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Is Keto Good For You? My Thoughts On The Keto Diet

Published: Jun 19, 2018 · Modified: Apr 13, 2025 by Megan

Is Keto Good For You? These are my thoughts on the Keto diet!

Everyday I get at least 2 or 3 people asking me about Keto. "Will this diet help me lose weight? Is this diet healthy? Can you give me Keto recipes? I want to do Keto, but don't know where to start. Can you make a meal plan for Keto? My doctor told me to do Keto, should I?"

Everyday in my nutrition practice, I'm asked is Keto good for you? While this diet does guarantee quick weight loss, the average American is unable to sustain it. In this video, I share what you need to consider before doing Keto as well as my professional opinion as whether or not Keto is a healthy weight loss option.

First and foremost, unless your doctor is schooled specifically in nutrition it is outside their scope of practice to prescribe a specific diet. Doctors receive two hours of education in nutrition and no education in behavior change.

Doctors can provide general advice like eat more fiber, watch your portion sizes, eat balanced meals with enough lean protein, lower your saturated fat intake, etc. is fine.

But your general doctor should not be telling you to follow a specific diet like Keto. They should be referring you to a nutrition coach or dietitian.

Nutritionists and registered dietitians don't practice cardiology or another medical speciality, so a doctor shouldn't be practicing nutrition.

You would never go to your dentist for a broken bone, so why would you go to a doctor for a nutrition question. Make sense?

Second, I turned down the person who requested a custom Keto meal plan. I won't sell something for the sake of selling it. I have to 100% believe in it. This individual was looking for a quick diet fix, not someone who had been doing Keto or was committed to making it a lifestyle.

People who struggle with weight loss look for ways to lose weight rapidly with minimal effort. I should know, after losing 80 pounds without giving up any foods several years ago by walking and slowly changing my diet.

Keto promises weight loss and in fact, studies show it does yield weight loss for those who make it a consistent lifestyle for a year or more. That is, if you can survive the Keto flu and other challenges this diet presents which I discuss in the video, should you do keto?

What most studies don't show, is that those who do not make it a lifestyle, gain the weight back. For the average American who is over consuming pizza, chips, soda, fast food and junk, this diet is complex and unsustainable long-term. It ends up being another diet an individual can say they tried and failed at maintaining.

Coaching weight loss clients for many years now, I've learned women achieve the best long-term results when they make small, consistent changes. These changes turn into habits, which fuels motivation to make more changes.

In the video, I share facts about the Keto diet everyone needs to know before trying it, as well as my personal thoughts on the best solution for long-term weight loss!

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Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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