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Tying these altogether so you can all see a day in the keto life. Just had dinner about 30 minutes ago. Chicken breast (210 cal) and 2 thighs (340 cal) for dinner. Keto peeps like to stick to the thighs and pass on the breasts cause there's a higher percentage of fat in thighs while Breasts are very high in protein and lower in fat but I like breasts. I like to dip the chicken, from the breast, in mayo (200 cal) so add 2tbsp (just eyeballing it) for the mayo. 4 cups spinach (100 cal) with about 3 tbsp butter (300 cal) 2 cup broccoli (60 cal) with about 2 tbsp butter (200 cal)and 2 (Had one earlier I didn't count yet and 1 now) zip fizz (40 cal). 1450 cal total for meal and 3685 for the day (77% fat, 19% protein, 4% carbs) and that will be all for me at least til noon tomorrow.

Thanks for laying this out. How you can like butter in coffee is beyond me. To each his own though.

If I was to do a low carb day in a carb cycle, it would look something like this:

Breakfast 8 am: 649 calories, 40.2 protein, 9.7 carbs (8.3 net), 47 fat
3 eggs: 238, 18, 1.8, 15
3 bacon: 129, 9, 0.3, 9.9
3 sausage: 246, 11.7, 0.6, 21.9
a scoop of salsa: 36, 1.5, 7 (5.6 net), 0.2

Lunch 12 pm: 524, 47.4, 20.8 (11.2 net), 30.3
6 oz lemon pepper chicken: 330, 39.6, 7.8 (5.1 net), 16.2
1 cup green beans: 31, 1.8, 7 (3.6 net), 0.1
1 oz almonds: 163, 6, 6 (2.5 net), 14


Snack 3 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese: 222, 25, 8, 10

After workout: 265, 41.3, 27 (24 net), 0.4
Isopure drink: 160, 40, 0, 0
Banana: 105, 1.3, 27 (24 net), 0.4

Dinner: 353, 39, 3.7 (1.9 net), 20.3
6 oz atlantic cod: 140, 30, 0, 1.2
2 cups romaine lettuce: 15, 1, 2.8 (1 net), 0.3
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil: 120, 0, 0, 14
1 mozzarella string cheese: 78, 8, 0.9, 4.8

Total: 2,013 calories, 192.9 protein, 69.2 carbs (53.4 net), 108 fat
38.3% protein, 13.8% carbs, 48.3% fat


If I did that long enough, I suppose it could get me to keto. Contrary to popular belief, you don't need fats at 70-80% to enter keto.
 

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Thanks for laying this out. How you can like butter in coffee is beyond me. To each his own though.

If I was to do a low carb day in a carb cycle, it would look something like this:

Breakfast 8 am: 649 calories, 40.2 protein, 9.7 carbs (8.3 net), 47 fat
3 eggs: 238, 18, 1.8, 15
3 bacon: 129, 9, 0.3, 9.9
3 sausage: 246, 11.7, 0.6, 21.9
a scoop of salsa: 36, 1.5, 7 (5.6 net), 0.2

Lunch 12 pm: 524, 47.4, 20.8 (11.2 net), 30.3
6 oz lemon pepper chicken: 330, 39.6, 7.8 (5.1 net), 16.2
1 cup green beans: 31, 1.8, 7 (3.6 net), 0.1
1 oz almonds: 163, 6, 6 (2.5 net), 14


Snack 3 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese: 222, 25, 8, 10

After workout: 265, 41.3, 27 (24 net), 0.4
Isopure drink: 160, 40, 0, 0
Banana: 105, 1.3, 27 (24 net), 0.4

Dinner: 353, 39, 3.7 (1.9 net), 20.3
6 oz atlantic cod: 140, 30, 0, 1.2
2 cups romaine lettuce: 15, 1, 2.8 (1 net), 0.3
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil: 120, 0, 0, 14
1 mozzarella string cheese: 78, 8, 0.9, 4.8

Total: 2,013 calories, 192.9 protein, 69.2 carbs (53.4 net), 108 fat
38.3% protein, 13.8% carbs, 48.3% fat


If I did that long enough, I suppose it could get me to keto. Contrary to popular belief, you don't need fats at 70-80% to enter keto.
The Bulletproof coffee is a keto thing that started long ago. It's a quick way of getting the good fats in. Use thick cream and either 1 or 2 tbsp of butter or ghee, then 1 or 2 tbsp of MCT oil. When Alex Smith was in KC he and his 2 backups, Foles and Bray got into IF and were big on the bullet proof coffee. Smith had his best year when they did this and Foles went on to a SB win the following year so don't knock it.

It's not popular belief that you need 70-80% fats to enter ketosis. That's just nutritional ketosis which is therapeutic and also serves to force your body to use fat as its main fuel source. Doesn't mean other people who do not do keto will never be in ketosis. Babies are often in ketosis, in early life, when they are strictly breast fed. As you can imagine, high level athletes do a lot of fat burning. Anybody who goes a long stretch without eating will have their bodies resort to burning fat and as such go into ketosis until they eat again. This is the whole idea behind IF, which does not require the keto diet to be effective itself. Everybody will have those times when they are burning fat but when you keep yourself in nutritional ketosis you'll be burning fat daily rather than just here or there sporadically.
 

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The Bulletproof coffee is a keto thing that started long ago. It's a quick way of getting the good fats in. Use thick cream and either 1 or 2 tbsp of butter or ghee, then 1 or 2 tbsp of MCT oil. When Alex Smith was in KC he and his 2 backups, Foles and Bray got into IF and were big on the bullet proof coffee. Smith had his best year when they did this and Foles went on to a SB win the following year so don't knock it.

It's not popular belief that you need 70-80% fats to enter ketosis. That's just nutritional ketosis which is therapeutic and also serves to force your body to use fat as its main fuel source. Doesn't mean other people who do not do keto will never be in ketosis. Babies are often in ketosis, in early life, when they are strictly breast fed. As you can imagine, high level athletes do a lot of fat burning. Anybody who goes a long stretch without eating will have their bodies resort to burning fat and as such go into ketosis until they eat again. This is the whole idea behind IF, which does not require the keto diet to be effective itself. Everybody will have those times when they are burning fat but when you keep yourself in nutritional ketosis you'll be burning fat daily rather than just here or there sporadically.

I would rather just eat the butter straight than put it in my delicious coffee.
 

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I would rather just eat the butter straight than put it in my delicious coffee.
It would be much easier for you to eat that butter when it's in liquid form which it will be after you drop it into hot coffee. Just need something to mix it well to better incorporate it into the coffee. Most put it through a blender. I just use a battery operated portable drink mixer. Once mixed in, you don't really taste it. And the MCT oil has no taste either. It still tastes like a black coffee, just a hint more creamy.
 

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It would be much easier for you to eat that butter when it's in liquid form which it will be after you drop it into hot coffee. Just need something to mix it well to better incorporate it into the coffee. Most put it through a blender. I just use a battery operated portable drink mixer. Once mixed in, you don't really taste it. And the MCT oil has no taste either. It still tastes like a black coffee, just a hint more creamy.

How about getting a ton of king crab leg and just melting the butter. Delicious.
 

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Why is keto hijacking this thread, keto already has a thread.
 

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hmmm maybe cause Keto people are posting what they are eating??? :shrug:

Is that what this is? I don't see anything about what he is eating. So hmmmmm maybe not.

It's not popular belief that you need 70-80% fats to enter ketosis. That's just nutritional ketosis which is therapeutic and also serves to force your body to use fat as its main fuel source. Doesn't mean other people who do not do keto will never be in ketosis. Babies are often in ketosis, in early life, when they are strictly breast fed. As you can imagine, high level athletes do a lot of fat burning. Anybody who goes a long stretch without eating will have their bodies resort to burning fat and as such go into ketosis until they eat again. This is the whole idea behind IF, which does not require the keto diet to be effective itself. Everybody will have those times when they are burning fat but when you keep yourself in nutritional ketosis you'll be burning fat daily rather than just here or there sporadically.

Hey fantastic, Keto talk, I'm not giving anyone grief here, and I would have no problem with it ITT if there wasn't an already existing thread dedicated to keto.
 

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Is that what this is? I don't see anything about what he is eating. So hmmmmm maybe not.



Hey fantastic, Keto talk, I'm not giving anyone grief here, and I would have no problem with it ITT if there wasn't an already existing thread dedicated to keto.
Fair enough...

I'm eating a vodka and diet... It's keto, please don't hold that against me.

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Fair enough...

I'm eating a vodka and diet... It's keto, please don't hold that against me.

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Hold it against you? Bacon eggs and vodka, that's one of the most patriotic meals I have ever heard!
 

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Hold it against you? Bacon eggs and vodka, that's one of the most patriotic meals I have ever heard!
Just make sure to have some extra butter on the eggs... And maybe some hot sauce.

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Just make sure to have some extra butter on the eggs... And maybe some hot sauce.

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That sounds terrific, but once you hit 60 the goal is less butter not more. Hot sauce on the other hand, I put that shit on everything.
 

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That sounds terrific, but once you hit 60 the goal is less butter not more. Hot sauce on the other hand, I put that shit on everything.
What's your favorite? I have a problem with hot sauces.

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I always have the 3 staples, Franks, Tabasco, Sriracha, and at least one or two others. Right now the wildcard is Cholula, all four of those are very main stream, probably the four most popular sauces in America. I usually have something more out there on hand.

Roosters in Bloomingdale is an average at best restaurant with an exceptional selection of hot sauces to try and to buy. Weird exotic brands, and being able to sample them before you buy is pretty awesome. I've bought a few online based on recommendations that did not work out, never again.

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Cholula is my go to nowadays
 

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