Back in my Atkins days, many many moons ago, it always took me three full days to get into Ketosis. I'm not sure what the difference is now. Since I do far more training than I did back then, it's either related to my higher metabolism or to the actual workouts I did in the last few days. Here's a summary of what I consumed and how much I worked out in the days leading up:
Sunday | ||
Workout: |
6hr trail run with significant elevation change (Consumed 8 gels, a few Honey Stingers) |
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Nutrition: |
Ate non low glycemic all day |
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Monday | ||
Workout: |
Rest Day |
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Nutrition: |
Ate non low glycemic all day (5 cookies at dinner) |
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Tuesday | ||
Workout: |
10km road run at excruciatingly slow pace |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Scrambled egg with cottage cheese on romaine and arugula lettuce. | |
Snack1: Arugula, basil, tuna and olive oil mayo | ||
Lunch: Homemade black bean soup | ||
Snack2: 1/2 bowl of black bean soup | ||
Snack3: 10 Kalmata Olives | ||
Dinner: 2 scrambled eggs with a bit of chorizo, camambert, cilantro and fresh tomato. Salad with blue cheese dressing, small amount of tomato, mushrooms, arugula and romaine. Small glass of red wine |
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Wednesday | ||
Workout: |
40 Min swim |
2hr trail run with 1700ft of elevation (negative ketosis before run) |
Nutrition: |
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs on lettuce with ground beef, salsa and sour cream. | |
Lunch: Ground beef, cheddar cheese, salsa on lettuce. | ||
Snack1: Olives | ||
Snack2: Several handfuls of nuts | ||
Dinner: Grilled Zucchini and Lamb on the BBQ (positive Ketosis after dinner) |