Eat Fat And Lose Weight! Your Dreams Will Come True

by | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized

Eat Fat And Lose Weight! Your Dreams Will Come True

 

Did you notice that the “ketogenic diet” became the new black nowadays. It is everywhere! Advertisements, books, videos, online programs, etc.

I got very curious about this new trend because I love learning something new about nutrition. Especially if it can impact the way I feel in a good way, and it promises me to live longer and healthier.  I’ll take it 🙂

 

What is a Ketogenic diet?

I was experimenting with this diet for a while and I have had success with it, so I would like to share what I learned.
We all tend to crave some sugar and carbs. Like that extra piece of chocolate, or another cookie, or that fresh pastry from the bakery nearby. “Yum” said my stomach. But we already talked about the importance of balancing our macronutrients that helps to stop snacking every 2 hours.
If you want to know how to stop munching five-six times a day and stay full. And how to burn fat more effectively and loose those last stubborn 3 pounds, keep reading! Our dreams will come true 😉

Ok, are you ready? Let’s dive in the land of make beliefs!
First, let’s figure out nuts and bolts. I will try to keep it simple.

 

What ketosis is?

Ketosis is a metabolic state that happens when we consume low-carb, moderate protein and high-fat diet. That causes our body to start burning fat as a primary source for fuel instead of glucose. (That is what we are looking for!) When our body burns fat for fuel, ketones production starts in our liver.

The ketones provide an alternative fuel for the brain, heart, and the most other organs when serum glucose and insulin level is low. There is a growing body of research supporting ketone’s beneficial effects on aging, inflammation, metabolism, cognition and athletic performance.

  
 (image credit DrAxe.com, Dr. Axe Ketogenic Diet)

 

Here are some other benefits of using a Ketogenic diet.
It looks just like my letter to Santa:

  1. Natural hunger and appetite control !!!!!
  2. Easy way to lose weight or keep it under control
  3. Superior mental clarity!!!
  4. Excess energy level
  5. Stabilized blood sugar level
  6. Lower LDL and triglycerides level !
  7. Easier way to start intermittent fasting when our bodies become fat adapted.

 

What is the ratio between carbohydrates, protein and fat?

I would say again, everybody’s body is different and we need to give it a try. Some people can eat 20% of carbs, 15% of protein, 65% of fat and get all the benefits of eating a high fat diet, but for some 40/20/40 respectively would be enough to start producing ketones. It depends on bio-individuality.

Please, remember that it takes 21 day to form a habit and three months to form a lifestyle. We need to make a commitment in order to feel better, healthier and sexier and follow through.

 

Eat fat and lose weight

Now you are probably wondering: “How am I going to lose weight if I eat so much fat?” The answer is intermittent fasting.

Intermittent fasting along with a ketogenic diet helps you to raise blood ketones and lower blood sugar level. It is a natural response of fasting. Fasting shows tremendous benefits for our body. When we fast from 12 to 18 hours we trigger an autophagy process. This is when our cells are getting replaced to the new ones or cell’s self-eating process/self-cleaning process.

 

You can have just two meals a day and have lots of energy!

When I started reading about this diet I decided to give it try. It’s been 4 weeks and I can tell you that it works. If I could do it, you can do it either!
You will be able to take your weight under control. Even if you do weight lifting or running most days of the week, you can have just two meals a day and have lots of energy! Sounds like magic.
My grandmother used to fast twice a week her whole life. She always told me that fasting, moving your body and constant learning are the keys to success in life, and it turns on the longevity genes. What a wise woman she was! I always wanted to implement intermittent fasting into my life routine.

 

Impossible is possible

I remember when I was trying to fast several times being on a low-fat diet and sometimes being a vegetarian. That was impossible for me.. In sixteen hours of fasting I was wolfing down all the food that I saw on my way :)) As a result, I gained weight instead of losing it.
With a Ketogenic diet it happened to be possible! I have my last meal around 6 pm, and next time I eat in 14-16 hours.
You can totally adjust it for yourself. Listen to your body, it won’t lie to you!
The best part is when you fast for 16 hours and…do not feel hungry! You feel incredible!

 

I prepared a list of food we should eat if we want our bodies to use fat as a primary source of fuel:

  1. Almonds, almond butter
  2. Avocado, avocado oil
  3. Wild caught Fish
  4. 100% grass-fed organic meat
  5. Grass fed butter
  6. Coconut oil
  7. MCT coconut oil
  8. Goat Cheese
  9. Organic pasture raised chicken
  10. Dark chocolate (80% and more)
  11. Ghee
  12. Greek yogurt
  13. Macadamia nuts
  14. Walnuts
  15. Pumpkin seeds
  16. Berries
  17. Non-starchy Vegetables
  18. Green salads, kale, spinach, arugula and so on.