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Scochrane86
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So I am constantly learning new things about my body, especially my body on keto. I thought I would give a "refeed" a try and see how my body reacts. Well.... it is not good. I did a refeed meal (plus snack) on Tuesday night this week and I almost instantly felt like crap (which I new I would) but by the next day and still today, I am up 3.5lbs, bloated and gassy, uncomfortable, my face looks swollen and I feel like a bag of crap. As of last night im still out of ketosis, will check again tonight. I am flushing myself with water today and trying to get back to normal.
Has anyone felt this way after a refeed? I had a grilled chicken ranch wrap (garden vegetable tortilla wrap), sweet potato fries, a bowl of cheerios with a small banana and half a cup of 2% milk and half a kitkat bar. I didn't think I went too crazy (I was contemplating a whole pizza and bag of chips haha)
I am glad that I do not seem to have any lingering cravings... it was quiet easy to jump back on the keto train.
Has anyone felt this way after a refeed? I had a grilled chicken ranch wrap (garden vegetable tortilla wrap), sweet potato fries, a bowl of cheerios with a small banana and half a cup of 2% milk and half a kitkat bar. I didn't think I went too crazy (I was contemplating a whole pizza and bag of chips haha)
I am glad that I do not seem to have any lingering cravings... it was quiet easy to jump back on the keto train.
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I originally went keto due to T2 diagnosis. After finding out it was not caused by IR, but rather stress and some micronutrient deficiencies, I decided to have one day of validating my insulin response was ok by going to the movies where I ate an entire large popcorn by myself. Then on the way out, got the free refill which I ate by myself.
The good news was 2 hours later, my BG readings were pretty well in line with what they would have been with a keto meal.
The bad news, bloated and gassy for a couple of days. On that note, when I went keto, my wife commented about how I never farted anymore. Despite continuing to eat plenty of roughage like spinach, just cutting the processed carbage fixed my bloating and gas problems. This is one reason I continue this WOE. That, and I really like meat and only ever ate much of the high carb sides because I needed some filler.3 -
I've found that too - with carbs my gas was sometimes almost out of control and I suffered from crippling acid reflux. I've been in keto for nearly 6 weeks now and have no bloating, gas or reflux... In general my gastro-intestinal health seems to be much better when I'm not eating sugar!1
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Agreed ^ I, too, have much less gas/heart burn issues. I do allow a carb-y meal usually once a week. I haven't noticed too much discomfort from it and getting back on track has been easy. Super Bowl Sunday was definitely different ... I ate far more than I'd usually allow even on a carb-up, and I was gassy the rest of the night. Luckily, that discomfort didn't last long.0
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I allow myself a bit more flexibility on the weekend when the whole family is together, but I still keep my carb macros within reason. I do not have a cheat day, but I recognize that eating this way ideally forever has to mean some flexibility - in my world (I do not have underlying health issues or extreme willpower).
Personally... I would have thoroughly and guiltlessly enjoyed one of those things on your list, not all of them on a specific day. Especially if your regular carb numbers are much lower!!1 -
kimberwolf71 wrote: »I allow myself a bit more flexibility on the weekend when the whole family is together, but I still keep my carb macros within reason. I do not have a cheat day, but I recognize that eating this way ideally forever has to mean some flexibility - in my world (I do not have underlying health issues or extreme willpower).
Personally... I would have thoroughly and guiltlessly enjoyed one of those things on your list, not all of them on a specific day. Especially if your regular carb numbers are much lower!!
It was meant to be a refeed/carb day. I was trying to go way over my carbs. I feel only having 1 of those things would have been a "cheat" and not what I intended it to be. But unless I have a whoosh coming very soon, I won't be doing any of it again!
So far today, the increase in water seems to be helping a little.0
