Well the first week of my CKD is over and it was pretty interesting. All together I lost 6 lbs, most of which is probally water weight but thats how things work at first.

I jumped into ketosis pretty quick, I think I was in it by tuesday according to the way I felt but I didn't confirm it on my sticks until Wednesday. Sticking to the diet above was pretty easy on some days yet on other days I actually consumed more calories than I was targeting for, but it didn't seems to hurt me at all. I think the closer you get to the carbup day you mentally start to crave the carbs which got me eating a little more on some of these days. To avoid that I am going to start making some jello so I have something I can eat a ton of and not take in any calories really.

Carbup day was a blast. Pounding down kiddy cereal and other high gi carbs in that amount was something I haven't done in a long time. My roommates found it amazing that I was actually eating pasta, which I haven't done all year. I did get in some good carbs too such as brown rice and sweet potatoes, so I feel I got a healthy mix. This morning after my carbup I weighed 3 lbs more which just goes to show you how much water you carry from carbs.

Workouts were rough for me this week. I really didn't notice any lack of energy until I got into the gym and started lifting. Getting out full sets were difficult but I think as my body adapts this will be easier. I may start looking for a supplement to help my energy levels during the workouts if the problem continues. In general I felt okay with my energy levels and the only negative effects I had with ketosis was a slight headache the first few days. My supplements this week were clen, whey, swole (finishing it up), glutamine, zma, flax, multivit, and sesathin.

Overall I am pretty happy with my first week and the 6 lbs weightloss. All I have to do is tweak some diet days to make it easier and get used to the ketosis effects a little bit and I should be sitting pretty. After next week I will be updating my diet to take into consideration the weight loss. I am also going to keep a record of how fast I jump back into ketosis after my carbup day so I will be posting that also just for reference. I think the sesathin will help this alot so I want to test it out.

Until next week.....