Welcome to 28 days of a low carb high fat diet.
Why go low carb?
Either way, it’s important to note that this is still a high fat, low carbohydrate diet. Carbs are only 20% of your total calories.
It will feel “borderline-keto” with plenty of healthy fats, and a small amount of carbs to use the full capacity of your metabolism, fuel exercise performance, boost serotonin production for mood and to help with sleep, provide important nutrients, and provide the dietary satisfaction that cause many people to “give up” on their ketogenic diets and fall back to old, unhealthy eating patterns or binging that comes as a result of a long-term restrictive diet or because their body is searching for nutrients that are lacking on a ketogenic diet.
As we go through each day, I will emphasize the importance of carbohydrates in the diet since this is geared toward those who have already done a phase of the ketogenic diet.
If you haven’t already done a phase of keto, I recommend doing that next month (doing my program in reverse) to create metabolic flexibility. We will talk about that more in the coming videos.
Make sure you watch the preparation day video and get everything you need to successfully get started on the program.
Preparation Day:
Today make sure you download the Meal Plan and get everything on your Week 1 shopping list. If you haven’t ordered online items yet, get on that today.
Make sure you prepare your environment. If you have family members who aren’t doing this with you, kindly ask that your most tempting snacks and treats that oppose your goals not be kept in the house during this time so you can change your habits.
Make a plan for exercise. If you will be doing the exercise portion of the program, plan for when you will incorporate that into your day. Choose a time you can stick with and make it a habit- don’t depend on motivation, it will fade. Habits are what sustain you.