Sooo…been Keto for 11 days…lost 10 lbs so far…and then, decided to go to a local restaurant to have some breakfast. Omelette with cheese, sausage, steak onions, etc. Fairly Keto, but not the most nutritious obviously. Went to work, got a little hungry, ate some pecans…couple hours later and into the night was violently ill, vomiting continuously and diarrhea, cold sweats, horrible muscle spasms, dehydration (couldn’t even keep water down)…In short, about 6-7 hours of hell. Took all the next day of bed rest to recuperate.
At first I kept thinking it was because I had eaten too much fat and was very low on protein, but this was TOO sick for that. The muscle spasms were ridiculous along with a headache I was convinced it was low electrolytes, so I took some supplements the next day and tons of water. Also, I ate a banana for some potassium and something that was soft and easy on the stomach. But, obviously, there went my whole day’s carbs (20g per banana). And then I had some clam chowder, again, throwing me further off my diet (potatoes, etc.)
So I guess my question is how badly will this throw me out of ketosis, if in fact I was ever IN ketosis, which I wonder at. I was very careful for the first week to keep my carbs down at least less than 50g. I was (and am) still learning what I can and can not eat to keep carbs down to 20g.
In short, I’m getting BACK on my horse again. I am determined to not give up on this. I am DONE with being obese and feeling like shit. But I have to say that this has been a royal pain in the ass. Having to be my own doctor, spending countless hours learning shit that doctors are SUPPOSED to know is seriously pissing me off. I wish I could go and do this under the care of a physician, but who for God’s sake??
Anyhow, sorry for the rant, but completely re-learning how to eat is extremely frustrating.