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Originally Posted by Mywifes335
Awesome. The app has been an eye-opener. Has taken 3 days to get carb intake as % of total calorie consumption under 20%!
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You have to push it even lower. There can be no half measures with ketosis, one of the books compared it to flying to Hawaii. Getting there half the way lands you in the ocean. That's when you still run on glucose, but there's not enough of it to fully power your brain and other organs. You may feel tired and miserable, something people call "keto flu". You may have to go through few days of it while adapting anyway, but if you don't get the macros right, it will persist and make you give up the diet.
Remember that unlike essential fats and proteins, there's no such thing as essential carbs. Your body will make glucose if needed. You can cut down carbs to pretty much zero to be sure. Once you're adapted and feel the effects, you can introduce some of them back.