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
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Day 60 – Nutritional Ketosis
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
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
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
Day 57 – Nutritional Ketosis
Weight: 177.6
AM Ketones: 0.4
AM Blood Glucose: 83
Hours of Sleep: 6:26
Energy Level: Good
Physical Activity: Crossfit and IFAST
Nutritional Ketosis Streak: 0
Not quite sure what happened to my ketones. My glucose was in the low 80s and that usually coincides with a pretty good ketone level, but today it wasn’t the case. Can’t really offer any explanation except for the fact that the ketone number can be a fickle son-of-a-gun. Killed my 2 day streak of being in nutritional ketosis.
Had an excellent workout today at Crossfit. … Read More
Day 56 – Nutritional Ketosis
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