ketogenic diet – Page 3

First 60 Days of Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 20, 2013February 18, 2015 by BJJ Caveman

I officially started my n=1 experiment on nutritional ketosis on 12/12/2012 (you can read about why I started it here), and I wanted to write a summary about my experiences and what I’ve learned after completing my first 60 days.

I weighed 180.0 lbs on day 1, 12/12/2012 and on day 60, I weighed 179.2 lbs, for a loss of 0.8 lbs! I know, not very impressive but I do feel that my body composition improved over all. I started receiving more compliments from people who thought that I lost more weight, and I noticed that my body started having a little more definition. … Read More

Why I Decided To Try Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 18, 2013October 9, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

I’ve always been on the heavier side and struggling with my weight was the norm for me. While I wouldn’t have called myself morbidly obese or anything, I would say that I was doughy with a good amount of ‘spare tire’ and ‘love handles’ with an estimated body fat percentage of around 30%. I am 5’9″ and at my heaviest weighed around 215 lbs. I managed to lower my weight to around 200 lbs using a lot of caloric restriction which left me hungry and unsatisfied most of the time. … Read More

Out of Gas

Posted on February 9, 2013October 9, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Attended a group class at Rio Pro today and during the live training was completely gassed! During my matches, I would do well and slowly advance my positioning and eventually catch someone in a submission, but then be completely gassed afterwards. My legs were just tired, and after we fist bumped to restart, I found myself unable to resist their attacks. When stuck in bottom of side control I just didn’t have it in me to bump up to create space and recover guard. I was just out of gas and my legs wouldn’t do what I wanted them to. … Read More

Day 60 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 9, 2013October 9, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 179.2
AM Ketones: 0.6
AM Blood Glucose: 85
Hours of Sleep: 6:29
Energy Level: Fair
Physical Activity: BJJ
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 3

Still can’t crack the 1.0 mmol mark despite not drinking any Vitamin Water yesterday… so I guess I can assume that the stevia isn’t the cause of what is holding me back. At least I’m still keeping the streak alive.

Did my body circumference measurements today:

Abdominal Circumference (in): 34.5 -> 34.1 -> 33.9
Hip Circumference (in) : 38.5 -> 38.1 -> 38.1
Right Mid Thigh Circumference (in): 21.5 -> 21.6 -> 21.9
Left Mid Thigh Circumference (in): 22.0 -> 21.9 -> 22.0

Good to see my abdominal circumference continue to come down. … Read More

Day 59 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 8, 2013October 9, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 179.6
AM Ketones: 0.6
AM Blood Glucose: 85
Hours of Sleep: 6:59
Energy Level: Excellent
Physical Activity: Crossfit
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 2

Still off in my predictions…BUT at least I’m still in ketosis. Let’s see how long I can keep this streak alive! Despite recording everything I eat meticulously, I’ve been lazy in recording what I drink. It typically doesn’t vary much, but includes 1 cup of coffee, a few cups of green tea, and some water. Recently I’ve been drinking 1-2 bottles of Vitamin Water Zero, just for a change in flavor… and I can’t help but wonder if there’s an ingredient in there that is screwing up my ketones. … Read More

Day 58 – Nutritional Ketosis

Posted on February 7, 2013October 10, 2014 by BJJ Caveman

Weight: 178.4
AM Ketones: 0.6
AM Blood Glucose: 89
Hours of Sleep: 6:40
Energy Level: Fair
Physical Activity: Crossfit
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 1

Back into the zone! I’ve been staying up later than I’d normally like to which is impacting my sleep this whole week…. coupled with the workout I had at Crossfit this morning, left me feeling pretty beat all day.

Looking back at my food log, I realized that I’ve been so focused on eating more fats that I kind of forgot all about eating vegetables, so I made a conscious effort to eat more today. … Read More