44. Why I Stopped Recommending Low-Carb: My Full Diet Shift Explained (What I Eat In A Day 2026)

I recommended low-carb and intermittent fasting for nearly 20 years. Then my labs started telling a different story. In this episode, I break down why I stopped fasting, increased carbohydrates, lowered fat intake, and how that shift improved my fasting glucose, thyroid markers, LDL, sleep, and recovery. This isn't anti-keto/carnivore. It's anti-dogma. If you care about metabolic health, ATP production, thyroid function, or insulin sensitivity, this conversation will challenge what you think you know. Chapters below 👇 Episode Timestamps: 00:00 — Why I Needed to Address This Publicly 01:30 — The Hard Realization I Was Wrong 03:00 — 20 Years of Low-Carb & Fasting 05:00 — Carnivore Experiment & What It Felt Like 08:30 — My Blood Markers That Didn't Make Sense 11:30 — Thyroid, SHBG & Sleep Disruptions 13:30 — Over-Leveraging Metabolic Stress 14:00 — Ending Intermittent Fasting 15:00 — Increasing Carbs to 300g 17:00 — Improved Bloodwork Results 19:00 — Lower LDL Without Medication 20:00 — Phase Two: High-Carb, Low-Fat Experiment 23:00 — Adjusting Protein & Fat Down 27:00 — Blood Sugar Dropped to 80 28:00 — Visceral Fat & DEXA Results 29:00 — Doctor's Reaction 30:00 — Thyroid & Cholesterol Mechanisms Explained 32:00 — Gluconeogenesis & Starvation Signaling 35:00 — My Wife's Results 36:00 — Cellular Energy & ATP Explained 38:00 — What I Eat in a Day 44:00 — Night Waking & Liver Glycogen 45:00 — How I Lean Out Now 48:00 — Who Should Increase Fat vs Lower Fat 50:00 — Free Fit Over 40 Plan 52:00 — Why ATP Production Is the Real Focus Connect with Zane Griggs: 🧠 Free Plan: free40plan.com 📲 Instagram: @zanegriggsfitness 🌐 Website: zanegriggs.com