How To Start The Keto Diet – Tips to help you get started with losing weight on the low carb ketogenic diet following my own keto weight loss success experience.
How To Start The Keto Diet
If you’re confused about how to start the keto diet and what you should be eating, then keep reading for my top tips for getting started.
I’m approaching my 1 year Keto Diet anniversary and I’ve enjoyed every meal and every day that it hardly feels like a diet at all.
Be In The Right Head Space
It may sound airy fairy – but trust me – being in the right head space is sooooooooooo important. I tried umpteen diets before the Keto Diet and the determination that I had starting out and the positive attitude I’m sure has had an impact on my results.
Be proud of yourself for wanting to make a positive change for the good of your health. See it as a lifestyle change and positive – rather than counting down the days until you can eat carbs again.
Calculate Your Macros
In the beginning, it’s handy to work out what your actual macros are, being the amount of Fat, Protein and Carbs you should consume each day.
To figure out your macro and calorie goals, enter your info into the Keto Calculator. This will help provide you with an insight into how to create your own personal Keto Diet plan with the ideal macros and calories just for you.
Click here to calculate your macros.
Clean Out Your Kitchen
Get rid of the carb temptation. Don’t buy it when grocery shopping. Just don’t have it around. Have a kitchen overflowing with keto friendly foods means that when you need meals, you just put elements together easily.
Keto Friendly Foods
So, what are Keto Friendly Foods. Simple really – any item which is low carb and high fat. If those ratios are the other way around, chances are you’re not looking at a keto friendly food.
When I started out, I just kept it really simple and had loads of foods like the following to hand:
- Avocado
- Oil – Coconut, Avocado, Extra Virgin Olive
- Cream – single, double, thickened, whipping
- Butter
- Cheese/Feta
- Sour Cream
- Mayonnaise
- Mushrooms
- Cauliflower/Broccoli
- Spinach/Lettuce
- Cucumber
- Eggs
- Tuna
- Sausages (Lowest carb & highest fat that you can find)
As you can see, I picked a couple of fats (avocado, a variety of creams and butter), a couple of low carb vegetables and some easy protein options. Then, simply mix and match at each meal.
Constructing Your Meals
Usually eggs for breakfast, cooked in heaps of butter. A salad for lunch – topped with avocado and sour cream. For dinner I go for a protein, a little more vegetables and some cheese and sour cream.
All simple and easily adaptable depending on your tastes and what’s in season where you are. Of course there are more vegetables and foods than those listed about but when you’re starting out I seriously suggest that you keep it as simple as possible.
If you need a little help with meal planning I suggest Balanced Keto Weekly Meal Plans, where you’ll get weekly keto diet meal plans delivered straight to your Inbox. Get 7 days of meal planning every week – all done for you! Click here to learn more.
Be Easy On Yourself
When I started out I had 2-3 vegetables with each meal. So yes, my macros wouldn’t have been 100% perfect in the beginning.
But, I felt that just removing the bread/pasta/sugar from my diet was a huge step and I would slowly work towards the “perfect” macros. (If that’s what you want!)
What About Snacks?
I found that as I became fat adapted, I wasn’t as hungry so I snacked a lot less. I now only have one snack in the afternoon usually – either strawberries and cream, 1 or 2 rows of 90% dark chocolate or a hot chocolate.
What I Eat In A Typical Day
Here’s a video where I share a typical day of keto diet eating along with some tips for how to start the keto diet.
If you’d like to join me and get started with Keto, or back onto it again, then here are some posts to inspire you:
Keto Tips For Beginners – tried and tested tips to get started with the Keto Diet.
How To Get Into Ketosis – 5 steps to getting your body into a fat burning ketosis state.
7 Day Keto Diet Plan – a week of meal ideas to inspire you with low carb breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
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Disclaimer – this post is meant for informational post only and should not be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your health professional before making any dietary changes.
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