How to implement the keto diet in your life

Any lifestyle change doesn’t just happen over night or by ordering all the tools and books online for next day delivery to use them all. It begins with you, changing your daily behaviour; creating and practicing the small daily habits that make up the whole lifestyle change and transition to a keto lifestyle. You can start by stacking habits, track your habits and make them apart of your routine. Simply start by following this guide. 

Yes ketogenic diet is a lifestyle change, not just a passive diet you follow. It’s a huge change for your internal biological ecosystem, gut microbes, and daily eating behaviour, + you’ll need to change your food shopping habits, snack habits, drink habits etc. basically everything, but its worth it for the glowing skin, higher energy levels, less fatigue, less snacking, great figure & healthy habits.

An overlooked fact is that food is an addiction that we can’t stop because we need food for energy, and it’s incredibly hard to stop when you’re eating everyday because of the amount you consume it doesn’t help your mental state or the quality of life. Without recognising this, and brushing off your: emotional eating, binge eating, bad habits, etc. This increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other metabolic diseases, a slow but sure killer.

I hope that you consider yourself enough and care about yourself to make the best decision for your life. I am not a doctor but I will advocate for mental illness and I can definitely recommend the ketogenic lifestyle for mental clarity and recovery.

In the first week the change to your routine should include:

• Finding recipes you like: breakfast, lunch & dinners, snacks. (I will link some below for ideas) try searching on Pinterest! And check my previous post about what is and isn’t allowed.
• making a keto food shopping list
• It will also help to make a snack list, to preplan and make consous healthy choices.
• If you’d find it helpful, use a meal planner or weekly meal list on your fridge.
• Go food shopping. If your likely to slip back into old habits, like lots of processed foods and processed carbs, or whole, high carb foods, then maybe consider ordering online for the first few weeks, or go with a friend who will support you to stay strong and keep keto in mind.

FAQ:

Q: So, in short, what is keto?
A: a ketogenic diet is a high protein, high fats, low/no carb diet. The purpose is to make your body use its fat instead of glucose from eating food for energy, thus, it burns your body fat and the high protein and fats keep you fuller for longer + insulin control, caused by not having glucose from carbs, is key for weight loss/ maintenance.

Q: What are the keto rules? A: High protien, high fats, no carbs, + no processed sugar, no processed foods, whole foods. 

Linked Keto recipes and snack ideas to try: