Originally Posted by tarmyg
No, never heard of anyone to need to be at zero to reach Keto adaptation. I set my goal at zero and usually end up between 10g-25g when going for adaption. After adaption I add in vegetables as my carb source to reach ~60g/day. I am going to be very surprised if those 20g-25g/day will hinder your progress towards adaptation. I only calculate net carbs as my carb sources all contains a high amount of fiber. Honestly, until you have adapted stay as low as possible, after that you can start experimenting with how high you can go and see where it breaks Ketosis.