Oddly enough, the next morning. They start in my sleep, and I wake up in agony at about 5 am. Concentrated in my neck and back of the skull, inflamed. Bad ones have light and sound sensitivity, and nausea.
Had a streak for two weeks of them recently, same days as eating 2 squares of chocolate after dinner. (6-7pm) The herbal tea I was drinking had 1 gram of unexpected sugar, too.
That would create a VERY bad carb hangover! The people that cycle (that way) just donāt want to commit. Not saying I donāt have cheat meals every couple weeks or so, but the key is MEAL! A Cheat DAY is insane, for most it takes a week to completely undo the damage, so you do the math. Thatās not a CKD, that somebody that just likes the idea of keto, and doesnāt want to stop eating like crap at the same time. People who truly do CKD, mainly weight lifters eat higher, but still decent carbs like sweet potatoās, brown rices etc. They donāt eat garbage during their ācarb upsā. Even for the guys doing TKD which Iāve considered, although they may intentionally be spiking themselves with dextrose theyāre doing it very strategically at the precise time they can get away with it and return to ketosis a couple hours later. Iām for people doing whatever they want, it just cracks me up when people convince themselves of stuff like their ācarb cyclingā when itās actually just the good olā see food diet!
Iām up in the air regarding cheat days. I want to but my whole being often refuses to. Iāve had one experience eating a full medium waffle fry order last week. Thought Iād feel horrible and never want to do it againā¦not the case. I felt fine and two days laters was down 1.4 lbs. This is making me reconsider maybe doing a one item per month cheat. Not a whole meal, just having a little something I have missedā¦maybe a cannoli, a bowl of cereal, a soft pretzel, a hoagie or a real slice of pizza or calzone. Thoughts?
Iāve had a few higher carb events. The first one made me feel terrible but the last one was chocolate (with real sugar) and the carbs still stayed under my 20 but I didnāt feel bad at all afterward and the next day felt really good. Iām not going to make a habit of it, but I am open minded about cycling.
I watched a vid the other day which mentioned folks who struggle when theyāve had their āglucose for fuelā turned off for so long and they eat something high carb. I want to be in a position to do both but live mostly on ketones.
Similar here. I just carbed and sugared up yesterday (over ate way too much, but not loads of carbs, just wine and small portions of potatoes) and the day before (had sugary desserts) at a wedding after 6 months of keto. Now have filled out skin, even a bit swelling at the ankles. Hereās hoping Iām sufficiently fat adapted to get back into keto quickly now!
I had to laugh when I read the opening post. I ate almost the exact items yesterday. I had a Big Mac and small fries for lunch (minus one of the buns). Pizza from my favorite pizza joint for dinner (as much as I wanted) and 1/2 a pint of Ben and Jerryās for dinner.
I look forward to my one āfunā day every 4 - 5 weeks. No counting macros. No guilt. no stress. Everything is fair game. I log absolutely nothing.
For me psychologically, knowing that I can indulge with something I want in the not too distant future helps me stay on the straight and narrow.
The next day, Iām fine. I am usually still full so I skip breakfast and will eat a late lunch. It will take me 3 days to get the scale back to where it was prior to my fun day.
No weird cravings, no headaches, no nothing. One day every 4 - 5 weeks doesnāt seem to throw me off the Keto path.
For me this works because I couldnāt keep on the keto way of eating if I thought that I could never have _________ (till in the blank) again.
Iām lucky in the fact that except for being overweight, Iām pretty healthy. This fun day wonāt work for everyone but it works for me. YMMV
Keto since April 20, 2019. Down 32 pounds. Female age 51, SW 201, CW 169, ht 5ā1"