When the glycogen storage gets exhausted, does the liver gives up? NO! Instead, they recognize the problems and convert other molecules to glucose. For instance, amino acids and non-hexose carbohydrates are converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis.
This is similar to what I'm going through right now, since I began a trial of the ketogenic diet ~2 weeks ago!
hahahaha how was it ? why do u start taking ketogenic diet?
Many people say it has lots of benefits. Mental clarity, constant unfailing energy, better short-term memory, etc. And I'm talking serious people, not pop celebrities.
And then I discovered a friend of mine does it occasionally, and he said "I recommend it without reservation". So I thought I'd do it for a month and see what happens. I just did it from curiosity. So far I can see I do indeed have energy the entire day. There's no energy dips where I suddenly feel sleepy or something. Other than that, I haven't noticed anything. Oh and I lost 2 kilos! Much of that could be water. I'm not happy with that since my goal isn't to lose weight, since I'm thin. But it's quite interesting losing weight on a high-fat diet! Keto is very low-carb though and the research says low-carb is better than low-fat.
hahaha woah. almost everything that you've stated is new to me. i bet your breath smells sweet because of the ketone. update me later if you feel better with this diet because i might wanna give it a try too !
acetone, specifically ;)