This thread is for those that want to learn more and ask questions about the KETO lifestyle. Is it something you are currently doing? Is it something you want to learn more about?
PhoenixFire, there are many recipes that can be portioned out. Soups and stews typically are ideal for this and most of them will freeze and thaw well. VeeJay links to some recipes on her Pinterest site (check the signature on her posts). There is the Recipes forum on this site and many Web sites devoted to low-carbohydrate or ketogenic recipes.Are there many recipes that I can portion out and save in containers?
How Do Ketogenic Diets Work?
The digestion of carbohydrates (sugar and starch) releases sugar (glucose) into the bloodstream. Greater carb intake results in rising blood sugar and insulin, a pancreatic hormone that manages blood sugar. Going keto replaces dietary carb with fat and protein. Over time, your cells switch metabolic pathways, and burn stored and dietary fat as a primary energy source instead of sugar. As more fat is burned, some of it is converted into ketone bodies. As blood glucose and insulin levels fall, and ketone levels rise, your muscles (skeletal and heart), use the fats in the bloodstream as fuel, while your brain uses the ketones. The result is more energy, clearer thinking and better health. Ketones are beneficial in many different ways, and being in this metabolic state of "nutritional ketosis" (where blood sugar is low and ketone levels are moderate) has some powerful effects on your metabolism.
Yours is a more mild reaction. I suffer from the runs. For a long time I didn't make the connection and couldn't figure out what was doing this to me....I'll suffer a bit digestive-wise but time and an anti-acid take care of it.
Measuring aside (even that gets easier over time), going low-carb/high-fat or keto is about as complicated as you want to make it. You don't have to eat organic. You don't have to make keto bread or muffins (if you can live without baked goods).I think that I might like Whole30 or Paleo better.