The original Three-Day Challenge shopping list and meal plan is extremely basic and based on the most popular dressing and ingredients in the community. I do get asked daily about modifications. Yes, absolutely make modifications to the basic approach, but do be sure to learn the framework so that you know that your own modifications…
One of the barriers to the keto diet is what has commonly been called “the keto flu,” which is simply a set of flu-like symptoms that come as your body adapts to a new diet and begins to process electrolytes differently. I did not experience “the keto flu” in this round of dieting, but I…
Should you drink bulletproof coffee for weight loss? It’s a fun drink to drink and there are a lot of claims of the benefits of bulletproof coffee, including general health benefits and weight loss. As with all advice on this website, I’ll first say: “If it’s working for you, go for it!” However, I don’t…
Keto cheat days? Should you have “cheat days” on the keto diet? We all hope to find tools to make diets easier because they are certainly hard enough as it is. But does a “cheat day” make your weight loss easier or harder? ***WET BLANKET INCOMING!!!!**** In this video I strongly encourage you to jump…
Keto Macros: How to count “macros” for weight loss? Should you count your macros? First, what are “keto macros”? The term “macro” is simply short for “macro nutrient.” This is the portion of the food label — carbohydrates, fat, protein, and calories, as distinguished from “micro nutrients” — e.g. vitamins and minerals. Here at the…
With a keto diet for weight loss, I’ve lost over 140 pounds as I write this and I know as well as anyone that it is very difficult to be strict over many, many months. The keto diet IS strict. You reduce carbs to such a degree that your body no longer fuels itself on…
“Net carbs” is a keto diet term referring to this calculation for any particular food or food product: Total grams of carbohydrate (minus) grams of insoluble fiber (equals) net carbs. The reason for subtracting out the fiber content is that fiber digests differently and does not affect your blood sugar in the way that the…