Are there any healthy carbs for gaining or maintaining weight?

I've been doing an elimination diet and Willie wasn't paying attention to what I was eating and not eating except for the individual items I was removing what ended up happening was I inadvertently was on a very high protein diet and started to go into ketosis..... Wow all of my joint pain nearly disappeared within 2 weeks or so I have plenty of other symptoms still there but I lost way too much weight burning up my own fat.
Any suggestions on healthy carbs to try and gain some weight back without blooming fungal infections? Thanks

Yeah I just don't know if this is a good thing long-term or not I have no way of knowing. My joints feel much better but I look emaciated.

The first couple of months in ketosis you will look emaciated. Your body has not adapted to fat metabolism and you lose a lot of water weight. It’s temporary, you can gain weight as garzie mentioned and things normalize. You will probably end up looking better than before

its crazy isn't it - that we have been on this earth for thousands of years and there is still no consensus on what a human being should eat.

you can get as many opinions as people you ask - but i think lyme/bart etc is a special case where
- the gut is disturbed and leaky
- the immune system goes haywire
- lots of immune activation leading to auto-immune like reactions - further exacerbating symptoms

carbs and fermentable fibres that usually come with them are the main food of microbes in the gut
more carbs = more fermentation = more gut symptoms = more systemic symptoms.

with this in mind i will pass on what has worked well for my partner and i - both of whom had/have lyme and bart and found significant benefit from changing to a ketogenic diet ( nearly a complete cure for my partner - its was so dramatic )

-whole food ketogenic diet ( no "keto" labelled factory produced products)

-3 meals a day - within a 12hrs time window or less ( smaller eating windows allow the gut more time to calm down, clean itself and recover - breakfast and lunch largest meals - supper lighter

-very low carbohydrate intake ( no starches - only small amounts of incidental carbs from vegetables )

- moderate protein intake - no more than 2g per kg of bodyweight ( basically your plate should not be just meat)

- most energy comes from healthy fats - if losing weight just add more healthy fats

eating this way - after the first few weeks where you body takes time to adjust to ketosis
i am not hungry in between meals and have no need to snack

one you convert to burning fat for energy you do not have sugar surges or troughs anymore

i used to get the shakes if i did not eat a proper meal every 4 hrs - even before getting ill
now i could go all day if i had to without feeling ill at all - as my body is already burning fat and will just use its fat reserves as its meant to do without any shakes, blood sugar crashes or headaches etc

my weight is stable - no more weight loss - and am now actually increasing in both weight and strength

my haemoglobin A1C ( good measure of long term blood sugar ) was bang on in the middle of the normal range even after 12 months of essentially no carbs ( less than 20g per day )

its an adjustment - but once you commit to it its easier - and after a month you will not look back

i think it has been one of the foundations that has allowed me to start to recover.

Brandiwine it really helped me to learn about the glycemic index. I had several nutrition classes back in college and that concept always really stood out to me. It helped me to incorporate that knowledge into my diet too.

its not intended to create fear of food or anxiety about it Brandi

my advice would be to do less churning of thoughts on the topic and just make a clear plan to start trying things.

the principal being that the people who seem to do best are those that are systematic and try lots of things before finding what works for them - as we all know different things work for different people.

and by making a firm plan to give something a clear fair trial you move from ruminating and worry towards action and more feelings of control.
if it works great - keep doing it
if it doesn't - as long as you are systematic - you still learn something and can move on to the next thing

either way you are better off than before

it doesn't have to be the keto diet - but whatever your own research seems to you to have the highest chance of helping

Yeah I most certainly appreciate all the advice, unfortunately in my case although I try to get on the forum and ask questions I'm not even remotely as recovered as a lot of the senior members on here. There's just no consistency when your body is reacting to foods whether it needs it or not. The avocado that makes your skin glow this week might make you throw up or have hives next week. Most of the time I can't tell from the symptoms if they are die off, autoimmune, infection, and how much of it is exacerbated by food.

That's a good suggestion I might consider looking into that.
Adding in some carbs might at least help me ease into it.
I'll throw some darts at a board see what comes up. I think I got so paranoid about any carbs at all because all I ever kept hearing about is candida candida Candida!

i don't think you will get a consensus Brandi - as above - its like politics or religion or philosophy - everyone interprets the answer to "what's the best solution" very differently

i think you have my input on this above -

what are the blood sugar issues your refer to ?

Wow yes the dude abides you are most certainly extremely fortunate. Cherish the ability to digest that wide range of foods. I appreciate the input from all of you thank you