Healthy Snacks Undoing Your Progress!
/The Keto diet has gained a lot of popularity and rightfully so, it helps people re-balance their hormones quickly and promotes safe weight loss. However, if you’re struggling with losing weight on the Keto Diet or just trying to eat healthier it might be the “healthy snacks” you are consuming.
I first tried the Keto Diet back in 2015 and I did it ALL WRONG! Since they said fat was now good I assumed the more the better! I bought huge containers of mixed nuts, blocks on blocks of cheese, and stocked my fridge full of butter. Two weeks later I was devastated when my pants started fitting tighter.
I look back at this now and giggle, I only had a part of the puzzle figured out.
Macro-nutrients matter, but so do calories. Going low carb is only effective if you are still consuming less calories than your body needs to maintain its current weight. The bonus of going Keto is that when your hormones are re-balanced (ghrelin, leptin, cortisol, insulin, etc.) your cravings subside and you feel full much longer.
Common snacks like cheeses and nuts, while low in carbs, pack a lot of calories. So if your goal is weight loss these items are better to have as extras to meals than as stand alone items.
One ¼ of a cup of almond is 200kcals , 2oz of mozzarella cheese is 160kcals. And as you can see in the video that isn’t much food.
These tasty things would be more beneficial for weight loss if ate with a meal in smaller amounts than eaten in large quantities on their own.
If your interested in starting the keto diet or are having trouble losing weight despite being low carb, my advice is simple.
Skip the snacks, stick to 2-3 meals
Make every meal: 1-2 servings Meat + 2-3 servings Vegetable + 1-2 tablespoon Fat
The main staple of every meal should be vegetables cooked or topped with some time of fat. Such as broccoli sauteed in butter or cheese and dressing on your salad. The fat is necessary for you to absorb the vitamins and minerals from the vegetables. Plus the combination of fat and fiber keep you fuller longer. Adding in a protein only prolongs feeling full even more!
Skip snacks and save you calories for making your meals EVEN MORE delicious with fat!