Today marks the 6 week mark into my Nutritional Ketosis lifestyle and I feel Great! I've lost almost 13 lbs, I have tons of energy, improved performance, increased mental clarity, and more confident than ever that I will meet my weight loss goal. Here is my progress to date:
July 20, 2013 - 2 193.8
July 13, 2013 - .6 195.8
July 3, 2013 -1.4 196.4 Down 10 lbs!
June 29, 2013 - .6 197.8
June 23, 2013 - .4 198.4
June 19, 2013 -2.2 199.2 Onderland!!!
June 15, 2013 -5 201.4
June 8, 2013 206.4 Start Keto Diet
I started testing my blood ketones. I started out with the NovaMax Plus blood glucose/blood ketone meter that you can get free at http://www.novacares.com/cwd.php. (I found this out by checking out Jimmy Moore's N=1 Nutritional Ketosis experiment that he discusses on his blog http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/jimmy-moores-n1-experiments-nutritional-ketosis-day-1-30/14409. So much good information from THE low carb guru Jimmy!). The 1st time I tested I hit 2.1 (post 4 mile run), which was great (NK goal is .5 - 3 millimolar), but then some mornings I would be so low the monitor didn't measure. I did some research and started to incorporate more MCT (medium chain triglycerides). I bought a Precision Extra meter and strips and now I am in the 1- 2.5 range in the afternoon. (Ebay is the best place to find this stuff). This is increasing my confidence knowing that I am hitting the correct range.
To increase my MCTs, I started to incorporate Bullet Proof Coffee. Strong black coffee. 2 Tbsp. of coconut oil, and 1 Tbsp. of Kerry Gold butter. I know, I know... it sounds so odd - full of fat (good fat), but it taste good, increases ketone production, and you feel absolutely amazing after. I feel no hunger until 5-6 hrs later. I feel this has really contributed to my 2 lb loss this week.
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