How to shed kilos with Ketogenic Diet?
Posted on: 27/Jul/2018 6:09:41 PM
On a few days you bite on an apple and head out to the work place and on a few other days you have some cupcakes and a milkshake just as an evening snack – such contrary, but true. Balance – that’s very important. There must be a lot of people who could relate to this. If you are so, perhaps you have been rejecting your body’s needs in terms of food and nutrition. With smart eating, one can easily lose weight without even going to the gym.
You might have tried eating lesser and eating low fat foods, but you might not have ended up with the desired results. On the contrary, eating just the right amount might not have fetched the expected results. What must be the reason?
Most of us often love and hate our relationship with our own body weight. While a particular diet had worked for a lot of people, it would not fetch result for you.
Well, are you fed up with all those trials? You still wish to shed kilos? This note must be verily useful for you then.
There is a form of diet that has magically worked for a lot of people. That’s ketogenic diet. However is that a really healthy way of shedding kilos? Ketogenic diet or keto diet is low carb diet. In this, our body makes use of ketones for fueling our body. Ketones are produced in the liver.
How it works?
When you eat something that is rich in carbs, your body will start producing insulin and glucose. As we all know, glucose is the simplest molecule that our body can easily use it as fuel to convert it into energy.
In fact, for processing this glucose, your body produces insulin. There are thousands who have got benefited out of this diet. In addition to helping your lose kilos, there are a number of other benefits you may enjoy including better brain functioning, better sugar levels, etc. A large number of improper health conditions can also be cured using this diet. As it makes use of the energy from your own body, the keto diet is often also called as fat burning diet.
It is little tricky to consume ketogenic diet. Below is the percentages you need to follow
- High fat – 70-80 percent
- Protein – 20-25 percent
- Low carb – 5-10 percent
Also, make sure to be cautious about the below foods. It is better that you remove these entirely from your food menu: Grains, sugar, diet products low in fat, candies, cookies, pasta, bread, etc.
Here are something you got to eat: meat, green leafy vegetables, vegetables that grow above the ground, nuts, seeds, vegetables low in carbs, dairy products, berries, avocado, etc.
