Am I kicked out of ketosis if...

amring

I had a small bite of chocolate cake maybe a tablespoon or so? After 6 weeks of being strictly on keto diet?

and...

have some type of treats (sweet or savoury foods that are not carb friendly) but still remain under 25g carbs for the day?

I'm so close to my goal, obviously I don't want to ruin my hard work and go back to old habits, but today is valentine's and I'm pretty sure I'll be faced with many upcoming social situations where there's no carb friendly foods.

Thanks everyone!!

Longshore

LIVE LIFE! Do your thing today and get back at it Friday. If you can do a kick *kitten* workout tonight or tommorrow morning and that will help you get back in ketosis. If your close to your goal relax a bit "You are on top of the mountain enjoy the view for a bit." Just dont roll all the way back to the bottom of the mountain.

Longshore

qweck3

A tablespoon won't kick you out of ketosis but it could trigger other things to make you want more and more. How did you feel after eating it? Did you want more or was that just good enough? At 6 weeks you should be just entering the fat adapted stage so most likely the body wouldn't even want more beyond what you consumed, a good test to see how far into fat adapted you are. Once fat adapted you can up your carbs without it messing you up as it just becomes a secondary fuel. Ketosis is much less important at that point unless its for medical reasons.

amring

@qweck3 thanks for your reply. Honestly, it felt like I downed a whole bag of sugar, felt bloated for an hour or so and really tired but now a couple of hours later I'm fine..it didn't spark any cravings for more cake I just really felt like I want to go back to my "normal keto diet" ASAP!

CentaurusSoter

amring wrote: »

@qweck3 thanks for your reply. Honestly, it felt like I downed a whole bag of sugar, felt bloated for an hour or so and really tired but now a couple of hours later I'm fine..it didn't spark any cravings for more cake I just really felt like I want to go back to my "normal keto diet" ASAP!

I found that most of that stuff tasted better in my memory. It's nice to have some treats every now and then, but it's rarely as good as it ever was. I figure the best thing to do is be honest about what you can and can't handle, and just keep on through the crappy days when you might be able to make it, but might not. I try not to get hung up over a bad day, as 00:00 is a new day and a new diary page to get filled with the better decisions. When I did my carb test in November for thanksgiving, I was wanting to get back to keto as soon as possible, as the food wasn't filling, and I was not feeling good.

Now, just don't make the bad things a habit and stick with the good ones. Tip the scales towards healthy. Track that food and get back into ketosis.

Sunny_Bunny_

Being in Ketosis isn’t what caused your weight loss. It just helped you control your hunger so that you could lose weight.
Not being in Ketosis doesn’t change anything you’ve achieved so far.
If you eat enough carbs you’ll put on some water weight pretty much right away but that’s not fat.
You can choose what you want to eat on any occasion. Its not going to undo everything you’ve done so far. Not unless you don’t stop before that happens.

gwendyprism

So true that it rarely tastes as good as what I'm expecting. I find that eating one In n Out French fry when my husband eats them makes me realize that and not feel deprived. This may not work for all foods.