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What happens when you cheat on your keto diet? | How fast will you go back to ketosis?

2,188 views · Published 4 December 2017 · 6:57 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Living Keto · 2017 · Education

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I cheated on my Keto diet. And lets be honest if you are on a ketogenic diet as no diets are perfect and no people are perfect sooner or later you are going to cheat on your ketogenic diet. 

Alright but what happens now and how long does this effect your ketosis?

So I cheated a total of 3 times. 2 times after my water fasting. And the first time I just over ate on my carbs as when you come off water fasting you can't just go straight to ketosis. At least I don't know how. So I kept cheating and telling myself Ill start tomorrow and when i finally did it took 3-4 days maybe 4 to go back to being in ketosis and that is a lot. 

The second time I did water fasting the same thing happened but it was even worse I cheated more. And then it took me 1-2 weeks to go into ketosis. 

And the last cheat was yesterday where we had a friend get together. and my cheat was limited to one meal. And today as Im shooting the video I'm not in ketosis yet, but I'm sure the next day I'm going to be in ketosis. 

So how much the cheating effects your ketosis depends on 2 major factors:

1. Is how bad you cheat. Is it one meal or is it a day or multiple days. When I cheated for multiple days it took almost a week to go back to ketosis. But when it is just a meal it can go a lot faster but it can still be 1-2 days. 

2. You long you have been on a ketogenis diet and your age.

The younger you are the easier your body adopts and changes. And if you have been doing a keto diet for 6 months, and you are like 20 you will switch back really fast. But if you started when you were 50 and you have been in ketosis only for 2 weeks, then it can take you weeks to go back.

Yes weeks and I'm sorry to have to say this:(

So there is no cheating on keto. Keto is a lifestyle and you are in it for the long run.
 

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