baangd's Journal, 26 May 2015

Did a blood test on Sunday to find the cholesterol level after starting the ketogenic diet.

Was surprised to see that cholesterol level at 234 and the LDL cholesterol at a 168 while MDL was at a 49. Might have to leave this diet or do something different in this diet itself.

did not weigh all this time.

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What was your. HDL??? 
26 May 15 by member: audreybanks
The MDL is a typo. its actually HDL which was 49.4 
26 May 15 by member: baangd
Read a bit more about it and consult your medical advisor. From what I understand of the ketogenic diet, your overall readings for LDL and HDL might not chance, but it is the full breakdown that is important. It's the types of fats that float around in your bloodstream that change. It's not an area of expertise for me, as I have never had a problem with cholesterol. I do know from my experience, though, that the ketogenic diet requires 110% commitment. When I was trying to follow it to the letter, I still never once recorded a "good" level of ketosis (I was taking blood tests). It was probably the artificial sweeteners in the chocolate and sweets I would eat to keep myself sane, upsetting the ketosis, because the other food I was eating was 100% counted, to fit the precise macros allocated to myself and my husband. Yet we couldn't achieve proper ketosis and our weight loss was sporadic. If you are achieving ketosis though, you should have had at least 3-4 weeks of almost alarmingly good weight losses. From what I've read, I'm not alone in discovering that a small amount of the wrong food, even once a week, is enough to throw this diet completely off kilter. I had to stop eating out completely, which is why I'm not trying to follow it now. It takes a LOT of planning and effort and organisation to have the right food there at meal times. 
26 May 15 by member: Carolinebee999
@Carolinebee999 - its very difficult to maintain keto and follow it to the book.  
26 May 15 by member: baangd
no wonder the blood test report had high readings 
26 May 15 by member: baangd
any plan that places you in ketosis is very unforgiving! just a tiny bit of the wrong thing will set you back, after all this hard work its not worth it! 
27 May 15 by member: audreybanks
Wow! I like how you are monitoring yourself and you're not afraid to change your plan to find what works for you. Keep going. You will figure it out. 
27 May 15 by member: Beth Diary

     
 

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