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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been doing keto for about 3 and a half years. I don't think of it as being on a diet, but just how I eat now. I like that since it takes a few days to get into a ketogenic state that I'm much less temped to eat carbs, since that means starting the process again. Keto flu for me is just a few hours of feeling "meh." But still its usually easier to stay in ketosis than eat that crappy costco sheet cake, or whatever. So temptation is kept at bay.

I go out of ketosis about 4 times a year. Like to eat homemade birthday cake on my kids' birthdays. Breaks are ok, and maybe there is a good reason for them in terms of long term metobolic health.

If you're thinking you can loose a ton of weight on keto, you're probably right. But if you somehow think it won't come back when (or if!) you start back on pasta and potatoes, then you're wrong. [/quote]

Are you really thin?  Do you miss daily carbs? Is it possible to get weight off with keto and then transition slowly back to a more balanced diet?[/quote]

I am 5' 7' and 130. My post kid weight (and being in my 40s was creeping up to around 140, so I was never very heavy. When I first started the new eating plan, my weight tumbled down from 140 to 125 and I was thrilled. Then I was surprised to gain some back. But eating this way allows me to effortlessly maintain my pre-kid weight. I don't crave carbs. Junk food for me is now a spoonful of peanut butter or a chunk of 90% dark chocolate with butter spread on it. I eat lots of veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, greens, and brussels. I add butter, salt, and garlic to the veggies :) Life is good.

One reason I stay with the keto eating pattern is that before I started I has having a stiffness in my neck. Like I couldn't turn my head enough to back up the car. Normal neck function came back after about 3 months. This was unexpected, and I have no idea what exactly happened, but I expect the grains (or something) I was eating were causing some joint inflammation - or something...

I don't miss carbs at all once I'm in ketosis. And no, I don't think you can transition back to a more "balanced" diet and expect to keep the weight off. Maybe you can transition to a paleo diet where you eat more carbs but still no grains or legumes. (Peanuts are the legume exception for me - I love peanuts :)  I've read some accounts of people going from a keto diet to the Whole 30. They loose weight despite eating more carbs. But whole 30 is restrictive too.[/quote]

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