Are you interest in changing you’r life for the better? Tried multiple times and nothing has worked? Good then read on, I’m here to help you. Keto is essentially changing your body chemistry based on what you eat. How is that possible and what super powers can it give you? I’m glad you asked

When you eat roughly 60-80% of your daily calories from fat and keep your carbs to less than 5% of your total intake you enter Nutritional Ketosis. This widely misunderstood state can lead to some awesome benefits. If you are saying in your head “but wait can’t ketones build up in your blood stream and kill you?” then you remember a little bit of biology. In short unless you are a type 1 diabetic then No. Having ketones in your blood stream and being in diabetic keto acidosis is like the difference between your house being on fire and having a fire going in your fire place. Two VERY different situations that are not very closely related.

What does it all mean?

If your head is still spinning I don’t blame you. I will not fault you for being skeptical, most nutritional advice is just plain bad. Ask yourself this, have you ever tried low fat diets? did they work? If yes and you loved it please stop reading, this is not for you. If you have struggled with your weight, energy, motivation etc this is for you. It is an amazing lifestyle that is actually fun once you get going. It will take some effort but the benefits far outweigh the cons.

In short you will try to maximize the amount of fat you consume while limiting carbs to a minimum. The best way to think about it is like a paleo diet but with dairy instead of fruit. What I advocate is still eating real, whole food, and staying away from processed food. This does mean that you are going to have limited choices when eating out. Preparing your own food is the most sure fire way to know what you are eating (on any diet, not just keto).

What can you expect from keto?

Once you make one of the best decisions of your life and try keto you will get a few things right away. Probably a giant headache and feeling slugsih for the first 2-5 days of eating this way.

Wait what?!

You have to remember that you are literally switching the fuel your brain runs off of from glucose to Ketones. I am not going to lie and say that its all going to be easy (if it was everyone would do it). But I will be honest with you and give you a realistic idea of what to expect. After you break through what some call “keto flu” you will start to almost wake up and see the world differently. Your energy will start to increase, your hunger will start to go away, and you will lose your cravings for sugar(my favorite drug).

Ask yourself what if it does work? It would be worth the effort to try it to see if it does. Take a look Here to see how to start getting into ketosis and good luck on your journey!