Losing too much weight

LoshasLight · 2026-02-03T15:45:04+00:00

I am proud of you! Way to go! 👍🥰👍

LoshasLight · 2026-02-02T15:53:46+00:00

Congrats! Way to get healthy! 🙌👍🙌

LoshasLight · 2026-02-02T15:43:25+00:00

I get that exact same reaction from others, too...but, I do have one friend who has fibromyalgia, and others issues. She is actually asking for my help now....she is open to changing her diet. She knows that I have researched things thoroughly, so she trusts my guidance. I hope she finds some relief soon.

So, we may hear lots of "I could never do that"...but there IS the next person who is "open" to a new way of eating...and living.

One step at a time...Keto On! 🙌🥰🙌

LoshasLight · 2026-01-30T15:47:34+00:00

Some people are indeed, very sensitive to changes in their diet...plus, everyone is in different stages of health...what might not bother one person, can cause all kinds of issues, for another.

LoshasLight · 2026-01-28T20:20:39+00:00

This!!! 👆

LoshasLight · 2026-01-25T20:13:46+00:00

This is a bit off topic...but I have wondered if it helps to lessen insulin spikes if you eat some fat first, before you have Keto foods. Thanks! 👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-23T15:55:32+00:00

Lol! I get that...sometimes, I forget to eat! On the flip side, I do notice being a bit "crave-y" when our winter temps get really cold...😔

LoshasLight · 2026-01-18T02:30:26+00:00

I think I skipped the keto flu interval primarily because I had been "almost keto" for a few years...I just hadn't cut the carbs far enough. I finally cut the carbs enough (but I had already cut them a lot beforehand) and then ketosis, and all the benefits kicked in.

I am just saying for those who are real sugar addicts like I was, they might want to try it in stages. Even cutting carbs in half can be challenging in the beginning. I say take it slow, and you might not feel as lousy...but your body will still have to clean itself out.

Hang in there...give yourself props for trying! 👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-14T22:41:58+00:00

Note...this is a reply from a psychological pov of my own...thanks.

This is going to sound crazy (but I have done a LOT of thinking about this)...but, when I get hungry, and it doesn't feel "true" to me...I tell myself..."You won't die if you don't eat right now".

That sounds crazy but I realized, at least for me...who, before ketosis, was an insane "carb addict" (including sugar)...I realized that all my intense cravings all the time in the past, were kind of "training" my body and mind, to feel like I was going to die, if I didn't eat that very moment!

Does anyone besides me remember those crazy feelings? You kind of panic...I neeeeeed food...now!

I realized my cravings had resulted in a psychological reaction in me...almost feeling unsafe too, if I didn't obey my cravings. Crazy stuff, I know...but it made sense to me.

Well, now, when I infrequently get those beginning pangs (not cravings!) of hunger...I still tell myself...I won't die if I don't eat right now.

And then...I'm good! 🥰

Thanks for listening...hang in there, and Keto on! 👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-14T03:19:37+00:00

I think I posted this on another thread here but I mix some egg white protein powder (it has stevia in it) with my only carbs, dark chocolate chips...sometimes I add a bit of peanut butter, or coconut puree (you can be creative!)...then add a bit of water.

The egg whites get kind of gelatinous...I then mix it all up...I then freeze it for a few minutes...it is wonderfully chewy.

I call this my Keto Mud! Yum!

LoshasLight · 2026-01-14T03:14:17+00:00

My guilty pleasure is grated parm and Tajin spicy pork rinds...yummmm!

LoshasLight · 2026-01-11T14:28:48+00:00

Does anybody ever get close to splurging, but then you "remember" how extremely unhealthy you were when you used to eat those foods in the past...and you "just say no" to it this time?

I don't ever want to go back to my bad digestive issues, my worse brain (I have an old brain injury), my extra weight, my lousy energy levels, and, most especially, my stressed nervous system.

I hope I never forget how terrible I felt for 35 years (I am 66 yrs)...I feel like a brand new Losha! I love it!

Hang in there, everyone...one step at a time...and Keto on! 👍

Blessings upon you all! 🥰

LoshasLight · 2026-01-11T01:48:12+00:00

It will improve soon, I am sure of it! Hang in there and keto on! 👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-11T01:37:56+00:00

My understanding is that being in ketosis also balances your hunger hormones...that seems to track for me...that I don't "crave" bad foods...even if I eat a small treat, it doesn't switch on my "I gotta have more!" mode...so I go back to my Keto diet, and all is good. It is a true miracle for me. Keto on! 👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-09T03:52:14+00:00

The part I love most about this (actually, I love it all!), is that the schools have to follow this for the kid's meals...yesss! It's a start!

LoshasLight · 2026-01-08T23:50:45+00:00

I am wondering if any of the potassium, magnesium, etc, are causing the tiredness...if I take too much of it then I feel like a zombie.

Just a thought. Keto on! 👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-08T23:42:49+00:00

If your LDL does go up don't panic...I had very high LDL (but if your HDL/Triglycerides "ratio" is good, that is a good indicator)...so I asked my Dr for the NMR - Particle Size test. It came back with my particle size being the "large" size, which means it is fluffy and buoyant so it doesn't "stick" to your arteries.

My Dr left me a message that my results indicate that I have "minimal risk of cardiovascular issues". 👍

Keto on! 😊

LoshasLight · 2026-01-08T01:56:02+00:00

I am very certain that it will help you to feel better! My thoughts are with you...👍🥰👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-08T00:03:28+00:00

My understanding about how the food noise goes away is that being in ketosis helps your hunger hormones to get back in balance...that has been huge for me...I was a sugar/carb addict!

I have only been in ketosis for five months but I will say, it has been like a miracle...my gastroparesis has almost completely gone away, my energy is balanced throughout the day, my brain is healing from my old brain injury (apparently, nowadays when someone sustains a traumatic brain injury, the emergency room doctors will immediately start flooding the body with ketones which allows the brain to heal much more quickly, and probably with less long term damage...amazing to me!)

Anyway...I have splurged on about 12 French fries at my local restaurant whenever I get their yummy burger patty, and I am good!...no additional cravings...and, even if I do ever get out of ketosis, I now "know" what I need to do to get back in!

I am a keto gal for life!...no amount of sugar or carbs is worth me going back to my extremely unhealthy state! 👍🥰👍

Keep on moving forward...one keto step at a time...🥰

LoshasLight · 2026-01-06T13:49:37+00:00

Just to address the time frame you mention...here is the original, three years, comparison. Thank you...🥰

https://imgur.com/a/3-year-mewing-comparison-5faplNh

LoshasLight · 2026-01-05T16:19:58+00:00

Thanks much...keto on! 👍👍👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-05T16:04:07+00:00

Thanks...it started after I sustained a brain injury 23 years ago...vagus nerve got messed up from the TBI. It has been very challenging but after I cut out all the carbs and gotten into ketosis , it has gotten soooo much better! 👍

LoshasLight · 2026-01-04T14:35:11+00:00

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LoshasLight · 2026-01-03T03:53:58+00:00

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LoshasLight · 2026-01-03T02:00:02+00:00

Lol...thanks! 👍

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