Hello Dear One!

Have you either read enough on this matter to be confused and left in wonder, or perhaps TRIED and felt bitten by the bug of biological discomfort making you SCRAP IT and draw an unflattering opinion of this way of eating??

You’re not alone if so.

I wished to shed a little light on what Keto IS and is NOT surrounding where people typically balk and struggle – and hopefully navigate us into a better understanding.

A Ketogenic Diet was initially created for children with epilepsy.  It has a range of health benefits ranging from helping reduce the likelihood of health issues like Alzheimers, cancer, heart disease, acne, and OBVIOUSLY weight loss.

Keto is low in carbs, high in fat, and moderate in protein.

Fat is meant to make up the bulk of your calories (enables you to run on it versus glucose from carbs), but you do NOT need to eat a ton of meat on a Ketogenic diet.

USEFUL INFO:
When you’re REALLY in a fat adapted state, the body both recycles and conserves protein.

Vegans, Vegetarians, and any other common dietary need or preference (in my opinion) can easily follow a Ketogenic diet.

The carb piece is where most people stop and stare.

Only consuming between 20-50g a day.

Which is LOW.  Like super low.

The reason why this is additionally spelled out is because it helps the body stop using glucose for fuel and revert to using fat.

If you don’t give it an option it won’t have one.

The biggest thing I want to say about why I do NOT think this is blanket statement good  – IS BECAUSE IT’S NOT SUSTAINABLE!

Truth is MANY diets use a low carb approach to help the body become more Insulin Sensitive and help the body be able to burn more fat, not mostly carbs.

FOR A SHORT DURATION.

And then they increase carbs.

Because the body needs them frankly.

It actually blows my mind when people both adhere to AND complain about this – because it does feel so unnatural to do it ALWAYS, and the deal is you actually do NOT have to do it always.

Hope that was slightly less confusing than it sounded.

Keto essentially says you can never go above that threshold or you’ll be knocked out of ketosis.

YOU CAN STILL BURN FAT WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN KETOSIS.

My Fat Burners and I still burn fat DESPITE THIS while having carbs in a STRATEGIC way, as well as DO loads of other stuff in a strategic way, to support burning FAT over sugar.

You can’t tip the cart too much, but we know how to do that too.

Additionally even dealing with Keto Flu (low energy, brain fog, headache, nausea, +) is also possible to mitigate as well as speed up getting through depending on how you do it.

Another concern was putting stress on the kidneys, and developing a mineral deficiency.

But the truth is the kidney concern is for people WITH existing kidney issues who were also eating loads of protein (not necessary), and the concern with low levels of minerals was believing you need to limit the amount of vegetables eaten (not true as well).

Non starchy vegetables should be A-OK in a diet that supports the mode of burning fat.

I often have what we do in Fat Burning PRO or Fat Burning Mastery confused with Keto which is so understandable.

 

Both ways of eating do reduce carbs, and do emphasize fat as the main source of our fuel.

But much is DIFFERENT.

More carbs, strategically using carbs, and most importantly both having the transition INTO a Fat Burning state be comfortable AND having the everyday mode of Fat Burning feel easy.

We make getting into this state an exercise in LISTENING to the body and HONORING it, not ignoring it.

So if the option of burning fat has ever sounded seductive, and if Keto has seemed overly impossible and unpleasant – perhaps you’d like to learn about Fat Burning and the 5 Parts of it.

It is an infinitely more comfortable, flexible, and sustainable approach to easier weight loss and improved health.

To getting you clearer on how the body works, and how to make it work for you.

xox, M