5 days or 10 days on Keto?

[EEstrada13]

I will be starting keto on sunday for the first time. I'm carrying way too much fat on me, 26.5%! Should I keep the carbs down for longer than friday, which technically is suppose to be my carb up day? Or can I just jump in to carbing up even though I'm new to the transition? A couple of other questions since I'm new to this:

1. What kind of ground beef do you all buy? Since it's more of a fat intake, is it safe to go for 85/15? Same question for the chicken, is the dark meat a better choice considering the more fat to protein ratio than a leaner cut?

2. I have htn, anyone outthere with hypertension that has benefited from this diet?

Thanx for any info!

[carbotoo]

usually you go for 14 days before the first carbup - this helps to make sure that you're well into transistion.

i usually buy hi-fat 80/20 ground beef.

i usually buy chicken thighs because they have more flavor.

Good Luck!

[johnnyironboard]

A 10 day cycle is better than 7.