I’ve been low carb for 2.5 years and keto for over 1 year. I pretty much got to my goal weight and kept it off for almost a year then I decided to get off my last prescription, hormonal birth contro- Nuvaring. I’m happy I did BUT over 3 months I gained like 15lbs!
I will admit my cravings came back hardcore and I did “treat” myself to some pizza and a pastry when my family was partaking and I may have also overdone the keto treats to boot. I felt I had my cravings under control before bc so I wasn’t tempted. It’s been 4 months since I stopped taking bc and I’ve got a hold of my cravings but my weight is very slow to come off. Maybe being 43 has something to do with it.
I also got a puppy - who got sick- 4 months ago so no doubt the stress of all that played into it. Anyone else experience some wonky hormonal effects like weight gain while getting off bc?