Part 1

All this to say the keto diet works. If you want to lose weight, try the keto diet. Like all things, it’s going to be a challenge, but the sacrifice of no longer eating long, chewy noodles combined with tangy, sweet, salty marinara sauce will be worth every second of agony when you finally see all the hard work and effort you put in;  all those extra pounds that once went to your stomach, now grinded away, those flabby arms, now toned and that once heavy feeling of insecurity that loomed over you, that never leaves your side like a shadow, has now vanished with this new bright ray of sunshine from your newfound confidence and self love. Unless you just want to lose a few pounds. In that case, get a gym membership, it’s easier. 

P2 

1. What is the keto diet?
2. Anecdote: Uncle tried the keto diet
3. How the Keto diet works
4. The effect of the diet
5. The side effects of the diet
6. Why do we have the need for self improvement

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I cut down on wordiness, restructured parts of the paragraph, removed the excess of questions. 

The Keto Diet sounds so cool right. I mean, only a sicko wouldn’t want to eat crispy bacon, that with every crunch creates a symphony as it crackles with every bite, for breakfast, even more salty, fatty dripping bacon, that instantly lifts your spirits, as if you were being lifted away by food angels  into a euphoric food coma, for lunch and mouth watering, juicy bacon once more for supper. Not many people that I know of would turn something like this down. The Keto diet seems like every foodies fantasy diet, but what are the effects it has on our body? The Keto diet actually has some nasty side effects. According to MensHealth.com, the risks associated with the Keto diet are bad breath, diarrhea, an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes and the Keto Flu, which affects 25% of people who try the Keto diet. Symptoms include vomiting, gastrointestinal distress, a lot of fatigue, and lethargy. However, in reality, it’s not even a flu and it tends to pass within a couple of days because your body just needs to make that transition into ketosis. Although it has its bad sides, and bad breath standing atop it all, the good outweighs the bad. After all, the Keto Diet is very popular for a reason.

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A man looks at himself in the mirror. He doesn’t see himself anymore. Instead, he sees a shadow of his former self, enveloped in a thick layer of fat. His muscles that were once as solid as a rock, are now rolls of flabby fat that jiggle with the slightest of movements. That man was my Uncle. Until one day, when he decided it was time to be the better version of himself, to start a diet and to lose weight. He, like most, wanted to be a better version of himself. He wanted self-improvement. And like most, he wanted it fast. I remember recently, my uncle told my family that he wanted to lose weight and that he’s trying this new diet trend called the ketogenic diet, or Keto diet for short . Most of us didn’t know what he was referring to, so he explained it to us. A few weeks later, we saw him again and he actually lost a noticeable amount of weight. We were all shocked to say the least. We all thought that fat makes you fat, but he just proved to us otherwise. Then my dad brought up an interesting question. How safe is the diet? This question got me wondering the same thing. At this point, I was curious as to know if it was actually healthy. I felt scared for my uncle because I didn’t want anything bad to happen to him. I wanted to learn more about Keto so that I wouldn’t fear it anymore, as well as about the scientific aspects behind the diet, about the ketogenic process. All this ignited my desire to explore the Keto diet even further. 

What’s with all this hype surrounding the Keto diet anyways? The answer is simple. It’s because it works. Not only does it work, it works well. If the Keto Diet only had one job, it would be the Bill Gates of what it does. That job is weight loss. When it comes to weight loss, “There is no question that ketosis does work in the short,” according to Men’s Health. The Keto Diet also has a lot of benefits such as it reduces seizures in children who suffer from epilepsy, reduced hunger and cravings and promotes the loss of water weight. At the same time though, it raises another question, why are so many people obsessed with the fastest ways to lose weight? The Keto Diet has the amazing ability to contribute to weight loss, but it’s just like every other fad diet. Before this came the Atkins diet, and before that came the Paleo Diet. Why are people in such a need to lose weight fast? People just want to be better, they want to improve, and they want to be happier with the person that looks back at them every time they look in a mirror. But at the same time why does this need to attain this perfect image we have of ourselves exist? And where does it stem from? It may be because people want to fit in with everyone else. Everyone wants to be the ideal slim and fit person that media, the same media that distributes these new fad diets, imposes on us.

Preiato, Daniel. “Does Keto Work for Weight Loss?” Healthline, Healthline Media, 13 Nov. 2019, www.healthline.com/nutrition/does-keto-work.

Matthews, Melissa, et al. “Thinking of Trying Keto? Here’s What to Know.” Men’s Health, 21 Oct. 2019, www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a19530409/ketogenic-ketosis-diet-for-beginners/.

Steiber, Mia, et al. “8 Fad Diets and How They Work: Finder Canada.” Finder CA, 14 Feb. 2020, www.finder.com/ca/best-fad-diets-weight-loss.

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What is the Keto Diet? The simple answer, it’s just a diet. And like any other diet, it has restrictions for what you can and can’t eat. What exactly is it though that you can no longer eat? The answer is actually surprising. It’s not to limit your fat intake, actually, it’s to increase it. Essentially, the keto diet reduces your carbohydrate intake, until the smell of your favourite baguette fresh out the bakery turns into a vague memory, and replacing it with fat, delicious, mouth watering, succulent fat. Your diet should consist of 60 to 80 percent of your calories coming from juicy and fatty foods, like everyone’s favourite breakfast crispy bacon, 20 percent coming from every muscle heads favourite thing, PROTEIN, and only a small 10 percent should come from carbs. This is all to achieve ketosis. Only when you reach ketosis is when you start to lose weight. But, what is ketosis? Ketosis is like a hybrid car. When it runs out of gas, it switches to electricity. When you reduce the amount of carbs you intake, your main energy source is gone, so your body utilizes your reserves of ketones instead, which are compounds the liver creates from fat when the blood is low on insulin.  

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Imagine you look at yourself in the mirror. You see all your flaws staring right back at you. Maybe you gained only a bit of weight and you’re not as skinny as you used to be, but you can’t ignore it. It commands your attention. Now you’re insecure. The more you try to ignore it, the more attention it begs for. You don’t want to look like this anymore.You start to think maybe there’s wrong with you.  You’ve had enough. You want change. You want better. You look at yourself in the mirror one more time. This time not with disgust, but with determination, determination to strive for change, to strive for better. That’s how you started your new diet, the keto diet. 

Sources:

Matthews, Melissa, et al. “Thinking of Trying Keto? Here’s What to Know.” Men’s Health, 21 Oct. 2019, www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a19530409/ketogenic-ketosis-diet-for-beginners/.

Campos, Marcelo. “Ketogenic Diet: Is the Ultimate Low-Carb Diet Good for You?” Harvard Health Blog, 30 July 2019, www.health.harvard.edu/blog/ketogenic-diet-is-the-ultimate-low-carb-diet-good-for-you-2017072712089.

“College students are lazy. They complain about how overworked they are, but it’s just because they’re unwilling to really work hard.”

1- Imagine you are trying to balance a stack of hardcover textbooks in one hand and a tray of food in the other, while on one leg. Tough isn’t it?

2- You would feel feelings of anxiety if you were put under high levels of stress from 6 plus classes.

What does stress feel like?

Stress feels like a heavy weight that envelops your entire body, comparable to carrying around an extra 15 pounds with you everywhere you go. Its always there and never leaves, until that thing causing you all that stress comes to an end. Every fibre in your body tenses up.

Stress?

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A caloric deficit is just simply when the calories you expend are less than the calories you eat, forcing your body to use up your energy reserves, otherwise known as everyone’s favourite thing to lose, fat.

The Chosen quote

1. Reserves

1a) The main definition for reserves is what I thought it meant: to refrain from using or disposing of (something); retain for future use. But it also has other meanings. A secondary and third possible meaning are funds in a bank account or a force or body of troops kept back from action to reinforce or protect others, or additional to the regular forces and available in an emergency. I feel like there are options that can rival my option such as storages.

That’s why Wagyu Kobe beef in Japan is so sought after and why market price is ridiculously high.

Bare-bone Sentence: Japanese Beef is expensive.

a. Japanese Beef is very expensive.

b. Japanese Wagyu Kobe Beef is expensive.

c. Wagyu Kobe Beef from Japan is very expensive.

d. Beef is Expensive

e. Expensive Beef

f. Expensive

g. Expensive Beef

h. Beef, Muscle, Cow

i. Japanese Beef is expensive because it is sought after.

j. Japanese Wagyu Kobe Beef is a very expensive meat

k. Japanese Beef is very expensive and desired by many because of its strong rich flavours.

l. Japanese Wagyu Kobe Beef is the most luxurious meat, that its demands for the price to be exorbitant.