reluctant_whale
Full Member
Hi There,
I have just been thinking (as you do on a Saturday morning waiting for Tesco!) and I see the term "kicked out of ketosis" bounded around on the boards (not just Atkins) regarding one slip up - i.e. a sugary drink etc.
I am not sure it is as easy as being "kicked out" instantly. When I finished a VLCD it took my body 3 days of normal (approx 300g of carbs per day) to come "out" of ketosis .. at the time I was under the doctor as the VLCD made me very poorly and he monitored my ketones and other levels.
I guess what I am trying to say is everyone IS different but I think we mustn't loose sleep over teeny slip ups. The body is a very complex machine and things take time - I say if you slip up drink a ton of water to push the sugar through the liver / kidneys asap and I don't see any reason why ketosis would stop instantly. It takes days to go into .. and days to come out of (in my case anyway).
Anyone else got any ideas about this - would be interesting to hear. Now where is that blummin shopping .. I need my eggs!
I have just been thinking (as you do on a Saturday morning waiting for Tesco!) and I see the term "kicked out of ketosis" bounded around on the boards (not just Atkins) regarding one slip up - i.e. a sugary drink etc.
I am not sure it is as easy as being "kicked out" instantly. When I finished a VLCD it took my body 3 days of normal (approx 300g of carbs per day) to come "out" of ketosis .. at the time I was under the doctor as the VLCD made me very poorly and he monitored my ketones and other levels.
I guess what I am trying to say is everyone IS different but I think we mustn't loose sleep over teeny slip ups. The body is a very complex machine and things take time - I say if you slip up drink a ton of water to push the sugar through the liver / kidneys asap and I don't see any reason why ketosis would stop instantly. It takes days to go into .. and days to come out of (in my case anyway).
Anyone else got any ideas about this - would be interesting to hear. Now where is that blummin shopping .. I need my eggs!
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