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Ketogenic Body Transformation with Jeremy Fritsch

Robert Sikes

• February 28th, 2022

Do you have an unhealthy relationship with food? Jeremy Fritsch struggled with his weight from an early age, was teased for being overweight, which led to poor eating habits and an unhealthy relationship with food. Suffering from depression and suicidal ideation, Jeremy battled his demons and overcame his destructive relationship with food to lose 160 pounds and completely change his life.

What we talked about in this episode:

The catalyst for his weight loss journey (1:16)
His struggle with depression, anxiety, and medication (3:00)
Panic attacks and how they affected his life (3:22)
Contributing factors for his depression (5:32)
The breaking point when he realized he needed to make a change (7:33)
Caloric consumption as it relates to weight loss and keto (9:47)
Satiety on a standard American vs. a ketogenic diet (11:19)
The psychological response from eating sugar (12:26)
Tracking blood glucose levels (13:14)
Good food vs. bad food and moderation vs. elimination (16:16)
A typical day of eating for Jeremy now (20:34)
The effects he experienced during his cutting phase (23:19)
How he structures reverse dieting (26:03)
Training with the X3 Bar (30:16)
Abstaining from sweet foods during his current reverse dieting protocol (31:05)
How being in a sustained caloric deficit affected him (32:37)
Making his diet as sustainable as possible (34:31)
How his training has changed and progressed during his cutting and subsequent reverse dieting phases (36:07)
His take on the keto community as a whole (39:14)
The detrimental effects of social media (41:37)
A whole foods ketogenic approach (43:37)
Net carbs vs. total carbs (44:42)
Tracking macros (48:48)
What’s coming up in the pipeline for Jeremy, including finishing his master’s program to become a nurse practitioner (50:49)
Mindset work (52:24)