Thanks for the warm welcome!
I have completed two days of carbdown at this point.
Day one: 1308 cals/26 carbs. I'd intended to do the fat fast, so my overall fat for the day was 86%
Day two: 1612/20 carbs. Fat percentage 79%.
I had planned on only having a single hamburger patty for dinner last night, but I was so ravenous I took a second, which bumped my cals higher.
This brings me to my next question... as I've only read in about 40 pages of this thread, I am wondering if anyone can give me an idea of how many calories I should be shooting for at my age/weight/height? I am 36/5ft3/220. I would assume this is a process of trial and error, but if anyone who is, or started close to my stats could weigh in, it would be useful! My loose starting goal was to aim for 1300-1500 <25 carbs during carbdown, then 1800-2000 < 80 on carbup days.
I didn't start on a down cycle because I'd been indulgent days prior. Not off-plan, but I had wine, low-carb desserts and grapes.
Today, my plan is to eat more meat. I didn't meet the minimum protein requirement on Sunday and only barely hit it yesterday. I plan to accomplish this by eating less nuts.
FWIW, I am down 3 pounds this morning
I know I am deep into ketosis because my breath is
nasty.
One more thing I wanted to ask you experienced carb cyclers: is being cold normal? I could not seem to get warm yesterday, despite how showers, baking, layering clothes and blankets, etc.