I spent the last 6 weeks bouncing between 20-50 grams of carbohydrate consumption per day. For 6 weeks I would check my ketone levels in the mornings to make sure I was still in ketosis. The purpose of me fluctuating my carbohydrate intake was to see where my personal level intake of carbohydrates would be to stay in Ketosis. I found I can eat exactly 32 carbohydrates on a typical day and stay in Ketosis and 44 grams of carbohydrates to stay in ketosis when I do a very heavy workout.

This information may be trivial to some people who choose to stay under 20 grams of carbohydrates a day. For me this information was beyond huge. Some days I need more carbohydrates. Period. I do understand sleep getting enough sleep is very important for energy levels as well as water intake and so forth however some nights I just do not get enough sleep. I am a mother to 2 beautiful baby girls under the age of 2. Sometimes they sleep through the night, sometimes they do not sleep through the night. Sometimes I can’t sleep because of stress and worry. Sometimes I can not sleep because I have a cold and I stayed up all night coughing. I could express a million reasons why I can not follow every healthy eating rule 100%of the time however at the end of the day I am human. Sometimes I need more carbohydrates. Period. Having and extra 12-22 carbohydrates a day could be the difference between my personal energy level and happiness without taking me out of Ketosis. My body still wins. I don’t feel deprived or like I have to cheat. When I can scale back on my carbohydrate intake on a better day, I do. Such is life.

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