20hr/day fasts but with less fat for a week and still not in Ketosis. Arrgh!

[lfod14]

lyposis

The breakdown of stored fat for energy

[Ajax]

Yes, her web page is pretty wild looking. Only the first part is barney purple - part 2 and 3 are ‘normal’. Her commentary is good though.

[4dml]

But that’s what I have been doing. I have been doing water fast for almost 19hrs a day and still my ketone counts show really low. I guess having the half and half 200ml which approximately is about 7-8 gm of carbs and sugar was throwing me off? Does it sound like something that can happen?

The identifying characteristic of insulin resistance is an elevation of blood glucose for a prolonged period of time. If my glucose rises to 120 (ie. from eating sweet potatoes pie ) , it will take a couple of days fasting to get down to 65. In insulin sensitive people, it will rise then fall rapidly. My 5 year old niece gets in ketosis after not eating for a few hours.

No one can tell you if half & half is spiking your glucose. The only way to know is to test yourself. Tracking glucose is a better indicator of energy status than ketones, because it is more sensitive. In my experience it’s also better correlated with weight loss.

[240lbfatloss]

Lipolysis is the burning of fat for energy. Ketosis is only one aspect, the one which happens to be measurable, which is why people obsess over it.