Wed. Jan 8th

Breakfast: 1/2 lb of ground meat
Lunch: sirloin

Ketogenic diets are really boring. There just aren't very many things you can eat that have 0 carbs. It does work well for me though, and at least it keeps me from being hungry. I'm taking ALA to help push me into ketosis faster, and I can really tell. I've only been about 24 hours without carbs, and I'm starting to feel my bloodsugar get low. I'll check for ketones tomorrow. That would be the fastest I've ever gotten into ketosis. I was down to 241 this morning which indicates to me that the glycogen is being depleted pretty quickly from my muscles. The water loss means ketosis shouldn't be to far behind.

what's ALA?

ALA is Alpha-lipoic acid, a suppliment that is used as an antioxidant, but also helps in glucose transport. In other words, it helps the body more efficiently use insulin to push glucose into the muscles and liver to quickly repair after a workout or in my case get my blood sugar low enough to enter ketosis.