Ketosis - Feeling lighter the day after carb up?!

pratikj29
pratikj29 Posts: 1
edited November 7 in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys,
New here! Well, Ive been doing the ketogenic diet for roughly two weeks and had my first carb up. I'm aware as to why its needed. Anyone feeling lighter the next day after the carb up? views?

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  • Heather_vaughn
    Heather_vaughn Posts: 39 Member
    Can you explain how you've done this diet.. I want to get with it
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    "feeling lighter" ? "carb up" ?
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    pratikj29 wrote: »
    Hey guys,
    New here! Well, Ive been doing the ketogenic diet for roughly two weeks and had my first carb up. I'm aware as to why its needed. Anyone feeling lighter the next day after the carb up? views?

    As long as you can adhere to this, have at it. Best of luck with carb up. Hope it helps :)

  • umayster
    umayster Posts: 651 Member
    A carb up is not at all required on a ketogenic diet.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Heather_vaughn wrote: »
    Can you explain how you've done this diet.. I want to get with it

    Carb-ups don't happen on a ketogenic diet. Those in ketosis stay low carb or they are no longer in ketosis. It sounds like the OP is talking about carb cycling.
  • ladipoet
    ladipoet Posts: 4,180 Member
    Yes, please explain...what exactly is a "carb-up?" I'm a keto-lifer and I don't have a clue what you are talking about!
  • lodro
    lodro Posts: 982 Member
    pratikj29 wrote: »
    Hey guys,
    New here! Well, Ive been doing the ketogenic diet for roughly two weeks and had my first carb up. I'm aware as to why its needed. Anyone feeling lighter the next day after the carb up? views?

    why do you want to push yourself out of ketosis half way of becoming ketone adapted?
  • cindytw
    cindytw Posts: 1,027 Member
    I think MAYBE what the OP referred to was on Atkins when you go from 20g net to 25g net to find your tolerance.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    There is no "carb up". Too funny!
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    cindytw wrote: »
    I think MAYBE what the OP referred to was on Atkins when you go from 20g net to 25g net to find your tolerance.

    Ah, you are probably right.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    I think MAYBE the OP read someone who exercises and eats up to 150 grams of carbs pre-workout.
  • Neera07
    Neera07 Posts: 1 Member
    edited December 2015
    It does exist. I think you may need to look into CKD - Cyclical Keto Diet..
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    N_83 wrote: »
    It does exist. I think you may need to look into CKD - Cyclical Keto Diet..
    Best of luck with this concept. Sounds interesting.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    _Terrapin_ wrote: »
    I think MAYBE the OP read someone who exercises and eats up to 150 grams of carbs pre-workout.

    If it is intense enough of a workout, that will keep be one in ketosis. It would work.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    _Terrapin_ wrote: »
    I think MAYBE the OP read someone who exercises and eats up to 150 grams of carbs pre-workout.

    If it is intense enough of a workout, that will keep be one in ketosis. It would work.

    Correct; some even shoot higher. They'd need to workout though for all the nutritional ketosis benefits. I read where some people think going in and out of ketosis can happen in a day or two. It is strange what people believe versus the people getting paid to discuss the topic(they typically state longer then 24-48 hours). Again, for the OP, hopefully they find a strategy which works.

  • N200lz
    N200lz Posts: 134 Member
    I don't know why you would want to start depending on carbs again. It's a shallow energy reserve compared to ketones. Carb based carries a maximum reserve of 2,000 cal of available energy while the Ketone reserve runs at 20,000 calories of available energy.

    Why would you want to slip back into the smaller source of energy?
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    edited December 2015
    Never mind...
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