Carbs after Keto...so sick 😐

(Jimmy Trigger) #1

Hi guys, new to this.

Any and all advice is welcome

Been Keto since september 1st. Tried transitioning back to carb December 15th. I am dog sick :neutral_face:
Comstipation. Headaches. Then diarrhea followed by more comstipation, lack of appitite. Everything bad. This is terrible :frowning: I never never felt as good as when I was doing Keto only problem I was shrinking. I wanted to eat carbs to bulk up again but I feel like hell.
Going to back to Keto and I’m
Going to try figure out how to gain healthy weight too. Any and all advice is welcomed.

#2

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(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #3

I answered this post in the other thread. Check it out.

(Carl Keller) #4

We ease ourselves into ketosis so we should probably try to ease ourselves out. I would try to to gradually build up carb tolerance by introducing a little fruit at first, then maybe small amounts of rice or potato, but not overloading on these things. Of course, like @PaulL says in the other thread, more protein won’t hurt you if you want to bulk up.

I would still avoid sugar at all costs. The added weight will not be worth the confused hormones and newfound cravings.

Hope you feel better soon.

#5

All carbs are not created equal. Did you eat junk or did you just eat more carbs than usual? Going overboard on grains, sugar, pasta, wheat, etc. can cause flare ups in many folks who are sensitive to those things, especially after an extended period of abstinence.

If you experienced symptoms after eating nutritionally dense carbs like pumpkin, sweet potato, berries, or legumes, then it’s a different story. Likely your body has down regulated the machinery needed to process carbohydrates, due to lack of use. In other words, you’ve developed a carb sensitivity- the inability to “handle” carbs well. This is not permanent, and it’s not pathological. This can be reversed or avoided by increasing carb intake on a permanent or cyclic basis.

I want as much metabolic flexibility as my body can have given my level of insulin resistance. I do this by eating at (not below) my empirical carb tolerance. And I occasionally eat above it a few times a month. If I know in advance that I am going to deviate drastically from plan, like Christmas dinner, then I fast a couple of days prior (to get my insulin levels extra low) and a couple of days after (to get my insulin levels back to normal quickly). YMMV, but I’ve never had any bothersome symptoms even after eating junk.

(Jimmy Trigger) #6

Thanks for the replies.

I going back to Keto. I felt so much better. Up my protein like suggested. I’m not fat and I do lift, I
Just felt like I was shrinking nad losing muscle.

All I ate was (a lot) of rice and potatoes all week with every meal. :confused: zero junk. I just over did it and probably shock my system. The discomfort all week just proves to me Keto works better for me. I’ll be a bit smarter next time. :frowning: