Cheating on Alizonne

Hi all,
          Thought I'd share some thoughts on cheating.

Lets face it Alizonne is a pretty restrictive diet, existing solely on flavored powder plus a bit of veg is hard, especially in social or business situations. So IF you have decided that you absolutely must cheat, there are some ways of doing it without really screwing yourself over.

I think the best way to cheat on Alizonne is to have a day at 1 phase below you current level. e.g. if you are on phase 1, have a phase 2 day.

This means that you gain some extra freedom to eat some of the things you are missing but aren't going to drop out of ketosis like you would by say eating 2 king size snickers.
I'll admit to doing this a couple of times when times got tough (phase slip I mean, not the snickers!)

The next best way to cheat is to have more protein from any source. Your choice but the leaner the better. Oh and I mean good quality meat so not a cheap burger or turkey twizzler. Those things are poison, plus are loaded with carbs. Again the goal here is to relax the calories and fat restrictions slightly to remain in Ketosis, albeit at a reduced calorific deficit.

So on to the cheats you should absolutely avoid and this is simple to sum up, Carbs!. Anything with a lot of carbohydrate will instantly remove you from Ketosis. My understanding of the biology here is limited but I believe this diet works by creating a very low baseline level on insulin. That means your body effectively switches to fat as it's fuel rather than carbs. Introducing carbs instantly creates an insulin spike which stops the fat burning process. Apparently it takes 3 days without carbs to switch back so it's costing you 3 days of potential weight loss, Alizonne food and therapy costs.

Cheating ain't cheap

I hope that this has been helpful for those of you that occasionally need to bend the rules to keep on course (I know I am one of them). I think the real secret here is always to remain in control, If you are going to cheat, fine, just make sure you still keep control of your portions and what you eat and it shouldn't rock the boat too badly.

Good luck!