Should You Be Doing Keto?


It seems like everyone is jumping on the keto band wagon lately. They all awesome that keto is the end all be all to all your weight loss struggles. 😑⠀

Well me being someone that did keto for 2-3 years I’m here to tell you that keto ❗️IS NOT❗️the end all be all. And ❗️IS NOT❗️ something you should marry. ⠀

Can everyone benefit from a period of ketosis? Yes of corse. Re-sensitizing your body to glucose and carbohydrates can be very beneficial. ⠀

But unless you have a serious medical issue that ketosis can help mid agate or fix your ketogenic is not the holy grail. ⠀

If your an athlete, hard training individual, or someone that does CrossFit, your most likely not gonna be doing yourself any good. ⠀

These training modalities are glycolytic in nature so they will need carbohydrates for optimal performance. ⠀

Some bodybuilding can be performed on lower carbs and maybe even a TKD (targeted keto diet) approach. ⠀

But I won’t classify that as keto. It’s more just carb cycling. Or targeted carbohydrate intake. ⠀

True ketosis is the elimination of carbs for an extended period of time to make your body switch metabolic functions and burn fat for fuel. ⠀

Ketosis has its place in the right application… ⠀

☝🏼 if your someone that is pretty sedentary and doesn’t training for hard or very little. ⠀

✌🏼 If your someone will blood sugar dis regulation and crashes from eating a heavy carb meal. ⠀

But in any other situation I could argue that a balanced diet with optimal amounts of protein accounted for will yelled you just as much benefit if not more. ⠀

Just remember these two things. ⠀

☝🏼 protein is the most thermogenic food. ⠀

✌🏼 carbohydrates have the biggest impact on increasing metabolic activity and athletic performance.⠀
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Are Oats Gluten Free?

Oats, oatmeal, weightloss

Gluten free oats

Oats are a highly nutritious grain with many health benefits.

They’re a popular breakfast porridge and are also found in granola, muesli, and other foods and snacks.

However, you may wonder whether oats and oatmeal contain gluten.

This article explores whether you can include oats in a gluten-free diet.

Gluten is a family of proteins found in grains .Gluten is a family of proteins found in grains, such as wheat, rye, and barley. These proteins give bread and pasta their stretchy, chewy texture, such as wheat, rye, and barley. These proteins give bread and pasta their stretchy, chewy texture.

Most people can eat gluten without any side effects, but these proteins can cause serious health problems for some individuals.

Gluten may cause digestive issues in certain populations because its unique amino acid structure may hinder the digestive enzymes in your gut.

If you have celiac disease, your body launches an autoimmune response to gluten, damaging your intestinal lining.

Pure oats are gluten-free and safe for most people with gluten intolerance.

Homemade Protein Powder/ Protein Bars That Can Keep Your Weight Down

After consuming lot of different brand of protein supplements I thought why not give a try for natural and homemade protein powder.

I did research and bought all ingredients which are the best source of protein. Ingredients I bought ate below.

1) almond

2) pistachio

3) pumpkinseeds

4) slim milk powder

5) walnut

6) peanuts

7) flex seeds

8) Ashvaganda

How to make it

Take almond, peanut, walnut, pistachio and pumpkin seeds 100gm in a fry pan and roast it till light brown.

And let it cool down. Then take a blender and all the nuts in the blender then 100 gm slim milk powder plus flex seed and add 2 to 5 cardamom for flavour in the blender.

Blend it till it turn to a powder now this is a natural protein powder.

  • You can have this protein powder with a glass of milk
  • It can be included in weight loss diet
  • It can make for a protein rich post-workout snack

Weight loss is process that is incomplete without proteins. Protein is a macronutrient which is the building block of trillions of cells in the human.

How do I lose weight through diet only?

Many time this question is asked to me by people who are failed in weight loss process and hate doing workout.

When my friend came to me with this same question, I asked her, “What do you mean by diet only?”

And she was very clear about it and said: “Don’t tell me to exercise, I just hate it.”

I wanted to really help her with that, so I told her that, “let us experiment, you are right now 92 Kgs… I am not going to tell you to fast or either to exercise.. but you have to do what I will say”

She happily nodded on this!!

We started in February 2018 ( I know as we maintained Journal), So I will tell here in points summary what we exactly did and how it turned out…

  1. I told to keep patience with this as this will take time and rather going target wise weight losing, we will first check how much weight she can lose by following the things I told her to do!
  2. Then we set her wake up and sleep time with morning and evening rituals.
  3. MORNING RITUAL 
    Wake up at 6
    —> Drink Lemon + Honey water (Full glass)
    —> Toilet time ( I told her even you don’t feel like it, Go as you have to set time for it as well, It’s part of our health)
    —> Drink Beetroot + Tomato Juice (Half glass only = kind of shot glass)
    (After 15 minutes)
    → Drink Aloe vera + Gooseberry juice ( Half glass only = shot glass I mean here)
    → BATH
    → ORANGE JUICE with 2 scoop collagen powder + 2 SUNRISE Eggs 

    Now she felt full !!

  4. I told her not to sleep in noon and do maximum work while moving. As much as possible, do everything using our body… walk while talking over phone… No social media more than 10 min at a time as it let us sit for more time…! And laugh a lot! at least smile if laughing not possible!!
  5. Lunch near 14:30: I included one curd bowl around 250 ml along with One Chapati and green veggies or lentils whatever available with her.. sometimes Red beans, green beans, chickpeas
  6. EVENING RITUAL :
    Near 18:30:: she used to feel hungry, so we decided to have (2 cucumbers + bitter gourd + chlorophyll drops) Green Juice this time!

    Finally in Dinner: near 21:00
    > We decided many things but the thing that has worked is: Soup + 1 scoop collagen powder
    Soup mostly of Bottlegourd! Sometimes mushrooms and pumpkin as well!

  • After dinner she has to prepare for all the veggies and juices she is going to have the other day!!
     

    NOTE: 

     We have a Vegetable and fruit market near us, so these things are easily available on daily basis!! She has to bring all things by walking in there. I used to do the same!

    I already told her to stop thinking about weight loss and enjoy as much as possible! 

    She was the student, so we don’t have to worry about Jobs and working time much!! 

    PROGRESS:

    We checked weight on March 31, 2018:: Progress was:: She was 88 kg
    > She lost 4 kg in 2 months just by following religiously above! 
    > And then she got inspired with one model’s look, and wanted to do some exercise. 
    > We started with 2–5 kg weight training for her and followed the same diet pattern! we used to have a variety of vegetables in diet now!! 
    > On the name of a fruit, I just let her consume Coconut water and nothing else! (Edit: Orange juice as well, I forgot about it)

    We checked weight on May 31, 2018:: Progress was:: 72 kgs.. and yes she was looking quite good!! 

    She used to watch ELLEN show, Kapil show, and Jimmy Fallon show and more to laugh everyday!! I must mention this !! This is a really good thing!! 

    Finally, we checked weight on August 31, 2018:: 64 Kgs (As I was also busy and she too had some examinations, she is a very good student in studies and in life as well I must say this, after all, she put faith on my words)

    Now she is regular with weight training of 5–10 kg thrice a week and she is also doing PRANAYAM regularly in the morning!! 

    One very important thing, we never set the target of losing weight!! We let it just be! 

    See things will work: 
    → If you keep faith
    → If you keep patience 
    → If you are consistent
    → If you don’t worry about the results
    → If you keep stress away
    → If you do include things stage wise rather than once

    PLEASE Keep these things in mind!! Because only you can improve your life, your body, and your soul… Other can only advice!! Put your faith in the right place!! 

    You don’t need to follow this exactly… Analyze your environment! And then decide and give it a big shot!!

Is Whey Protein Safe To Consume?

The two most important points before consuming whey proteins are:

  1. Make sure you consume an authentic product.
  2. Make sure to consume the right quantity so that your body can break down the protein.

Meegan Hefford’s body wasn’t able to break down the amount of protein she was consuming which led to her death.

Yes, it is safe to consume whey protein. It is made of milk and doesn’t contain any harmful substances provided you consume an authentic product.

Also, consuming an authentic product is an absolute must to prevent any sort of diseases or worse. The Indian market primarily is a major country with high adulteration of products.

How do you identify authentic products?

  1. Authorized Importer’s seal: Any imported product should have an importer’s seal on the product. It is imperative to verify the product with the importer through their customer care email ID since many sellers paste fake importer stickers on the product.
  2. Verify with the manufacturer: Manufacturer verification will only identify the box and not the content inside. Importer verification, however, will make sure that the product has followed a secured supply chain.
  3. Mixability: 99% of adulteration happens in Whey Proteins and Mass Gainers since they yield higher profits to the vendors. Once adulterated, protein quality will not be the same as before. A genuine whey protein/isolates will mix wellwhen you mix it in your shaker for 25 seconds. You should not see any “insoluble” substances. Mass gainers normally take time to mix due to its heavy texture, but insoluble substances should still not be visible.
  4. Lab test: is an expensive option but the last resort to opt.
  5. QR Code/Scratch Code: All products may not have it but if one has it, make sure to verify it. QR Code may help you authenticate products but don’t confuse it with Barcode. Barcodes do not help in authentication of products.
  6. Source of Purchase: Make sure you buy products from a reliable source who follow a secure supply chain & doesn’t want to compromise with your health for money.