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Now if you're running into a situation where your ketones just are not high enough, you're

doing keto and you're just seeing traces of ketones, there's several reasons for this

number one, it could be you just started and it takes time to adapt the mitochondria to full

ketosis. So you're not going to see very many changes until starting at three days and then over

a week, but to be fully fat adapted, where you're in full ketosis all the time, it's going to take

about a month. Okay, so just give it more time if you just started and you're concerned. Next

point is are you checking your urine or are you checking your blood? In the beginning I suggest

you check your urine, these are very inexpensive little strips that you can test, but realize as

you become more adapted, you're going to be burning up these ketones. So in other words, less ketones

are going to be wasted through the urine. So they're not going to really show up at some point.

So don't be surprised if you check your urine ketones and they're very, very trace. And then,

of course, if you check your blood, it's a lot higher. Next point is your protein is too high.

Protein can trigger insulin, which can then slow down the ability to get into ketosis. So I'm

assuming your carbs are low, but let's say your protein is too high. A lot of times people think

that a ketogenic diet is a high protein diet because they've used to actins. Well, no, it's not.

A good ketogenic plan is a moderate amount of protein. Between three to six ounces per meal,

but it could go up to seven ounces or eight ounces, especially if you're doing intermittent fasting,

and you're an athlete, and you're just a larger person. So just realize that the more

protein you do and the less fat, you're going to run into a situation where you're not going to be

as much in the ketosis. Now, there's a really great document. I just created a new plan,

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