Keto calories

[Arti]

OK i have a few questions with the ketogenic diet:

if i did strict keto dieting with cals 500 less than maintainance mon to fri ie ( 1300 a day) with 2 pounds fat loss a week. Then on the weekend uped the cals over maintence still remaining in ketosis ie: uped to 3000 a day just to keep metabolism humming nicely would that make any difference to weight loss: i guess i wouldnt loose anything on those two days but technically i shouldnt gain any right? since if i am not producing insulin then no fat i ingest should remain and should be excreted as converted ketones ... am i on the right track or way off base ... i just dont want to gain on those two weekend days

any help would be appreciated : thanks

 

[Stubby2]

I'm no expert but 1300 seems like a small amount of cals to be taking in! Also, you should be carbing up over the weekend also else ya muscle is gonna go.

 

[Mr.X]

I'll make this short my friend.

If you say: 500 below BMR for you is 1300, in turn, you have 1800cal to maintain. (1800 divided by 12 = 150lb would have to be your weight)
Now that we have an idea of your weight, we can see that upping your calories to 3000 is a good idea for a weekend on paper. But, truly, I have tried this method with no feasible outcome (no increase in body temp. at all). As a result, I would recommend a carb-up that is 5-10% over your BMR, which would ensure a true boost in metabolism and a great supercompensation for your muscles.