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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BrianTheElder" data-source="post: 1557509" data-attributes="member: 311044">HiI  am on a keto diet, less than 20g carbs/day.  My biggest problem however is not the carbs, but protein - I find that if I eat more than my allowance (55g/day), my ketones plummet.  This is a big problem because, once I am out of ketosis. it takes about 4 days to recover, during which time the excess fat I am eating isn't being turned into energy, but stored as fat.  Read up on gluconeogenesis for an explanation.</blockquote>

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