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Sorry @DSC1 — going to suggest not thinking in terms of percentages.
Protein should be 0.8-1g per pound of lean body mass, minimum. This may not equal 20-25% of your calories. If you weigh 150lb, this could be 75-100g protein.
I find it really hard to hit my protein — an egg only has 6g, for example. A small can of tuna is 20g. You also have to eat quite a bit over to get kicked out of ketosis. Do not risk under-eating protein, trust me.
I’ve also read that it doesn’t matter how deep into ketosis you are — just that you’re there. Stress is detrimental to the process — keep doing what you’re doing, best of luck!
That feels like a lot of calories — are you a big dude/dudette? If your goal is weight loss, it might helpful to recalculate macros, eg:
https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/
I'm making the assumption that you are using the pee strips, but that is basically letting you know your ketones in excess of what your body is using already. A blood reading is really what would give you an accurate reading.
OP - would you happen to know your blood glucose level? If you do have a glucose monitor, you should solve for your GKI. (Blood glucose / 18) / ketone level.
GKI 6-9 is low keto, 3-6 is moderate, and <3 is high.
Also, you may have missed my initial Q, but what are your ratios? You may be having under 20g of carbs per day, but if you’re over-eating protein, your body will just turn that into glucose instead of carbs, preventing you from entering higher levels of ketosis.
You should be at 70-75% fat / 20-25% protein / 5-10% carbs.
What’s your current ratios? How many net carbs are you consuming per day? Are you using Cronometer or MFP to track your intake?
Keep net carbs (Total carbs - Fiber) less than 15-20g per day
Avoid dairy if you can
Watch for hidden sugars in Diet sodas
Cauliflower rice is your friend
Keep protein intake under control.
Download Carb Manager app
I do not do keto anymore. I just keep my calorie intake 10-20% less than what is suggeztef for my height, weight and age.
I used to cheat couple of times in a month when I did keto. Go easy on yourself.
I'm using keto mojo for tracking my blood, using MFP app, keeping total carbs under 20g
Generally speaking, I very rarely cheat, had a couple bites of ice cream over the past 45 days or so
I think if anything, I'm light on fat and higher on protein, but not by that much, maybe 5-10%
88 mg/dl, so about 4 if my math is right
Calories: 1917
Fat: 155
Protein: 111
Carbs: 20
Huge bump to what EY1 said - protein at least 0.8 g/lb of lean mass but recommended to keep at least 1-1.2g/lb. protein is an energy source on Keto (cleaner than fat, mind you) and you need to treat it as such
When do you measure