A2C: Allergic to Carbs

So I haven’t been holding the line against carbs as of late.

In the past 3 weeks I’ve had at least 1 to 2 days each week where I broke my own golden carb rule. I personally have tried to stay in the 20 gram a day carb range. Some say that’s very strict. I say it works for me. I know that I may go above it but when I shoot for that I don’t over shoot it by far. If I were to go for 70 grams then I might end up at 100. But as of late out of pure psychological need, I’ve been stepping out of that range.

Once it was for a party. I didn’t HAVE to, but I wanted to just enjoy everything like everyone else. Strange thing happened though. After having a few beers, a few vodka based drinks (still used diet soda) and a bit of everything at the party, I was STILL in ketosis the next day! When I came home that night my Glucose levels where under 100.  I didn’t even understand how that happened. The Sunday after THAT I ended up going out with my g/f for dinner. I had an especially carbilicious meal THEN added a dessert to the mix!

That, my body wasn’t amused by.

I had an elevated glucose level for at least 3 days after. Nothing crazy (around 121) , but higher than what I have been having all this time. Even my ketosis was somewhere from seeming really light to non-existent on the strips. I decided that since I had been eating carbs and probably had a high calorie intake anyway, I might as well take this time to try and up my metabolism. I started eating above my regular caloric intake but kept it low carb in an effort to minimize any weight gain.

I failed. To an extent.

I didn’t realize how much food I carry in my gut. I’d argue i carry somewhere from 4 to 6  pounds of food in my intestines.  This is very annoying.  After the PSMF I was sorta cleared out so it felt like I was taking a step backwards once I really started eating alot. But all of my clothing that I just purchased-so much smaller than my other stuff- still fits perfectly so I knew I didn’t all of a sudden put on  extra fat.  So I am a bit heavier now but the same size visually which still is strange to me.

Strange and messes with my HEAD man. I’ve been particularly annoyed at the scale. Its just floating between 208 and 211. That is terribly disheartening. Now, yes I did loose over 40 pounds in 4 months so I can’t freak out THAT much, but it doesn’t feel any better. A non-moving scale is a non-moving scale.

So today the G/f comes back from out of town and I decide that I’m going to eat whatever I want since the scale isn’t moving ANY way. We go out to dinner and I do eat foods with carbs. I even enjoy a beer. I then felt so guilty I decided to go for a 5 mile walk afterwards. I come home and strangely enough hours after I ate, my ketosis is STILL going. My Glucose level was at 106 too. WITH BEER AND MAC & CHEESE. I’m thinking maybe I need to re-evaluate how I go about things.

It seems that I can handle a lot more carbs than I think i can. My issues aren’t with the “carbs” themselves. It’s my bodies reaction. Maybe some carbs hit me harder than others. I can eat some potato but not ice cream. I need to figure this out. NOT because I want to chow down on bunches-o-carbs, but If I can figure out what I can eat, then when under stressful circumstances (Like at a wedding. I have one this weekend) I know how to play the game with out blowing it all to hell.

H/T to Weight of the Evidence. Admittedly they posted this like 5 months ago. I just saw it and am pretty flonkin disturbed. I need to see what a McGriddle would look like!