Too Much Fat or Protein Can Turn into Sugar
First of all I love Keto because the foods we can eat are so good! I had a Valentine’s Day splurge and still lost, I did not exceed my carbs though. I ran across an article that said MTC fat was good, so I started to add more fat to my smoothies, and guess what, my blood sugar increased, and I gained 5 lbs! This was puzzling because it goes against everything I read. I work in a lab so I am surrounded by scientists and they told me that the body is amazing in that it can turn fat, protein and carbs to sugar. However you have to really eat a lot and really go over for that to happen in respect to fat. I was doing just that, going over my calories by 1,000 or more by putting fat in my smoothies! Well I have returned to keeping everything in balance and guess what I lost 3 of the 5 lbs I had gained! Moral of the story is; Keto is a balancing exercise! Keep it in balance according to your goals! I’m still in Ketosis and love how my body is shaping up!
Outrigger Guy
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Excellent reminder for all of us Outrigger. Thank you! I think I over did it today. Worked so hard to turn a family Heirloom Recipe into Keto friendly & succeeded in getting it down from 50 netCarbs in the original recipe to 16 netCarbs in the new version but did way too much tasting along the way....ughhh! Lesson learned!