Diana Watson - Quick And Easy Ketogenic Cooking: The Fast Track To Epic Health And Wellness Living

QUICK AND EASY KETOGENIC COOKING

The Fast Track To Epic Health And Wellness Living

DIANA WATSON

Copyright 2017 Diana Watson

BOOK ONE

KETOGENIC DIET FOR BEGINNERS

Simple and Fun 3 Weeks Diet Plan for the Smart

DIANA WATSON

Copyright 2017 Diana Watson

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Introduction

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Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: Simple and Fun 3 Weeks Diet Plan for the Smart and thank you for doing so. The following chapters will discuss what exactly the ketogenic diet is and how it can help you improve your life, whether it be from weight loss or a boost in energy. The benefits of the ketogenic diet are immense, which means you too can start to make a powerful and wise lifestyle change.

There are plenty of books on this subject on the market, thanks again for choosing this one! Every effort was made to ensure it is full of as much useful information as possible, please enjoy!

Chapter 1: How It Works

T here are so many different diet plans out there, it can be confusing and overwhelming when you are deciding which one would work best for you. Some of these diets are trends or fads and not something that can be maintained long-term, others might make you feel hungry all the time, which as you know, does not make for a happy life. This is one of the reasons the ketogenic diet stands apart from the rest, it will help you lose weight, while also letting you feel satisfied. You are not starving your body of calories or fat on the ketogenic diet.

What Does Ketogenic Mean?

When you eat a more traditional diet that is higher in carbohydrates your body produces glucose and insulin. Glucose is the bodys first choice of energy source because it is the easiest for the body to convert. Insulins role is to process the glucose that is in your bloodstream by taking it around the body. When this happens, it means that the fats in your body are not needed, since they are not the energy source. The fat still has to go somewhere though, so the body stores it for later use.

W hen you lower your carbohydrate intake, your body will enter into a state known as ketosis, which is where the word ketogenic comes from. Ketosis is what the body initiates when food consumption is low, it is a natural process that is meant to help the body survive. During ketosis the liver will break down fats and produce ketones which can also be used as fuel for the body, but only if glucose is in short supply. Remember, glucose is the bodys first choice, so it will only use something else when glucose is not an option. It is not because it cant or that is not healthy, when using ketones as fuel, the body just has to work a little harder.

The goal of the ketogenic diet is to get your body to switch from using glucose as its fuel supply, to ketones, which you would get from the breakdown of fat. Therefore, your body would be getting all its energy from fat. As your insulin levels lower, your bodys fat burning abilities will increase. For most people, this happens very quickly and quite dramatically. One of the benefits of this diet is how easy it becomes to burn through stored fat, which obviously helps if weight loss is your main goal.

The quickest way to enter ketosis is by fasting, however that cannot be maintained without harmful effects. The ketogenic diet can be followed indefinitely, while still allowing the body to enter ketosis. This is not a diet that deals with calorie counting, meaning you cannot eat what ever you want as long as you dont go over your caloric limit. Keeping your carbohydrate intake low, it is suggested no more than 20 or 30g of net carbohydrates is how you will be successful. However, the less you consume, the more dramatic your weight loss will be.