Capt Troy

Hello everyone im new to the community and had some questions. I apologize if the topics have been covered so bear with me while I figure out how to navigate the sight as I've tried searching in the group for the topic. I started the carnivore diet the very end of 2023 and stayed with it to the beginning of April 2024. I wanted to do it at least 2 months and see what happened. I lost 40lbs in that time frame and felt pretty good. I made it the duration of time I wanted to try it then proceed to eat "normal" again and through the course of a year put all the weight and then some back on. Here I am again 1 month into it and wish I never stopped in the first place but you live and learn. I recently got a blood ketone monitor and noticed my levels are never really that high. Ill check late morning and its 0.3 or 0.4 even though I've been up for hours and active. Check again late afternoon and the highest number I've seen is 1.0 I can do a 24hr fast no problem but typically do at least a 13 to 15hr fast consistently most days maybe 2 or 3 days tops ill have breakfast at a earlier time but im just not getting how Im not in ketosis when I consume 0 carbohydrates, sugars, and what i assume is a good fat to protein ratio, etc. Also how long till I stop having diarrhea. I figured I would be fat adapted by now but it doesn't seem that way. I can go from having a text book stool to a few hours later repeated trips to the bathroom and its basically water exiting my body. Is it the amount of fat im getting, is it grease from the food. Just looking for answers. Could it be seasoning like pepper? Or am I just not far along enough yet for this to stop. Thank you and im look forward to learning. What turned me on to this diet wasn't all the influencers or Dr's I seen online talking about it. it was the thousands of regular people commenting how it helped them so much.