Day 1 of 2nd keto experiment

    I'm not going to lie; this morning was rough. My ketones were well above six and my blood sugar was flirting with the 60 mark (I think it was 62). I managed my morning stretches, which do include several periods standing on one leg, so my balance was at least tolerable. But I felt shattered at the end of them, and definitely in no shape to carry a bike three miles. I managed to get down my morning shake (mocha, made with an entire stick of butter) and then went back to bed until 7 AM. I felt much better after that. I think future "quick" transitions into keto will involve more exercise and less fasting; perhaps a long cardio session in the afternoon or even evening followed by a fast for the remainder of the day.

    The other two meals today were mocha and chocolate, both with heavy cream. Both were good, although I prefer the mocha. I also had about 1/4 cup of almonds around 9 AM. Tomorrow is all cream; mocha in the morning, raspberry cheesecake (a new sample flavor) for lunch, and chocolate for dinner again. With any luck, I'll be feeling well enough to go for a long walk in the morning after my stretches.

    Moving forward, I'm going to have to find a way to incorporate more calories into my diet. Even with upping my breakfast from half a stick of butter to a full stick, I'm running at a deficit for today of almost 1000 calories, and that's with no exercise. Even with weight loss in mind, that's excessive. The 22 ounce bottles I make my shakes in are almost full as it is. Clarified butter is one option; it is more calorically dense than butter is, because it lacks water and milk solids. I may also have to simply add other foods to my diet; eggs, jerky, etc. I may experiment with making some jerky, just to have a sugar-free option available. Jerky from lean ground meat is an interesting option. In any event, I'm going to need to up my intake somehow.

All told, though, day 1 went reasonable well. I think I can chalk up the rocky period in the early morning to a somewhat excessive transition phase. But I'm very pleased that I was able to go so deep into ketosis so quickly.