July 9th, 2009, 07:59 PM
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 Re: Help! I've been eating Nuts! | |
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Originally Posted by JillG  so - the carbs per serving were 5. I had essentially one serving a day. A carb is a carb, though.... right? it's not going to prevent me going into "ketosis" - right? I kept my carbs down to less then 15 a day so far. I should be okay - right? | A carb is not necessarily a carb, but you should be okay if you cut out the nuts for now. It might not keep you from going into ketosis, but it might, depending on how sensitive you are to carbs or if you are insulin resistant. A carb from sugar or a starch spikes your blood sugar much more than the exact carb count from a veggie or even nuts. Blood sugar spikes, requiring insulin, are what you are trying to avoid. You get into ketosis by the ratio of fat to carbs, so keep the fat high and the carbs low and you will be in ketosis in no time. |