The Keto diet
I am on my third day of this plan. My ratios haven’t been perfect, having a hard time bringing my carbs down to 5%, but they haven’t been higher then 10%.
My fats are around 58% to 60% while my carbs are around 30 to 33% something like that… lol. I did find that today, third day…I am showing traces of Ketosis. Good news, but I think that if I could have dropped my carbs further down, I would be in better shape.
I am not hungry, which is good. Though I did experience some groutchiness at work last night. lol. I haven’t been drinking at work either and the protein bars, cheese sticks, nuts and rtds are helping me eat every three hours while at work. Good news since I am not starving for 8 hours now.
Well can’t really expect much since its only my third day. Haven’t noticed any lag in my workouts. I actually feel very good and energized while at the gym. Although I am sure that might all change when I am actually in ketosis.
I am nervous about eating so much fat, goes comepletely against anything I have ever learned and I really don’t want to get bigger.
I do find that its easier to keep my caloric intake down, and I have lost a pound since I first joined bodyspace. I guess it’s healthy that I lost only one pound this week, but you know how it is…I want to be a slave to the damned scale!!
I went out and bought body fat clippers today so hopefully I can get a much better idea of my body composition. Hope I do this right. Wish me luck.
P.s thanks for all the comments and input. I greatly appreciate it!
February 8, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Don’t stress over the fat, girl. Just keep it healthy fats: flax oil, salmon, avocados, small amounts of nuts, olive oil, that kind of stuff. Eat greens, eat protein and drink a ton of water. The rest will sort itself out. Are you doing the CKD or something else?
PS the scale will trick you on keto. But if you keep it up, you’ll notice a nice big water weight drop in a week or so.