KETO 101 - STARTER KIT
You want to try keto diet to lose weight, but I think is helpful to understand the emotional stages we have to go thru this challenging process.
Most people will tell you a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet is a journey in its own right, filled with triumphs and challenges. Those emotional stages are simple, but not always easy.
If you are brand new to the ketogenic diet, you may want to know where exactly to start and what to do next.
If you have tried keto for a little bit, you may want to know where you’re at on those stages and decide to retrace a step or make your next leap forward in ketogenic performance.
If you are a veteran, you already know that this journey is marked by learning and pivoting at every juncture. You may want to experiment with small refinements to maximize even more!
Regardless if you are a beginner or have been eating a strict ketogenic diet for years, take a step back and ask yourself where you stand on The KETO emotional stages, and then take the next action! Let’s get it!
EMOTIONAL STAGES TOUR:
Motivation Stage"The goal"
Identify your goal, its purpose, its benefit.
Decide the best route to reach the goal. Is Keto diet your answer?
How do you feel with the keto diet?
Are you now in ketosis?
Are your macros the right percentages for you?
Do I need to keep checking my ketone levels, or should I relay in my results and how I feel?
Do cheat meals hurt my progress, and are they worth it?
What am I doing to reach my goal?
Educate yourself.
What is ketosis?
How keto diet works?
What are keto macros?
Find a keto plan, or menu to follow until you feel comfortable making your own menus.
Read, learn about keto diet, hire a keto coach, engage with keto dieters, follow and interact with keto influencers.
Learn how to find hidden carbs in processed foods.
What are exogenous ketones and how can they help you to reach your goals
Find out what do you need to start.
Get a keto friendly food list, a keto friendly shopping list, a list of shops and online stores where you can safely order keto foods, keto meals, keto books.
What are the local keto-friendly restaurants.
At this stage you feel you are pretty much ready to start your keto journey.
So go for it!
How to know if you are in ketosis? You may use ketones home tests. The most popular and inexpensive method are the keto strips.
If after performing this test you are not in ketosis, revise your plan, your menu, your macros and find out where are you failing.
Do you need to change your meals, adjust your macros, avoid dairy, processed foods, drink more electrolytes, etc.
What are the mistakes you found about revising your rutine?
It's time to make corrections.
Are you now in ketosis?
Are your macros the right percentages for you?
Do I need to keep checking my ketone levels, or should I relay in my results and how I feel?
Do cheat meals hurt my progress, and are they worth it?
What am I doing to reach my goal?
What changes do I need to make to my plan?
Becoming keto adapted, and start noticing the benefits of the keto diet comes with time, discipline and dedication.
You first must to be sure you want to do this, educate yourself, prepare yourself and begin your journey.
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