Posts Tagged loss
3 Most Common Kitchen Mistakes
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on January 12th, 2010
1st – Buying too much groceries at a time
This is one of the most common mistakes. Whether one is on a ketogenic diet or not. Of course, one larger purchase during the week usually seems like a good way to ensure you have all the ingredients that are needed and will be enough for all 7 days. Read the rest of this entry »
About Vitamins And Minerals
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on January 7th, 2010
Vitamins and minerals are needed in the body in significantly smaller amounts than proteins, fats and carbohydrates, but they are essential for health as part of a series of biochemical processes important for normal functioning of the organism. Vitamins and minerals indeed are important and essential compounds that many people do not get enough from only by taking food into the organism, and should be taken in especially high quantities during a ketogenic type of diet, or any other kind of nutritional program.
Vitamins are organic chemical compounds that the body can not only produce by itself, and because of that they need to be taken in form of food or food supplements. Read the rest of this entry »
The 3 Nutritional Mortal Sins
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on January 6th, 2010
1st – Exaggerating the sugar intake
This is one of the most common mistakes. Whether one is on a ketogenic diet or not, the intake of unnecessary amounts of sugar should always be kept to a minimum. It can be found in almost every industrially made food. Read the rest of this entry »
Understanding how the human metabolism works
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on January 4th, 2010
Understanding how your body works and using various strategies based on that knowledge to optimize these functions of your body is a much better method of losing body fat and weight, than buying a bunch of books about various nutritional programs, whether it’s a ketosis based diet or and other kind of nutritional plan.
All the medical literature usually says that in cases where the increase in body fat was not related to one’s genetics, a lifestyle change (diet and exercise) is probably the best solution for this kind of situation.
In order to get a better and clearer idea of how the body fat is being accumulated in our body reserves, and then later used, we have to start from a more simple point and look at the big picture. Read the rest of this entry »
Should we trust scales?
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on January 1st, 2010
One of the most common themes that we are often exposed to in fitness magazines is the famous index of body fat in our body and how it is defined. This text is primarily intended people on a ketogenic diet, but is also useful for people on other types of diets as well.
First and foremost – do not believe in scales. Read the rest of this entry »
Incorrect ideas about weight loss
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on December 31st, 2009
The number of people who desire to lose weight is increasing gradually with time – a phenomenon that can be linked to a certain degree with the growing demands of the environment that we live in (Be nice, Be slim, and so on), as well as the stereotypical beliefs that connect with the appearance of success (young, slim, pretty, successful business women/man). The media is bombarding us with photos of tall, muscular bodies that do not correspond with the reality which we all live in. This all directly affects the reduction of self-satisfaction of most people. Read the rest of this entry »
Lose body fat faster with these tips
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on December 30th, 2009
Sometimes, following a ketosis based diet or other kinds of nutritional plans, isn’t enough. In such cases, there are simple rules that can help one get better results. Follow these three simple solutions of the most common nutritional problems. Read the rest of this entry »
About calories
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on December 29th, 2009
What is a calorie?
During any kind of diet, especially a ketogenic type of diet, one should know at least basics related to calories as a measuring unit. A calorie is basically a unit that is used for measuring energy. Read the rest of this entry »
Taking vitamin B12 on a keto diet
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on December 27th, 2009
B12 is a vitamin B complex and is among the vitamins that are essential on a ketosis based diet, but on many kinds of diets as well. It is exclusively synthesized by bacteria and can be mostly found in foods rich with proteins, exclusively from animal origin (meat, eggs, milk). Because of that vegans need to take it in its pure form, so that they don’t suffer from lack of vitamins. Read the rest of this entry »
Vitamin C on a keto diet
Posted by Admin in Uncategorized on December 26th, 2009
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an important and essential compound that many people don not get enough from only by taking food into the organism, and should be taken in especially high quantities during a ketogenic diet.
Where we can find Vitamin C in the nature?
Vitamin C is found only in fruits and vegetables. Read the rest of this entry »