Yes, you do acquire a sickness at the very beginning of the diet. A flu-like ailment which will make you lethargic and you will feel sick and sleepy. This mainly happens as your body completely stops burning fats from carbs, as you are not consuming any carbs. The fever is a sign that the diet is working. The body tries to fit in with the new system and it leads to nausea or minor headaches. You also get dehydrated and feel drained out which is why you will need to keep yourself hydrated.
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You will see that the first month of the keto diet is the toughest as you will feel like you have the lesser stamina and won’t feel like working out. But you must shake it off. You’ll see that as soon as the diet responds and your body burns off fats in the right way, you want to work out and keep in shape.
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Here is everything you should eat as part of your keto diet. Fish, beef, chicken, eggs, spinach, broccoli, cheese, butter, nuts, blackberries, monk fruit, coconut oil, low-carb salad. Try including at least one vegetable and a fruit to each of your meals. You can also try snacking on them between meals, as part of your system.
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Starch and gluten are your enemies in this diet. You must avoid wheat, corn, rice, sugar, apples, bananas, potato, yams. Notice that we cut out carbs from our diets and replaced them with healthier options.
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You can factor in something between 20-30 grams of ‘net carbs’ for your everyday consumption. Remember that your carbohydrate should always be measured and tracked. Also keep track f whatever you are leaving out of your daily diet, that you used to eat before to make batter sense of the process.
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