Weight loss: How to start a keto diet.

 So you're ready to adapt to a ketogenicdiet to lose weight and improve your health you've come to the right placemaking any big lifestyle or diet changes can be challenging especially at first there are a lot of new routines to learn and old habits to unlearn but we've seen over and over again with the people in the ruled.me community that over time keto becomes the new normal and the dramatic results are so worth it.

what's the best way to get started with a ketogenic diet here we'll outline threesteps to keto success but first let's define what a keto diet is simply put it is a high fat low carb low to moderate protein diet by drastically restrictingcarbohydrates in your diet the body will enter and sustain ketosis a metabolicstate where the body burns a highly efficient alternative fuel called ketones not only does the keto diet help with weight loss but current research also indicates that it can help to improve health conditions like heartdisease type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

to start your keto journey offon the right foot here are our top three key pieces of advice eat the right foodseat the right amount of those foods and prepare for the keto flu let's start with food your goal on aconsistent basis is to replace carb heavy foods with keto friendly foods this will help you eat fewer calories than before and help jump-start and sustain ketosis you will need to focus on meat high fat dairy and healthy oils leafy green and above-ground vegetables nuts and seeds avocado berries and keto approved sweeteners you'll need to entirely avoid grains sugar fruit and starchy vegetables.

forplenty more information on what to eat and what not to eat on keto you'll berelying a lot more on home-cooked food than packaged processed or prepare foodsit's important to note that you don't have to figure out how to do this on your own there are so many resources on ruled me including meal plans shoppinglists budget breakdowns and recipes will teach you to avoid common pitfalls how to read labels and nutritional information and which keto foods can beswapped and substituted for foods that are off-limits you might be surprised how many things like bread pasta cookies and ice cream you can still enjoy if you just learn how to make them keto friendly it's not just eating the right foodsthough that is the foundation of the diet.

you must also learn how much to eatwhich brings us to our second point a keto diet can help you to restrict your calorie intake in a slow and steady way which leads to long-term weight loss but it can be hard to do this if you're not carefully tracking what you eat one way to figure out how much you should be eating on a keto diet is to check on your progress every few weeks and adjust accordingly if you're not seeing the results you want you can also use the ruled.me keto calculator which we findto be a more precise method you'll also need to track your macronutrients ormacros those are fats carbs and protein which need to be kept in careful balanceto keep your body in ketosis as a general rule we recommend eating below35 grams of carbs a day and aiming to get 70% of your calories from fat and25% from protein the keto calculator can help you dial in exactly what to be aiming for each day and will keep you on track.

finally when you're startingout on a ketogenic diet you must prepare for the keto flu when you first cut backon carbohydrates your body will experience some changes as it adjusts toyour lifestyle one possible change is the keto flu an umbrella term for theflu-like symptoms you may encounter like fatigue or mental fogginess usuallythese symptoms only last a short while but it is best to be prepared you willneed to drink more water increase your sodium potassium and magnesium intake and eat more fat especially MCTS most importantly check in with yourselffrom time to time to monitor the changes in your body composition and how youfeel to be sure that the ketogenic diet is the right choice for you.