004: Carb Cycling and Cheat Meals on the Ketogenic Diet - Jason Wittrock | Dr. Anthony Gustin

People ask me 'if I wanna look like that, is it all diet, is it all workout?' They want to know what the percentage is between diet and exercise. It's 100% diet. Trust me. Share on X

Two years ago, today’s guest put out his first Youtube video about the ketogenic diet with the hope of helping a few people lose weight and get fitter through keto.

In this short time, his channel has grown to over 100k subscribers and he has turned into one of the biggest keto influencers, helping hundreds of people reach their weight loss and fitness goals through his videos and his unique challenge, Keto Quest.

I’m talking about Jason Wittrock, athlete, coach, and keto king.

When Jason first stumbled upon the ketogenic diet, he wasn’t completely sold on it. As someone who had been in the fitness industry for years, the concept of dropping carbs and embracing fats went against everything he had learned about building muscle.

He was already a successful personal trainer and fitness icon. He didn’t need to lose weight or manage any lifestyle diseases, so why risk harming his physique with the seemingly excessive amount of fat the keto diet demands? And what about protein?

Despite these concerns, he went for it. And he hasn’t looked back.

I'll never forget the day I put butter in my coffee the first time. I said this is either gonna kill me or this is gonna be the best thing ever. And it was the best thing ever. Share on X

Today I’m happy to sit down with Jason to talk about his journey into the ketogenic diet, how to do cheat meals with keto, and how you can fine-tune your keto diet to make it a manageable lifestyle (because pizza and cake are going to happen).

In this episode, we go over

The right way to eat cheat meals on keto
Carb cycling
The cyclical keto diet
How to get back in ketosis after you’ve eaten carbs
Common mistakes beginner keto-ers make (and how to avoid them)
The best way to track your macros (so you don’t become a slave to tracking)
How to turn the ketogenic diet into a lifestyle
The dairy debate – does it stop weight loss or not?
The best types of nuts to eat on the keto diet
Why the keto diet can work for you (even if you’ve tried every other diet and failed)
How to start losing weight effectively with diet + exercise
Jason’s daily keto diet, workout routine, and fitness philosophy