I eat way more than that and am regularly in stink-etosis :happy:
Check out my diary, I've been in large Ketosis all week.

Is it my exercise my Fast-5 that that lets it happen even though I'm typically 40g net carbs? Don't know but it works for me.

Can you be in ketosis eating more than 20 carbs? I find that I am starving by after dinner. I am a vegetarian and eating tofu everyday is seriously making me want to gag. I've tried it and find it somewhat difficult to maintain because I am hating all the tofu I eat to get my protein. Any ideas or thoughts would be helpful.

Would you be open to protein supplements from vegetable sources?? Something like Sun Warrior would definitely taste better than tofu and help you get your minimums.

i beleive its around 50 g carbs you stay in ketosis


have you ever tried quest bars? theyre high protein and fiber and the originals donnot have sugar alcohols
theyre about 4 g carbs per bar
flaxseed/ flaxseedmeal is a great lowcarb item you can make crackers, muffins, and bread with it.
unsweetened almond milk is great protein and 0 carb
sf jello
shiratake noodles?
do you eat dairy?
theres always cheese, eggs,
protein powder mixed w pb
nuts
edemame is low carb
i definately give you props for doing this vegetarian!!
lfeel free to add me

I personally can have about 75 carbs and stay in ketosis IF, I walk and put up a sweat for about 45 minutes to an hour. Where I live, its mostly hilly and I do not walk fast at all but I move at a slow pace but even a slow pace up a hill has me sweating. So if I walk for about 45 minutes then I can stay in ketosis with 75 carbs.

But everybody is different, my husband on the other hand, was never going into ketosis even with 10 carbs and exercise.

Yes I can eat up to 70 and stay in

I usually eat between 30g and 40g of carbs a day at the moment and seem to be staying in ketosis most of the time. I'm not a huge fan of ketosis as I can't seem to shake the slight nausea, and I'm not sleeping much, but meh. To be honest I wasn't expecting to be be in ketosis on 40g carbs, but had all the familiar signs, so I checked a ketostix (why do I have these?!) out of curiosity, and was well into purple.

Carbs should be under 50 typically (assuming you have insulin resistance), and possibly under 25% if you are severely insulin resistant. Read the following books (Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Peformance, Why we get fat) and consider meeting with a doctor (all diets should be done under a physician if you have any medical issues).

Sounds like you need to up your sodium intake, when you are in ketosis, you need to increase sodium intake, as it functions differently in your body. However, being a woman, your weight swings should be guided by hormones in addition to ketosis. Therefore you can't reliably trust the scale. If you are in ketosis, you don't need to exercise to lose weight, but it could help you by releasing endorphins.

you need to make sure your fat levels are 70 (lowest) - 85% of your caloric intake (recommended by Dr. Phinney - Art of Low Carbohydrate Performance). It is usually tough to get enough protein .6grams-1.5grams of lean body muscle, as a vegetarian. Good luck. Animal fats are typically better when doing ketosis, but kudo's to you.