CKD help

[MUbodbuilder]

i started this diet this week and so far its going well. i will soon do my first carb load. how can i tell that iv reached ketosis without the ketone sticks? i cant find them anywhere.

and iv read in articles that i should eat 80%fat, 20% protein for 2 or so days after the carb load to reach ketosis faster. should i do this?

also i know i shouldnt eat fat with the post workout meal. i also read not to eat many fats in the meal before either. is this true too?

thanx guys

[ironstrife]

i started this diet this week and so far its going well. i will soon do my first carb load. how can i tell that iv reached ketosis without the ketone sticks? i cant find them anywhere.
dont be too concerned if you're in ketosis or not. get the desired calorie and macro. ketosis itself is not a good indicator of fat loss for that matter

and iv read in articles that i should eat 80%fat, 20% protein for 2 or so days after the carb load to reach ketosis faster. should i do this?
IMHO, as long as there is minimum amount of carbs and fair calorie deficit, I dont think 65% vs 80% would make too big of a difference.

also i know i shouldnt eat fat with the post workout meal. i also read not to eat many fats in the meal before either. is this true too?
If the meal is 60-90min prior to workout it will be okay. But, within 0-30min of workout, try to avoid fat.

[Eileen]

If you have a day where you are drinking normally, but peeing like a race horse, and next morning, you find you've dropped 3 or more pounds, that's you shedding the water weight as you enter ketosis. You'll gain it back on carb-up and drop it again afterwards.

You'll probably develop your own personal way of telling, like a taste in your mouth, the smell of your urine, or a change in energy levels. I only ever do non-essential housework like hoovering when I'm in ketosis.

[MUbodbuilder]

ok that helps a lot guys thanx. and i did notice after 2 days of this diet i woke up a few hours before normal needing to pee really bad. then again in a few hours of sleep. so i guess i reached it. of course i also felt the "dead"feeling of no carbs like after a day.