Thanks for clarifying. Please allow me to do likewise.
I would never wish to be critical of a fellow dieter but I do want to stress the fact that coming out of ketosis does not automatically lead to weight gain. I think this has to be a liberating fact.
Coming out of ketosis may mean a further period of struggle to get back to the point where food cravings are manageable but coming out of ketosis will not in itself make you fat -overeating will.
I want us to be free from this fear - that's all.
If carbs are not introduced gradually and in the right sequence over a period of days weight gain will occur as the glycogen stores can overfill,
Athletes do this and call it carbohydrate loading.
Athletes stop eating carbohydrate to deplete their glycogen stores and then feast on carbohydrates. This gives them a larger reserve tank of ready fuel for endurance exercise, such as marathon running.
If we eat a lot of carbohydrate foods right after dieting we will accomplish the same thing - extra glycogen that we will not burn up in a few hours of exercise; a lot of extra water that will stay as long as the glycogen ...this extra weight shows up on the scales and is indistinguishable from fat.
Glycogen is stored with about 4 parts of water for each part of glycogen. This means that a pound of glycogen may hold an additional 4 pounds of water.
The reasons for doing a vlcd in the first place is...
Dietary ketosis works on two levels...
The first one being that you use up your own fat store efficiently.
Secondly when fat is burned rapidly the body produces substances from the fat called 'ketone's' and the person is said to be in 'ketosis'.
The mild ketosis produced by a vlcd has a number of advantages for the dieters: hunger is reduced and a feeling of well-being is often experienced.
Experience has shown that breaking the diet makes it near to impossible to do the diet successfully again...
First time round is the Golden Time.
Love Mini xxx