There are a few responses one hears repeated when the topic of what foods are permitted and which are verboten on the ketogenic, low carb/high (LCHF) diet. In no particular order, the following jump to mind:
"I can't do that diet. I hate eggs."
"Oh, that's the high protein diet I've heard about"
"My doctor won't let me do that. She says my cholesterol will go sky high."
"What? No fruit?! That's a deal breaker."
Affordability is an understandable concern when contemplating starting a low carb/high fat (LCHF), ketogenic way of eating since inexpensive foods like rice, potatoes, pasta and bread are replaced with seemingly more costly ones of fresh vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, avocados and all those lovely foods that make this protocol so delightful.
Read MoreOne of the great things about the ketogenic diet when I first started was that I didn't need to worry about counting calories. Counting fat grams and protein ounces? Nah. Didn't worry about those. I just needed to make sure my total daily carbs were below 20 grams. I knew that most animal products are nearly carb free (eggs have just a bit and dairy products do as well). So if I avoided anything non-animal based, I had no problem losing weight. In the first 3 months I lost 38.2 pounds. It was a wonder. I had tried to lose just 10 pounds for 20 years, following the low-fat, eat less move more mandate.
Read MoreMy trip down the Keto trail started one morning when searching online for a way to avoid having to take medications for Type II Diabetes. I had not been diagnosed with this chronic disease, but I was on deck. Both sides of my family of origin are chockablock with people who ended up with high blood sugar. Sadly, several probably had shorter lives than they might have, had this insidious condition not taken hold.
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