Ketogenic Diets – Page 14

Day 56 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 5, 2013October 10, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 177.2
AM Ketones: 0.6
AM Blood Glucose: 87
Hours of Sleep: 6:13
Energy Level: Good
Physical Activity: IFAST
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 2

Another new low for weight. Though with the drop in ketones, I don’t think I can even hazard a guess. It might have to do with the fact that I had less sleep than usual -> cortisol -> insulin -> lowered ketones. At least I’m keeping my streak alive, day 2!

Hopefully tomorrow will bring new lows in weight.

Macros were good today, and the overall calorie intake was pretty low. … Read More

Day 55 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 4, 2013October 10, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 177.6
AM Ketones: 1.2
AM Blood Glucose: 80
Hours of Sleep: 6:29
Energy Level: Good
Physical Activity: Incline walking
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 1

Another new low in my weight! Also I’m not sure how to explain the jump in ketones. It probably reflects mainly my increased fat intake and decreased carbs yesterday. I don’t really think my light activity actually had much effect… but who knows.. maybe it did.

Macros today weren’t too different. Had more Oxtail broth!

Did some incline walking today which I think should have a greater effect than what I did yesterday. … Read More

Day 54 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 4, 2013October 10, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 177.8
AM Ketones: 0.3
AM Blood Glucose: 88
Hours of Sleep: 8:03
Energy Level: Good
Physical Activity: IFAST exercises
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 0

Abdominal Circumference: 34.08 in (initially 34.5 on 12/8)
Hip Circumference: 38.08 in (initially 38.5 on 12/8)
Right Mid Thigh Circumference: 21.6 in (initially 21.5 on 12/8)
Left Mid Thigh Circumference: 21.93 in (initially 22 on 12/8)

Good news and bad news this morning. The bad news was that my ketones dropped below 0.5 mmol… meaning I fell out of ketosis and broke my streak of 27 consecutive days. … Read More

Day 53 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 2, 2013October 10, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 179.6
AM Ketones: 0.6
AM Blood Glucose: 81
Hours of Sleep: 6:45
Energy Level: Good
Physical Activity: None
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 27 days

Still hanging in there. Spent all day traveling back from Indianapolis. Learned a lot of interesting things about my body and certain asymmetries that I’ll have to dedicate a separate post on. Also have a good thought for another concurrent n=1 experiment using what I learned in Indy.

Lost my food data today too… for some reason being on the road screwed it all up. … Read More

Day 52 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 2, 2013October 10, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 178.4
AM Ketones: 0.9
AM Blood Glucose: 85
Hours of Sleep: 6:07
Energy Level: Good
Physical Activity: None
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 26 days

This will be short post. Spent all day traveling to Indianapolis to have a physical assessment. Glad to still be in the range!

Lost my food log data, so no macros for today… but I haven’t eaten too differently than before.… Read More

The Basics of Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on January 31, 2013October 10, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Before reading this, I highly recommend you check out my Biochemistry Primer which goes over a lot of important concepts that will make this easier to understand.

What is nutritional ketosis?

It is a state in which your body prefers to burn stored body fat for energy instead of carbohydrates. The way to achieve this is to eat a diet high in fat, moderate in protein, and very low in carbohydrates.

My primary goal is to lower my body fat percentage. After learning about nutritional ketosis, and seeing how effectively it worked for others, I wanted to see if I could benefit from it as well.… Read More