I Tried the Ketogenic Diet for 30 Days and Here's What Happened
Is the high-fat, low-carb diet all it's cracked up to be? Learn more about my plan including what I ate, my challenges and successes, plus my overall results, weight loss and takeaways from one month on the keto diet meal plan.
How I Did the Keto Diet Meal Plan
Four things that really helped me get started were:
I started the keto diet about one month before the wedding with a goal of losing 10 pounds. Since a low-calorie diet can produce up to a 2-pound weight loss per week, 10 pounds over 4 weeks didn't feel extreme. If the keto diet plan was as great as had been touted, I thought 10 pounds would be easy.
Before I started, I spent several weeks researching the diet, following keto-focused Instagram accounts for inspiration, and creating a plan (see our healthy version of a keto meal plan to help you make a plan). This last part, I would soon learn, was the most important thing for my journey.
I used an online keto calculator to set a goal for calories, carbs and fat. I mostly followed the suggestions, with the exception of fat. The calculator suggested over 200 grams of fat each day. That's tough to hit without loading ghee into my coffee or swigging some coconut oil before lunch. Can it be done? Absolutely. I just couldn't get there. For me, the focus was on reducing carbs. I let the other pieces just fall into place.
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