What Happens to carbohydrates taken in during ketosis?
I'm a 20 year old male who has been on and off atkins. I have lost 70 lbs and kept it off for over 2-3 years, and now I've gotten back on to shed a few pounds Ive gained over the past months to get back in shape and feel good. My question is, since my body is in ketosis and is using fat for fuel, what happens if I take in for example 5-6 g. of carbs total by eating some cheese? Even though my body is in ketosis, and it's said that it will continue that way until I go above a pretty decent amount of carbs (20g is the rule of thumb given in Atkins books). Again, I'm curious as to what will happen with those carbs, and just exactly happens (I understand the process of ketosis, I just don't understand the relationship between diets that are low in fat/loads of carbs and low-carb/no fat. I always thought of it as if you mix em' you're screwed). Will the carbs I take in during ketosis be burned off as well and be negated or will they just turn to extra fat and end up being burned of anyhow?
It is a repost, and noone answered it, but I still haven't found any real description of what exactly happens. I'm interested in know what happens to carbs once they are inside a body in a state of ketosis 
thanks
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They will be stored in your liver and muscles. Whenever your body needs energy again the carbs in your liver will be released into the bloodstream instead of free fatty acids and ketones. Your body will never be free of carbs and rely only on fats because a certain amount of protein will be converted to glucose in the liver.
If you start eating 30 grams carbs a day you will be good. I've accidently entered ketosis at 100 g/day carbohydrates when doing alot of cardio.
Keep in mind that you don't need to count low carb vegetables like spinach, brocoli, or green beans to your total. I also have 15 grams of dextrose with my postworkout shake that I don't count toward daily total when doing keto.
As for the low/zero fat diets, they should be avoided if at all possible. Keto diets are acceptable because there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate. There are essential proteins and essential fats though. What is more important than the amount of fat you are consuming is the type. A ratio of 1:2:1 of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated is good, omega-3 and omega-6 fats should be balanced out.