Hi everyone! I’m excited to get to know everyone. I am coming off the SOTA diet (for those of you that have no idea what this is…) it’s a diet that pulls you completely off sugar by limiting your breakfast, snacks, and lunch to their protein heavy/low carb/low fat products.
They limit you to only using Stevia for a sweetener (which I really don’t like the taste of) and Walden Farms products for creamer, dressings, or syrup or other things.
I was on this for about 13 weeks and lost 25 lbs out of the 40 I wanted to lose.
I am moving into Keto now having researched and realizing this is a healthier way to eat.
This is my first week and I’ve already gained 2 lbs back. I know that weight isn’t the ultimate goal --eating healthy is–but after going through the sugar and carb detox (that is what it felt like anyway) I am disappointed to have gained.
Can anyone shed some light on what my body might be saying to me? Is it normal to gain when you change your levels of proteins, fats and carbs?
Coming off a diet with prepared meals for part of the day
Welcome. Lots of helpful and friendly people here. Are your carbs under 20g to start? You don’t need to buy special products - just eat whole foods, meat, fish, cheese, vegetables, nuts. Keto is not protein heavy, it is low carb, high fat, moderate protein. And my personal opinion, lose the sweeteners! Give it a couple of weeks - you need to lose the water weight. Your body is finally healing itself. Sorry, but the SOTA diet sounds really not healthy. Low carb and low fat can’t be good! If you are eating low carb and low fat - how are you fueling your body?
Give it time, don’t stress, and most of all… DO NOT worry about 2 pesky little pounds!! I think you will find this is a much better WOE, and I’m sure you will see great results over time!! 
Hello, and welcome!
I looked up SOTO diet on Glassdoor (ask the employees of a company if you want the real dirt) and it looks members were sold supplements and meals.
Two lbs is easily water and depending on what was in the supplements, that can explain water weight.
Yes, it isn’t sustainable for sure as a diet. It is more for losing weight. But you are right @petamarie…it is very hard to have low everything. You can’t workout or anything cause you don’t have the “fuel”.