What is actually happening in your body when you go into ketosis?
When your body runs out of available carbohydrates, it will make ketones out of fat (fatty acids). It can make ketones out of fat from food or from your own body fat.
Side note: Ketones are anti-inflammatory! This is one of the reasons keto is used so often as a therapuetic tool.
Once you have TRAINED your body to use fat for fuel (like it was always supposed to!), you will no longer be DEPENDENT on glucose for energy. That makes weight loss and optimal metabolic health so much easier in the long run.
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Calories & Macros on Keto
Calories:
You may follow the meal plan as is- 1500 calories for women and 2000 calories for men, or use the calorie calculator here to modify for yourself:
https://www.ruled.me/keto-calculator/
Macros:Keto macros: 70% fat, 25% protein, 5% carbs
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Getting into Ketosis
The fastest way to get into ketosis is to fast! I recommend 24 hours.
BUT- you don't HAVE to. You can just start eating a ketogenic diet and you will get there, it will just likely take an extra day or two.
Fasting just speeds up the process.
I do like the initial fast so when you fast later o...
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Testing Ketones
The ketone/blood sugar tester I recommend is the Keto Mojo. That link will automatically get you 15% off KITS ONLY so I recommend getting the Promo bundle with extra strips so you get extra strips at a discount: https://bit.ly/3svvFQF
Here is a demo video of how to use the Keto Mojo: https://ket...
