We have all heard about it, but what is the Ketogenic diet, and is it “legit?” The keto diet is today’s most controversial diet. It became a big fad when celebrities like Halle Berry, the Kardashians, Tim Tebow and other celebrities started praising about their lifestyle change and weight-loss with the diet. I am no expert by any means, or educated enough to speak on the risks that may come with the doing the keto diet, but I can attest that it does indeed work, and is pretty easy to follow.
Keto is a low carbohydrates/ high protein diet. By cutting drastically back on carb heavy foods you deprive your body of glusose; which is the main source of energy for body cells. So an alternative fuel called Ketones are produced from stored body fat. When Ketones accumulate in the blood your body goes into something called Ketosis. While getting into Ketosis and staying in it is the more complex part, it is essentially what helps your body pull stored glucose, and help lose stored fat.
When I first started the Keto diet a year ago I began only eating 20 carbs a day. While that may sound like a lot, one can of soda has about 54 grams of carbs, so only eating 30 was difficult. Eggs, bacon, cheese, cauliflower, lettuce and chicken became my new go to foods. I didn’t do strict keto, but more of what people call “lazy keto.” I never checked to see if I hit ketosis, however by cutting down mt carb intake I lost about 20lbs in a month and a half. I gave up drinking pop (or soda for you southern folks haha) and sugary drinks for no carb flavored waters and water with no carb powdered flavors added.
Diets are a hit or miss, some may work well for you and others you may only lose 2lbs. When people talk to me about wanting to lose weight I always suggest the Keto diet because it was successful and easy for me. Whether you are strict keto, or lazy keto cutting back on carbs will usually show some type of results to weight loss or inches dropped. Check out our recipe/ how to for one of my favorite easy keto meals.
Food Friendzy 