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Bulletproof Coffee
A friend told me about Bulletproof Coffee a couple years ago. She said if I added coconut oil
and grass-fed butter to my coffee in the mornings that I would experience a huge energy boost
and the weight would just drop off. So I jumped right on it and started adding these healthy fats
to my coffee every morning. A month later I went to the doctor for a checkup, expecting to hop
on the scale and be amazed at my success, only to find that I had actually gained ten pounds! So
I cried. A lot. I went straight to the bakery in my local grocery store and bought a couple slices
of red velvet cake. I didn’t even use a fork. I just got back in my car and shoveled it in my
mouth the whole way home, crying the entire time. No one explained to me that adding fat to
my diet without cutting out carbs would cause weight gain.
*Do not add fat to your coffee if you are not on a low-carb diet because your body will burn the
carbs you intake and store the fat. You will gain weight if you add fat without cutting carbs.*
Now I drink BP coffee every morning with no problems. I usually add a couple tablespoons of
coconut oil and some cocao powder to my coffee to get a healthy dose of flavor, MCTs, fiber,
and protein. I also add a bit of artificial sweet