On the Ultra Lite Ketogenic diet, clients focus on eating minimal carbohydrates, moderate amounts of protein and a high amount of healthy fats to achieve 'nutritional ketosis'.

If carbohydrates are restricted for a period of time (i.e. longer than three days), the body increases it's ketone levels. Ketones are three water-soluble molecules that are produced by the liver. The liver creates ketones from fats when carbohydrates are restricted. Intense periods of exercise can also create ketones. Being in a state of ketosis can deliver many positive effects throughout the body. You will experience these effects in the safest and healthiest way possible when following the Ultra Lite ketogenic diet.

Normally, the body will burn carbohydrates to generate fuel. But, after a few days on the Ultra Lite ketogenic diet, the body and brain begin to utilise and burn fat for fuel.  Your body can become very efficient at this. In fact, as long as humans have walked the earth, our bodies have been switching back and forth between burning carbohydrates (sugars) to stored fats. Therefore, 'nutritional ketosis' is a normal, safe and natural means the body uses to provide energy when no other source is available.

 

Nutritional Ketosis versus Diabetic Ketoacidosis

However, it is important to note that 'nutritional ketosis' is very different from 'diabetic ketoacidosis'. When learning about, and understanding ketosis, other phrases and topics, such as 'diabetic ketoacidosis' can often be confused with ketosis. However, diabetic ketoacidosis is a state that only occurs in Type 1 diabetics. For diabetics, this is when their condition is untreated or inadequately treated. Thus, 'diabetic ketoacidosis'  is unrelated to the Ultra Lite ketogenic diet.

Calorie Counting or Ketosis

For the past few decades, we have been encouraged to focus on the ‘calories in-calories out’ system of dieting. While in theory, you would think that consuming fewer calories and burning more calories would have to result in weight loss, this is not always the case (unless perhaps, you are a peak athlete).

 

The main problem with restricted calorie diets is that it allows individuals to consume highly processed foods rather than focusing on healthy food choices.

 

Sugar is not just the white stuff we add to our tea or coffee.

 

Processed or high carbohydrate foods contain sugar and are just another form of sugar flooding the bloodstream with fuel that will convert to fat and reduce blood sugar levels. So, while consuming foods such as bread, rice, pasta, cakes, biscuits may come into the calorific allowance for someone trying to lose weight - it won't help you on your path to losing weight.

 

Thus, focusing on calories alone as a means of weight loss can result in little, if any weight loss. Calorie counting, fat restriction, so many other diet fads based on calorie restriction over the years, has resulted in Australians becoming a more overweight, unhealthier society in general. We search for the elusive weight loss miracle or fad to no avail.

 

How then can you achieve effective, safe and healthy weight loss?

 

The most effective way to achieve efficient, safe and healthy weight loss is for our bodies to restrict high carbohydrate foods that flood the blood with sugar, that the body converts to fat in the tissues. We need to reverse the process of fat storing to fat burning.

 

Furthermore, contrary to the belief that a ketogenic diet must be protein and fat alone, the Ultra Lite ketogenic diet helps provide individuals with an excellent source of healthy fruits and vegetables.

 

The other benefits associated with the ketogenic diet are: