Ketogenesis? Thoughts? Day 9

(Amber Davidson) #1

I like to fast most of the day. First meal around earliest 3, go til 5,6, or 7 even later pretty easily. I have been doing this for years.

Getting super hungry after first meal. Might look like meatloaf (no added carbs other than salsa) with brussel sprouts and spinach with butter, evoo, coconut oil and ACV… which I drink the leavings of, yum.

In an hour looking for cheese, salami… Finally I had way too much pepitos last night…

This seems normal from what I’ve read so far, because I have been calorie restricting? More fat right??? Will 3/4 cup of pepitos ruin keto? Am I surely in it? Metal taste, thirsty, Ugh.

My goals according to some website calculator are
18 carbs
114 fat
82 protein
I have averaged over 8 days: 1191 cal and 16 carbs

Would like to lose 10 lbs. 5’6 135 lifting pretty regularly have gained muscle over the past couple weeks. Not worried about scale #'s, don’t even own one.
Thoughts from experience?

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #2

If your meals aren’t satisfying your hunger, eat more fat. If your body needs more energy than you give it, it responds by lowering your metabolic rate and hanging on to its fat store, whereas if it’s satisfied, it will be able to burn any excess fat it may have. The only macronutrient you really need to worry about is carbohydrate, the idea behind to keep your consumption low enough to minimize insulin levels in your bloodstream, so that you can become fat-adapted. If you then eat fat to satiety, your body will tell you when you’ve given it enough food.

(Amber Davidson) #3

Thank you. makes sense. It was a couple of days of that hangry… Could be my brain emotions saying in last ditch effort…“oh hell’s no, bring me some sugar!”

650ish calories 2 days ago then lunch of meat crushed tomato sauce and kelp noodles, eggs, extra butter and bacon.
Felt satisfied rest of evening. Just had bacon midnight snack.
Not hangry at all, seems like it’s passed now! Whoo hoo!

Cutting out dairy and cured cold cuts for a bit to see what happens. Might be causing me some inflammation. Psoriasis is acting up.