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Coffee is water so pure oils will never mix with it. You need to add an emulsifier along with the coconut oil if you want it to truly mix. However, finding a "clean eating" emulsifier isn't easy. I heard a podcast recently where the guest (Dr. Tommy Woods) said that he blends an egg yolk (pasture raised of course) with MCT…
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I've read two angles here: 1. Exogenous ketones can help rapidly blow through "keto flu" by going from 0 to whatever your stable level is more quickly. Theory being that the "in-between" levels are what make you feel like crap. I think this has more to do with the brain than anything else. 2. Athletes. Particularly…
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I'd love to find the resource you describe here, but I don't know where it is. Without it, my approach has been to supplement electrolytes (salt-tabs... I'm an endurance athlete), take a robust daily multi-vitamin, and try to keep my LCHF food intake as diverse and variable as possible. For example, if ate fish yesterday…
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Interesting. I didn't realize it was all electrolyte imbalance based. I just figured your brain went a bit silly when it switched from glucose as primary fuel to ketones as primary fuel. Good to know. I think I've experienced some strange muscle soreness as well (I'm a distance runner) due to electrolyte issues. Ramping up…
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Agree with last post. Everyone is different and it likely depends on a host of variables including but not limited to: age and the degree to which one is carb conditioned/insulin resistant, gut microbiota, degree of keto adaptation, degree of current ketosis (0.3 vs. 3.0 probably makes a big difference), the types of carbs…
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Thanks! I'm diligent about electrolytes throughout the day, but will double down on them prior to workouts... especially if fasting. Will also lookup these references. Cheers,Nick
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Only fools are not open to suggestion! A beginner's mindset may be the single most important mental attitude for success. 1. Great add. I was thinking of only using pure MCT supplementation prior to shorter anaerobic workouts. Training quality is so important in breakthrough workouts that I don't want my energy source to…
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I'll update here for sure once I've got some data to share. In December, I found that during my first month of keto my training quality suffered (pace:hr) ratio decreased and HRV indicated a very heavy stress load. Not really a surprise considering I've abused my body for 40 years and likely driven my metabolism to…
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This is my first keto experience as an endurance athlete, so I can't help you with tips. I'm doing my own research though and my plan includes: 1. Base period (next 5 months). One month driving to optimal ketosis (1.5 to 3.0). 3 months experimenting with fueling for long runs... only fuel prior to runs, not during. Want to…
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LOL! So weird. It's gone now so maybe somebody fixed a bug?
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Here's the options that I use depending on what I have a taste for and what my calorie or macronutrient needs may be on any given morning. Also, I'm a heavy coffee drinker (except for when I'm working up for an important race during which I'll wean myself off so that caffeine actually impacts my race performance vs just…
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I'm in. On a journey to qualify for Boston at Chicago Marathon in October using fat for fuel. Had 4 weeks of solid ketosis from Thanksgiving to Christmas, then I punted for a week with two days of major binge in there. Back on the wagon as of December 31st and seeing my first detectable ketones this morning. Woot! Current:…
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Forums are not the place to get advice like this. It's a bunch of mostly uninformed opinions or anecdotes. I recommend instead asking on a forum for advice on which books to buy to get scientific perspective on whatever your question may be. I would direct you to two sources that I have found to be EXTREMELY informative on…
