My Vegan Keto Results - Overall Felt Pretty Good...

My Vegan Keto Results - Overall Felt Pretty Good... - Thomas Delauer

The reality is, I wanted to prove the fact that while you are doing a ketogenic diet, you can implement vegan principles that actually end up being really, really effective.

The first couple of days, it was pretty difficult. It was a big adjustment. I would say that having to get used to eating not only a stricter ketogenic diet but keeping meat out of the equation was really, really tough, and here's why.

Let me give you an example. On vegan keto, there was no meat, so I was solely dependent on basically fiber and fat, which means that the overall food volume was significantly less. So my stomach from the [inaudible] side of things was still like, "Whoa man. You need to eat." I was hungry and the first two days in, if it wasn't for just consistently drinking Sunwarrior protein shakes, I probably would have had a really, really tough time, but even then, it was difficult.

Then about 48 hours into it, something happened. About 48 hours in, I ended up really having high levels of ketones. The first two days, my levels of ketones were lower than they normally would be. Like if I was first starting keto that wasn't vegan, I would usually have moderate ketone levels, like I might be at a 1.5 or so, but what I found is when I went on vegan keto, within two days, I was already at three [inaudible].
I was registering high levels of ketones.

I started feeling really good after a couple of days. Here's what was really interesting and when it comes like a food addiction standpoint, this is where I felt like I had the most improvement. It started happening in Days Two and Three. I've always struggled with a little bit of food addiction. It doesn't matter, if you're an addictive personality, it can be tough, period.

I think just the lack of stress made a big difference anyway. All of a sudden my blood pressure dropped. Now I did notice that I dropped an immense amount of water weight. Now Day Three and Four I was already down four pounds. Now I was already ketogenic leading into this, so I lost another four pounds and a lot of it felt like water. I started to get even a little drawn out in the face for a little bit. I was like, "Okay, this is kind of interesting." Now around this time period I also discovered that I was losing some strength and it was starting to concern me a little bit.

They're awesome, so Sunwarrior is like the leading pea protein ... If you're curious, there's a link down in the description that gives you my special discount on their pea protein, but anyway, they sponsored this whole event because they knew I was doing it.

Normally I can put a weighted vest on and do 18 Burpees, and then I'm usually pretty crapped out. If I'm wearing a 40 or 60 pound weight vest, I can do about 18 burpees before my heart rate is getting close to 200 and I'm about to pass out. Get this, on vegan keto, when I put my weight vest on, 32. I got 32 Burpees, which is just for me, that's a test of my VO2 max. So I was like, "Holy cow. I think the high levels of ketones, I think the plant-based fuel is really making a difference," but the fact is, it was just getting difficult for me to sustain.

Now Amber was making amazing things with flax eggs and we were using the cauliflower crust pizzas from Cali-Flour Foods, it was awesome, the plant-based crust using vegan cheese. So many amazing things, like chia puddings and everything like that. All the good food that you could ever imagine, but the fact is, I don't think that I was getting enough of the nutrients that I really could have. I needed to be getting more in the way of veggies. Anyway, flash forward the next week. It was difficult for me to even want to come off of this diet. I felt really, really good mentally.

The problem is is that I'm not accustomed to that lifestyle, so there's a lot of things that took a lot of work for me, that took a lot of time. My wife was having to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. We've got a young kid at home, it was really tough.

Now let me also say that whether you're vegan keto or not, the Sunwarrior warrior blend works great, so it doesn't have to be a vegan protocol. That works. I use that when I'm not doing vegan keto. At the end of the day, here's how it works. The vegan keto diet allows you to produce high levels of beta-hydroxy butyrate. Beta-hydroxy butyrate makes it so you don't need as much protein, because the beta-hydroxy butyrate spares muscle

[ThomasDeLauerOfficial]

Give it a rest everyone, those that have kids know that sometimes you end up 2-3 nights in a row with no sleep. I’m not going to defend my haggered state haha! Fact is, I still got up and filmed this video. That counts for something 😂😂

[iCXRUX]

Hey Tom, just wanted to say thanks for all that you do man. On July 4th, 2018 I was 312lbs and on BP meds to regulate potential stroke levels at around 210/100 daily. I came across one of your videos and thought what the hell... ain't gonna hurt. I went on Keto cold turkey that day. This morning I weighed 238lbs and still losing, I've been off the BP meds since October, and now ranging from 128/82- 117/80 regularly. I gotta say bro... Thank you. You helped save my life. The way you break everything down to a science and provide your viewers with so much information made each video even more interesting than the last. Keep doing what you're doing!

[BobWidlefish]

7:57 flax, chia, coconut, coconut yogurt, high quality low-soy vegan cheese, artichoke, asparagus, nutritional yeast.

[Heyblomharvest]

I’ve been vegan for 7 years and I’ve just started a keto diet almost 2 weeks ago.. I actually love it and my tummy feels much better! I feel clearer minded. I was only trialling this to heal some serious gut issues but I think I will be adopting this for the majority of my lifestyle now.
It just feels so good!
It’s so good to be able to achieve this without compromising my veganism!
I found that I did get the “keto flu” in the first week and felt pretty crap and weak.. but second week I feel more fresh and energetic etc!

[mindpower]

I've been a vegetarian for 18 years and went vegan about 2 month ago. Now I'm doing vegan keto. It's really not difficult! Even though vegan keto is really restrictive, it's much easier than other diets because I barely get hungry anymore.

[JessicaLivingOnPurpose]

You're so honest and genuine and I love that you have the quality of testing things yourself so that you know first hand

[candy.land.sweets]

I am currently doing the vegan keto diet and this video helped out a lot. Just being vegan in general, I love to hear when people have vegan, or even just vegetarian meals fit into their current diet. It made me so happy to hear you're going to implement the vegan keto lifestyle in with your current lifestyle. :)

[jammypantz]

I have been vegan for six years and have thought about trying keto (just to see how I feel, not really for weight loss purposes). My main concern was strength loss because I am a competitive powerlifter..This video gave me an extra boost try it! Thanks so much

[brianneary]

Thomas, you are such an amazing person. I am not vegan and won't be any time soon, but I have nothing but UTTER respect for you doing it and what you learned..I am 48 years old, a carb addict that started keto about 8 months ago... You were a huge part of that, thank you.

[leadreviewexchange]

I've am a 9 year Vegan Thank you For this Video... I'ma try Vegan Keto Now 😊😊😊

[assortedtea]

How I introduce myself: I’m a 16/8 vegan-keto-intermittent faster.

[AmyBunnageWellness]

Such a great video - I'm seriously debating trying this out personally (I'm not keto but I am vegan)!!

[mollygrace]

When you were listing things to lean on, I’m surprised you didn’t mention avocado. Isn’t that king keto in general?

[kbwerx]

hear! hear! i am long-term vegetarian, now vegan, beginning keto. :)

[richardmiller]

Does your wife have a cooking channel yet? If so, why am I not subscribed yet? You are a lucky man. Great video. Love that you are willing to do these experiments for us.
I'm a runner, so your increased VO2 max is intriguing. I want to build more muscle this training cycle, so I'll have to keep it as a prerace diet. Definitely going to try it.

[cibrestudio]

I've been waiting for this video, thank you for finally sharing! Unfortunately I couldn't get past the 3 day slump and since I was traveling the first week, it only lasted a few days. Excited to try it again, though!

[chcksngr]

It doesn’t have to be that much work. Your wife went ALL IN! You’ve inspired me to try it again.

[sawyerandrobbie]

Been on keto and IF for quite a while and NEVER think about macros

[mj]

Wow, Thomas.... thank you for doing this video !!! Please, we need videos with the recipes for a vegan keto...

[enterthewildwood]

Thank you so much for being openminded enough to do this challenge and to promote flexible thinking about diet. There is so much dogma and black and white thinking out there and, in reality, you are still doing more for animals and the environment for 2 weeks here and there than someone who never has a vegan meal ever. Every meal counts and a healthy body looks/feels different to everyone. If being vegan for 4-6 weeks out of the year is the way you can feel your healthiest, then awesome!