Its been a while - ketosis still working..

1st day back in the gym for a while today and a 50min 7.5 kmph session was a reasonable start - have been exercising plenty mostly walking out doors and now plan to refocus on the treadmill for 10 days and see where that gets me.


I was reminded of the value of ketosis while on a recent trip to Australia on business.

A week away, where for 3 1/2 days I walked at pace with a colleague through streets of Melbourne and Sydney. Up hills and in a hurry without problem. Yet on the final day I over indulged on the carbs front and was given a reminder of how debilitating that can be. Out of the last meeting of the day and even before we hit a short hill I had to stop, 4 or 5 more times before we crested I had to again stop, rest and recover.

 A small setback as well with blood test results as cholesterol levels are elevated. While my HDL is at its best ever level of 59 LDL is high at 289 and up slightly on September. have gone back to taking cholesterol medication and will retest. Feel more tired but am hoping this side effect will be temporary.

Daily walks of at least 10km are keeping me active.

Recommitting prior to blood testing later this week

After a week that has seen me walk 60km to or from work I was disappointed by only a 0.1mmol/L reading for ketones this morning. Guess two dinners and some ill-discipline on chocolate front has impacted. Want to really try and up the exercise next week with daily treadmill augmenting the walks. Need therefore to get deeper into ketosis.

Monday morning up at 6am bullet coffee and off walking at pace straight away. 90 mins later in the office.




Mid morning keto snack of cheese and intend to walk home later.




Should be a 25km day....

New normal - much improved on old normal.......

Continuing ketogenic and continuing to prosper 15,000 steps a day now normal, when in Singapore, with a 10k walk either to or from the office most days, and last week included two cricket net sessions, free to get involved at a far higher level than ever before. Free

A short trip to UK interrupted my improvement and a poor treadmill session was a disappointment last week. That an average speed of only 7.4kmph now disappoints me is a sign of how much I have progressed. A business trip this week has delayed my attempt on a new PB further but am confident I will get a 9kmph session soon. Day to day M really seems now to be a fading memory. I am already factoring in less of a cushion in walking anywhere.

Business‎ trip to Tokyo and have managed to dine carefully and remain in ketosis. New found desire to walk everywhere an irritation to my colleague who wanted to taxi!! Surreal role reversal though he might not have fully recognised it. 

Looking forward to another game of cricket tomorrow and to once again playing unrestricted by M. Also have been delighted by news of a friend who is now trying the Keto diet and is experiencing the exact same elation I did on 1st discovering the power it has last year.

Hope more people will get that incredible boost as time goes by.

Blood tests next week....

Post cricket pain free Monday and year to date PB

Now eating more but generally very keto diet. Played cricket yesterday and a couple of points of note. Normally I hate batting the last 5 overs of an innings as it is the time when one is under most pressure to run and hence I have always been worried by, and often impacted by, M at that stage of a game. Yesterday batted the last 5 overs of our innings without any sign of M and without any opportunity for a run being missed. Also managed to simply focus on batting and probably for that reason did so much better than I have for quite some time.


Then kept wicket for 30 overs (180 squats for those unfamiliar). Normally post match the next morning my quads will be sore - this morning none of that and to cap it off completed by 3rd best treadmill session ever at 7.27km and average speed of 87.kmph, fuelled simply by a coffee and whipped cream this morning.


Significant progress....

Onwards, onwards

Losing track of day number but Monday was a solid day. 6 cheese cubes at lunchtime and 1/2 avocado at 8pm with some fried up Lebanese leftover meat and masses of olive oil.

Walked the 10km home and intend to do the same each day this week, weather permitting.

Slighty sore quads meant no gym yesterday. Intend on a treadmill session today.

Weighed for the 1st time since beginning the fast and down to 79.1kilos from recent levels of 83kg.

Still a way to go....

Initially treadmill session a struggle today due to sore quads and glutes. But once got going second half was very good. Overall 50 mins at 8.1. Coffee with whipped cream and water only consumption thus far today.

Interestingly gym machine had my weight at 77.5kg and body fat down to within range at 21%.....wonder what home scales will read tomorrow. onwards.

Cricket in ketosis - pure pleasure

Wonderful afternoon of cricket. 1st game in memory when I never thought about my M and just played the game.

 Even pre-diagnosis I was always worried about the next run or the next chase in the field today I was free. That's what 10 days of quasi-fast and ketosis can do for you. While I have previously played without too much impediment, since finding ketosis, I have previously spent the game marvelling at that revelation and at what I was not feeling. Today I simply played.

 Started the day early walked to the gym and as glutes a bit tight only did 2.9k in 20 minutes, given game this afternoon. Have done much more than my target of 15,000 steps and all on only two bites of cheese, a Starbucks with whipped cream and a homemade peanut butter, butter, cream and seeds treat.

 Feel awesome!‎

First proper meal in 10 days was Lebanese, without the pitta washed down with two glasses of red.


Sunday has been a day off with only modest food. Tomorrow it's a full day of fasting and treadmill‎, stiffness allowing.

Home and happy...

And today am aiming for a complete fast with just water and two coffees. Yesterday at home in Singapore was not as easy as I had anticipated. Started well with a 20k walk but as the day progressed my snacks became more regular. Still small and keto friendly but....

On keto front did a blood test at 7am and was pleased with the 3.1mmol/L reading.

Today at work has been much easier. Treadmill session finished 5 minutes prematurely when I must have bumped stop button. Average speed of 8.1k and 6 k travelled reflected a slow start. I tried to jog quite soon and that may have been the issue.

Had to slow down and rebuild. However, once in the groove jogged for at least 35 minutes at a max speed of 9.2kmph. Initially disappointed but on reflection had I finished as intended for last 5 minutes, which would have been easy average speed would have been near a PB year, which as 1st treadmill for well over 2 weeks is not too shabby.

Decided to walk home a distance of around 10km, which proved a stroll. Equally easy today has been sticking to my plan of no food. 6pm and two coffees each with butter, water and mint tea is the totality of my consumption. ‎