“People assume you have to eat clean 24/7 with alcohol, fast food and processed ingredients completely cut from the diet to lose weight,” says Stephanie Laska, author of Dirty Lazy Keto.

“People assume you have to eat clean 24/7 with alcohol, fast food and processed ingredients completely cut from the diet to lose weight,” says Stephanie Laska, author of Dirty Lazy Keto.

“Aim for 20 to 50 net carbs per day,” suggests Stephanie Laska, author of Dirty, Lazy, Keto and Extra Easy Keto. Then when you feel ready, simply eyeball portions and keep a rough tally of carbs.

The traditional keto diet promotes strict adherence to eating high amounts of fat, moderate amounts of protein, and very low carbs. An alternative "lazy keto" eating pattern may be a more ...

On a 2,000 calorie diet, example, it would be 25 to 50 grams of carbs per day. Carbs on the keto diet are typically counted as net carbs, so total carb grams minus the grams of fiber in a serving.

3. 'Lazy keto' is not the same as 'dirty keto.' "Lazy [keto] means you’re taking the easy approach to the counting of macros," said Blatner.

1. Lazy keto dieters start by setting a daily carb limit. Based on the rules of the keto diet, the total number of carbohydrate grams per day should be 5 to 10% of your calories, according to Blatner.