Haven't made a text post in a while, mainly because I was thinking about writing one about this but kept on putting it off until I decided what I really thought/had more experience with the bulletproof coffee/diet. This has ended up being a longer post because I have been putting off writing so I'm making it a read more:
I've started reading about the bulletproof diet recently and it's really challenging a lot of what I've thought was healthy in the past. It's hard because I feel a little overwhelmed with information/opinions from people that support the diet etc. I'm trying to take small steps at a time with it though and decide what I think is supported well by evidence and not just claims that aren't backed up.
Bullet proof coffee has been interesting. The one main thing I have noticed is that i haven't experience ANY of the normal down after the coffee which is usually experience with cheap coffee supposedly from the mycotoxins. The other thing I think is working is the performance. It's hard to tell if it is actually working with the MCT oil but I do feel slightly more alert and perform slightly better mentally with the oil, however it is hard to tell with the placebo effect as well!
I haven't been taking it everyday... just alternate days. I do understand the benefit of the grass fed butter and everything but I'm just not sure about the caffeine/coffee part. I'm not completely sold that coffee EVERY morning can be good for you and am slightly concerned about the build up of caffeine in the body and its effect on my skin?
The other thing i've tried to change is my breakfast. I don't think I can go without breakfast, particularly as I workout 5 days a week but I am eating less and I think I'm going to try and eat less grains (so stop the granola). I'm not convinced that oats are particularly bad for you though. I always thought they were a fairly clean form of carb to have in the mornings. Must admit the other day when I only had a small amount of oats and a coffee in the morning I did feel somehow lighter and not so heavy? but it could just be the quantity rather than the form of my breakfast so not so sure.
