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     I f you have read my other posts, I sure you have come across the word ketosis . If your here looking for information about keto you have heard about. What is ketosis? Here's a quick explanation to help you understand what is keto and how it affects your body when you are in a state of ketosis. What Is Ketosis?         Ketosis is a state that your body achieves from restricting the intake of carbohydrates and increasing the amount of fat. A body in ketosis burns fat for energy instead of carbs and sugar. How Do I Achieve A State Of Ketosis?         To achieve ketosis your body must adjust to running on fat instead of carbs and sugar by drastically decreasing the amount of carbs you eat in a day to 20 net carbs or less. Once you achieve ketosis, to maintain a state of ketosis, you must eat under 50 net carbs a day. However, 20 net carbs is optimal for weight loss. What Happens To My Body When I Am In Ketosis?...

           T he first week of keto can be rough. You will feel that this is not for you, you will want to give up, and the headaches will make you feel weak. Just remember one thing, something that comes easy, goes easy. You have to remind yourself that you are making a lifestyle change. Although there will be times in your life where you are not following the keto guidelines for your meals,  you will learn new eating strategies that is worth the terrible week long keto flu! Here are a couple of tips that worked for me to help me survive the keto flu and achieve a state of ketosis. Up Your Fats. Eating more fats when beginning keto is very important. This will help your craving stay at bay, you will feel satiated, and will get into ketosis quicker. Keto is a high fat diet, but if you have fat to lose its best to reduce the intake after you achieve a state of ketosis. Add More Salt.  Salt is key to beating the keto flu. On a high carb di...

    S o if I am leading a keto diet, then what do my children eat?  Recently, I noticed my older son had gained some weight. I discovered his clothes were not fitting and we were buying clothes more often. I see him everyday, so I did not really realize how  much weight he had gained. He is seven years old and should weigh around 70lbs. However, he was 100lbs!         This was a wake up call. We had changed our diet, but left the kid's diet the same, high carb. Sure we had stopping buying food that had lots of sugar, but there is hidden sugar in mostly everything! The boys still had cereal, bread, milk, juice, and high carb snacks. When I noticed this I knew I had to adjust their diet, too.       I did not want to deprive my kids, but I also wanted them to be healthy and make better food choices. After my husband and I were on the same page, I brainstormed what I would feed them. I made substitutions for their foods. Here a...