Is there more than one type of Keto diet?

So you survived your first two weeks of keto and either you love it or find it too restricting in terms of how to eat so what do you do next?

If you’ve been reading this week, thus far, I’ve talked about the keto diet as it is commonly seen in social media but if you work out, did you know you have other options? Targeted keto diet allows you to have a little more carbs around your workout while the cyclical keto diet allow you to have a cheat day, so to speak, where you can load up on carbs on that one day while the high protein keto diet is basically upping your protein amounts so if you were eating at 70% fat, 25% protein, 5% carbs then you would now eat 60% fat, 35% protein, and 5% carbs. All these are great options depending on your lifestyle and activity level. Healthy options for eating carbs including sweet potatoes, white rice, raisins, blueberries, lentils, etc.

What you are reading and seeing on the Internet is usually based on the standard keto diet but these options allow you to indulge just ever so slightly when needed. It is always recommended to start the standard keto diet and maintain that for at least two months so that your body is fully adapted to ketosis before transitioning to one of the other keto diets.

I find the most benefit for me is achieved through the cyclical keto diet as that allows me to celebrate occasions with family and friends when out and then still revert back to ketosis the next day which is important because remember you don’t want to overindulge and then all your hard work goes down the drain. How you choose which diet is for you basically comes down to what are you trying to achieve and do you have the mental focus to achieve it?

Tomorrow, I’ll talk about what to eat on the keto diet if you are busy or have to eat out for work or social events.