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How often before that kicks in? I tried keto for a few days and I could not bear the post lunch slump.
by IndianAstronaut 12y ago
How often before that kicks in? I tried keto for a few days and I could not bear the post lunch slump.
- bcheung 12y agoAre you referring to the fatigue from eating too much or not having any glucose in your blood stream? People who eat keto meals generally don't feel any food comas. You might be experiencing low blood sugar because the body is not burning fat as it should though. The only real way to get into ketosis is to remove carbs. Personally, I find it easier to just bite the bullet and fast for several days. Trying to ease out of carbs didn't work for me. This is probably a good resource to get started: http://www.ketotic.org/2012/05/keto-adaptation-what-it-is-and-how-to.html http://www.ketotic.org/2012/05/keto-adaptation-what-it-is-an...
- wavegeek 12y agoI toughed it out for six weeks and I was definitely in ketosis per ketostix testing. I felt as bad as I ever have. So it doesn't work for everyone.
- IndianAstronaut 12y agoThanks for the info. I think I will have to do this over the holidays when I am not trying to crank through work deadlines.
- dredmorbius 12y agoGluconeogenesis (part of the starvation adaptation) occurs within minutes. Ketogenesis requires enzymes which take some time to be produced by the liver -- a few days, up to a week, for this to go into full effect so far as I understand. And while the brain can run on ketone bodies (to a large extent), certain body tissues must have glucose, among them red blood cells.