In part one of this article, we went over how to choose keto-friendly snacks based on the net carb content of any snack or packaged food. If you missed it you can find that article here.

In this article, we will go one step further and introduce how to use your Personal Net Carb Limit. You'll learn:

In the past article, we go over steps two and three so below we will focus more on the first step on how and why you should use your Personal Net Carb Limit.

Your Personal Net Carb Limit is the number of carbs you can have at one time and stay in appetite reduction ketosis. It's best used to shop for snacks to eat between meals.

The infographic below shows how height can affect your Personal Net Carb Limit.

Depending on your ketone metabolism, height and other factors your Personal Net Carb Limit will change. Finding this limit on your own can be difficult. It usually requires a lot of testing of your blood glucose and ketone responses to different foods.

This is why the Ketosource team has built a Personal Net Carb Limit Calculator for you to use. If you haven't already follow the link to find out what your Personal Net Carb Limit is.

Calculate your net carbs by checking the nutritional information table usually located on the back of your snack or food item.

Remember before checking your net carbs you should also check for Hidden net carbs. You can find more on that here.

If you need a reminder or need to learn how to calculate net carbs head here. You'll get a detailed explanation of how to calculate your net carbs.

Using the example from the last article, let's quickly go over how to evaluate your snack using the Personal Net Carb Limit.

Morgan has used the Personal Net Carb Limit Calculator and has found her Personal Net Carb Limit is actually 6.4g per day and not the 5.5g general limit. Evaluating her snacks again she finds:

Morgan now knows she can have two snacks a day before being at risk of coming out of ketosis. This is important as too many net carbs will lower circulating blood ketones below 0.5 mmol/l compromising fat loss results.

As you can see your Personal Net Carb Limit allows you to customise your keto lifestyle allowing you more control and greater sustainability. The more control you have the greater probability that you will stick with the diet and reach your fat loss goals.

Using and understanding your Personal Net Carb Limit is simple just remember:

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