Hello
Ive been following the Total Solutions Exante plan religiously with 3L of water per day and 2 black coffees per day for 7 days now. Ive added no sweetners or flavourings to anything. On Day 5 after spending all day sorting in the spare room and loft I felt pretty weak and hungry so i had a roast chicken breast on top of my 3 x a day exante meals. On Day 6 I finished off the spare room and was hungry again so i had a boiled egg on its own. Other than 2 extra pieces of protein, I havent strayed. Im now at the end of Day 7 and show no signs of going into Ketosis. Im not weak or lethargic, pretty clear headed and getting on with things but Im RAVENOUS!! My body thinks Im starving it. However it is not sustainable to keep doing this to my body. The ketosis process most people go through, I havent (or if I have, then why am I sooooooo hungry?). Two people at work asked me today if it was my stomach they could hear. Im not imagining the hunger and taking on plenty of water so dont really understand it.
Ive long suspected Im insulin resistant which is a possible cause so I dropped my carb intake to 25g today and I am trying a new strategy - I just had a shake for brunch and steak with a fried egg in coconut oil for dinner. I figured that my body is hungry but still must think it has enough glucose to survive as Im ticking over fine. I had a really physical weekend and was drained after, but still nothing. Bit achey but that was to be expected.
I pretty sure that Im not in Ketosis as I dont have any of the symptoms. No fatigue, headaches, breath is fine and Im drinking the same as always. Any suggestions? Im worried that even if i did go into Ketosis, how the heck would I stay there if Its been that hard to start?
Ive been following the Total Solutions Exante plan religiously with 3L of water per day and 2 black coffees per day for 7 days now. Ive added no sweetners or flavourings to anything. On Day 5 after spending all day sorting in the spare room and loft I felt pretty weak and hungry so i had a roast chicken breast on top of my 3 x a day exante meals. On Day 6 I finished off the spare room and was hungry again so i had a boiled egg on its own. Other than 2 extra pieces of protein, I havent strayed. Im now at the end of Day 7 and show no signs of going into Ketosis. Im not weak or lethargic, pretty clear headed and getting on with things but Im RAVENOUS!! My body thinks Im starving it. However it is not sustainable to keep doing this to my body. The ketosis process most people go through, I havent (or if I have, then why am I sooooooo hungry?). Two people at work asked me today if it was my stomach they could hear. Im not imagining the hunger and taking on plenty of water so dont really understand it.
Ive long suspected Im insulin resistant which is a possible cause so I dropped my carb intake to 25g today and I am trying a new strategy - I just had a shake for brunch and steak with a fried egg in coconut oil for dinner. I figured that my body is hungry but still must think it has enough glucose to survive as Im ticking over fine. I had a really physical weekend and was drained after, but still nothing. Bit achey but that was to be expected.
I pretty sure that Im not in Ketosis as I dont have any of the symptoms. No fatigue, headaches, breath is fine and Im drinking the same as always. Any suggestions? Im worried that even if i did go into Ketosis, how the heck would I stay there if Its been that hard to start?