There are so many guides and resources online about the Keto Diet, but I know all too well that it can be completely overwhelming.

The Keto Diet journey is one with its highs and lows, challenges and triumphs.

It is a really effective diet with straightforward rules, and huge rewards, but that doesn’t make it easy.

Read on if you want to lose weight fast using a highly rewarding Diet – A diet I have found brilliant for losing baby weight.

What is the Keto Diet?

In short, the Keto Diet is a high-fat, low-carb diet.

It requires your diet to include 70-80% of high fats, 20-25% of adequate protein and 5-10% of low carbohydrates.

From this, you’ll achieve nutritional ketosis.

I know!

What on earth is nutritional Ketosis?!

Ketosis is when your body stops converting glucose in the body to energy, and instead turns to alternative resources, A.K.A. your fat stores.

This creates Ketones in your blood, which are then utilised by cells to power your body.

So by reducing your sugar and carb intake we naturally switch to burning fat for energy. Which means we can also eat more of those essential healthy fats (often found it delicious foods!!)

This is exactly what makes you lose any unwanted weight…fast.

Perfect as a postpartum diet.

The Pros and Cons of the Keto Diet

I have talked about the Keto Diet before, comparing it to the Atkins Diet.

Spoiler alert: The Keto diet came out on top (for me, anyway) in the keto vs atkins competition.

To briefly recap, the Keto Diet had its pros and cons, like with every diet, but overall it was the most effective way to shape up my post-pregnancy body and also maintain my accomplishments.

It gave me a newfound energy and alertness – and goodness knows I need it running round after two children!

Now, let me point out, I am not a scientist or nutritionist.

Just a mum with a geeky interest in fitness and health. I am not going to blast you with scientific terms.

I will say, Keto works well for me, and further down this article are the products that helped me the most.

The positives of the Keto Diet:

Burns Body Fat – It burns A LOT of fat – I lost a large percentage of my post-baby tummy in next to no time, something which I had been aiming to do for months.

Metabolic flexibility – Your body gains some kind of superpowers, allowing you to switch what fuels your body runs off – either fat or carbs, without any negative side effects.

Keeps your blood sugar low – Those blood sugar levels stay nice and low, a really important factor for those who are trying to lose weight. A lack of sugar spikes means you stay more balanced in terms of hunger.

Improves exercise performance – It can really improve performance results. There is a reason why bodybuilders and athletes go on the keto diet before a big date.

Enhanced Mental Performance – Once you have transitioned and got uses to these stages of Ketosis, many people claim a higher state of alert, better mood and mental performance.

The negatives of the Keto Diet:

It takes a lot of monitoring – Making sure you stick to those percentages isn’t a walk in the park.

It can feel restrictive – It was hard for me to cut out bread and pasta, but I soon found creative alternatives, this is a short-term negative that you just need to push past.

You might get Keto Flu – it’s the name given to the withdrawal symptoms your body will experience when you cut out glucose and carbs. Headaches, body aches, low motivation, mental fog etc. This is also a short-term negative too.

There are tonnes of resources out there, all claiming to make following the keto diet easier.

Below are my honest opinions on all the keto diet resources I decided to try out, hopefully giving you information on which one might work for you.