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Thank you bump! :smile:

I've had constant 0.5-0.6 nutritional ketosis blood ketone ratings as high as 100 net carbs. Being upfront: This only happens if my exercise level is intense enough (90 minutes of exercise) that my muscles are grabbing the fuel so timing is key. With just regular exercise levels (30-60 minutes daily) 40-60 net carbs gets…

When your doctor tells you for the first time in 25+ years that you are normal blood work wise and keep doing whatever you are doing and he will see you in 6 months instead of the normal 3. B) When family starts doing video chats to learn how to keto. When you can exercise for 2 hours and not really get tired. When you…

My doctor just says keep doing what you are doing, the blood work, fat loss and muscle development proves what you are doing is right for your body. The standards of practice are an issue for doctors in the U.S. since it can open them up to all kind of liability if something goes wrong. It's why not many can acknowledge…

Ghrelin and Leptin doing their thing. It's pretty amazing once fat adapted and the addiction to sugar ends.

With @tcunbeliever on this one. Use them for energy. Carbs aren't an enemy until you take them in to the point of excess beyond your energy/activity needs then the trouble starts. Consume what you need to fuel your muscles and life and avoid the conversion to body fat.

Play the long game more than anything and understand there are potholes on the road to health. When you fall in one, learn from it, dust yourself off and get back at it as soon as possible. Understand that you are going to have a lot of 0.3, 0.7, 0.5 type losses along with lots and lots of stalls and even some gains here…

You are burning through a lot of fuel running 2-4 miles a day for your height/weight. You need more protein and calories but you have to determine what you want to do. Listen to your body but it may be yelling at you soon. Last thing you want is the body to freak out and start tearing down muscle to survive.

15% protein is pretty low with your low calorie levels if you are active in any way. What is your current weight and activity level? You may want to look into an RMR test to get some baseline numbers of what your true calorie needs are and work from there.

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That is great news. If you have access to a .edu account its even 25% cheaper than the $79. It could be worth following their facebook page as well for your local place. A lot of times they offer 2 for 1 as flash sales at Dexafit. That would let you get both your RMR and Dexascan done for cheap and have some real data to…

I know you have been battling the home scale for a while and it isn't playing fair with you. :( Do you have any chance of visiting a Dexafit (www.dexafit.com) type facility to do an RMR test? That would take pretty much all the guessing out of it. Some people have extremely slow metabolisms and it will be harder to lose…

The information I see out there around keto leaves me shaking my head a lot. People will do what they want but I've never understood the regular use of fat bombs and things like bullet proof coffee. I have a fat bomb: It's on my body ready to be used in body fat through IF and limiting fat intake a few times a week once…

Has great data. Just follow the requirements for it like fasting etc to get the best reading. Have one scheduled for next Sunday myself.

Dexascan / Fit3D: Numbers don't lie when you have the deep data :smiley:

@bugga814 Add a chicken breast and you would be in decent shape for the day.

I had a bit of fluctuations initially when the sodium/electrolytes were a bit out of wack but nothing to the level of what you describe above. I tend not to play around with heart stuff and for safety its always worth a doctor check if it gets uncomfortable. If you went from a very high carb diet straight to keto the body…

You indicated that you workout 30 minutes a day. You could easily be replacing fat mass with lean mass. This is where the home scale is not a good guide. If you lose a pound of fat and gain a pound of lean mass that is a big 0 on the scale but it cannot hide in clothing that magically starts fitting regardless of what the…

I get that when 1. I don't sleep enough with keto 2. Electrolytes are out of wack due to any number of reasons. A good night of sleep and 2 bottles of Powerade Zero and Im usually good the next morning. Are you getting the right amount of calories in? Especially enough protein?

Thanks for posting. Good stuff.

Macros look great for keto. Feel free to look at my food log. The last few days had a fast and carb up so may want to jump back to February where I did strict keto. I'm fairly repetitive but do all kind of things with chicken and cauliflower.

My take after reading a nutritional science course chapter on this: Not enough protein intake --> Doing ill timed IF ---> Body in starvation mode ---> Protein starts breaking down muscles to fuel the body energy needs ---> Limited protein left for essential body functions which can mess with hair, nails, skin on and on.…

Not big on the home scale due to it's lack of information but that is the numbers nerd in me. A Fit3D once a month and a quarterly Dexascan gives me what I need. Tight clothing that starts fitting helps as well.

I do coffee/tea and can get away with 1-2 servings of whole earth monk fruit/stevia without any issue during a fast. Not so much with Aspartame.

@britney24263 Play the long game and don't chase quick results. There are going to be lots of 0.2, 0.6, 0.9 type losses but while day to day they look small when added up over the course of a year it becomes a very big number. Fasting for 16-36 hours after becoming fat adapted (2 months of strict keto) can really move body…

Lots of test that can be done to check the heart out if there are any concerns with the cholesterol vs. just starting a statin. My LDL/Triglycerides are always spot on but HDL lags a bit. Since heart stuff is prevalent in my family my primary referred to a Cardiologist. He ordered me to get a CAC score, EKG, Stress test…

Yup. You are pretty much on a 18/6 eating IF schedule. This is same version I do with coffee/tea.

When something works that is free to do it will be attacked from all directions when the other side starts losing money over it.

Compromise is protein. Grab a chicken breast and let protein do it's thing.

I remember trying Whole earth stevia/monk fruit sweetener before keto and it tasted horrible. Tried it again after being keto and now fat adapted and love the stuff. 1 Packet sweetens better than sugar.