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POSTED BY Kyle Kolbert APRIL 25, 2018
If your weight loss has plateaued or you want to supercharge your results on the Keto Diet, fasting is a good next step. Keto and fasting complementing each other perfectly, and using them together is highly recommended.
Below we’ll explain why the combo is good and how you can start implementing keto fasting today!
Fasting while on a ketogenic diet is the ultimate way to burn fat, lose weight, and even protect your body from disease.
First, let’s start with what fasting is and the benefits of doing it regularly.
Fasting is a natural and healthy physiological state that our ancestors’ bodies engaged in all the time, before we had food available to us 24/7. Basically, fasting involves not eating for a certain period of time.
And the benefits of fasting are pretty incredible.
The most common benefits include appetite suppression, faster weight loss, getting into ketosis faster, and more energy.
Longer-term benefits include autophagy (where the body begins to eat damaged cellular materials in the body and make room for healthier ones), boosted immune system, resetting of the appetite, and slower aging.
There are different types of fasting to choose from, depending on how long the fast is.
The ideal length for a true fast is 3-4 days (72-96 hours), but shorter fasting periods are still beneficial.
Intermittent fasting is a popular and effective way to “mini-fast” where you have a “feeding” window of eight hours or less—such as between 12 pm and 8 pm or 12 pm and 6 pm. Alternatively, you can choose 1-2 days per week to fast for 24 hours.
The smaller the eating window you can do, the better.
When your body uses up all its glucose and glycogen stores during fasting, it will turn to its fat stores instead. This process is known as ketosis, the cornerstone of the ketogenic diet.
Essentially, a ketogenic diet mimics the process of fasting by fasting the body of glucose and feeding it fat for energy. It’s like a one-two punch for your health!
And here’s where they complement each other best: when your metabolism switches to fat-burning (known as being keto-adapted), you’ll be effectively burning ketones. This means:
Both keto and fasting will become easier and
You won’t need to eat as much (or feel as hungry) anymore because the body is literally eating its own fat!
Want to start reaping the benefits of fasting on the ketogenic diet? It costs nothing to start today! Here are some tips:
Also, remember to keep eating keto diet foods to stay keto-adapted and in ketosis!
