Typically, protein should make up 15% - 20% of your every day calorie intake. It ought to be moderate but not extreme - simply sufficient to help you construct and maintain lean muscle mass. A lot protein is also not good as it may kick you out of ketosis. If you’re dropping weight (or trying to), eat closer to 15-20%. For you, the ketone readings aren’t the most important focus. How you look, feel, and perform are your fundamental concern. Eating barely extra protein will improve satiety, making "eating less" a spontaneous, inadvertent thing that just happens. It will also stave off a minimum of some portion of the lean mass accretion that occurs throughout weight reduction