I have been dieting, trying to lose weight, trying to keep healthy at the same time. What have I learned so far? What are the most important things I still need to do and continue to do?
Keep my carbohydrate intake low. Carbs are not bad. But I have been eating a lot of it and getting it from unhealthy sources. I have to get my carbs from vegetables. This is the struggle with keto. Keeping carbs at the minimum but at the same time eating vegetables which are made of carbs. Eating at least 2-3 cups of my favorite vegetables daily adds up to at least 16 to 18 grams of carbohydrates. And I need to eat more vegetables to get to the minimum 5 cups daily. Right.
Intermittent Fasting is my friend. If you told me to fast 18 hours a day a few months ago, I would have given you a skeptical look. I have done 12 hours, 16 hours and now 18 hours intermittent fasting, IF, maybe twice a week. I'm sticking with 18 hours since I feel more comfortable with it. My last meal would be lunch, then I don't eat until the next day around 6 am. Breakfast, literally.
Eat real food. Eat vegetables. Eat nutrient dense foods. For someone who's trying to lose weight I sure advice people to eat with emphasis a lot. Real foods are single ingredient foods. Compared to food made by a company, real food is made by nature or something very close to it. The least modified from the original food from nature the better. If that's unclear then the list in this website could help you. Even they will tell you the list isn't exclusive. Feel free to try your favorite vegetables.
Sleep more. I sleep 6 hours and I feel that's enough. Sleeping an extra hour now and then improves my blood pressure and my fasting. It enhances my weight loss efforts.
I'm open to suggestions and criticisms.
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