Book blast and review: Keto for Life by Barbara Miller. A 28 Day Fat-Fueled Approach to Weight Loss.

 

First and foremost you will be given clear explanations as to what you should be eating and why, as well as, what you should not be eating and why. I believe that understanding why you keep gaining weight no matter how or what you do boils down to "what you eat." This book will provide answers to the whys plus provide wonderful satiating recipes that are laid out for you each day to make it easy. There are over 125 recipes and you do not have to worry about the right ratios of fat, proteins and carbohydrates as I did it all for you. There are no counting calories or weighing portions, just prepare, eat and enjoy! Never diet again! The low fat high carb diets are a disaster that have never worked and never will. Kick the tasteless fake foods to the curb and allow yourself to enjoy the satisfying flavors of real food. The ketogentic diet is the way humans were meant to eat. It is simply the right balance of the macronutrients, fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Eating high fat foods, low to medium protein and low carbohydrates is the formula to ultimate weight-loss. This is the opposite of what our government's food pyramid tells us to do. I suffered for many years with irritable bowel syndrome, and it made my life absolutely miserable. Once I began eating the foods you will find in this book, all of my symptoms disappeared! The ketogentic diet will switch your body from burning sugar or glucose for fuel to burning fat. This process puts your body into what is known as ketosis. You will notice your energy levels stay stable throughout the day as you pull your body out of a yawn state. You should not have to spend your days with low energy, foggy thinking, and food cravings. The ketogentic lifestyle will give you back your life. In 2015 Dr. David Ludwig of Harvard, along with Dr. Dariush Mazaffarian discussed their findings regarding low fat diets in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Mazaffarian declared, "Low-fat diets have had unintended consequences, turning people away from high-fat foods and towards foods rich in added sugars, starches, and refined grains. This has helped fuel the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes in America. We really need to sing it from the rooftops that the low fat diet concept is dead. There are no health benefits to it."

Barbara J. Miller started writing romances because she was running out of reading material and all her copies of her Georgette Heyer novels were becoming dog-eared. By day she works as a business analyst; by night she runs a retirement home for aged horses, dogs and cats. On the week-ends she spends a lot of time in Regency England, creating heroes and heroines to fight the Napoleonic Wars, shock London society, and set the countryside in an uproar. Her accomplice is her computer-expert husband Don, who is one of her biggest fans.

Barb admits to enjoying the research as much as the writing, and has the books to prove it. France used to be in the dining room and England in the living room. Now that she has taken over the upper story of their old farmhouse as an office at least all the books are one floor. This saves a tremendous amount of time when she is trying to confirm an obscure fact in the middle of the night. Under the name Laurel Ames she produced eight Regency-era historicals for Harlequin, one of which was nominated for a Rita in 1994. Now, she writes as Barbara Miller. She is a member of the Western PA Chapter of Romance Writers of America and also edits The Laurel Wreath newsletter for them. You may email her at scribe@cvzoom.net. 

Keto for Life is an informative book that really helped me to understand Keto. I have been considering Keto for a while now, but could never really understand the diet. But since I read this book by the author Barbara Miller, I got a good grasp on why it is not only a diet but a lifestyle. 

I struggled for years now with a wheat belly. No matter what diet I tried or how much I exercise, I do that annoyance stays there. I always feel uncomfortable in my skin, not to mention clothes, and envied the women with a flat tummy who looks amazing in an A-line dress. 

Then to learn that my growing waistline is in fact the signs of obesity it stung. But in a good way. It really gave me the knowledge and the hope that I can overcome this wheat belly once and for all. 

Each section within the book tells me in layperson's terms why sugar, wheat and grain is considered demons and why my body doesn't need it. It gives practical advice on how to approach it from day one. What to expect and how to reach my required weight and waistline. It is amazing how much they riddle our food with the wrong ingredients that give us a false sense of satisfaction when in fact it does nothing to enhance me.   

Though she writes from the American government's perspective and how they manipulated the food resources, we suffer the same lies within our countries. Asking questions and approach it with the knowledge people like the author provides gives us the power to not only confront but actually do something about it for ourselves. We are not puppets. We can think for ourselves and make sound decisions on what we learn. This book is a good starting point for it.

I appreciated the time the author took to explain the advantages of eggs, cheese, garlic, cruciferous vegetables, to mention just a few in our diet. Then at last we come at the fun stuff. 

Eating is fun, especially when it benefits us. 

RECIPES YOUR BODY WILL LOVE

Just to stir the appetite here is a look at Jumpstart Week 1, Monday Breakfast, Scrambled Eggs and Cheese with Sausage Patty, enough for one person. Already I like this diet since scrambled eggs are my favourite breakfast. 

Jumpstart Week 1, Monday Lunch, Sirloin Steak and Salad.

It is practical and I for one is looking forward to the new me in a beautiful dress. But first I have to throw out those demons. 

Thanks for the opportunity to read the book. 

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