Hello Cleveland!
Questions for anyone that knows a lot about macros and measuring protein.
I have never measured or counted anything except Net Carbs - I had (still have) a little sheet i filled out will the common vegetables I eat that contained carbs to count. I used 100 grams RAW as my benchmark as it makes doing the math easier in my head.
I have recently purchased a Keto Mojo blood BHB and Glucose monitor and am curious about how protein affects BHB and Glucose readings in the morning using Net Carbs under twenty as one fuzz variable (no problem) and "exersise" as another fuzzy variable.
I'm playing with 1.2-1.7g protein suggested on the Diet Doctor site as the range to start in. My aim is to see how much protein might play a part in BHB levels indicated in the morning. My goal is to see if I can figure out the protein level on my eating days to read around 1.5 mmol/L - this is another fuzzy number that some suggest is the lower end of "optimal ketosis" that range has been suggested as 1.5-3 mmol/L
I've been doing ADF (Alternate Day Fasting) this month so my numbers rock back and forth on a regular basis but that's ok
- I kind of want to land on a protein number (minimum) when I stop this protocol and eat every day - that probably sometime this summer.
So, here's my first stab at the cheat sheet. Please point out any errors in my thinking. I used the USDA tool for looking these up
https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/
and for kicks here's the way I'm tracking (this posted into the Daily Weigh-in" thread here on this site...
April 2020
BHb = Beta HydroxyButyrate, Glu = Glucose
Ux = Urine Strips, Nc = Net Carb
Lbs = English Pounds, Act = (Type-Intensity[1-10])
Date - BHb - Glu - Ux - Nc - Lbs - Act
0401 - 0.9 - 101 - 15 - 00 - 213 - KiteFoil-7
0402 - 3.1 - 076 - 40 - 17 - 209 - KiteFoil-7
0403 - 1.2 - 101 - 30 - 00 - 213 - None
0404 - 3.2 - 074 - 40 - 18 - 208 - Paddleboard-4
0405 - 0.8 - 098 - 40 - 14 - 211 - WindFoil,KiteFoil-8
0406 - 0.4 - 105 - 40 - 00 - 210 - KiteFoil-6
0407 - 2.7 - 081 - 30 - 14 - 206 - Paddleboard-2
0408 - 0.8 - 098 - 20 - 00 - 211 - KiteFoil-8
0409 - 2.4 - 078 - 40 - 16 - 206 - KiteFoil-5
0410 - 0.6 - 098 - 05 - 00 - 208 - KiteSwim-2
0411 - 3.2 - 080 - 40 - 15 - 204 - KiteFoil-4
0412 - 0.6 - 090 - 05 - 15 - 207 - None
0413 - 0.4 - 092 - 02 - 00 - 210 - KiteFoil-3
0414 - 2.4 - 077 - 40 - 24 - 205 - None (ham?)
0415 - 0.7 - 102 - 02 - 00 - 208 - KiteFoil-3
0416 - 2.7 - 080 - 40 - 11 - 204 - KiteFoil-5
0417 - 0.7 - 104 - 15 - 00 - 204 - KiteFoil-4
0418 - 3.1 - 080 - 40 - 09 - 202 - KiteFoil-9
0429 - 1.5 - 098 - 40 - 14 - 203 - KiteFoil-3
0420 - 1.5 - 102 - 30 - 00 - 204 - KiteFoil-6
0421 - 4.0 - 087 - 40 - 08 - 202 -
Thanks Low Carb Friends!