Fat Energy Is Key

Within your fat stores, you have a tremendous reserve of energy. The keto diet allows you to tap into that energy reserve so that you can turn ugly fat into usable energy. You do it by cutting your body’s preferred energy source, carbohydrates. All foods contain all three of the macronutrients – carbs, proteins, and fats – in different ratios. However, most of the calories in food come from one macronutrient. So, we can typically classify foods as being either fat, protein, or carbohydrate. Here are some foods that are mainly fats.

Oils (e.g., olive oil, coconut oil, sesame oil)
Fats in the flesh of fish and meat
Avocado
Nuts (e.g. walnuts, almonds, pecans)
Seeds (e.g., pumpkin, flax, chia)
Coconut meat (only unsweetened)
Butter, cream, and cheese

Protein For Muscle

The body uses protein for muscle building and cell repair. While on the keto diet, you need to eat enough protein to maintain your lean body weight. The best protein sources on the keto diet include the following:

Meats (beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, venison)
Poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, goose, quail)
Fish (mackerel, trout, salmon)
Eggs
Tofu and tempeh
Cheese, yogurt, nuts, and seeds

It is important to understand that the keto diet is not a high-protein diet; it is a high-fat diet. Too much protein causes a spike in insulin levels. This will interfere with fat breakdown. Protein helps to create glucose, and too much glucose can suspend ketosis.

What is Forbidden?

The key to the ketogenic diet is to discipline yourself to NOT eat any of the following foods:

Foods made with sugar or caloric sweeteners, such as honey or maple syrup
Foods made with flour, such as bread and pasta
Grains, such as rice, oats, and quinoa
Fruit
Starchy vegetables, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and peas
Lactose-rich dairy products, such as milk, ice cream, and the majority of yogurts

You DO want to eat high-fiber, vitamin, and mineral-rich, low-calorie carb foods. Examples of the types of carbs you should be eating are:

spinach
kale
broccoli
cauliflower
cucumber
tomatoes
asparagus
peppers
onions
mushrooms

Supplements on Keto?

This is key. It’s not mandatory per se, but still… It’s key. When it comes to KETO only recently science has developed some supplements, but boy some (not all) are really good.

At the moment there are drinks that will have therapeutic ketones in them, which would dramatically help you get into ketosis, maintain it, and overall benefit from it.

In order to start burning fat using the keto diet, you might need anywhere from 10 to 30 days before your body even starts that process. If you start the diet and start drinking therapeutic ketones then you will skip that phase and start the process much faster and much more efficiently.

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Final words (Summary)

Summary
You now have the basics of the keto diet, along with food lists to get you going. The following tips will allow you to fast track your keto success…


Realize that you don’t need carbs in your life. Your body can actually make all the carbs you need.
Don’t be afraid of fat – it is the foundation of the keto diet.
Count your carbs
Drink plenty of water
Eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full
Keep your favorite keto foods on hand
Eliminate foods from your home that are not allowed

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