The ketogenic diet explained for beginners

[semper03]

This will help

 

[jballz]

Can't see it bro.... not plat... Cliff notes?

 

[semper03]

Can't see it bro.... not plat... Cliff notes?

I'll get on my computer a little later and type it out for you.

 

[WolfpackAlpha]

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.

Keto sticks can show negative at times, don't sweat it too much.

You should do a 2 day supercompensation/refeed this sat/sun to refill leptin levels and get your metabolic rate humming. Follow a standard bodyopus/evo refeed.

 

[jballz]

Thanks Wolf, after the re feed should I expect to put on some weight. I've lost about 2.5 lbs so far which I'm guessing is water even though I'm drinking almost 2 gallons a day now. Also do you think I should have lost more than that so far after being almost 2 weeks in to low carb ?

 

[WolfpackAlpha]

Thanks Wolf, after the re feed should I expect to put on some weight. I've lost about 2.5 lbs so far which I'm guessing is water even though I'm drinking almost 2 gallons a day now. Also do you think I should have lost more than that so far after being almost 2 weeks in to low carb ?

You'll put on weight during the refeed, it's going to be a bit of muscle (around 0.25 lbs +/-) and a lot of water weight - each gram of carbs pulls in 2 grams of water (ballpark). That's going to go away a few days after you go back to your ketogenic phase.

2.5lbs of fat is a lot of weight my friend. Give it time, the first few weeks aren't a deciding factor - it's going to take some time for you to really get into the groove of CKD.

 

[jballz]

Thanks bro, I started the carb up tonight and I'll go until Sat night for just a little over 24 hours because I work Sunday and I want my body to be in the rhythm of going back into ketosis on Sundays and because I weigh in on fridays. I def feel better after getting some real food in my system. My keto sticks were showing more mg/dl after eating carbs for some reason but, I'm ok with it. I think the next round won't be as taxing only having to go 1 week instead of 2. I was really weak the last 2 days of eating less than 15 carbs a day. Thanks for all the help man.