5 steps to a successful keto diet - Mr Skinny Pants

If you want to learn the steps to a successful keto diet, you’ll need to spend some time educating yourself. That can be a daunting task with all of the seemingly conflicting information out there. Below we share my 5 steps to a successful keto diet.

1. Learn Keto-Friendly & Non-Keto Food

If you’re going to be low carb or keto, you’ll need to understand which foods, ingredients, and beverages are keto-friendly.

You’ll need to come up with a list of Keto-Friendly foods that suit your tastes.

And here we have sorted out it for you.

2. Calculate Your Carbs for Success

Limiting carb intake is the key to getting into ketosis. It will also help regulate your blood sugar giving you sustained energy. The number of carbs to stay under for you to stay in Ketosis will vary but in most cases, it will need to be less than 50 grams.

So you’ll need to understand how to calculate net carbs.

How do you calculate net carbs?

There are just 2 values to focus on: Total Carbohydrate & Dietary Fiber

To find the net carb content of any food item. Just subtract the number of grams of Dietary Fiber from the number of grams of Total Carbohydrate.

The net carb the equation will look like this:

Total Carbs – Fiber = Net Carbs

You won’t have to do this forever…. Just till you start to understand things.

3. Keto Snacks are a Key to Success

If you have easily accessible, carb-rich food that you can eat within the next 60 seconds. Then, you can blow your diet fast!

Let’s make sure we safeguard against that! Here is an easy trick.

Make sure you have an obscene amount of Keto Snacks on hand at all times!

See a Top 20 Keto snack list as this will give you a great place to start!


4. Master Real Life – Keto on the Go

If your food is set at home, you’ve got snacks for those weak moments, then you’ll need to master eating Keto at Restaurants and even Fast Food chains so your routine won’t get tripped up during real life.

Here are some go-to meals you can find at almost any restaurant:

Breakfast – Look for eggs, omelets, and breakfast meats. Eggs are a fantastic source of protein and fats with minimal carbs. Breakfast meats like bacon and sausage are great keto options as well. This might help too; it’s my Top Low Carb Fast Food Breakfasts.

Lunch – Stick with meat, low carb vegetables, and/or salad. I like to keep my lunches pretty light, so a juicy chicken breast on top of a bed of greens is always a favorite. (Be careful about the salad as it out for vinaigrette to be safe). Don’t be afraid to ask for some extra butter or bacon on the side.

Dinner – Order some quality meat with low carb vegetables or salad on the side. Steak and broccoli, hamburger without the bun, or a seared chicken breast is a great meal for keto dieters.

5. Manage Plateaus with Calories

Keeping your carbs low should allow you to lose a couple of pounds per week on a keto diet. Just restricting carbs triggers weight loss in most people.

What do we do when we hit a weight loss plateau?

The basic is to calculate the calories in, calories out equation as a best practice. You don’t need to become an expert on calories; it’s just good to have a basic understanding of them.

The Takeaway:

Learning Keto can be frustrating. But, we are pretty much sure that taking it step by step will let you achieve your goal in time and these 5 steps are a great starting point.

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