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How to Restart Keto

Is The Keto Diet Healthy?

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When I was in my 20’s overweight, upset and ready to change my life – I went on a diet. Little did I realize at the time, that diets do not produce long lasting results – for my body, for my health or for my mental state. This is why I think it’s important to demystify the latest diet trends to help people see through the lies they promise. One of the biggest trends in the diet world right now is KETO. Here’s what I’ve uncovered for you…  What is the Keto diet? The word “keto” comes from the word “ketosis” – which is a metabolic state that your body can go into to efficiently burn fat when you dramatically reduce the amount of carbohydrates you consume. In the Keto diet, it is typical for fat to make up about 70%  of what you eat. Your remaining diet on Keto is roughly 15-25% protein and 5% carbs. These amounts vary a bit by person, but carbs are severely restricted to fewer than 50 grams per day (some need to go as low as 5-15 grams to reach ketosis). To put this in perspective,

2019 Word Of The Year

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I was on a run the other day with coach John on Aaptiv when he started talking about purpose . As he asked me if I was running with purpose, I thought it would make an excellent 2019 Word of the Year. 2017 – Intentional 2018 – Vulnerable 2019 – Purpose This year I will be splitting my time between the following, in this order of priority. Caring for a baby Playing with a kindergartener Running a household (putting this in because laundry, food prep, packing lunches, and emptying the dishwasher are always time sucks!) Working on all things Kath Eats Real Food Self care (workouts, me time) Of course there are more categories of life, but these are the big ones. As I emerge from my self-proclaimed “maternity leave,” I know I need to get a good time management schedule underway. I am still not sure if this will involve child care or not. I want to do it all, but I know a little help goes a tremendously long way. I have started planning out my days in TeuxDeux including det