I previously posted that menses suppresses ketone production. As I face that again, I am going to try to think of ways to improve ketone production during menses!
One possibility is to increase fats during menses. I have been following pretty close to 75%/25% fat/protein. Perhaps during menses it might be good to increase the fats up to 80/20 or even 85/15!
A second option is to do increased caloric restriction. I currently do a regular 17% caloric restriction according to this handy calculator: http://scientificpsychic.com/health/cron1.html. But possibly skipping dinners during menses might be a good way to increase ketone production and lower glucose.
Also, one could increase exercise. This is something I have been planning on doing anyway. Not only for the health aspect, but also because I want fewer menses! Higher exercise levels seemed to keep it away longer. I had been doing ballet, but had to stop for a while due to not having the space for it. But now I have space again and plan on restarting today!
Another benefit of exercise is reduced bodyfat. Since eating dairy for six weeks, even though I stopped almost two weeks ago, my bodyfat has been just ever so much higher (15.7% instead of 14.9%). Exercise should help keep that lower. I'd really like to shoot for 12%, if possible! I want to move from the bodybuilding "smooth" stage to the really cut stage, and for that I have to get under 15% bodyfat!
So I think that I might try a combination of all three methods. I'll report back!
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