Help me to understand

(Briton) #1

I tried 16:8 IF 3 out of 5 days this week and I gained a lbs and my fasting blood sugars weren’t really effected until today, I had a spike of 180! Maybe it’s too soon to see the results of the IF? Trying to keep calm and keto on. Thoughts?

(*Rusty* Instagram: @Rustyk61) #2

@Stewartba tell us a bit more about what your eating during your IF? There are many things that affect weight loss and gain.

(Briton) #3

Normal keto macros. About 1700 calories. Nothing crazy. I drank water during fasting and only had a few diet sodas during eating window. Kinda stumped.

(Joe Schuyler) #4

Did you add salt to the water? Low carb regimens flush electrolytes, so you might have been low on them.

As aforementioned, What did your meals look like?

(Briton) #5

I put pink salt and lime in my water. image

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(Ken) #6

Hi @Stewartba, I noticed that in the sample meal you posted there are a couple items containing artificial sweeteners. I know that for me, any artificial sweeteners stalls weight loss. Have you considered an n=1 experiment in eliminating all artificial sweeteners from your diet for a fixed amount of time to see if that makes a difference for you? Perhaps repeat the week that you describe here only skipping or replacing the items containing artificial sweeteners.

Have a great day and KCKO.

(Briton) #7

You really think the jello did it? I’ve been eating it while just doing keto and I’ve lost,but you may be right.