Dr. Becky’s Fitness Blog

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What Can You Eat on a Low Carb Diet?

Meats  & Fish | Dairy | Fats & Oils | Vegetables | Nuts & Seeds | Nut Butters & Flours | Fruits | Video

Low carb diets are becoming increasingly popular, but which foods are low in carbohydrates? In this post, you’ll find 100 healthy low carb food choices so you understand what you can eat on a low carb diet. 

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Change ONE Thing – Keystone Habits that TRANSFORM Your Diet

Video | Keystone Habit Definition | Avoid Added Sugar | Daily Salad | Plan for Tomorrow 

There are certain habits that, when adopted, create a chain reaction of positive changes. When you are working to improve your diet, these keystone habits give you a big advantage because you only need to focus on a single new behavior to reap a wide range of benefits.

In this blog post, you’ll learn three Keystone Habits that will transform your diet. Choose one, focus on it, and experience the ripple effect it has on your health and weight. 

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Enjoy Fruit and Lose Weight Too – The Best Ways to Eat Fruit on Low Carb (Keto) Diet

Video | Fruit as a Flavor Enhancer | Eat Fruit Second | Eat It, Don’t Drink It

Fruit is an enjoyable way to get micronutrients and a touch of sweetness into your diet. However, all fruits contain carbs, so if you are a low-carb or keto dieter, mindlessly grabbing a fruit snack whenever the desire hits will work against your overall goal. 

This blog post shares three ways to enjoy fruit on a low-carb diet without the high-carb consequences. 

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How to Break Down Your Weight Loss Goal to Avoid Overwhelm [3 Steps]

Video | Ways to Lose Weight | Boundaries | Structured Flexibility | Accelerators

If you would like to lose weight or improve your weight loss results but you feel some resistance to getting started, you’re not alone.

Changing your food choices, becoming more active, and putting limitations on certain foods, calories, or the hours that you eat can feel like a loss of freedom or a burden that you are just not ready to take on in your already over-busy life. 

You can be successful and avoid feeling overwhelmed by setting boundaries, creating structured flexibility, and then adding accelerators. I share this 3-step approach in this blog post. 

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Fail Your Way to Diet Success [Here’s How]

Video | Think Once, Do Twice | When You’re Hungry, Eat | Stop Trying to Change Things

“To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.” ~Michael Jordan 

“Failure is success in progress.” ~Unknown

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” ~Truman Capote

You’ve likely heard sayings like this before that put failure in a positive light and make it look like a good thing to experience. But, when your goal is to improve your diet for better health or weight control, failure feels like a burden that is, at its best, a waste of time and, at its worst, a health risk. 

What we don’t see from these brief inspirational quotes is that there are right ways and wrong ways to fail. This blog post shares how to fail your way to diet success. 

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Intermittent Carnivore – Here’s How I Do It and What I Eat

Video | Research | Definition | What to Eat | Frequency | Considerations

To follow a carnivore diet in its truest sense, you only eat animal meats and fats. Those who practice it report weight loss, blood sugar stability, more energy, better mental focus, and the list goes on. 

A criticism of the diet is that it lacks research, leading to the question, “How does staying on this diet affect long-term health?” 

I agree that there are benefits, and I agree that we won’t know the full health story until more substantial studies have been done. So, I thought, what would happen if I added a few days of carnivore a month to my typical low-carb diet? In other words, practice carnivore intermittently. And what I am calling Intermittent Carnivore was born. 

This blog post shares what I eat and how often I do it. 

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Stop Counting Calories, Count Hours Instead!

Video | The Study | Reasons Fasting Works | Improve Results | Takeaway

Is your plan for weight loss and better health failing to get off the ground? Are you tired of counting calories? Then, consider counting time instead. 

A 6-month study published in JAMA found that intermittent fasting was more effective for weight loss than calorie restriction, and participants assigned to the fasting group had an easier time sticking with the program. This blog post shares the simple strategy the study participants followed so you can do the same. 

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Signs You’re Overcoming Insulin Resistance

Video | HOMA-IR | Blood Sugar Stability | Skin Improvements | Waistline Measurement

Insulin resistance can be measured. However, the gold standard method is invasive, expensive, and simply not practical in a clinical setting. 

How do you know if your efforts toward better health are paying off and making your body more insulin sensitive? This blog post shares a test and observable signs that you are overcoming insulin resistance. 

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