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DanielBishop
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Just a bit of background to help you better understand my situation:
The last few months I've been on my own version of a high-protein, moderate fat, low carb diet. I would eat 5-7 times a day, and my main foods were eggs (heaps), steak and chicken. Those were my primary food sources. I also took psyllium husks for fibre, and a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement. I don't take any other supplements, not even protein. I tried to avoid all carbs, except occasionally I would indulge and have sausages or frankfurts or something. I did, however, have some carbs (usually 30-50g) post-workout. And for a while I had refeed days about every two weeks.
I don't know what my bodyfat levels are, but my aim is to lose as much fat as possible in the next few weeks and then once I'm at a level of about 6-10%, change my diet gradually to maintain it. But in terms of the diet, I want to try something else.
I have become more strict in not letting carbs sneak into my diet in the last few days. So no more sausages or anything with hidden carbs, and I've reduced my egg intake since they contain some carbs as well. I guess I'm going for a full keto diet. I stopped having my post-workout carbs as well.
Yesterday, for example.... my food intake was as follows:
*6 scrambled eggs w/light spray of cooking oil, 1 cup of tea (no milk, 2 x Splenda sachets)
*1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
*1 medium chicken breast, cooking spray
*About 130g steak
*8 egg whites (post-workout)
*240g ground beef (extra-trim, with some chilli powder, 1/2 an onion, cummin powder, some ginger powder, about 30g cheese)
*1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil
*240g ground beef, same as before
After adding it all up, my calories came to about 2100-2200.... which is about 11.5 calories/lb bodyweight for me.
So here's my question:
If I keep this sort of diet going, how long should it take until I achieve ketosis? Is there any changes you would recommend? Obviously I'll change it up each day so I'm not eating EXACTLY the same things every day. What about refeed days.... should I, or shouldn't I? What about post-workout carbs.... do I still need them for the insulin spike?
I'm still lifting weights as heavy, about 4 times a week.... and doing cardio about 5 times a week, usually for 30-60 minutes at a time at a moderate-fast pace on the treadmill.
I'm also trying to drink as much water as I can.
Anyone who knows a lot about keto diets, I would appreciate your imput.
The last few months I've been on my own version of a high-protein, moderate fat, low carb diet. I would eat 5-7 times a day, and my main foods were eggs (heaps), steak and chicken. Those were my primary food sources. I also took psyllium husks for fibre, and a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement. I don't take any other supplements, not even protein. I tried to avoid all carbs, except occasionally I would indulge and have sausages or frankfurts or something. I did, however, have some carbs (usually 30-50g) post-workout. And for a while I had refeed days about every two weeks.
I don't know what my bodyfat levels are, but my aim is to lose as much fat as possible in the next few weeks and then once I'm at a level of about 6-10%, change my diet gradually to maintain it. But in terms of the diet, I want to try something else.
I have become more strict in not letting carbs sneak into my diet in the last few days. So no more sausages or anything with hidden carbs, and I've reduced my egg intake since they contain some carbs as well. I guess I'm going for a full keto diet. I stopped having my post-workout carbs as well.
Yesterday, for example.... my food intake was as follows:
*6 scrambled eggs w/light spray of cooking oil, 1 cup of tea (no milk, 2 x Splenda sachets)
*1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
*1 medium chicken breast, cooking spray
*About 130g steak
*8 egg whites (post-workout)
*240g ground beef (extra-trim, with some chilli powder, 1/2 an onion, cummin powder, some ginger powder, about 30g cheese)
*1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil
*240g ground beef, same as before
After adding it all up, my calories came to about 2100-2200.... which is about 11.5 calories/lb bodyweight for me.
So here's my question:
If I keep this sort of diet going, how long should it take until I achieve ketosis? Is there any changes you would recommend? Obviously I'll change it up each day so I'm not eating EXACTLY the same things every day. What about refeed days.... should I, or shouldn't I? What about post-workout carbs.... do I still need them for the insulin spike?
I'm still lifting weights as heavy, about 4 times a week.... and doing cardio about 5 times a week, usually for 30-60 minutes at a time at a moderate-fast pace on the treadmill.
I'm also trying to drink as much water as I can.
Anyone who knows a lot about keto diets, I would appreciate your imput.
