When you starve your body of bad carbs (sugar, bread, pasta, potatoes, cereals, rice, etc.) your body switches from using Glucose as its primary fuel, to burning fat for its fuel. Ketosis. If you don't overdo it on eating fats, your body will burn its stored fat for fuel. I lost 65 pounds in 6 months eating this way, with not a whole lot of exercise. When in Ketosis, your thinking is more clear, and energy is through the roof. It's perfectly safe, and not to be confused with Ketoacidosis, which is a dangerous condition affecting diabetics.
I have never heard of fat adapted. What is this?
When you starve your body of bad carbs (sugar, bread, pasta, potatoes, cereals, rice, etc.) your body switches from using Glucose as its primary fuel, to burning fat for its fuel. Ketosis. If you don't overdo it on eating fats, your body will burn its stored fat for fuel. I lost 65 pounds in 6 months eating this way, with not a whole lot of exercise. When in Ketosis, your thinking is more clear, and energy is through the roof. It's perfectly safe, and not to be confused with Ketoacidosis, which is a dangerous condition affecting diabetics.
When your body uses fat as it’s primary energy source (ATP) instead of carbohydrates.