I went away for my anniversary weekend with my husband and had several excellent gourmet meals, including bread and several desserts. I hadn't touched bread for over 9 weeks, and had only had a bite or two of dessert in all that time.
I knew I'd put myself right back on plan after the weekend, and I have, but i wanted to know how long should I expect the carb-related water retention to remain after a few days off? How long to get back into ketosis?
There is no one size fits all answer to that question. Everyone's body is different...but...typically, 2-3 days.
Shen , 10-02-2009 08:23 PM
When I fell out of ketosis with a chicken quesadilla (63g carbs or something like that) my ketone levels were back up within 2 days. (I added some extra exercise too).
Funny to see I was so worried about this back in June. 3 months of more low carb living later and I don't even worry about this -- I just buckle down for a few days and generally I'm right back on track.
I was happy to see this thread, it reminds me of the progress I've made!
