There are so many conflicting opinions on the best way to lose weight and what constitutes a healthy diet. Many people have discovered the joys of keto dieting, which mostly includes fats and proteins (plus certain vegetables), and practically guarantees weight loss if properly followed. How do you keep a keto diet? Most of your … Read more
If you are following a keto diet, how can you know if you are in ketosis without using strips? Normally, you would use the strips to measure your blood ketone levels. But, if you don’t want to use the strips, you need to find other ways to know if you truly are in ketosis so … Read more
Many people are under the false assumption that calorie counting works well for losing weight. While it is true that it can help, it can also do a lot more harm than good. This is because, over time, restricting calories will actually start to slow down your metabolic rate. This can damage natural hormone levels, … Read more
Obviously, one of the biggest focuses when you are on a keto diet is to consume lots of fat and protein, and restrict carbohydrates. But, even though you are supposed to eat a lot of protein, rumor has it that eating too much protein-rich foods can cause problems with ketone production. So, the trick is to … Read more
OK, so when I was new to low carb/ keto dieting I had no idea what net carbs were and why I needed to know about them. As I became more aware of my carbohydrate intake I noticed some nutrition labels. I became a label reader. I knew the difference between Carbs, Fats, and Protein. … Read more
What is a Fat Bomb ? If you are following a Ketogenic diet you are attempting to consume about 70% of your daily intake with fats, 25% proteins, and around 5% carbohydrates. High-fat, low carb diets are designed to change your body into a stored fat burning machine as opposed to a sugar (glucose) burning … Read more
So you have decided and committed to start a low carbohydrate keto diet. The main goal of people on the keto diet is to achieve ketosis, a natural state in which your body burns fat for fuel. You know that by cutting down your daily intake of carbohydrates to between 20-50, grams per day and … Read more
The keto diet is one of the more effective eating plans out there if you are looking for a leaner and healthier body, higher energy levels, and more. However, do you know what the keto diet really entails? When it comes down to it, it’s all about eating a lot of protein and fats. On … Read more
If there is one thing that people love about the keto diet, it’s that it is known for helping people lose a lot of weight, and in a short amount of time, without causing any health issues like some of the fad diets that are out there. This type of diet puts your body into … Read more
A keto diet has been proven to help you lose weight. The ketosis process is triggered, amazingly, by a diet high in fat and protein, and very low in carbohydrates. When the body does not have a ready supply of glucose in the blood from carbs, it goes into ketosis, whereby fat stores in the … Read more