A Brief IntroHey y'all! If I haven't already said this explicitly, year 2 of vegan keto is going to bring a shift of focus for me! Year 1 was all about figuring out my macros, and my foods and recipes and what works for my body. With all that being set (though I still keep losing weight even though I'm [trying to be] in maintenance mode... scale said 113.5 today...), year 2 is going to be more focused on RESEARCH and learning the science behind the diet (with that said, I don't mean to imply I didn't do research before I started the diet. I read a TON of stuff, but it's pretty overwhelming at first to try to figure everything out at once at the very beginning. So I relied on the sciency people in my life who had already done research to help me with pieces that weren't entirely clear, and I just sort of trusted the process. And now that I know the process WORKS for me, I want to be able to supplement my anecdotal evidence with scientific evidence! And, while I might be an English major I am not a science major... So I am hoping this is not a futile effort for me!!!! BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS(That was supposed to be read like the song SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS.... I guess if you don't know the song I am just shouting random words at you right now...) Anyway, I am SUPER excited to go to Barnes and Noble after work (either before or after physical therapy... yay...) and pick up some keto books I've reserved!!! I have waiting for me...
(They are probably cheaper on Amazon, but I worked at B&N for 5 years, so I feel like I have to do my part to keep them open sometimes LOL) Anyway, onto the title story... LET'S CHEW THE FAT (Podcast)I've said before that I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER SINCE QUITTING FAKE SUGAR! But so many people just don't want to give it up. I get it. We had to give up real sugar, now you want me to give up fake sugar, too!?!? But it's honestly the best thing I've done for myself!!! So, with that mindset in mind (ha), this podcast caught my eye: Diet Soda? Maybe so or Hecks No! Before I share what was said about diet soda, let me say that I am SO GLAD I FOUND THIS PODCAST! Plugging in my headphones at work... it's like having a keto convo with a good friend! He is just totally laid back and real, sharing the keto way, CHEWING THE FAT with listeners. And I really appreciate that episodes are only like 15 minutes long each. Sometimes an hour is too much to commit to during work when I'm in and out of the office all day. But these are short and easily digestible! I totally dig it! Anyway, I hope this is allowed, but I transcribed part of the podcast because I loved it so much and wanted to share it with you all. So TO BE CLEAR, THESE WORDS ARE NOT MINE; THEY BELONG TO THE "LET'S CHEW THE FAT" PODCAST. I DID NOT WRITE, NOR DO I OWN THEM. Hopefully that does it! So, here we go! If you are on keto, will diet soda kick you out of keto? No, not necessarily. It’s not that it couldn’t, but in a great number of people diet soda probably would not kick you out of keto. But that’s not the point. The point is, that what’s inside that diet soda may actually destroy your keto later. And what do I mean by that? Remember when we were talking about gut health and inulin and how it’s a prebiototic and it helps your probioitcs and everything. Now the probiotics we are talking about are gut health. If you want to get into keto and fully become fat adapted, your gut’s gotta be right; there’s no way around it. I believe that the ratio is or should be 80% good bacteria vs 20% of the bad stuff down there. But here’s the problem: when you’re drinking down that diet soda, that aspartame and that sucralose and all that different garbage that’s inside of diet soda, it will go down there and it will mess with your bacteria that’s in your gut, changing them, freaking them out, MUTATING THEM! And you won’t be able to absorb your foods and protect your body; your immune system is inside of your gut… So if you’re sitting there and you’re drinking down all these diet sodas, and you’re freaking out your gut and you become to the point where you won’t be able to absorb the nutrients, won't be able to break down the fats, won't be able to get the ketones going so that you can actually get into ketosis… that’s going to be a problem. And diet soda will do this. it’ s a man made frankenstein craziness and that’s what we got to get away from. We got to start going towards those whole foods, those natural foods. There’s just some really crazy nightmarish things that’s happening out there! That’s what you want to do. Anytime you’re looking at any type of food… if it’s something that you know can cause damage to your gut. Let alone, not even to mention the brain, what that crap does to your brain. If you know it’s something that’s going to jack up your gut, you need to leave it alone! Time To Get Back to WorkSorry so short today, but this is a quick lunchtime blog! (If you're wondering, I had cauliflower, half an avocado, vegenaise and Frank's buffalo sauce with some green olives). Follow Me...I am still developing all these sites, but if you want to join me on ALL areas of the internet, please feel free to come to these pages and join me! I greatly appreciate all your support!!!
Until next time, Vegan Keto Madi
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