What is the Keto Diet and How Does Ketosis Work?

You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘Keto Diet‘ a lot, but you don’t have any idea what it means.

Your friends are all talking about it. Chances are, someone on your Facebook feed has posted a picture of some dramatic weight loss and it gives credit to something called the ‘ketogenic diet.’

<img fetchpriority= — keto word cloud on a white background

But what is a keto diet?

The Ketogenic Diet is a low carb, moderate protein diet.

It creates a state of ketosis within the body as a means of losing weight. This probably doesn’t clarify things for you very much so let’s go through it a little slower.

Your Body runs on a fuel that is usually found in blood sugar or glucose, The fuel comes from the food you put into your mouth.

Your body can also run on an alternative fuel called ‘ketones.’ and they are made in the liver from fat.

The Ketogenic Diet is a method to convince your body to switch gears.

You convince it to work off the fat stores and turn them into ketones, which then do the job of running your body off of them instead of running your body on blood glucose.

This sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? The problem is, it’s not as easy as you think to convince the brain to switch gears and start using ketones over glucose and it happens through a process called ‘ketosis.’

How do we get there in a Keto Diet?

Ketosis happens from fasting.

But you can’t fast forever (not without keeling over), and so we use different methods to get us where we want to go.

The carbohydrates are reduced when they come into the body in the Keto Diet, because, quite simply, carbs become sugar when they are digested.

First, cut your carbs down exponentially to very low amounts.

Then increase your fat intake (with a focus on the good fats, not the bad kind)

and this convinces your body to go into ketosis without fasting at all.

There are very specific things you can eat on a keto diet and also very specific things to avoid.

You Start with dropping the GPS – Grain/ Potatoes/ Starches.

Then put your focus on fresh fruits and veggies (though careful of the carbs)

and the good fats, especially those found in proteins (various meats) and nuts and dairy.

There are many fad diets out there trying to convince you that they’re the one true path to losing weight.

The Ketogenic Diet comes out as being one of the more logical choices.

It is based on the actual chemistry of our body. It just makes sense and the success stories are hard to argue with.

(As with any diet, check with your doctor before beginning.)

It is hard to stick to a diet.

You have so much to deal with if you are on a diet. Hunger and cravings, not to mention expense, all come to mind when you think of the word diet.

But, when you have a good plan, it’s not hard to stick to it at all. Not if it’s a lifestyle, and certainly not if it’s good food. It’s food you really want to eat, and since the ketogenic diet is not a diet but a lifestyle, you can eat as much as you need to without hunger. What more could anyone want?

The difference between success and failure in a Keto diet or any diet is a daily plan to carry you through the critical first month.

It’s easy to fall to peer pressure … to be unprepared … and to make bad decisions if you do not have a plan.

The following plan has guided over 416387 people to success and it is a great way to begin your new Keto lifestyle.

The plan is called The 28-Day Keto Challenge and it is a valuable tool to guide through your new journey.

The author indicates that if you simply follow this plan, then you will succeed. The 28-Day Keto Challenge is a well-crafted plan that gets you through the first month.

You do not have to figure things out on your own. There is Nothing left to chance.