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b'Welcome to the new year, 2018! It is going to be a great year. \\xa0With the start of any new year, everyone is ready to eat better and lose weight. Since when did my fat jeans' become my regular jeans lol! \\xa0With the holiday festivities behind us, it is time to get back on track with our eating and get back into our skinny jeans! \\xa0\\n\\nOver the years there have been numerous diet' programs for weight loss. \\xa0As many of us know, diets are not sustainable, which is why we might lose 15 lbs but gain it back and more. \\xa0Or we lose a little weight only to plateau and feel like our efforts are fruitless. \\xa0\\n\\nOne approach that seems to have spanned the ages is, eat less, exercise more.' \\xa0We all have tried it once or many times, even though it always backfires on us. \\xa0People still keep trying to rein in their calories and exercise like crazy after the new year.\\xa0\\nReducing calories is not a good strategy for weight loss.\\xa0One of two things will happen when you cut calories: \\n\\nYou will lose weight initially, and then you will gain it back plus more. \\xa0Either by binging, because your body cannot take the starvation mode.' Or you eventually begin to eat like a normal human. \\xa0The intake of normal eating' is too much for your already starved body that the weight come back. \\xa0The rebound weight gain is inevitable. \\xa0\\nYou initially lose 8-15 lbs, making you super encouraged. \\xa0However, after that initial weight loss, it stops. \\xa0You frustratingly stop losing weight no matter how little you eat or how much more you exercise. \\n\\nA few things that reducing calories can do to you: \\n\\nCaloric restriction will lower your thyroid function. If your body thinks it is starving, your thyroid function will drop, which will reduce your metabolism.\\u2019 Lower thyroid function can also cause hair loss, dry skin, and fatigue. \\xa0Cutting calories can also force your body to break down muscle tissue, further lowering your metabolism.\\nCaloric restriction will also Increase cravings for carbs and sugar. There are many hormonal and neurotransmitter changes that occur when you drop your calories. Specifically, a neurotransmitter called Neuropeptide-Y will increase, which makes you want to eat sugar and processed refined carbohydrates.\\nCaloric restriction stresses the adrenal glands. Reducing calories will cause cortisol to rise. \\xa0Elevated cortisol will also break down muscle tissue. Breaking down muscle tissue will raise your blood sugar, which in turn causes your insulin to increase. Insulin will take the blood sugar from the breakdown of muscle and cause you to store fat around your midsection. Essentially, you are trading muscle for fat. \\n\\nThe Ketogenic Diet has been around for decades but is currently trendy for weight loss and overall health. \\xa0There are many opinions regarding its viability as a dietary strategy. \\xa0It is a low carbohydrate diet, but there are many more aspects to it. \\xa0A Ketogenic Diet is much better than just reducing your calories for weight loss. \\xa0\\n\\nWhat is Ketosis?\\nWhen we eat carbohydrates, our bodies run by a process called, Glycolysis. This is the process of burning glucose/sugar is our primary fuel source for energy. \\xa0When we dr'