Weight: 178.6
AM Ketones: 0.6
PM Ketones: 1.6
AM Blood Glucose:
PM Blood Glucose:
Hours of Sleep: 7.5
Energy Level: Excellent!
Physical Activity: 3 sets of Tabata intervals alternating between some combination of 60 lb kettle bell swings, burpees, bent over rows, and pushups. Total workout time 12 minutes.
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Notes:
Good to see my PM ketones higher. Potential differences today are that my workout was in the evening. The typical time I work out is in the mornings (after my first measurements), and despite the fact that exercise has the potential to raise blood ketones 0.25 – 0.5, that would still put me above a level of 1.
I’m curious to know how long the effect of exercise lasts, but I imagine it would depend on the quantity and quality of the work out. This would be an interesting idea to test out eventually…. following a similar protocol as the Pepsimax guy.
I read on some forums that sucralose (Splenda), a sweetener used in the low carb protein shakes I get form Costco, can have an effect on your ketone levels. I wouldn’t be surprised given the findings in the Pepsimax experiment.
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Even if these artificial sweeteners keep your sugars stable, if they have any effect on your insulin level, then you can kiss your ketones goodbye!
So I decreased the amount that I use in my fat-drink (grass fed butter, coconut oil, coconut milk, and unsweetened cocoa powder) today. The sucralose from the protein shake (I only use a quarter of a cup) gives it just the right amount of sweetness… but if it is the culprit that lowered my ketones, I won’t hesitate to kick it to the curb.
Also it’s good to see that my weight is down. I know the change is well within normal fluctuations, but a part of me is excited because I haven’t weighed this much since senior year of high-school (when I was doing cross country and track regularly)! I can definitely say that I’m stronger than I was back then too, so that means I’m pretty much in the best shape of my life!
I know that the scale doesn’t tell the entire story, but it’s still a good guideline to refer to, especially since it’s trending down. I’ve also been doing some body circumference measurements weekly, so I’ll start logging those here too.
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