erikahollister's Journal, 27 Jul 23

Reading the Blood Glucose and ketones during a fast really shows you how the fast is going. I'm glad you both are dialing in the meters, so that you can get these measurements going for you. As the fast deepens it's encouraging to see the BG go down and the ketones go up. The Dr Boz ratio is a very good indication of what's happening with your insulin, which is very hard to measure directly. BTW I just posted a DietDoctor video about protein. 

@Erika... 21 hours fasted. Ketones 5.7 😵 and BG 78. The ketone meter may be off, but it's not likely. My nephew tested his the other day when I got the 3.0 reading & his was .9 There is no strip to calibrate, only a control solution, which involves using 1 of the only 10 strips that came with it. It's my nephew's meter and strips & he said THW that. 🤣 I'm going to order some more strips today. I will do the control testing when they come in. 

Wow, that's great! Sky high ketones! Dr. Boz ratio of 14 - fantastic! Plenty of autophagy there! 

I just hope the ketone meter is right, Erika. If it is, I will have no reason to do EF. I peeked at the scale this morning & I'm very happy with that number. I will post in the morning. Going to inbox you. 

Ok, the ketone meter is certainly not off... 

You are rocking the ketones and fat loss. How many BBB&E meals a day are you eating; what's your daily IF? 

Erika, I gave all the info on my weigh-in post, but it appears that you can only see it if you go to my profile page... Crazy. Really, just what feels natural. Normally, 2 meals & 18-21 hours IF'ing. 

Thanks. 

You're very welcome! 

I found it, and it has my previous comment too. Hmmmm maybe you need to log out and log back in. 

I don't think so, Deb. I also got an email something about "In a world of conflicting health and nutrition advice, it's hard to know what is true and trustworthy. Yada, Yada, Yada." 🙄 Maybe my post got reported. Did yall get any kind of email like that? 

Not email... DM. 

I did not. 

No, I have not gotten a message from anyone along those lines. I do recall YOH having a post that got lost like that, you could only find it from her profile page.  

They would have had to have reported it quickly, because I was actively hunting for ya'lls posts at the time.