Jenna Jameson reveals she gained 20lbs back after going off Keto Diet

Jenna Jameson has gone off her Keto Diet and she is shocked by how quickly she started gaining weight.

The 45-year-old former adult film star shared the news with her Instagram followers on Friday adding that she has packed on 20lbs in a short period of time after losing a stunning 80lbs a year ago (she went from 205lbs to 125lbs).

‘Confession. I’ve gained 20 pounds,’ began the blonde bombshell. ‘Ugh. I decided to take a break from #keto and live my best carby life. The weight came back fast and furious.’

The cover girl added, ‘I know a lot of people are quitting keto because it’s hard to maintain and after a year and a half I concur. 

‘Not sure if I’m going to go back full force or just calorie count. What are your thoughts? Love you guys!’

Her fans reacted soon after.

‘Thanks for your honesty! I gained some weight back also. You are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing your journey!! xoxo,’ Drea91111 admitted.

Reinergirl said, ‘You look beautiful ♥️ Embrace the weight and live your best life!’

Cassishealthylifestyle was more opinionated: ‘Deprivation does not work Jemma, diets do not work. Check me out, I will educate you for the rest of your life on how to eat healthily for your body and brain and let the weight come off and stabilize!

In the accompanying photo she had on a blue unicorn shirt over her hips with her bare, tattoo’d legs on display.

The pinup also had on an anklet and her hair was a bright pink color. She said she was in Honolulu, Hawaii.

She started the diet in March 2018 because she wanted to slim down after welcoming third child, daughter Batel. 

In June she said the diet was going great. 

Jameson posted a side-by side photo, comparing a pic of herself at 205 pounds taken over a year ago to a photo of her at 125.

In the before and after shots, Jameson was first pictured wearing a short, pink and black dress, with her hair up in a bun and her new baby Batel in her arms.  

In the June picture she was pictured wearing a strapless white bikini. Her arms, legs, stomach and even face are all visibly more slender.

‘This is 205 vs. 125 both perfectly happy… but only one of these is healthy! I’m so thankful to #keto for giving me my life back! Please visit my amazon keto list the link is in my bio! It’s super helpful when it comes to figuring out snacks and secrets to staying in ketosis!’ Jameson captioned the post, hashtagging #postpartumbody and #ketotransformation.

The former adult film star started the keto diet back in March of 2018. 

It only took six months for Jameson to hit 125 lbs.

Her original goal was 110 lbs, but said in a previous post that after wrestling with her ‘unhealthy mind’ that kept telling her she ‘need[ed] to be 110,’ her body decided 125 was her ‘ideal weight,’ and that she was more than happy with that. 

‘I LOVE ME,’ she wrote in the September Instagram post. 

And the transition into weight maintenance instead of weight loss came with a bonus – more food.

‘Since I’m at my goal weight (125) I don’t want to lose more, so I’m upping my calories from my usual #ketodiet,’ she said in another post, and added that she’s still following the keto diet. ‘But LISTEN TO ME, I am not saying to myself… “it’s ok to eat garbage processed nastiness!” I am sticking to yummy organic fresh foods. I’m just allowing myself room.’ 

The Zombie Strippers star has never been shy about sharing details of her weight loss journey, often updating her followers with recipe ideas and weight-maintenance pics.

The keto diet works by putting the body in ketosis and making it necessary to burn fat for energy instead of glucose, which some doctors say isn’t exactly healthy.

The  says the diet is concerning: ‘While the ketogenic diet may be recommended for some people with uncontrolled epilepsy, the high fat content — and especially the high level of unhealthy saturated fat — combined with limits on nutrient-rich fruits, veggies and grains is a concern for long-term heart health.’   

And Registered Dietician Brigitte Zeitlin told  that Jameson’s diet isn’t a healthy plan for strictly losing weight. 

‘It sounds drastically under the amount of calories she needs to maintain one’s health in general,’ Zeitlin told the entertainment news medium. ‘She’s also fasting for a tremendous amount of hours during the day.’

Zeitlin warned against combining the keto diet with intermittent fasting, saying it’s ‘not sustainable.’

She recommended eating smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day.

Studies have shown that eating smaller meals more often can help regulate blood sugars, keeping you fuller and more even keeled.