Carb lovers, rejoice! Because in a healthy ketogenic diet, you can have your favorite food now, the food that you worry about before for giving you lots of carbs!
To get started with the keto diet successfully, the first step you need to understand involves the macros of the food you are eating. Macros reflect a shorthand term used to represent macronutrients. These macronutrients or macros are the components we get from food that make sure we can give energy to the body. These macros come as a result of consuming calories in the form of carbohydrates, protein, and especially for the keto diet, fats. Being able to measure and keep track of your macros is essential for the ketogenic diet. It indicates how you will know what ratio of carbs, protein, and fat your body will continue to need to ensure that it remains able to use fat for energy stably and healthily.
This book covers Keto Recipes for:
- Breakfast
- Mains
- Sides
- Seafood
- Poultry
- Snacks
- Desserts
Ang many more!
While you are only allowed a minimal amount of carbs per day, this limitation doesn't mean you can blow them all off without giving them a second thought. Instead, it is essential to use your carb allotment on healthy choices like dark, leafy green vegetables as they are going to have more nutrients per serving than any other alternative.
The Ketogenic diet involves replacing carbohydrates from low-fat sources like grains, fruits, and vegetables with more significant amounts of fat from both plant and animal sources. The goal of the Keto diet is to force the body into a state known as ketosis, where it burns fat instead of carbs for energy. It is achieved by following a high fat, low carb diet with an adequate amount of protein. This diet has existed since the 1920s and was designed to cure epilepsy or curb the occurrence of epileptic attacks. With the dramatic weight loss reported, it is now also considered a treatment for almost everything from infertility to diabetes.
So is it an effective, safe, viable diet plan?
Losing weight is not easy and takes a considerable commitment, dedication, and focus. It should be seen as a journey rather than merely a final destination. The best diet is not a diet, but a decision to embrace a healthy way of living. If we want to drop the unwanted pounds, we have to keep in mind that it should be done gradually, not abruptly. We could consider cutting back on our food portions, reading food labels to know how many calories are in each serving. Also, drinking more water and including more of the good-for-you foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and lean proteins plus committing to some exercise before launching ourselves into a specific diet of any sort.
But, no matter how we plan on cutting or minimizing our carbs intake, be it through Keto, or Paleo, or the Mediterranean diet, remember that consistency is always the key.
So dig in and start your keto lifestyle now!
