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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kristin251" data-source="post: 1557456" data-attributes="member: 240838">Bernsteins book was written a long time ago. I don't think he was necessarily high protein but rather chose your protein amounts for each meal and stick with it at each meal at each time of day. I follow closelyish to Bernstein and his laws of small numbers. There are more recent books that speak of protein spiking insulin as well as bg later. I am ultra lc, MODERATE protein and then eat healthy fats until satisfied. No more , no less. I am very insulin sensative, not resistant. Why do you think you're resistant ? There is a trick with lc and protein. I bolus for 1/2 my protein as if it were carbs. I eat no more than three ounces at a time and if I do I need to split my bolus. Protein takes a while to digest and of course the time it takes is dose dependent. So if I ( and many others find the same with over 3 oz) eat more than 3 oz and bolus for it all at once my insulin will get there before the protein and I'll drop. If I take half at the beginning and a half an hour later it matches my food and insulin timing much better. However if I eat a large animal fatty meal I could potentially need another dose. My trick is to spread moderate amounts of protein out throughout the day rather than large amounts at one time. The idea of ketosis for me is to keep glycogen stores as empty as possible. Both carbs and protein fill those stores. So if I over eat carbs OR protein and fill those stores it will take me a few days to empty them and bs will be a bit higher and I'll need a bit more insulin until they're empty. I bolus  4 times a day for 4 small meals I also need an extra bolus an hour after bf to stop the morning rise. This keeps my insulin levels low and my bg very low. I did loads of testing to find the right sized meals and macro combos and now I'm on autopilot. I eat the same sized meals at each meal and I know the dose. I don't eat the same food. I mix up proteins and veg as well as fats but meals are consistent. It works for me and I'm never really hungry. I don't like large meals. They make me hungry. I'd rather snack during the day for steady fuel. Hope this helps</blockquote>

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