The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever

by Mark Sisson

Don’t get too worked up over hitting your targets at every single meal, just use the information presented to get a good basic education in the macronutrient contributions of common primal/paleo/ancestral foods, and get into the rhythm of pairing sensible servings of foods that are mostly carb or protein with plenty of nutritious natural fats from clean animal sources or high-fat plants like avocado, coconut, and olive, and their oils.

We’ll discuss supplements further in the Appendix.

You can certainly eat intuitively and enjoy fat loss as a natural by-product of metabolic flexibility, but at least you will understand what’s happening on a metabolic level when you notice your clothes fitting ever more loosely over time.

if you want to live a long time and get a gold star from Dr. Attia for optimally low insulin production, your average daily carbohydrate intake will range between 20 and 150 grams for the rest of your life, while your average daily protein intake will be in the neighborhood of 0.7 grams per pound of lean mass,

ANNUAL KETOSIS: This might be my most enthusiastic blanket recommendation for everyone.

21-DAY METABOLISM RESET PLUS NUTRITIONAL KETOSIS: If you or someone you love has really fallen off the wagon and is back in the carbohydrate-dependency camp, the best strategy is to repeat the 21-Day Metabolism Reset, then enter a 3- to 6-week keto phase.

Hence, getting into ketosis is not an obsession for me but, rather, a natural by-product of an ancestral-style eating pattern—especially a near-complete and permanent restriction of grains, sugars, and refined vegetable oils.

when I’m vacationing in Italy and facing an evening of wine, pasta dishes, and gelato, I realize that I’ll get forcefully spun out of ketosis after a few bites, that my sensitive gut will take a hit (gas, bloating, etc.), and that I’ll suffer a mild inflammatory/immune suppressing reaction such as a fluttery heartbeat, mild headache, or mildly increased joint stiffness upon awakening. This awareness has me most often making sensible restaurant choices outside of the grain/sugar category, or consuming very moderate amounts when I do choose to indulge.