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Genie Lauren shares the key to keto in this episode, outlining in five easy steps how to get into nutritional ketosis and stay there for as long as you choose. There are some do's and don'ts that you don't want to miss if you're a beginner, or if you've been trying a keto diet or lifestyle and haven't been getting it right. Show Transcript You know what’s the hardest part about cooking bacon to go in my salad? Not eating all the bacon before I put it in my salad. I’m a Hungry-hungry Hippo and this is my Fast Life. [Theme song] So, we’ve already reached the third episode of Genie Lauren’s Fast Life. I hope you’re enjoying the show, I hope you’re already finding a few helpful tidbits and insights. This particular episode is going to be really helpful because I’m going to walk you through, step-by-step, how to keto. It doesn’t have to be hard, you don’t have to be a mathematician or scientist. You definitely don’t have to take a ton of supplements and waste money on disgusting protein shakes (no offense to anyone who likes protein shakes). You just have to learn how to be mindful and deliberate about what you’re putting into your mouth. There’s this silly idea some people have that you can trick your body into not processing everything you eat. Like, if you eat a ton of sugar it’s okay because you drank water with it, so that counteracts the sugar. That’s not how the digestive system works. And, you don’t need a medical lab to know that’s not how it works, just a little honesty with yourself and some basic understanding about food, and you’re good. Now, if you’re wondering how I had an episode about keto flu before an episode about how to do keto. I was laying the groundwork for you, okay? I gave you a back-story. I gave you some useful terms and definitions. I gave you the urgent things to look out for, ahead of time, so you don’t get got. I set us up for this very moment we’re about to have. Ease you into it. And, before we really get into the nitty-gritty, here’s a brief word on how you can support the show. If you enjoy Genie Lauren’s Fast Life, please like and rate the show on Apple Podcasts. Leaving a review with your rating helps even more and I’d truly appreciate the feedback. If you would like to support the show, become a patron. Go to Patreon.com/fastlife and choose the tier that is right for you. Perks include keto recipes, a one-on-one phone call with me to coach you through your keto journey, and a keto kitchen makeover, where we go over how to shop at a grocery store of your choice. If you want to just support the show on a one-time basis, without a perk, you can do that, too. Anything is appreciated. Okay, back to the show. So, I’m going to say something that might seem a little radical, may make you roll your eyes, but it’s absolutely true — sugar is poison. All sugar. No hyperbole. Some sugars are worse than others, but all sugars have negative effects on your health in the short-term and long-term. Dr. Robert H. Lustig (an endocrinologist at UC San Francisco) has called fructose alcohol without the buzz1 - fructose is the sugar you find in fruit. . . so, yes, even that mango is poison. Back when I was being tested for diabetes, I told my doctor that I was eating two bananas a day and her eyes bugged out like I told her that I never washed my legs or something. Yeah, sugar is toxic. So, why do we eat sugar? Sugar is a fast fuel — your body quickly makes use of it and stores what it doesn’t use as fat in and around your organs. I’m sure we all know how that works, I don’t have to explain that you can gain fat by eating potato chips, right? Okay. By the way, did you know that hunger is what you feel when your body has used or stored all the sugar you’ve eaten? That’s why it prompts you to eat more. Your blood sugar has dropped and now you have to eat to pump it back up. Makes so much sense, it’s a vicious sugar cycle. Now, as I’ve mentioned in a previous episode,