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The best time to check your blood ketone levels to verify you are in optimal ketosis is first thing in the AM prior to eating. Although you haven’t been actively fasting, being asleep keeps you from eating, so in essence, … Read More
This is a tricky question. Some of the largest keto food producers sell products we wouldn’t recommend, despite the “keto friendly” label. This is generally due to either sugar-free additives, such as sugar alcohols that have a high glycemic index … Read More
Although you can eat a low carb and low fat diet and lose weight, it will most likely be due to calorie restriction and not ketosis. Unfortunately, this is a common misconception with new keto dieters by thinking it would … Read More
How to get back into ketosis quickly after cheating (or how to get back into ketosis after a cheat day). Getting back into ketosis after cheating with a cheat day (or a few), depends on a couple of different things. … Read More
The biggest problem with using any of the ketogenic diets is that they are very unforgiving if you eat too much of things you shouldn’t. Most diets have calorie-based rules, so when you cheat on your diet, you don’t lose … Read More
A keto “cheat day” is an intentional break in ketosis by eating more carbs than the diet allows. Although called a cheat day, it may be as short as just one meal. Regardless of the duration, it is a break … Read More
Although mainstream keto diets (like Atkins) say to remove sugar alcohol carbs from the “net carb” amount, I don’t feel that is always appropriate. Some sugar alcohols do not affect blood glucose and insulin levels, so they can be safely … Read More
In reference to ketogenic diets, “Net Carbs” are the carbohydrates that will affect your ability to maintain ketosis. Be wary though, as “Net Carbs” is defined by the people who market diet foods. Previously, “Net Carbs” referred only to the … Read More
There are so many different sites that answer this question that I almost didn’t write this article. However, I get the question anyway, so here are the basics… Meat (beef, chicken, seafood, fish) Eggs Specific fruits (berries, avocado, and olives) … Read More
Control carb intake Watch protein intake Utilize carbohydrates better Cheat the system Staying in ketosis is physically very easy; mentally it is much harder. There is a reason sugar and carbohydrates are so hard to cut out, our bodies evolved … Read More