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I have generally eaten pretty healthy for the past 6 years and have been very diligent about keeping my weight where I want it. However, I quit smoking in August and subsequently gained 10 lbs - it just got away from me. I spent 6 weeks eating very healthy, low cal, low fat, low carb, etc, and then i switched to Keto and was on it for almost 2 weeks when I hit my goal weight 2 weeks ago (8 week’s total to lose the 10 lbs.) Dropped Keto diet. I ate 1 meal only for 3 straight days, but involved plenty of carbs. (Not excessive at all, but compared to keto, it was.) I got on scale after the 3 days, and much to my dismay, I had put back on 5 pounds! Wth!!! So now, I’ve been back on Keto for a week and hit my goal again yesterday. My clothes fit perfect again, and i look back to my old self. I want to just go back to my normal healthy diet that I had before I quit smoking, but I can’t figure out how to get off Keto without gaining the weight right back. Everything I’ve seen online seems so conflicting. Anyone have any tips?
Diet Calendar Entry for 27 January 2018:
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844 kcal
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Fat: 36.37g | Prot: 31.72g | Carb: 17.73g.
Breakfast: SweetLeaf 100% Natural Stevia Sweetener, Albertsons Heavy Whipping Cream , Coffee. Lunch: Calavo Avocado, Butter , Kroger Eggs (Large). Snacks/Other: Colby Cheese , Miller Brewing Company Lite Beer (Bottle), Gruyere Cheese , Prosciutto. more...
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Reintroduce carbs slowly, one at a time. Track the effect on your weight. If weight stays stable, try more.
27 Jan 18 by member: gz9gjg
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Do you know what would be considered slowly? I feel like I’m stuck on keto indefinitely now. Ha.
28 Jan 18 by member: laurayl
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Sorry, I reread your comment, and you did clarify what “slowly” meant. When you say “one at a time”, do you mean that literally? Like 1 extra carb per day?
I have been researching online again today, and the info is so conflicting and confusing! I’m still in Ketosis now, have been keeping my net carbs about 10 net grams/day for the past week. I was going to aim for closer to 15-20 today. I believe that would still keep me in Ketosis too. I figured after a couple more days of that, I could break Ketosis and move up 5 grams every couple of days to see how I do? Does that sound right? Thank you!
28 Jan 18 by member: laurayl
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Hi Laurayl, Do you have any of the Atkins books? They give guidance for adding carbs. I suggest you add one carb food, then monitor 3 days to see how you feel and the effect on your weight. If no issues, keep it in your diet / grocery list. Then try the next carb. Any that cause issues, take off your list for now and try again in 2 or 3 weeks if it's something you really like. Basically. you are testing for sensitivities to carb foods, a bit like checking for food allergies.
31 Jan 18 by member: gz9gjg
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