Fat Fasting - Fasting Mimicking Diet Keto Style

The Fat Fast is a method introduced by Dr. Atkins, the doctor who made the low-carb movement popular. Fat Fast can be used by people who are metabolically resistant and have trouble with their induction phase or for those who have been stuck at a certain weight for a long time and the scale just won't move.

It is recommended for:

- Breaking through a weight loss plateau
- Getting into ketosis quicker, whether you are just starting keto or you were knocked out of ketosis

It is important to stress that a fat fast should only be followed for a few days maximum as it does not provide sufficient protein and other nutrients and because of the restriction in calories, it can send your body into starvation mode and slow down your metabolism.

According to ruled.me:

Understanding the Fat Fast
The lack of carbohydrates and protein will allow your body to depreciate your glycogen stores quicker, also allowing your body to go after the fat stores, like we want it to, to use as fuel.

Fat fasting will force the body to undergo lipolysis so that it burns up fat that is stored in the body.

Lipolysis is a process involved in the breakdown of fats, converting triglycerides into glycerol and free fatty acids. The longer you fast, the more of these free fatty acids will be released. Why is this important? Well, fatty acids are used by the liver to create small amounts of ketone bodies and used as fuel.

Lipolysis cannot happen if there is a significant amount of glucose coming in, but since 80% – 90% of what you will be eating are fats, you don’t need to worry about excess protein or carbs converting into glucose.

You can find more information and recipes on their website and also tips for combating the keto flu: https://www.ruled.me/using-fat-fastin...

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