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Low carbers, i need your help

Lotte34
Lotte34 Posts: 429 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi Guys
As much as i am not trying to do a low carb diet i am currently half way through a three day detox diet which i have just noticed has an average of 50g of carbs a day.

If i keep this up will i get into ketosis or is 50g just too much?

Any advice or knowledge you can share is grately appreciated - please feel free to add me
Thanks

Lotte

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  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    You're not going to go into ketosis in a day and a half... Generally ketosis will start around 40g or less... But if you're not trying to do a low carb diet then I'm not really sure what your plan is

    Why the detox diet?
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    50g is probably too much for ketosis, though it is an individual thing.
  • Lotte34
    Lotte34 Posts: 429 Member
    Thats a shame, i was hoping i could gently slip into ketotsis and just keep it up. Thanks for your help
  • gogophers
    gogophers Posts: 190 Member
    Well it would depend on how much exercise you're doing/how active you are. Some people may be able to reach ketosis on 75g while others may have to stay under 25g.
  • Lotte34
    Lotte34 Posts: 429 Member
    Im not overly active but i only really get out of the office to walk so i probably only burn about an extra 200 cals a day (other than the weekend when i play rugby)
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    ketosis.jpg
  • sammniamii
    sammniamii Posts: 669 Member
    50 shouldn't do it, if you wonder if you are go pick up some test strips - they have them in drugstores and online. On my low days, I barely read "mild" on them so at 50 you should be fine. If you want to start it, try dipping lower. Good luck hun.
  • mrsejennings
    mrsejennings Posts: 97 Member
    What does that word mean!?
  • Lotte34
    Lotte34 Posts: 429 Member
    its the state your body gets into where it burns fat instead of calories
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    its the state your body gets into where it burns fat instead of calories

    Lol que?
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    its the state your body gets into where it burns fat instead of calories

    And then the calories turn into rainbow colored farts. Fact. You can not argue with science.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    its the state your body gets into where it burns fat instead of calories
    And then the calories turn into rainbow colored farts. Fact. You can not argue with science.
    No, no, no. It's when you begin to loose fat via your urine. It comes out looking like chicken fat.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    its the state your body gets into where it burns fat instead of calories
    And then the calories turn into rainbow colored farts. Fact. You can not argue with science.
    No, no, no. It's when you begin to loose fat via your urine. It comes out looking like chicken fat.

    i like to use it as stock for my swedish meatballs.
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
    its the state your body gets into where it burns fat instead of calories

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