S1E16: Tara Garrison - When to Bring More Carbs Back In on Keto

Tara Garrison is the founder of a luxury health coaching experience for high performers, called Higher, she’s the creator of the Keto In and Out program, she’s the host of the Inside Out health podcast and co-host of The Kickass Life podcast, and she’s in the process of launching her book, Short-Term Keto. She’s also an avid weightlifter, mom of four, Boston marathoner, and nature lover who teaches people how to do keto, but not forever.

Tara comes on the show to discuss who a keto diet is right for, how to know if it’s time to transition out of keto, how to do that, when to introduce more carbs back in, and how your mindset affects your health outcomes and what you can do about it.

Here’s a peek at what Tara and Chris chat about in this episode:

00:00 Introduction to the podcast

00:29 Introduction to this episode’s guest Tara Garrison  

01:50 How Chris and Tara crossed paths

03:04 Tara’s keto journey and how long you should do keto for

10:10 How Tara helps clients who need to lose 50 pounds or more

17:40 How can you tell if it’s time to bring more carbs back in?

20:25 The carb sources Tara recommends to her clients

28:12 What the transition from keto to including more carbs back in looks like

36:26 How to adjust carbs to reach the perfect upper limit for your body

39:08 How to psychologically adjust to adding more carbs back into your diet

52:39 The importance of celebrating your hard work and wins of all sizes

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Tara Garrison’s website

Tara Garrison’s Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channel

Tara’s book, Short-Term Keto

The Biology of Belief, by Bruce Lipton

Self-Compassion, by Dr. Kristin Neff

Tiny Habits, by BJ Fogg