
Gain a solid keto foundation, learn how the ketogenic diet works and why it's effective, and apply practical rules, the keto food formula, and troubleshooting support to implement keto meals.
Explain the ketogenic diet's macro split—60–80% fat, 10% or less carbohydrates, about 20% protein—emphasizing its adequate protein approach and contrast with higher-carbohydrate American diet and USDA guidelines.
Discover five reasons to go keto: burn fat while sparing muscle, travel easily, reduce inflammation, curb cravings, and lower blood sugar to support type 2 diabetes management.
Discover how the ketogenic diet turns your body into a fat burner by slowing carbs, producing ketone bodies, enabling nutritional ketosis, and supported by resting metabolic rate data.
Lower carbohydrate intake lowers insulin, promoting fat burning for weight loss and potential reversal of diabetes while ketone bodies curb appetite and boost satiety.
Determine your carb target by choosing no sugar, low carb, or ketogenic, where no sugar eliminates added sugars and ketogenic limits to 20 to 50 grams per day.
Explore what to eat on keto, from fatty meats, eggs, and fish to non-starchy vegetables, cheeses, and healthy fats, while avoiding sugars, grains, and most fruits.
Talk to your doctor before starting keto, involve family support, avoid social media comparisons, and focus on mindset while balancing four factors: food, movement, sleep, and stress.
Perform a kitchen detox by purging junk and high-carb foods, donating what you won’t eat, and making room for keto staples to prepare for the next step.
Discover the keto rules: keep total carbs under 20-50 g to stay in ketosis, eat real foods, and don't fear fat. Eat mindfully, hunger-driven, and aim for 1-2 meals daily.
Track your keto progress by selecting two to four outcomes, measuring weight, waist circumference, mood, photos, and blood work, and stay consistent to reach your goal weight.
Navigate section 3 troubleshooting to fast-track your success on keto. Overcome common issues and handle ups and downs with confidence.
Navigate keto side effects from the keto flu to muscle cramps. Stay hydrated with water and electrolytes while consulting your physician to adjust diabetes medications during fat adaptation.
Learn to dine out on keto by choosing low-carb options, checking menus online beforehand, avoiding pre-meal temptations, and asking servers how meals are prepared to keep carbs low.
Monitor ketones to verify ketosis using urine strips, a blood meter, or breath tests. Maintain nutritional ketosis around 0.5 to 3-4 and note ketoacidosis is distinct.
Unlock bonus materials with meal plans, a food list, dining-out guides, and a kito minute faq to support your keto journey toward faster weight loss, energy, and blood sugar.
Discover that ketosis is not required for weight loss; a low-carb approach (50–150 g) still yields results and ketone bodies while reducing processed foods.
Learn to listen to hunger cues on a high-fat ketogenic approach and eat when you feel hungry, not by the clock, embracing intuitive eating based on fullness from your meals.
Know your why and get back on track after a lapse, because lapses don't mean relapse. Embrace the ketogenic journey, stay focused on weight loss goals, and move forward today.
Avoid regular cheat meals on a ketogenic diet, especially for beginners or metabolic conditions, because they delay ketosis and slow progress toward a sustainable lifestyle.
exercise on a ketogenic diet boosts energy and reduces stress while preserving lean muscle during the early keto phase; keep workouts low impact for a smooth transition and faster results.
Discover practical signs of ketosis without measuring ketones, including rapid water loss from lower carbs, decreased inflammation, reduced hunger, improved mental clarity, and steady energy on a high-fat ketogenic approach.
Strictly follow a ketogenic plan and avoid cheat meals, since slipping up can delay ketosis by three to five days for newcomers, then get back on track.
Snacking between meals is discouraged on a high-fat ketogenic diet. Grazing all day does not support weight loss; if you crave a snack, increase calories and fat at last meal.
Choose not to track macros as a beginner and keep carbohydrate grams as low as possible, while following a keto pattern of 60–80% fat, 20–30% protein, and 5–10% carbs.
Choose total carbohydrates over net carbs for keto beginners to stay within your daily carb target and avoid miscalculations that can derail weight loss.
TRIED OTHER EATING PLANS WITHOUT SUCCESS?
If so, you need to eat a ketogenic diet.
I've helped a ton of people be successful eating keto and I can help you too!
FEELING STUCK?
If you're unhappy with your weight and have tried everything with no results....cutting calories, fad diets or hitting the gym for hours, then you are NOT alone!
For the last 50 years our way of eating has been driven by governmental guidelines that tell us to move more and eat less. Or that eating low-fat will make you healthier.
The low-fat eating experiment has been an epic failure.
The problem is simple...
You've just been focusing on the WRONG EATING PLAN.
But there's another BIG problem...
The internet! It's full of misinformation and contradictions.
With information overload, it's hard to make sense of it all!
You want to make a change and be successful, but just don't know where or how to start.
And so you end up… not starting at all.
Keto is incredibly effective when done right.
So I created Keto Kickstart to help people do keto the right way.
In this course, you'll learn:
What it means to go keto and what a keto eating plan looks like.
How keto works in your body to improve many common health conditions. Yes, there is a keto advantage for weight loss.
How to determine your carb target to get fast and sustainable results.
What foods to eat and what to avoid when going keto.
A 5-step action plan that walks you through the process of implementing a keto diet.
How to overcome some of the common challenges when starting a keto diet.
And you get 3 juicy bonuses...
Bonus #1: The Ultimate Keto Food List
Bonus #2: Keto Dining Out Guide
Bonus #3: 7-day meal plan
You are probably asking this question...
How is this course different from all the other keto courses on Udemy?
My guess is that I'm the only college nutrition professor teaching a ketogenic diet course. I've seen people change their lives through the power of food.
As a PhD and a registered dietitian, I'm not willing to risk my credentials by providing a bunch of bogus information. I want to help more people (that's you) by making a high-quality course full of practical information that gets you results.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR SUCCESS.
See you inside!
JJ Mayo PhD, RDN, CSCS