Question about ketosis...

[JLowe02]

i currently consume approximately 100-150 grams of carbs per day, most all of which are in the first six hours of the day. My body seems to be constantly in ketosis tho. more so in the evening hours, but its even in keto after my second carbed up meal in the morning, although to a lower degree. My goal is to drop BF% so this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but i am concerned with losing muscle mass as well. I probably won't up my carb intake unless i get a response saying its absolutely necessary for muscle preservation, but I am curious to why i should be in keto constantly on this many carbs.

my protein intake is very high, and my fat intake probably equals, or is slightly less than my protein. i can't be exactly precise, but i estimate my cals to be at around 2000/day.

I also have this question: If you burn more calories than you consume, will your body go into keto? no matter the source of the calories? Or is keto diretly related to carb intake?

my stats:
5'11"
255
approx 24% Bf, maybe slightly higher.

 

[GUARDIAN]

i currently consume approximately 100-150 grams of carbs per day, most all of which are in the first six hours of the day. My body seems to be constantly in ketosis tho. more so in the evening hours, but its even in keto after my second carbed up meal in the morning, although to a lower degree. My goal is to drop BF% so this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but i am concerned with losing muscle mass as well. I probably won't up my carb intake unless i get a response saying its absolutely necessary for muscle preservation, but I am curious to why i should be in keto constantly on this many carbs.

my protein intake is very high, and my fat intake probably equals, or is slightly less than my protein. i can't be exactly precise, but i estimate my cals to be at around 2000/day.

I also have this question: If you burn more calories than you consume, will your body go into keto? no matter the source of the calories? Or is keto diretly related to carb intake?

my stats:
5'11"
255
approx 24% Bf, maybe slightly higher.

keto merely means the body is burning fat stores for energy and not using glycogen not matter how this occurs. if u ate an all carb diet, but very very low in cals, u could achieve ketosis part of the time i suppose. but traditionally the low carb diet works best.

 

[lartinos]

It has to do with carb intake, I really doubt you're in ketosis bro (you aren't! lol).
Don't count cals at all, just carbs and you'll see what I'm saying.

 

[Sartene]

lol, you gotta take in less than 20 grams of carbs to go into keto.

 

[JLowe02]

lol, you gotta take in less than 20 grams of carbs to go into keto.

i know for a fact this statement is false

anyways, i been checking today and it seems im slowing going out of keto, as it barely even registers now. which is about where i would like to keep it for a while to see how that works with my fat loss instead of full-fledged keto.

to Guardian:

Bro, are you sure keto has nothing to do with carb intake? it makes sense that keto would merely be a by-product of the body burning fat, no matter the source of food, but i've always heard it was directly related to carb intake.

 

[Sartene]

it's a proven fact

 

[JLowe02]

it's a proven fact

lol no its not! I can easily stay in keto at 50 carbs. the number of carbs varies from person to person

 

[cobracock1979]

carbs varies for sure - the whole point is to drop carbs and lower insulin + deplete glycogenb in muscles. This is when ketosis starts. You will find if you add all the carbws in a keto diet (ie veg, nuts, shakes) they add up more thanyou think.

 

[GUARDIAN]

to Guardian:

Bro, are you sure keto has nothing to do with carb intake? it makes sense that keto would merely be a by-product of the body burning fat, no matter the source of food, but i've always heard it was directly related to carb intake.

it does but it is not solely based on carbs. like i said ketosis merely refers to the body using body fat stores for energy no matter how that happens. when people diet and lose fat on non-low carb diets they have to burn that fat somehow. most of these cases are due to the fact that they are severly calorie deficient.

now 'keto diets' (extreme low carb - usually under 100grams) on the other hand are designed to keep the body in a CONSTANT state of ketosis. therein lies the difference.

 

[cobracock1979]

Guardian,

I am sick of my keto diet!! I have just over 3 weeks left on cycle.

Keto has worked well for me - im estimating my BF is down from 15% to about 11. Now I wanna maximise gains for the next month without adding fat.

Im thinking a low carbs (<150g, all low GI), moderate fat and high protein, with an ECA. Did you say this way the method you prefer?