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You'll still need to go a bit below BMR (CBMR) if you're cutting and use BBMR if you're bulking. Some guys eat way too much and end up not losing a thing; keep in mind, after the metabolic shift, you won't be hungry.
The ketogenic diet explained for beginners
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You'll still need to go a bit below BMR (CBMR) if you're cutting and use BBMR if you're bulking. Some guys eat way too much and end up not losing a thing; keep in mind, after the metabolic shift, you won't be hungry.
rustilldown
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You'll still need to go a bit below BMR (CBMR) if you're cutting and use BBMR if you're bulking. Some guys eat way too much and end up not losing a thing; keep in mind, after the metabolic shift, you won't be hungry.
This is what I'm noticing 1 week in. I have no appetite I just force myself to eat. Once I start eating I notice yah I do have room to put some down but the initial hunger pangs are non existent.
This if the 6th day for me and I'm not near as hungry as I was the first 4 and not craving anything at all really. My wife is picking up some keto stix today so I'll test my self later. I'm def tired and my stomach is cramped a lot but other than that I think I'm doing good. I think I am leaning out a little bit already too because I can see the outline of abs in the late afternoon where I used to only see abs in the am. My muscles are def not as full though and I might have lost some vascularity. This is such an awesome thread and helpful as fuck too. Really appreciate the advice and every one chiming in.
Glycogen is gone from the muscles, that's why you appear 'flat'. You should increase your liquid intake (water) and add psyllium husk daily.
rustilldown
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I'm on like day 7 and having ups and downs with my mood. Doesn't help I'm on masteron and winny but will the irritability leave soon? My appetite is gone which is nice because before I was always so hungry and the more i ate the more I ate, I can find energy to gym but the rest of the day is ups and downs. I'd say carbs have been around 50 or less per day for a week now, but I am very active so I think they are low enough
semper03
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Your carbs are still too high for ketosis. The first 10 days you need to go for broke. After that you will slowly get used to it. As you enter phase 3 and 4 you can eat carbs again just in very little amounts and have to reintroduce then slow so you do not rebound and hex the whole damn thing.
Hey guys, I've been testing my levels on keto sticks for 4 days now and for the past 3 days it was showing that I was definitely in ketosis. I was going back and forth between small and moderate levels. This morning for some reason it gave me a negative reading and I haven't gone over 30 carbs a day. Should I be concerned with that reading or is that common ? I hope it doesn't mean that I need to start over. I'm going white water rafting this weekend for a bachelor party and I was looking forward to my carb up even though I'm not really craving anything. Thanks for the help!!!
semper03
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How long have you been on the keto diet?
This Saturday will be 2 weeks. I've been doing a good job of keeping my carbs below 30 and getting enough fat. For some reason today my keto sticks gave me a negative reading in the morning but later it did show trace amounts ketones. I was kind of nervous about it as I have been sticking to the diet reasonably well. Should I still have my carb up this weekend or do you think I should just hold off ? I'm hoping tomorrow I'll be back in ketosis.
