Good idea!

Ketostix strips during protein restriction will help you figure our ketones availability for your body systems.

Also, fasting for a 1-2 days without side effects like lightheadedness would be a good indicator too.

I'am currently adapting at 0.8-1g protein per lean body mass with the intension to increase to 1.2-1.3 once my body is fully fat adapted (I'am still spilling ketones at moderate amounts, unfortunately).

Dmitry

My diet is basically the same. I've found the lactate (lactic acid) to be the pref. way to refill my glycogen stores (google for "glucose paradox"), without all this carbs induced hypoglycemic attacks.

And yes, all fruits start to drain my energy levels.

Now slowly raising the kefir (fermented milk) consumpiton to 1 litre per day with no issues so far. Leads to less meat eating naturally, btw.

we still have plain evidence that the liver converts proteins to glucose

It would be great to finally find out whether the whole input protein got converted at the rate of 58% or just excess of it. Different sources speak different things.