S2E3: Aaron Day - Fine-Tuning Keto & Reintroducing Carbs on Keto

Aaron Day is an Accredited Nutritional Therapist, Dietary Supplements Advisor, Advanced Sports Exercise Nutritional Advisor, Clinical Weight Loss Practitioner, and the founder of FatForWeightLoss. He’s also a ketogenic food blogger, recipe developer, food photographer, and videographer who is passionate about making keto quick and simple. Aaron comes on the show to tackle topics like why someone would add carbs back in on their keto diet, how to do this without wrecking your hard work, ways to limit your blood sugar spikes, upping protein intake, and more. Here’s a peek at what Chris and Aaron get into in this episode: 00:00 Introduction to the Keto Answers podcast 00:29 Introduction on this episode’s guest, Aaron Day 02:05 Aaron’s story and how he went from developing software to becoming a nutritional therapist 05:27 What Aaron noticed when he changed his diet to low carb 10:00 The macronutrients Aaron first focused on and what he does now 15:30 What Aaron noticed when he upped his protein intake 20:14 Aaron answers whether he sets protein targets per lean body mass or as a percentage of total calories 26:18 Why would someone reintroduce carbs back into their diet?  36:07 What is the best way to reintroduce carbs back into your diet? 40:46 Does the order of how you eat macronutrients in a meal matter? 42:06 Strategies to limit blood sugar spikes 49:48 The importance of tracking your blood sugar and a simple trick if you don’t want to track your blood sugar with finger pricks 58:01 Aaron’s Mount Everest Strategy to reach weight loss and health goals 01:07:28 Has becoming a dad changed Aaron’s nutrition approach?   Resources mentioned in this episode: Aaron Day’s website Aaron Day’s Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channel