Ketosis & Keto Adapted

(Linda Culbreth) #1

Curious, is being in ketosis the same thing as being keto adapted/fat adapted?

(John) #2

Nope, ketosis you are in when you haven’t eaten carbs for a while so your body finds an alternate source for fuel (fat). Your body will crave that easy energy in the form of glucose for weeks or months but at some point it finally gives up and starts running off of ketones instead.
The average brain seems to consume about 20% of your daily calories, so when it converts to getting a large percentage of that energy from ketones a lot of changes happen. Genes in skeletal muscles related to lipid metabolism also get a boost so your body becomes efficient at burning fat for most of its energy needs.

Once these changes happen you are considered fat adapted. Ketosis is required for adaptation, but it has to be sustained over a period of time while your body makes changes.

(Linda Culbreth) #3

Thanks. I have been doing LCHF with moderate protein since January, 2017. I am a type 2 on Januvia (less than one month on that Rx) & supplements. It has taken forever to just get into ketosis, but my fasting blood glucose levels are still visiting the other side of Pluto.

Dr. Adam Nally in his podcast with Jimmy Moore says it could take 18-24 months for things to heal up. I am frustrated at the high glucose numbers (this morning - 191, down by lunch to 175 - if you could really call that down!)) and not a whole lot of weight loss yet (13-15 pounds since January, 2017)

I am doing everything right as far as I can tell. I am doing only a small amount of protein, less than 20 total carbs , daily, and fat to satiety . Of recent days have developed leg muscle cramps and insomnia. Already taking Mg, K, Ca, and putting lots of pink salt in my water. I guess I just needed to whine a little - “Delay does not mean defeat!” - as quoted by Cecil Barham.

Whine, whine, whine!

(John) #4

Have you tried fasting? I hear it does wonders for people and trying it myself I seem to get better control of my hunger signals and helps bring down my BG.
Fat to satiety is big here, and understandable, but I think you can’t ignore caloric intake. I am not good at telling when I am truly hungry, before keto I would eat until I couldn’t any more, and be hungry an hour later. The few fasts I have been on helped me ‘remember’ what hunger really was and it really brings down the calories I eat in a day.

(Linda Culbreth) #5

John, after 18 hours fasting, my blood glucose shot up beyond 275 and I started shaking. I have tried it several times, same results.

I ate (lchf) and it dropped down about 100 points in 2 hours. From all I have researched, , there must be an enzyme or hormone that is not working correctly.