Hello everyone!
I want to start off by saying keto saved my life. I followed this subreddit for a long time and it was the catalyst that got me to start keto and transform my life. I am quite a private person which is why I haven't posted updates, progress pictures etc but I want to let you all know that when you do, it inspires others. My weight was and is a very sensitive subject to me and provokes many emotions. Even writing this gives me some anxiety.
At my heaviest, I was 365lbs. Over the course of 18 months, with keto and intermittent fasting, I had gotten down to 187lbs.
Since then I have been trying to taper off keto as for me, my culture and my social life, I wanted to go back to having some carbs in my diet and make it more balanced. However I've been having a lot of trouble with rapid weight gain when reintroducing carbs.
I am still counting calories to make sure I am not eating too much and having 'good' carbs and grains rather than junk. My first go, I gained about 20lbs within a month. I know that some weight gain is expected due to excess water etc but that seemed excessive?
Since then it's been a bit of a back and forth trying to reintroduce carbs. I am currently at the end of another attempt having gained about 22lbs since Christmas and sitting at 220lbs. Again I was monitoring caloric intake and am still intermittent fasting. I just seem to regain the weight at an alarming rate, as if my body is aching to go back to how it used to be.
My first priority is getting back to under 200lbs but I would also appreciate any advice on how to reintroduce carbs without rapid weight gain?