Keto....ALA..Fat...Moderate Carbs!

[gUiLe]

I have been eating very clean for about the last 10 weeks. I
have lost quite a bit of bodyfat, but want to loose more. I
feel ALA is REALLY helping in this matter but I am now confused.
At work, it's VERY easy to eat clean and be on a schedule. This
weekend, I had a bunch of communion parties and shit like
that, so I knew my diet would be off. I just eat plenty of ALA with
my meals. I ate a HUGE cheeseburger and fries (Diner) with
some lasagna, a bunch of mini muffins (12?), a bagel, lot's of
cheese, lot's of cold cuts(umm..pepperoni)and some shrimp. These
were some of the things I consumed over the weekend. I was
measuring my ketostick a LOT just to see where I stood.
I was almost CONSTANTLY in HEAVY ketosis!! Now, back to work
on Monday. Back to regular diet. After workout, I was barely in
Trace!! Do I just need to add a bunch of fat to my diet to really
start burning more fat?..like more saturated (poly and mono)?
I couldn't stop eating these little muffins. I ate about a dozen
straight!! I took 1500mg ALA. I didn't BUDGE from heavy ketosis!
Umm...help?? I just want to loose some more fat (another two
weeks) before I take the plunge.
g

 

[THeMaCHinE]

what day and time did you ingest the carb-heavy meals? What day and time were you in light ketosis after your workout?

 

[The Shadow]

Do I just need to add a bunch of fat to my diet to really
start burning more fat?..like more saturated (poly and mono)?g

nah. Do a total body workout followed by 45 mintes of cardio and you will be fine

 

[gUiLe]

what day and time did you ingest the carb-heavy meals? What day and time were you in light ketosis after your workout?

Machine- I usually workout early evening (between 6 and 6:30).
Here is a breakdown of current diet,

Breakfast- Oatmeal with Whey Isolate shake, 1 tbls Natural Peanut butter. 900mg ALA

Mid-morning- Whey Isolate shake, Trail mix w dried fruit and nuts
(130 kcal). 1200mg ALA

Lunch- Salad, loaded with grilled chicken, 1/2 cup pasta, 1 Tbls
Olive oil. 1500mg ALA

Mid-afternoon- Whey Isolate shake, trail mix. 1200mg ALA

Pre-workout- Carbo force mixed w Whey isolate. 1500mg ALA

Post-workout- Whey Isolate, 1 can tuna, whole wheat bread. 1200mg ALA.

Before bed- Whey Isolate shake. NO ala.

That's pretty much what I am currently eating on a daily basis.
g

 

[THeMaCHinE]

What I'm trying to find out is what was the window of time from the ingestion of your first "cheat" meal over the weekend to the time you went to trace ketosis. I've found that for myself it takes roughly a 9-hour window till the results of a carb-heavy meal manifest. I'm putting a little thought into optimal ingestion of ALA in relation to ingestion of carbs (specifically the window that it takes carbs to start down the metabolic pathway to storage as fat or glycogen). I believe this is an important concept because ALA has such a short half-life...

As an aside, ALA is partially dissolvable in fat; maybe there is something to taking in more fat with it...