The word “diet” can be a scary one. Depriving myself of different foods I love has never been at the top of my to-do list, but reaching and maintaining a healthy weight for myself has. Throughout the years I’ve tried it all — every fad diet you can think of, from Whole 30 to paleo to just plain clean eating, but in my 25 years of life I’ve never found the success that I’ve found this past year with the keto diet.