I'm trying it this week. I'm shooting for between 30&50 grams. I don't know how it will turn out. I have to try. I've been having some crazy hormonal issues lately and I think keto will help my body balance itself again. The past week has been awful. It must get better.

just give it a shot. Worst case scenario you have a little lag in energy. That's easy to fix. Add more carbs. Check out the carbohydrate curve on marks daily apple. It will give you a good idea of what level your carbs should be in order to be in ketosis, weight loss, or maintenance. It is not going to be the same for everyone. One thing I though was intetesting when i first found it was that I had always assumed keto was a must for fat burning. His blog eplained it a little better. Some people lose well in keto, but apparently it is not a must for low carb. Interesting. I belive atkins aims for keto. I don't know. I am just trying to fix my mirena crash symptoms after having it removed a few weeks ago. My hormones are just crazy and I have been doing some research and thought keto might help level my issues out a bit.

here's the link
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-primal-carbohydrate-continuum/#axzz2PEZJcC8o

I aim for primal/keto - my carbs are set for 38g max (I usually have less than that), I don't bother with net carbs.

Have found this is really the best way for me to easily lose this weight without being hungry all the time. I feel great, the weight is moving steadily downward and I seem to have lost my obsession with what to have for my next meal. Food is merely fuel now.

Try to keep the fat up high and the protein moderate as excess protein will convert to glucose. A lot of people recommend it as a way to kickstart weightloss but maybe try reducing your carbs a little at a time to see at what level you start to go in to ketosis or start to lose energy. I'm finding I have more energy than ever and have lost the foggy head.
Mileage may vary but this is what is working for me right now.

I don't know if this will help but I will share anyhow...

Restarted low carb in January. Daily net carb was 50-70 and 12-1300 cals. I ate a typical LC diet. I worked out about 3-4 times at the gym. Keytone strip averages trace to small and I was always hydrated.

Now day 5 of a primal approach...net carbs are still around 50 if I remember right. Cals are about 1300 w/o counting my daily 2-3T coconut oil. Workout will still be the same...keytone is NOW reading average of large. This just proves, what all the crap I was calling food was messing with my body. Sorry for my subtle burst of excitement

My question is...do I really want large ketones. Maybe adding in some extra fruits might be in order...hmmm Because I am really having a cognitive problem right now, can't get the words out. I am thinking in pictures and the word is missing...maybe I am Paleo...sorry bad joke...cave draws and simple language

I started on Atkins and sort of naturally gravitated to a more primal/paleo approach in that I don't intend on adding grains back, and I only buy grass fed, pastured meat etc. I'm sort of in this in between stage where I'm still willing to eat SF jello the odd time, I consume dairy, but won't by supermarket meat LOL. I am ketogenic, feeling great and just taking it all one day at a time while I learn more. Friend me if you want

If you check my diary, you'd see I am in no way keto. But I do have a question.

Why kind of ketogenic type diet are you referring to? The Atkins "keep carbs low all the time" version or the bodybuilding "low carbs for the week, minimum fat carb refeed on weekends" method? Tbh, I'd only ever do the latter (if I ever did any kind of keto) because, well, it seems interesting.