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<blockquote data-quote="AlexMagd" data-source="post: 1566464" data-attributes="member: 429623"><p>I certainly hope so! I'm not getting enough calories at the moment and as a consequence my ketones have been far out of the range of 'nutritional' and well into 'starvation', so I'm reverting back to the NHS style eating (i.e. all grains are on the table) for about a week. Eating probably around 100 carbs a day, trying to get to at least 1600 calories (thanks, butter!). As expected my readings are going up and postprandial am frequently around 8-9 whereas on LC I was in the 6-7 range fairly consistently.</p><p></p><p>However, if I'm going to persuade my GP to refer me to someone who can help me plan a LC diet and address my specific questions about protein intake etc then I need some data. It's a big change from the way I used to eat and I'm not confident with it. After a week of this I'm expecting to be able to point to a clear and steady increase in levels that started precisely when I incorporated pasta, bread etc back into my diet.</p><p></p><p>Hard not to see every spike as doing myself damage, but I can manage it for a week I'm sure.</p><p></p><p>The real crazy thing for me is being in a position where I'm struggling to get calories. I used to have 'snacks' of five or six biscuits and a glass of milk most days, which alone was probably around 500 calories and didn't fill me up at all! No wonder I kept piling on the weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexMagd, post: 1566464, member: 429623"] I certainly hope so! I'm not getting enough calories at the moment and as a consequence my ketones have been far out of the range of 'nutritional' and well into 'starvation', so I'm reverting back to the NHS style eating (i.e. all grains are on the table) for about a week. Eating probably around 100 carbs a day, trying to get to at least 1600 calories (thanks, butter!). As expected my readings are going up and postprandial am frequently around 8-9 whereas on LC I was in the 6-7 range fairly consistently. However, if I'm going to persuade my GP to refer me to someone who can help me plan a LC diet and address my specific questions about protein intake etc then I need some data. It's a big change from the way I used to eat and I'm not confident with it. After a week of this I'm expecting to be able to point to a clear and steady increase in levels that started precisely when I incorporated pasta, bread etc back into my diet. Hard not to see every spike as doing myself damage, but I can manage it for a week I'm sure. The real crazy thing for me is being in a position where I'm struggling to get calories. I used to have 'snacks' of five or six biscuits and a glass of milk most days, which alone was probably around 500 calories and didn't fill me up at all! No wonder I kept piling on the weight. [/QUOTE]
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