Hi everyone,
It’s basically in the title.
I’ve been in around 3.0 ketosis for the past few months (I am on keto for epilepsy) but haven’t experienced the increased alertness and energy from it.
I should say that despite not losing it for weight loss, I have lost fat and muscle so right now I am slightly “underweight”. So, I am supposed to be increasing body fat and muscle.
Thanks
First thing that springs to mind for me is are you getting enough calories? If you’re underweight I suspect you’ll start to feel better if you up your intake - try a few feast days. Also, make sure you’re getting your electrolytes, low salt can cause brain fog.
Good luck, let us know how you get on. 
Agree with this entirely - try getting some more coconut oil and butter into your diet. I think you need feeding up.
I find that extra protein helps me keep weight on and it should help you maintain or gain muscle. I have a colleague whose son is keto for seizure control and I as far as I know she allows him unlimited protein and loads of fat.
Aye - but if you’re doing Keto to curb epilepsy, you’ve got to curb protein too - it has to be quite deeply ketogenic to be effective I think.
Hey, Valerie…sorry to hear about the lack of energy…as others have stated, the first few things to look at are calories and electrolytes. One aspect of the diet I would re-stress, especially if you are starting out with keto and your body fat %'age is on the low side (perhaps below 25%), is that you really have to up your fat consumption (if you think you are eating enough fat, you probably aren’t). If you are NOT consuming enough fat calories and you are in ketosis, you COULD be eating a calorie restricted diet and there are many studies that show that your hormones and mood will be “unhappy” in this state. If you don’t have enough body fat to make up your total calories, then you have to make it up with “plate” fat.
If you have that covered and are still struggling, replay back…next you could experiment with mitochondrial nutrients and supplements…B vitamins, CoQ10, NAD supplements. I got the most noticeable boost in energy with a b-complex and CoQ10.
Thanks everyone for the feedback! Helpful and encouraging. My BFP is 20% so I may have to gain some (though I hear there are athletes who function on lower. I’ve never understood those standards. I’m nowhere near a bodybuilder though). How have you determined how many electrolytes and salt you need for your unique bodies?
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How have you determined how many electrolytes and salt you need for your unique bodies?
[/quote] I think this will be trial and error.
I can recommend eating plenty of good dark chocolate - and if you can get some raw cacao powder, that’s a nutritional powerhouse. And hey - who doesn’t like chocolate?
But if in doubt, have some more salt - and it’s worth finding some good pink salt and trying to get some seaweed into your diet. They’ll all help.
Also, magnesium oil is a great way of upping your magnesium, without having to eat anything. You can make your own very easily so it doesn’t have to be expensive.
As for the salt, I heard on a podcast yesterday that for salt, putting some directly on your tongue is the best way to get that extra salt in. If you just put some in your water, your body does not utilize it as easily. This advice was given by Megan Ramos and she said just a 1/4 tsp directly on your tongue works great. Once its dissolved you can drink some water.