk food there's no point staying up all night. Even video games have somehow become less appealing.