Question About Cheating

[eriel88]

i understand that doing atkins you get your body to burn fat as fuel once your body has switched because of the lower carb intake. what happens if you cheat or go over your carb limit? does it take 2 weeks of induction to get back to have your body burning fat? is it so bad to go over once in a while? let me know what you guys know or have learned while being on atkins. i want to lose weight so i want to pick a diet for me. thank you.

[liftinguru]

Re: Question About Cheating

A session of vigorous exercise will sometimes kick the body back into ketosis almost immediately, assuming you cheated for a very short duration. Otherwise, it takes maybe 2-3 days to get back into ketosis by following the diet. You should get ketostix to monitor it.

[eriel88]

Re: Question About Cheating

thanks for the info.

[PaulaMM]

Re: Question About Cheating

No, it won't take 2 whole weeks to get back into ketosis but it will probably take at least a couple of days; days that could go toward losing fat and conquering cravings.

If you choose Atkins, please don't go into it prepared for a cheat. Please go into it prepared to CONQUER!

[Sherri]

Re: Question About Cheating

I can always tell I'm in ketosis when I get that metallic taste in my mouth. My daughter always lets me know how my breath smells. haha! ketsis breath she calls it.

[Tack Candy]

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The worst part about cheating for me is not so much getting kicked out of ketosis but fighting the cravings to get back on plan. I "cheated" in 2005 and struggled to get back to Atkins...check my signature - I couldn't get a grip until 4/30/07.

[Bren]

Re: Question About Cheating

IF you cheat and it knocks you out of ketosis, you should go back to induction until you are back in ketosis. Then continue on in whatever phase you were in.