Low carb? Induction? Ketosis? Say What????

My friend Lisa was quick to reply with the secret to her individual success. She was also helpful enough to give me some great links and websites to further research what may or may not be best for me. Thank God she did because I was frankly lost at words like Induction and Ketosis. We are going to clear those 2 words up right now. INDUCTION is a set of phases. Phase 1 is consuming less than 20 grams of carbs a day which kick starts you into your weight loss. Phase 2 is slowly adding nuts, low carb veggies, and berries. Some people will never leave Phase 1. I personally have not, nor do I intend to. That's my personal preference and I am managing my weight loss how I want in Phase 1. KETOSIS is where your body produces ketones, small fuel molecules, an alternative fuel for the body. Ketones are produced when you consume very few carbs and eat a moderate amount of protein. This helps your body to run on your own body fat. AMAZING, who knew!? So you not only lose pounds, but you also lose inches. WIN WIN!

Then I decided to take a look at the allowable food list. My Oh My. Now I am Italian. With that being said I almost cried when I saw I could no longer eat pasta, bread, or rice. What kind of Italian girl doesn't eat those items. LOL! So right then and there I took the worst pic of my life, yes you know, the one of me in the grey t-shirt. That was going to be my motivational reminder for this adventure I was about to depart on.

Atkins and South Beach are two weight loss regimes that involve low carb, protein, and healthy fats as a weight management process. I read up on both and decided to tweak it to my liking. This ISN'T a diet. Diets are short term. What I am doing is a complete lifelong change in my eating habits for the rest of my life. If you are looking for something short term, then by all means diet. If you're looking into something low carb and to maintain the weight to stay off, this is lifelong. Very important to remember that. Soooo, let's go take a look at what you can eat and what you can nooo longer eat.