The Complete Ketogenic Diet for beginners

Lesson 1. Eat cheese and lose weight! A diet that can change your life. 

The moment we hear the word ‘diet’, resentment or fear blooms in our brains. We think of giving up our favorite snacks and eating food by measuring each and every calorie. We think of eating the same small portioned food every day. That way of losing weight isn’t only mentally draining but also extremely unhealthy and does not necessarily help us lose weight visibly. 

The word is derived from the word ‘ketosis’, which is a naturally occurring metabolic state of the body. This diet encourages one to cut down on carbohydrates. In this state, the body gets energy from burning the fat in our bodies instead of carbohydrates.  

In a Keto diet, the fat and protein molecules that are stored in our bodies get burned off to give us energy. Nutritionally, carbohydrates are usually known to be the source of energy for our body. However, in this case the lack of carbohydrates makes the body burn off protein and fat molecules to provide us with energy. Burning off fat and protein, in turn, helps one to lose weight visibly.  

The keto diet also helps to keep the insulin level in check. It prevents glycolysis and ensures that your body maintains a stable blood glucose balance. Busting a popular myth, dietary fats are needed for the production of energy not carbohydrates. A keto diet promises to fill you up with more energy during the day, and it truly is a noticeable difference. 

However, nutritionists recommend 5% of the keto diet to be carbohydrate based. For a 2000 calorie diet, it roughly amounts to 25 grams. In order to effectively get the results of a keto diet, it is essential that most of your calories should consist of healthy fats and proteins.  Even though the keto diet seems intimidating, it is nothing to be afraid of as it is a natural and healthy way to lose weight. 

Lesson 2. Lose weight the healthier, sustainable way. 

We are all familiar with the food pyramid or the food chart that we learnt in school. Every school in the world has its own version of it. However, the components are pretty much the same.  This dietary chart promotes a diet that is high in carbohydrate and low in fat. Experts believe that a low fat diet is unhealthy and impractical. 

When our body breaks down carbohydrates, it produces glucose and consuming carbohydrates in a large amount results in an excessive production