Keto living day by day : an inspirational guide to the ketogenic diet, with 130 deceptively simple recipes

Kristie Sullivan has lived through the same struggles that many keto dieters face. After years of a carb-centric lifestyle, she switched to a low-carb, high-fat diet and lost more than 180 pounds. She’s experienced firsthand the difficulties of adopting a new diet that runs counter to just about every piece of conventional diet and nutrition advice ever issued. In this book, Kristie shares her experience of successfully adapting the keto diet into a traditional non-keto family lifestyle.The first section of__Journey to Health__explains the science of the ketogenic diet: what the body goes through while transitioning into ketosis, how ketosis can make a person feel, and how to adjust the diet to meet an individual’s unique needs. After helping readers dial in their personal physical reactions to keto, the second section details the lifestyle changes that occur when people travel the path toward ketogenic health and wellness; for example, what happens when temptation strikes, how to stay on track with the diet while friends and family are eating tons of carbs, and how to stay focused in the face of difficulties.The final section of the book lays out Kristie’s best tips for meal planning, shopping, and budgeting that have helped her achieve and maintain success on keto. Even with the best intentions, the keto diet can be challenging to follow without workable tools for planning ahead and staying focused.__Journey to Health__not only details Kristie’s inspiring journey, but also helps readers learn from her experience and walk that path for themselves. Kristie Sullivan has lived through the same struggles that many keto dieters face. After years of a carb-centric lifestyle, she switched to a low-carb, high-fat diet and lost more than 180 pounds. She’s experienced firsthand the difficulties of adopting a new diet that runs counter to just about every piece of conventional diet and nutrition advice ever issued. In this book, Kristie shares her experience of successfully adapting the keto diet into a traditional non-keto family lifestyle. The first section of Journey to Health explains the science of the ketogenic diet: what the body goes through while transitioning into ketosis, how ketosis can make a person feel, and how to adjust the diet to meet an individual’s unique needs. After helping readers dial in their personal physical reactions to keto, the second section details the lifestyle changes that occur when people travel the path toward ketogenic health and wellness; for example, what happens when temptation strikes, how to stay on track with the diet while friends and family are eating tons of carbs, and how to stay focused in the face of difficulties. The final section of the book lays out Kristie’s best tips for meal planning, shopping, and budgeting that have helped her achieve and maintain success on keto. Even with the best intentions, the keto diet can be challenging to follow without workable tools for planning ahead and staying focused. Journey to Health not only details Kristie’s inspiring journey, but also helps readers learn from her experience and walk that path for themselves. "In her new book, Keto Living Day by Day, Kristie Sullivan brings you along on her inspiring journey to health and happiness through adopting a low-carb, high-fat lifestyle. She shares the failures she experienced when using today's overly prescribed high-carb, low-fat (and also sugar-laden) diets and details how the ketogenic diet helped her lose more than 100 pounds! Kristie hopes that her story will inspire you to take charge of your own life and find your unique path to wellness. Keto Living Day by Day concludes with more than 130 easy-to-love keto recipes that Kristie has used to nourish herself, her family, and her friends. These recipes are easy to follow and are designed for people who enjoy mouthwatering meals but want to minimize time spent in the kitchen. The ingredients used in the recipes are readily available; most can be found at your local grocery store."--Amazon.com Sullivan shows how adopting a low-carb, high-fat lifestyle can lead to health and happiness. Having lost more than 100 pounds on the ketogenic diet herself, she starts with an easy-to-understand breakdown of the nutritional science, and offers solutions to many of the stumbling blocks that people new to the keto diet encounter. The daily guide portion includes tips for social settings and dining out, as well as ways to face down temptations. The recipes are designed for people who enjoy mouthwatering meals but want to minimize time spent in the kitchen.--Adapted from amazon.com information. Part I. All about Keto. How to keto ; The food ; Eating keto in the real world part II. A four-week guide to beginning keto. Planning your journey ; Your first four weeks on keto part III. The recipes. Basics ; Breakfast ; Small bites ; Mains ; Sides ; Break the glass.