Everyone is talking about the keto diet so it’s not surprising you know someone doing the ketogenic diet thing. All the chatter has peaked your interest and so, you’ve come to Keto Foodification searching for answers. I’m glad you have because I’ve written the Keto Diet Beginner’s Guide with you in mind.
Keto Diet Beginner’s Guide
In the Keto Diet Beginner’s Guide you’ll find a basic overview of what a keto diet is. In addition, I’ve chosen to keep the information straight forward. I did this intentionally to keep the information easy to digest and to prevent information overload.
But, for those of you who want a little more, I’ve created an option for you as well. After each section you’ll find a link to another page that gives a great deal more in depth information for you to explore.
Great. Have fun and let’s dig in.
Keto Diet Beginner’s Guide: Table of Contents
What is a Keto Diet?- Ketosis Defined
- Macros on the Keto Diet
- How do I get into Ketosis?
- Figuring your Macros on a Keto Diet
- Is the Keto Diet Right for You?
- Where Do I Start?
- Keto Diet Starter Kit – (Coming Soon)
- Where Can I Find Keto Friendly Products?
- In Summary
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What is a Keto Diet?
A keto diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate, moderate protein diet.
The main objective on this type of diet is to eat foods that trigger your body to move into Ketosis.
When you are in Ketosis your body will burn fat for energy instead of carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates Role in Insulin Resistance and the Storage of Body Fat.
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Ketosis Defined
Ketosis is a normal metabolic state in which your body uses fat for energy instead of carbohydrates. When carbohydrates are not readily available, the liver breaks down fat instead and produces ketones. The ketones are then released into your blood stream where they are utilized for energy.
It’s important to note that ketosis can occur naturally. For example, after extensive exercise, when fasting, during pregnancy and in those with uncontrolled diabetes. As you can see, our bodies do a great job of adapting naturally to what we need at the moment.
How do I know when I am in Ketosis?
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Macros on The Keto Diet
At this point, we have explained what a keto diet is and have defined ketosis. Hopefully, you also went a little deeper and discovered the role carbohydrates and insulin play in making us fat. So, let’s keep going and learn what macros are and why they are important to our understanding of the ketogenic diet.
To begin with, the term macro is an abbreviation for the word macronutrient. You eat macronutrients every day in the form of fats, proteins and carbohydrates. Once digested, macronutrients create the building blocks our body uses to produce energy.
Each macro, whether fat, protein or carbohydrate, plays an essential role in keeping our bodies running smoothly.
Why We’ve Been Wrong About Fat for Over 50 Years – Coming Soon
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How Do I Get into Ketosis?
In order to reach ketosis, you must aggressively decrease the amount of carbohydrate building blocks available to your body for energy. At the same time, you need to increase the amount of fat building blocks available. The manipulation of building blocks triggers your body to use fat for energy.
7 Tips to Ketosis and Better Fat Burning
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Figuring Your Macros on a Keto Diet
The percentage of the macros needed to maintain ketosis vary slightly from person to person. A good starting point is to eat 75% of your daily calories from fat, 15 – 20% of your calories from protein and 5 -10% from carbohydrates.
If you want a more precise way to figure out your macro percentages use the Keto Foodification Macro Calculator. To use, simply fill in your specific parameters and the goals you are trying to achieve. The KF calculator will do the rest.
Use the Keto Foodification Macro Calculator for Free
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Is the Keto Diet Right for you?
We have taken a look at what a ketogenic diet is and how it works within the body. So, your next question might be, “Is the Keto diet right for me?” In order to determine this, you should take a look at some of the safety concerns of being on the ketogenic diet. It’s important to explore the risks and benefits on any diet and this one is no exception.
Benefits and Risks of a Ketogenic Diet
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Where Do I Start?
So, you have made the decision to start. Good for you! The process may feel a bit overwhelming, so I’ve put together a few free resources to help you on your way.
Your success will come much easier with a little knowledge, preparation and planning. To this end, I have made a Keto Diet Starter that has some great resources to help point you in the right direction. The best part is, it’s absolutely free when you subscribe to Keto Foodification. That’s right, Free!
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Keto Diet Starter Kit (Not yet available-Coming Soon)
In the Keto Diet Starter Kit, you will find everything you need to set you up for success. The Starter Kit includes:
- The Complete Keto Diet Beginner’s Guide
- A Step by Step Guide on How to Prepare and Stock your Pantry for the Keto Diet
- 5 Ultimate Tips for Success on Your Keto Diet
- A Comprehensive Approved Keto Diet Food List
- The Shopper’s Guide to Everything Keto
As I said, all of these are yours absolutely free for signing up to join the KF Community.
Why wait, get started today!
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Where Can I Find Keto Friendly Products?
One of the things I’ve found most difficult with the Keto lifestyle is finding products that are Keto friendly. As a result, I’ve done a ton of research on the best places to buy products that work for the low-carb, high-fat lifestyle. I want to bring these recommendations to you. Most importantly, you can find what you need a little easier. Recommended
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In Summary
In summary, I’m happy you found your way to Keto Foodification. And likewise, hope you’ve found exactly what you were looking for. If you have questions, suggestions or comments I’d love to hear from you. So, feel free to send me an email and I’ll be sure to get back to you.
Also, be watching for our open forum and meal planner coming soon to Keto Foodification or better yet, sign-up for the Keto Foodification newsletter and receive all the latest news delivered straight to your inbox.