Day 7, 1st weeks food summary

So it's been almost a week, I am feeling good and my blood sugar and ketones are good.

Glucose 4.6
Ketone 2.9

I have only been at work a couple of days since I started. I don't want to talk about the stresses of work in my blog but that said mostly being at home has made it much easier to stay motivated and focus on the challenge of getting into ketosis.

I rode back from work this afternoon, I was going to tag on a few laps of the park but it was pretty much a car park so I headed home. I am more comfortable on the bike but I still have a long way to go on that front.

I am always asked what I eat, and I too have previously spent time trying to find what others eat going into or in ketosis.

In one of my previous post I mentioned to control protein, eat fibre and increase salt. I have had many attempts getting into and staying in ketosis with mixed results. I have found I can actually eat quite a lot of vegetables but I really must watch my protein. The last week has included a few days where I have been going out and also drinking so I would say this is a typical week.  I have also found that broth or broth with a knob of butter is really satisfying and nourishing and make fasting or missing a meal much easier. This for me has a really powerful effect of increasing my ketone levels.

Day 1 G-6.5 K-0.0
Breakfast broth
Lunch broth
Dinner broth
3.5 hour morning ride water only

Day 2 G-4.6 K-1.7
Breakfast broth
Lunch sausage, cheese and bacon bites, chicken, green beans, large glass of wine
Dinner broth, 2 large vodka soda
Weights

Day 3 G-4.3 K-1.2
Breakfast broth
Lunch broth & butter, sausage, naked wrap (hot salad with guacamole), spoon of almond butter
Dinner naked wrap, 2nd dinner bacon cheese burger in lettuce wrap
2.5 hours ride with ketone salts, almond butter

Day 4 G-4.8 K-1.8
Breakfast broth & butter
Lunch courgette, broccoli, cauliflower fried in butter on bed of rocket with cheese and chorizo
Dinner cauliflower mash (butter and cream cheese) with chicken, cheese and seeds, spoon of almond butter
1 hour ride (commute)

Day 5 G-4.3 K-2.6
Breakfast broth & butter
Lunch chicken wings, beef & pork ribs and coleslaw, vodka soda
Dinner broth, probably a couple of bottles of champagne (from 2 till midnight)
No exercise

Day 6 G-3.6 K-0.6
Breakfast water & ketone salts (before ride)
Lunch broth, bacon cheese burger lettuce wrap
Dinner broth, a few cocktail sausages and bacon cheese bites
1 hour ride with ketone salts

Day 7 G-4.6 K-2.9
Breakfast broth, a few cocktail sausages and bacon cheese bites
Lunch courgette, broccoli, fried in butter on bed of spinach with cheese and chicken, greek youghurt, MCT oil and almond butter
Dinner broth & butter
1 hour ride (commute)