Adjustments from Low Carb to Low-ish Carb

In 2022 I dropped my weight from 142 pounds to 117 pounds on a low-carb diet. I stayed there for many months until I decided to add a few more carbs to my diet, and see what would happen. What happened was my weight actually dropped a little more, hovering between 112 and 115 pounds. And that is where it has remained. Today, for instance, I weighed in at 112.6 pounds.

So I can eat some pasta, potatoes, basmati rice, wild rice, and the occasional fast food meal without any impact on my weight. I can also eat more dairy such as high-fat yogurt. And even some fruit like frozen blueberries and pomegranate seeds (arils). I can also put a little sugar in my tea to improve the flavour, while still using stevia as my main sweetener. However, I am under no illusion that I can eat these foods with abandon!

I also have found that eating two meals a day can work for me long as the second meal is small.

I still weigh myself every day, keep trigger foods out of my house (for the most part) and check product labels carefully.

I now feel that I can stop "keto-izing" everything and use more standard items instead. So, for example, instead of using ground pork rinds as breading for fish, I bought some panko. Little things like this make life a bit easier and don't seem to impact my weight.

UPDATE: August 28, 2024, I weighed in at 116.8 pounds. Weight tends to be closer to 117 pounds these days after adding a few more carbs. At first that introduction dropped my weight as low as 112 pounds, but over time it stabilized closer to 117 pounds. I'm happy with that since it's still at, or just below, my goal weight. All my clothes fit well at that weight; any lower and things start to get too loose. And it means I can have a bit more variety with the higher level of carbs.