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Date: | Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:10:25 -0600 |
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> David Harrison wrote:
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> > I was wondering has anyone done long term ketosis. I also get irritable when
> > I go below 40-60 grams of carbs a day. Has anyone stayed with the
> > irritability? Did the irritability pass? If it did pass, how long did it
> > take?
When I first went paleo and low-carb I was in ketosis most of the time for
maybe 5 months. Lost 30 pounds. Then I noticed that I could not get into
ketosis even eating only meat and fat; it just wouldn't happen. I was very tired;
I started getting cold sometimes (even though it was August). I read later on this
list that long-term ketosis can do a number on your thyroid, and I think that's
what
happened. After many false starts I am evolving back to a "nearly" Paleo diet; no
dairy, beans seldom and then in soup, occasional rice or potatoes, and more fruit
especially in fruit seasons. This seems to be working. I got the "can't fool
Mother
Nature" kind of feeling; that being too strict on the low-carb caused a kickback
from
my body. I'm taking it easier now, and feeling good, seldom hungry, slowly losing
weight. Since I'm celiac, grains other than rice are never a part of my diet.
Lynnet
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