I ate only meat, no vegetables or cheese. The only carbs I got were the tiny amounts of glycogen and sugars in the meat itself. Yes, I checked with test strips.
That sounds like it counts as "no" carbs. I'm just a bit surprised because of the large effect that ketosis has on my appetite and the appetite of those I know who have tried it. I have to eat some carbs just to keep from getting too skinny.
I assume you were getting enough fat? Your body can only handle so much protein, and trying to live on lean meat alone can cause rabbit starvation. It's possible that you were getting a mild case of this which would explain high hunger levels and high calculated caloric intake even after adjusting for hunger s...
Here. A number of people here are fans of Taubes' work, and so I thought they would be interested in a well-referenced criticism. Hat tip to Landsknecht.