Ketogenic Diet: Day 1

I couldn't stop thinking about this new diet, so I decided to start it today.

Here's my approximate calorie/protein/carb/fat breakdown to maintain my current weight:

• 2,150 calories
• 109-183 grams of protein per day (15%)
• 30-50 grams of carbohydrate per day (5%)
• 191 grams of fat per day (80% or 1,720 calories)

BREAKFAST:

• 1/2 mason jar of homemade chicken/bone/veggie broth
• Spinach salad with a few strawberries, pecans, and raspberry vinaigrette
• Coffee with 2 tsp ghee (clarified butter), 1 tsp coconut oil

Blood sugar:

My blood sugar was 209. Normally I would take 2.5 units of Humalog to lower it (1 unit H for every 40 mg/dL over 83 mg/dL), but I was instructed not to do this initially so I didn't.

Insulin:

I took 3 units of Humalog to cover breakfast. I also lowered my Lantus to 8 units instead of 9 this morning. 

MID-MORNING SNACK:

Breakfast tided me over til 9:45am when I got hungry and ate a package of seaweed (good source of iodine and only 1 carb!). At 10:30 I ate a handful of (about 1/2 cup) peanuts. Even though these aren't Paleo, they are fairly low carb (10g) and satiating (14g of protein, 28g of fat).

Blood Sugar:

I tested my blood sugar and it was 204.

Insulin:

I took an additional 2 units of Humalog to bring my blood sugar down.

LUNCH:

• Spring greens
• 4 strawberries
• Handful of walnuts
• 1/2 cucumber
• 6 snap peas
• Raspberry vinaigrette dressing
• Ham (leftover from Easter...)

Blood Sugar:

At 12:40pm I tested my blood sugar and it was 193.

Insulin:

I took 2.5 H to bring it down and 2.5 H to cover lunch carbs.

So that about puts me at my 50g carb limit for the day! I will need to have absolutely no carbs at dinner to stay under...

I am feeling pretty good.