Top 10 Keto tips
Stay Hydrated.
Drinking water is great for anyone, but especially if you are in ketosis. Eating carbs causes us to store more water in our bodies, while a keto diet flushes out more water, so it’s even more crucial to drink enough. Aim for 16 cups per day.
Make Easy Keto Recipes For Beginners.
Keto recipes are not 100% required to stick to a keto lifestyle, but they sure make it easier and more enjoyable! Once you have the basics down, introducing your old comfort food favorites in keto form, like keto bread or keto casseroles, can help you stick to it long term. Here at Wholesome Yum, my focus is to provide you with plenty of easy keto recipes for beginners! Browse the full keto recipe index here. If you like a physical book you can keep in your kitchen, the Easy Keto Cookbook has hundreds of 5-star reviews. (It also includes a more in-depth guide to starting the keto lifestyle and a list of the best keto swaps for high-carb comfort foods.)
Use Sweeteners Responsibly.
Cutting out sugar isn’t easy, but it’s worth it! Weight loss is the motivator for many people looking for keto diet tips, but the improved energy, focus, mood, and other “NSV’s” (non-scale victories) turn out to be a pleasant surprise for many people. And getting rid of those sugar cravings feels SO. GOOD. But, it doesn’t mean saying goodbye to sweets altogether! You can make plenty of keto friendly dessert recipes instead. The key to all of these is keto friendly sweeteners. Here are the ones I recommend:
- Monk fruit
- Allulose
- Erythritol Tap the Shop Now button below to purchase them! You can also see a sweeteners comparison here to help you choose, and bookmark the conversion calculator here so you know how much.
Get Support
Starting out on a new way of eating isn’t easy, and you don’t have to do it alone! Join our private Facebook support group here! There are hundreds of thousands of us in the group waiting to help you. We have people at all stages of the journey, so whether you need a place for keto for beginners, or you’re a more seasoned keto-er looking for others who get it, we’d love to have you in our community.
Plan Your Meals.
One of the best keto tips and tricks I always tell people is that meal planning is a game changer. Grabbing a bag of chips, a candy bar, or a box of pasta may be easy on a high-carb diet, but sticking to a low carb lifestyle requires more planning. And that’s okay! It’s totally doable and does not have to take hours out of your day. You can make your own plan, whether that’s planning for the week ahead like I do or simply looking at the day ahead in the morning. If you use a tracking app, some people find it helpful to enter what you’ll eat ahead of time so to help you plan better. Or, you can just use my keto diet menu for beginners so I can do it for you. Planning what you’ll eat each day – at least approximately – will save you both time and money. But, it can also be difficult and time consuming to come up with that plan, making sure it fits your macros, offers enough variety, and tastes good. That’s why I create easy keto meal plan for beginners every week. They balance meal prep, super simple recipes (that even non-keto family members will eat!), and occasional leftovers to save time and money. I have options for a single person or a family of four, so that it can fit your life. Sign up for a free week of keto meal plans here!
Choose The Keto Lifestyle For You.
At the end of the day, these keto diet tips will help anyone wanting to jump start their keto journey, but it doesn’t mean there’s a one-size-fits-all solution. Different people do low carb in different ways, that’s okay! Often times people ask me about the different ways people can follow keto, and here are some of the most common:
Tips to Start Keto Diet for Beginners in 202
Ketogenic diet is not the newest fad diet, it’s actually the oldest diet known to mankind. We’ve been eating this way for thousands of years and it’s about time we get back to it. If you are a keto beginner, these top 12 keto diet tips will help you get started and easily maintain your new lifestyle. To jumpstart your successful low carb keto lifestyle, I always recommend you read my guide on how to start a low carb keto diet first. Let’s talk about the top 12 keto diet tips you will need.
Start Now
Keto diet is a simple lifestyle of trying to eat as few carbs as possible and trying to eat as much fat as you can in one day. If you are a beginner, don’t worry about counting macros or buying specific foods. Just start by picking your favorite food in each category below and create a simple keto framework for your meals.
- Low carb veggie: cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, brussels sprouts, bell pepper, cucumber, etc.
- Protein: pork, beef, chicken, fish, seafood, egg, etc.
- Fat: cheese, butter, oil, nuts, avocado, bacon, etc.
Eat More Salt
When following a keto diet, our bodies function differently. In the simplest terms, the transfer of burning carbs for fuel to fat can cause our body to be off-kilter as electrolytes become off-balanced. One mineral the body cannot live without that gets depleted often while on a keto diet is sodium. It’s essential to consume more salt while on a Keto diet.
Get Rid of Temptations
One of the easiest ways to start a keto diet is to remove all the temptations in your house. If you want to stick to a keto diet and want to achieve a sustainable lifestyle, remove the following items in your fridge and pantry.
- Grains: wheat, bread, pasta, rice, oats, cereal, corn, etc.
- Sugars: table sugar, candy, pastries, cakes, ice cream, chocolate, soda, juice, honey, maple syrup, etc.
- Starchy vegetables: potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.
- Legumes: beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc.
- High-sugar fruits: bananas, pineapple, oranges, apples, grapes, etc.
- Dairy product : milk, yogurt, low-fat cheese, etc.
- Seed & vegetable oils: margarine, canola oil, corn oil, grapeseed oil and soybean oil.
- Processed “low carb” foods: this depends on ingredients, so read labels for hidden sugar, starch, and artificial ingredients.