Lower your calories. You're eating above your maintenance level.

I would try eating around 1500 calories per day for a week and see if that does it. If you are still not measuring higher, you may want to consider a Fat Fast. Dr. Atkins recommended the Fat Fast for those that were resistant getting into ketosis. A Fat Fast is eating 90% Fat for 3-5 days, while limiting consumption to 1000 calories per day.

You're already close to those levels with the fat levels. But your calories are too high.

Also - increase your water. Consider at least (12) 8 oz glasses per day.

If you really want to see results, add in some high intensity exercise to burn off any glycogen in your body.

I noticed two things in your food diary that is contrary to what I do to stay in ketosis. Let my highlight the fact that this is what works for me, so I'm happy to share, in case you find the info useful too.

1). I see you exceeding 25 grams carbs. The strategy I use is to be below it. Also, not being able to see your fiber prevented me from calculating net carbs. I stay below 25 net carbs.
2) I do not eat a meal or snack without the prominent calories coming from fat. For example, today I see you had chicken breast all by itself. That's mostly all protein. I keep my body constantly fed with fatty meals. So for non fatty foods, I would mix in melted butter or olive oil or mayo, etc

Not sure if this helps. Good luck sweetheart.

It's also important to remember that it doesn't matter how deep into ketosis you are. if you're in ketosis you are in ketosis. being in trace is just as good as being in the dark purple zone (in fact it's probably better because it means you're fully hydrated)

While true for ketostix, this isn't true with the blood ketone tester. 0.5 is considered the threshhold for ketosis. Ketostix measure AcAc. Blood Ketone Testers measure B-OHB. B-OHB is the ketone that can be used by the brain and muscles. As you become keto-adapted, your production of AcAc reduces, and B-OHB increases, and it becomes the primary source of energy for the brain. This is why some people stop getting readings completely with ketostix when doing keto longer term.

Most of the published info focuses of ketosis for the individual in a caloric deficit. That's not the case here however. She has been in a calorie surplus (previous post identified that she was eating 2600 calories; dropped to 2400 calories; now targeting 2000 calories). I don't find much info out there on B-OHB and AcAc levels for someone in a calorie surplus for long term. B-OHB should be increasing based on her fat levels, but they are still low. My theory is that the calorie surplus may be impacting the transition to nutritional ketosis / keto adaptation.

One other thought. You may want to google your brand of keto tester to see if there is any info on the internet about it. I know Jimmy Moore used two different testers, and found one to be much better than the other. Maybe there's a calibration / accuracy issue.

Have you considered adding more roughage to your diet? I.e. leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables, etc? 2 big cups of mixed greens is only 1-2 net carbs and add in a fat/oil based dressing and whatever else, it's filling. Loaded mashed cauliflower is another good one. They are high volume foods in your stomach.

MCT oil and coconut oil are great too, obviously for fat content but also ketone production.

It seems like you are eating fat to get to your Grams of Fat goal on your macros.

Make a calorie goal of 1500cal and make sure that 65 - 70% of those calories are from fat.

You are exclusively eating meat and fat. Put your protein and fat through a huge salad... dip celery and carrot sticks into cheese.. you need to add things that give you alot of bang for your buck to accompany your fats.

You could literally eat half a tub of cream cheese with a bunch of celery throughout the day for less than the calorific value of your first snack.

Keto is not just a license to eat fat all the time.. you still need to have nutrients from fresh vegetables in your diet.

Additionally,, have you tried drinking a huge amount of water before you snack? alot of the time your body can confuse being thirsty with hungry.

these are great suggestions.

If your appetite continues to be like this, you may also want to discuss with your doctor. Increased appetite could be a symptom of another issue.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003134.htm

It seems like you are eating fat to get to your Grams of Fat goal on your macros.

Make a calorie goal of 1500cal and make sure that 65 - 70% of those calories are from fat.

You are exclusively eating meat and fat. Put your protein and fat through a huge salad... dip celery and carrot sticks into cheese.. you need to add things that give you alot of bang for your buck to accompany your fats.

You could literally eat half a tub of cream cheese with a bunch of celery throughout the day for less than the calorific value of your first snack.

Keto is not just a license to eat fat all the time.. you still need to have nutrients from fresh vegetables in your diet.

Additionally,, have you tried drinking a huge amount of water before you snack? alot of the time your body can confuse being thirsty with hungry.

these are great suggestions.

If your appetite continues to be like this, you may also want to discuss with your doctor. Increased appetite could be a symptom of another issue.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003134.htm

Killer posts! I surely can work with these info's as well!