Help... all of a sudden weight gain.
I have been on Keto for almost a year now. It was great in the beginning. I am petite, and don't actually need to lose a ton of weight, maybe 5 lbs. For 9 months I lost an maintained the weight lose without any real trouble. Then all of a sudden I gained it back and cannot drop it, despite strict adherence to the diet. I am a 45 year old woman. Nothing changed and I cannot drop those 5 lbs. Also, even though my ketones are staying high, 1.5-2.0, my glucose is also high, 100 or more. I check with a blood meter. I cut back severely on dairy. No change. I have cut back on any "keto" sweets, increased exercise and HIIT, Increased health fat consumption, watched my protein intake.
I am at a loss as to why this suddenly changed. I have been trying to get the weight back off for a month now.
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Here's my 2 cents on the possibilities:
Pre-menopause (possible hormone craziness)?
On the glucose...For me, too much caffeine would jump my glucose. I switched to half caffeine coffee.
Working out, creates soreness of muscles, which rushes water to your muscles for repair (swollen), which increases the scale - temporarily.
If you are using sugar-alcohols for sweeteners, you may have a glucose response if you are sensitive to that particular sugar alcohol.