Lazy Keto: Worth the Hype or Just a Dirty (Keto) Trick?
Keto is hot right now, but it’s not the easiest diet to follow. It’s no surprise, then, that keto dieters have spun off different versions of the diet to suit their needs. One that gets a lot of hype on social media is lazy keto . (As an aside, I bet there’s an interesting social psychology study here—people who hear “lazy keto” and go, “Oh cool, I can do keto and be lazy? Sign me up!” versus people who go, “Lazy?! That’s totally not the point of keto, arrgghh!” But I digress.) Mark and I are both big proponents of self-experimentation and finding the eating plan that works for you. The question at hand is whether, and for whom, lazy keto might be a viable option. How does it stack up to “strict keto,” and does it work? What Is (And Is Not ) “Lazy Keto?” There’s no agreed-upon definition of lazy keto, but the most common one is: a keto diet in which you only track carbohydrates . This is in contrast to strict keto, where you track carbs, fat, protein, and total calories. The lo