To CKD, or not to CKD?

[Mavy]

Hey all, want some opinions from folks who have PROPERLY ran a CKD diet for any length of time. Looking to hit the road to shredville for the next 8 weeks, and am currently in the process of revamping my diet, and have just recently started to consider giving a CKD an honest shot, instead of a well balanced diet, (which has always worked well for me)

I have tried the CKD before, but I admit that I did it very "hack" like, and did a few things wrong, the biggest being not taking in enough fat. I only also ran it for 2 weeks, so I didnt give it a real chance. I did feel like shit, felt like my workouts suffered HUGE, and was not overly impressed with results. But like I mentioned above, I only ran it for 2 weeks, and it was pretty much a hack job.

So .. I am looking for some feedback from folks who have ran a CKD AND a well balanced diet. I know that I can do things well with a balanced diet, but I am always up for changing things up. I have a much better understanding of the CKD diet now, and am seriously considering giving it a shot for the next 8 weeks.

Just want to here some feedback on how peeps have made out with a CKD, and more importantly how it compared to a balanced diet? Did you find it more effective? Faster? Harder? Did you find that your workouts suffered? I really have a heard time thinking that my workouts won't suffer without carbs, and surely a carb up day cant fuel your workouts for the whole week? Lets here some feedback. Convince me to try one, or to stay away from them! lol.

Thanks,
Mavy

At least for me, I most definitely lean out faster with a CKD. Much faster actually. A ckd changes my whole mode of thinking when dieting. I know if I cheat, it's going to throw me off for a few days, where as when I'm on a balanced diet, I have a tendency to just say screw it, I'll have that ice cream.
As far as workouts go, usually for me the first two to three weeks take a little getting used to energy level wise. Typically, my strength is a little down, but that holds true with any diet. The idea behind the carb up if I'm not mistaken is not to "refuel" your body, but to keep your thyroid functioning properly, thus keeping the fat burning furnace going.
I won't try to sway you one way or the other, but hell, what could it hurt to try it once?

[Yo Daddy]

Mavy - take a look at SYL's carnivore diet. This is a ckd of sorts but it specifically works to manipulate/elevate the testerone and gh levels in the body as well as lean you out. I haven't been able to have any real success with just eating "a balanced diet" but I have been losing about 2.5-2.8 lbs/week on carnivore. I only ran it for two weeks before Thanksgiving and was down almost 6 lbs when I went on break. Granted, the break screwed me up but I'm back on it this week and so should be back in keto in no time. Also, my workouts are actually doing better, my energy level is way up and my strength is increasing. I'm not even doing sprints yet... I was only using an eca stack with the diet.

I know a major complaint by some ppl who run a ckd diet is low energy levels and poor workouts (mostly form the energy drop I think), but I think its because the carbs aren't low enough. If you aren't in ketosis then you are still in 'carb-burning for energy mode', but you don't have enough carbs to sustain you well enough. Take a look at the carnivore and see what you think.