Ketogenic diet anyone?

andrederosier

Been doing keto for almost a year now on the 25th. You don't need to do Atkin's or other promotional diets. You are either in ketosis or you are not. Your liver converts fatty acids into ketones which is used for energy. At first your liver doesn't know the exact amount so it will produce extra (darker purple on test strips). Keeping you carbs low will probably have your liver converting more fat to energy but shortly it adjusts and make appropriate use fatty acid. Sadly body will always adjust to conserve energy and same applies to ketosis.

Mainly I have stuck with it because I am Type 2 diabetic. Found out last year I had an A1C of 10.5 and of course always my high cholesterol. They put me on insulin right away and about every month dosage got lower and lower. After 5 months I was taken off insulin and glucose tests mainly in low 100s. I still have been able to stay steady under 100 for normal body so increasing exercise to see if that helps get it more normal. For at least a decade did wellness testing at job fairs and LDL was alway unknown because my triglycerides were 450+ every time. My diabetes manager wanted me to go to a lipid specialist after 2 months. Pretty sure she wanted to scare me out of eating 50-60g of saturated fat a day. To tell you the truth I was worried. Doctor gave me the speech of what I needed to be eating and where he thought my goals should be. Then got sent for a blood test and got results later that day. Triglycerides were still a bit high at 166 just short of my goal of <150. Total CHOL went from almost 300 to under 100. My LDL goal was 130 but doctor said I should be able to get it under 100 if I try because I'm pretty young. It came back at 22.

I have hit maintenance and a bit looser with carb intake but still stay in ketosis. I find 1 cheat meal still keeps me in ketosis when I use test strips to check. Unfortunately the glucose meter tells me the truth of that meal and keeps me accountable. I have been tested for lipids again recently and Tris are up to 180 and LDL went into the 60s. Total still under 100. Overall pretty happy turning into a meat and veggie eater. I try to use EVOO more than butter. Avocados are great fat source and love guac on taco salad (make own seasoning without the fillers). Almond/coconut flour works great as "breading" for chicken or mozzarella sticks. Many places serve burgers without buns so even going out is very doable and not ordering fries or soda saves lots of money. Good luck on your journey.