HEALTH Files

Most people approach Keto as an option when looking to shed some unwanted weight. In my professional experience, this diet works wonders on that department for most people. However, the claims that you can eat buckets and buckets of avocados, butter and nuts and don’t gain a single gram because you are “in ketosis” is flawed.

Although weight gain and weight loss is a bit more complex than merely calories in versus calories out, if you over consume calories, regardless of the quality and type of calories you consume, there isn’t a dietary style where you can overeat and lose weight.

Having said that, I want to add that, in my personal and professional experience with clients, if you approach Keto with an anchor in self-love (aka I’m choosing these foods because they heal my body and mind and make me feel better) and get emotional and mindful support through your journey, overeating won’t happen much because you will be able to question cravings and will choose to eat the best foods you deserve and only when you are really hungry. This is my approach with my clients. Yes, we go through the Ketogenic principles, always with a base on real unprocessed food, but we also do a lot of emotional work to make sure the changes are sustainable, and the process makes you empowered and joyful, and not a total emotional wreck.

Myth #5: Whilst on Keto, you can’t exercise

I have heard this a lot and always makes me laugh. The truth is that unless you are a bodybuilder or a high-performance athlete, Keto will work perfectly for you, especially if thought through correctly. If you are like me, who despite a sedentary job enjoys daily high intensity activities (like Crossfit, HIIT, Muay Thai, etc.) a Ketogenic diet can support your metabolism in reducing inflammation and getting better results from your workouts. Even when fasting! The main thing here is to plan your training and use tools like carb backloading to make sure you have enough energy to respond and recover from your training sessions. It’s more about planning that about restricting.

These myths are just some examples of the misinformation that we are fed around Keto and other diets. The key in the end is to keep in mind that there isn’t a magic potion that works for everyone, so in the end my best advice is to try it, adjust and personalise it as you go along.

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