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You might want to add in some Twinlab's Ultra Fuel. It's got 100 gms. of carbs per serving. If you haven't done a carb-up, it's kind of bipolar. When you go shopping at the grocery store, you read labels of things to munch and find that, "Damn, that's not enough carbs!" For instance, Powerade only has something like 18 gms. of carbs. Some candy has less than 50.

What I've also added is red licorice. The jumbo ones has like 31 gms. per two. So eating a dozen of those during a movie or whatever, you can get some decent carbs, and they're fat free, too.

But sometimes I find that the day isn't long enough for me to get in my 600+ carbs. So the Ultra Fuel comes in handy.

BTW, have you gotten some ketostix to make sure you get into keto quick enough? You shouldn't if you've been using Sesathin. I've recently added Glucophase XR to my CKD supplement list. It seems to be the best glucose disposal agent out there. Good luck this week. And remember, you only have six days to fantasize about all the carbs you get to eat during carb-up.

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I already went shopping and got so much carbs you wouldn't believe.. Apple Jacks, Cookie Crisp, Gummy Worms, and Grape Juice to name some of the high gi carbs. Still have to get ketostix tommorow but the way I have a headache and how shitty my back workout went I can tell my body is going into ketosis. Not to mention the smelly breath which is a sign of it also

Thanks for the suggestion on the Ultra Fuel. If I can't seem to get in enough carbs on saturday I may purchase it for next week.

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.....