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Introduction

We all have big dreams in life. It?s our dreams that sustain us as we slowly trudge through our day to day lives. We look towards the future, so we don?t feel so bad about our present.

We see our lives as having this upward trajectory. We?re not going to stay at the bottom forever. Who wants that anyway?

But we all know what the truth is. The vast majority of people are going to remain at the bottom. Far removed from what they?ve envisioned their life to be.

For most of us, success is nothing but a word. It means nothing. But how did this happen? Aren?t we all supposed to want to achieve our dreams?

The truth is, we all want to succeed, but not everyone is willing to take action. Success is earned, not given. It?s not going to be handed to you on a silver platter. You don?t get to sit back, do nothing, and get rewarded with your dreams. No, it doesn?t work like that.

If you want to be successful, you?re going to work hard for it. And by hard, I mean really hard. You?ll toil for your dreams for years. It won?t be a walk in the park. You?ll take risks and challenges. You?ll face failure head-on, not once, not twice, but plenty of times.

Dreaming is not for cowards. It?s not for those who can?t even find the courage to leave their comfort zones behind. It?s not for people who aren?t brave enough to take that first step out the door. It?s not for people who don?t know the meaning of the word „sacrifice.?

But, you?re not one of them. You?re reading this guide because you want to change your life for the better. You?re tired of living a mediocre life, and you?re finally taking action towards your goals.

Let this guide help you get to where you want to go. I guarantee that by the time you finish reading, you?ll be ready to finally step out of your comfort zone.

Chapter 1 – Are You Getting Too Comfortable?

“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.”

- Denis Waitley

We all like getting comfortable. We like living and doing things in comfort. In this day and age of instant gratification, we can easily get the things we want. For instance, with just a push of a button on a mobile app or a click on your computer mouse, you can have your food and groceries delivered to you. There?s no need to stand in line all hot and sweaty.

Thanks to the Internet, you can get practically anything you like delivered straight to your doorstep.

Living in a comfortable bubble

When we get too comfortable, we tend to live in our own little bubbles. At first, we may feel happy, satisfied, and safe in our little safe zone. We?re able to do things that don?t stress us out or make us anxious.

Eventually, however, we become bored and uninspired. We become unhappy. Our dreams get relegated to the back burner.

But many people still don?t want to rock the boat even though they?re unhappy. Does this sound like you?

You want to leave things the way they are. You?ve gotten too used to comfort that the mere thought of leaving it to go do something uncomfortable leaves you in a cold sweat.

What does it mean for you?

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Although Keto diet has been around for almost a century, it is rapidly gaining popularity today. There is a reason why keto is so highly regarded. It‘s not a fad diet. It actually works, and it has tremendous health benefits in addition to weight loss. When on the keto diet, you are feeding your body exactly what it needs, while eliminating toxins that will slow it down.

The keto diet focuses on low carbohydrates, which the body converts into energy to help speed up weight loss.

What exactly is the problem with high carbs, and why should you avoid them? Carbohydrates are converted into glucose and cause a spike in insulin. As the insulin enters the bloodstream to process the glucose, which becomes the main source of energy. A spike in insulin can also result in storage of fats. The body uses carbohydrates and fats as energy, the former being the primary source. So the more carbs you consume in your daily diet, the less fat is being burned for energy. Instead, the spike in insulin will result in more fat storage.

When you consume less carbohydrates, the body goes into a state referred to as ketosis. Thus, the name for this low-carb diet.

Ketosis helps the body survive on less food. By being in ketosis, you ?train‘ your body to utilize fats as the main source of energy instead of carbs, simply because there is close to zero carbs to begin with. During ketosis, the liver breaks down fats into ketones, which enables the body to use the fat as energy. During a keto diet, we don‘t starve ourselves of calories; we starve the body of carbohydrates. This makes weight loss easy and natural. Later on,

you‘ll learn that the keto diet has many additional health benefits besides fat loss.

The keto diet is an easy diet, but some people do miss beans and breads. It takes a bit of getting used to, starting anything new is challenging after all. But ultimately, you‘ll feel much better, both physically and mentally that you‘d be happy to avoid carbs once and for all. And being able to eat bacon on a diet does have its rewards!

Chapter 1: What is Keto Diet?

The keto diet is a low or zero carbohydrate diet, but it differs from other low-carb diets (such as Paleo) in that it deliberately manipulates the ratios of carbs, fats, and protein to switch fat into the body‘s primary source of fuel. Our bodies are used to using carbohydrates as fuel. Fats, which is a secondary source of fuel, are rarely tapped on. That means the extra fat is stored and keeps adding on the pounds.

The only ways to reduce fat in a ?normal‘ diet are to consume less fat and workout a lot in order to increase energy expenditure over daily calories intake, which is why most people fail to lose weight on conventional diet.

On the other hand, the Keto diet uses fat for fuel, which means it gets used instead of being stored. So, weight loss becomes easy. In addition to weight loss, the Keto diet is known as the ?healing? diet. The lack of sugar intake has been proven to help and prevent many diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancers, epilepsy, and many symptoms of aging.

The manipulation of carbs, fats, and protein is curcial in order to get into ketosis. It‘s a state when the body, deprived of the usual carbohydrates and sugar, is forced to use fat as its primary fuel. So the ratio of fats and protein are significantly higher than carbs in general.

Of course, consuming less carbs also means lowering the amount of insulin in your body. Less insulin; Less glucose and fat storage. That is why the keto diet has been so successful in helping people with diabetes. It adjusts the sugar level naturally.

The ratio of carbs, fat, and protein can vary. Many people allow themselves up to 50 grams of carbohydrates a day and still lose weight. On a stricter regime, the carb intake can be between 15 and 20 grams daily. The less carbs, the quicker the weight loss, but the diet is very flexible.

On the keto diet, you don‘t count calories. You count carbohydrates and adjust the intake of carbs vs. fat and protein. A typical keto diet will get 60 percent of its calories from fat, 15 to 25 percent of calories from protein, and 25 percent of calories from carbohydrates. The only limitation on the diet is sugar, which you need to avoid.

The Keto diet is not a fad. Many scientific studies have shown the benefits and healing effects of ketosis. Discuss the Keto diet with your doctor if you are interested in consuming less sugar, losing weight, or as preventive measures against vulnerable health problems.