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Keto adaptation and coming in and out of keto
astartig
Posts: 549 Member
So I had a bad day last week and knocked myself out of keto for the first time in a few months. I was keto adapted. I believe I am back in keto now from the thirst I am displaying but the strips say negative. If I was keto adapted and out of keto for a 24-48 hours would I still be keto adapted and it just is not showing because of adaptation or really not back in keto?
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Not sure if you go straight back into a keto-adapted state, but strips will show negative until you've dumped most of the water weight you picked up. For me, that usually took 24-36 more hours beyond when the other signs of ketosis were noticeable.0
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I expect that since you where only out of keto a short time your body probably didn't get much chance to un adapt? so would think it must be easier to go back to fat burning mode.0
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Not sure if you go straight back into a keto-adapted state, but strips will show negative until you've dumped most of the water weight you picked up. For me, that usually took 24-36 more hours beyond when the other signs of ketosis were noticeable.
I'm fairly new as only been doing this 2 months, but I knocked myself out last week and agree with the above. About 2 days after my cheat day I felt all the indicators I was back in ketosis, but the scale wasn't dumping the water weight I had gained. Today, about three days after indicators, I dumped a whole bunch of pounds.
Maybe I am silly, but I really haven't used the strips since my first week because I can feel it so much that I don't feel I need them. I've never felt so connected to my body before, lol!0
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