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Taste of keto

ephedroman

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I've been doing keto for a week or so and I dont know if everyone else goes through this but anytime im in a very low carb state it's like my breath smells like ass.

Ill brush my teeth and like 30 minutes later there goes that "ass" taste again. I know you produce ketones to which is what i always thought that taste was. Can anyone clarify this or is just me?
 
Acetone... supposedly it smells like nail polish remover, but whenever ive done keto ive never had any odd taste or smell
 
Its like my mouth gets dry and my breathe smells of something between meals but if i eat a high carb meal it would go away like it kicked me out of ketosis or something.

Then again maybe its just me.
 
op, may i ask about your diet? could you lay out what you're eating. i'm following pulumbo's diet right now and i bought these "test strips" and it still (after 4 days) says i'm not in ketosis......just wondering if i should go lower in carbs and want to see how others are doing it....
 
lennoxchi said:
op, may i ask about your diet? could you lay out what you're eating. i'm following pulumbo's diet right now and i bought these "test strips" and it still (after 4 days) says i'm not in ketosis......just wondering if i should go lower in carbs and want to see how others are doing it....
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Ive done DP's cutting diet and had good results on it. How many weeks into it are you lennox? and did if you just started, what did last weeks carb intake look like?

It may take you a little while to get going but once you do, you'll love the results as long as you can handle the diet ;)

I probably had ~10g or something higher than what DPs sample outline was, I was so damn hungry I was snacking on cashews all the time.
 
GeekPoop said:
Ive done DP's cutting diet and had good results on it. How many weeks into it are you lennox? and did if you just started, what did last weeks carb intake look like?

It may take you a little while to get going but once you do, you'll love the results as long as you can handle the diet ;)

I probably had ~10g or something higher than what DPs sample outline was, I was so damn hungry I was snacking on cashews all the time.
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i followed his out line

For a 200lb man:

MEAL #1
5 whole eggs (make sure to buy OMEGA-3 EGGS from the supermarket. They contain virtually NO saturated fat and tons of good OMEGA-3 fats); add another 4 egg whites to this (they don?t need to be the Omega-3 ones; you can use liquid egg whites)

MEAL #2
SHAKE: 50g Whey Protein with 1 ? tablespoon of All Natural Peanut butter (no sugar)

MEAL #3
"Lean Protein Meal": 8oz chicken with 1/2-cup cashew nuts (almonds, or walnuts)

MEAL #4
SHAKE: 50g Whey Protein with 1 ? tablespoons of All Natural Peanut butter (no sugar added)

MEAL #5
"Fatty Protein Meal": 8oz Salmon, Swordfish, or RED MEAT with a green salad (no tomatoes, carrots, or red peppers) with 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil or Macadamia nut oil and vinegar

MEAL #6
SHAKE: 50g Whey with 1 ? tablespoon all natural peanut butter or 4 whole (Omega-3) eggs and 4 extra whites
 
GeekPoop said:
I know lol :P

you didnt answer my questions tho haha:trout:
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sorry this low carbs thing has me a bit retarded.
one week and this week
started 2 weeks ago on Monday through Saturday.
Sunday woke up and did a full body w/o then it was on.....
then this last Monday, started again.
i'm somewhere in the 30 to 45 carbs a day range. i shoot for 5 carbs per meal....
 
lennoxchi said:
sorry this low carbs thing has me a bit retarded.
one week and this week
started 2 weeks ago on Monday through Saturday.
Sunday woke up and did a full body w/o then it was on.....
then this last Monday, started again.
i'm somewhere in the 30 to 45 carbs a day range. i shoot for 5 carbs per meal....
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Some people cut their carbs in half a week or two prior to stating a "keto" diet. so like if youre average intake is 300, week or so prior they'll cut it to 100/150ish. but anyways...

When I did this diet I noticed a couple of things. the "cheat meal" it pretty much says eat whatever. I went for high carb meal later in the diet vs a meal of choice.

I was also doing cardio at liek 30mins a day 4 days a week. low intensity.

first couple of weeks were gay, didnt get into keto much well I was going by urine smell rather than test strips tho.

I did this diet for little over 3 months, lost liek 5lbs if that but I lost lotta bf.
 
GeekPoop said:
Some people cut their carbs in half a week or two prior to stating a "keto" diet. so like if youre average intake is 300, week or so prior they'll cut it to 100/150ish. but anyways...

When I did this diet I noticed a couple of things. the "cheat meal" it pretty much says eat whatever. I went for high carb meal later in the diet vs a meal of choice.

I was also doing cardio at liek 30mins a day 4 days a week. low intensity.

first couple of weeks were gay, didnt get into keto much well I was going by urine smell rather than test strips tho.

I did this diet for little over 3 months, lost liek 5lbs if that but I lost lotta bf.
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3 months 5 lbs...screw that. i've gotta switch something up. after a month i might just go crazy if i only see a 3 lb decrease in bf. all the fat i have is in the lower abs (bellybutton area) and a little bit in the chest.
 
lennoxchi said:
3 months 5 lbs...screw that. i've gotta switch something up. after a month i might just go crazy if i only see a 3 lb decrease in bf. all the fat i have is in the lower abs (bellybutton area) and a little bit in the chest.
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5lbs of fat is a lot tho, idk what your bf is but mine was prolly ~12ish? starting than I ended up like my avatar. not saying Im razor ripped but there was an improvement.

I think you'll have good results with it, wasnt trying to discourage you :(
 
GeekPoop said:
5lbs of fat is a lot tho, idk what your bf is but mine was prolly ~12ish? starting than I ended up like my avatar. not saying Im razor ripped but there was an improvement.

I think you'll have good results with it, wasnt trying to discourage you :(
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NAW man you totally discouraged me. i'm on my way to the store now for some ice cream sandwiches with gummi bear chaser......thx, thx a lot (crying hoplessly)........



j/k

i'm gonna give it a run for a month and then see where i'm at. how was your refeed days? 12 hours or more? what did you eat
 
If he lost only 5 lbs in 3 months something was probably not completely on point.

Lennoxchi most people that start keto go 2 weeks before carb up to get your body into the keto fat burning mode. Tally up your consumption, cals fat prot and carbs. If you aren't losing yet, its possible the totals are a touch higher than you need. What you posted looks fine. Are you getting any hidden carbs that you aren't accounting for? Keto can be a slow process sometime, but you can speed it up like any other diet by lowering total calories. Stick with the. Diet and day after carbs try to burn up the stored glycogen as quick as possible to help get back into ketosis. You should still be losing 1-2lbs per week otherwise total cals might be high.

To the OP, the strips aremt very accurate especially if you stay well hydrated which dilutes the ketone concentration in the urine. Smelly breath and urine are goods signs. Keep total carbs to 30 including any trace carbs and you will be fine.
 
youngandfree said:
Lennoxchi most people that start keto go 2 weeks before carb up to get your body into the keto fat burning mode. Tally up your consumption, cals fat prot and carbs. If you aren't losing yet, its possible the totals are a touch higher than you need. What you posted looks fine. Are you getting any hidden carbs that you aren't accounting for? Keto can be a slow process sometime, but you can speed it up like any other diet by lowering total calories. Stick with the. Diet and day after carbs try to burn up the stored glycogen as quick as possible to help get back into ketosis. You should still be losing 1-2lbs per week otherwise total cals might be high.
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seems like sound advise. i thought the same thing myself that's why i dropped one egg from that diet that was listed above. might drop the salad back a little too next week and then figure out something else to drop the week after. i was also planning of doing HIIT the day after carbs to (like you mentioned) get back into ketosis right away......
 
lennoxchi said:
op, may i ask about your diet? could you lay out what you're eating. i'm following pulumbo's diet right now and i bought these "test strips" and it still (after 4 days) says i'm not in ketosis......just wondering if i should go lower in carbs and want to see how others are doing it....
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Ketostix are a bunch of bullsh1t. They only test for one type of ketone and if you're burning them efficiently, they won't be present in your urine thus it will appear that you're not in ketosis when you are.
 
Bionic said:
Ketostix are a bunch of bullsh1t. They only test for one type of ketone and if you're burning them efficiently, they won't be present in your urine thus it will appear that you're not in ketosis when you are.
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Correct.

If your'e gonna use a strip, dont do it right after a workout. Ketones will be burned up and it wont register on the piss stick.

30-40 grams of carbs is alot dog. If you are counting those 30-40 each day, you're probably actually getting more than that and you dont know it. Also, too much protein will keep you out of ketosis.. i know, its a b****. Get 1g protein per pound of bodyweight and 500 cals under maintenance.
 
lennoxchi said:
NAW man you totally discouraged me. i'm on my way to the store now for some ice cream sandwiches with gummi bear chaser......thx, thx a lot (crying hoplessly)........



j/k

i'm gonna give it a run for a month and then see where i'm at. how was your refeed days? 12 hours or more? what did you eat
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Well DP said just 1 cheat meal per week, I started out going to a buffet and eating everythign in site lol.

Later on like 3 weeks in, Id have a big piece of german choclate cake with a giant glass or milk. or some pizza, nothing fancy and my cheat meal was probably ~800k calories. I noticed the best results and differences when the cheat meals were normal sized, that was kind of hard to do cuz you eat the same food over n over n over.
 
GeekPoop said:
Well DP said just 1 cheat meal per week, I started out going to a buffet and eating everythign in site lol.

Later on like 3 weeks in, Id have a big piece of german choclate cake with a giant glass or milk. or some pizza, nothing fancy and my cheat meal was probably ~800k calories. I noticed the best results and differences when the cheat meals were normal sized, that was kind of hard to do cuz you eat the same food over n over n over.
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word, last week (week one) i had 6 ice cream sandwiches (skinny cow) 30 gummi bears, 2 bananas, some kind of sour candy the GF bought me, granola all in about 7 hours.....it felt like it was the last meal i was ever going to eat. i think people forget how much food has carbs in it....almost everything does. i missed fruit the most. i was somewhere around 400 carbs that day, this week i think i'll restrain myself to some pizza and 3 ice cream sandwiches...
 
lennoxchi said:
word, last week (week one) i had 6 ice cream sandwiches (skinny cow) 30 gummi bears, 2 bananas, some kind of sour candy the GF bought me, granola all in about 7 hours.....it felt like it was the last meal i was ever going to eat. i think people forget how much food has carbs in it....almost everything does. i missed fruit the most. i was somewhere around 400 carbs that day, this week i think i'll restrain myself to some pizza and 3 ice cream sandwiches...
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Lol thats the way I felt too, Id be consuming like 3k+ in crap lol.

incream sammichs Mmm! Im gonna get some for this weekend ;)

but yeah keep it in moderation, thats what I learned from doing it!
 
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