Help! I'm disappearing!

Solie123

Solie123

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I've alway been paticularly thin, but lately I've been taking the keto diet very seriously and I'm losing so much weight! Everyone that knows me keeps commenting on it, and I'm starting to think this excessive weight lost is super unhealthy. At first I just thought of it as a possible cleansing effect of the diet, cause along with the weightloss I've been going to the bathroom a lot more than usual, but now it's just too much. I look like a stick!
Has anyone else experience this? I mean I don't starve my self, I eat when I'm hungry until I'm satisfied, and I might snack on some coconut flakes and nuts every now again, so I really don't understand what's going on. I don't know if I should stop the diet, I feel so fragile! I wouldn't like to, this diet has done so good to me aswell, but I can't continue to lose weight.
Should I up my consumption of food? I haven't because I'm never really hungry, I eat what I feel I should, if I eat more it just feels like I'm forcing food down my throat.
Any advice?
 
Hi Solie123, being pretty thin myself I was also surprised at how much weight I lost on the diet and got a lot of comments about it as well. Just know that, in general, this is pretty normal and par for the course for being on the diet. I'll add also that some of my weight did come back after a while and am no longer at the weight I was last at in College! But do have a look at the threads that Renaissance posted for a greater understanding of what your body is doing right now and know that you may actually be in the best health of your life - despite the comments you are receiving by others about your weight loss.
 
Solie123 said:
Should I up my consumption of food? I haven't because I'm never really hungry, I eat what I feel I should, if I eat more it just feels like I'm forcing food down my throat.
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I agree with what is said above and I'm also from the skinny kind ;). That means I also lost some kilograms but with the time staying on the diet I gained a bit more than before, what was impossible over the last years with a normal diet. What I remember that gaining weight has also something to do with the protein/fat intake, but is also a longer time ago when it was stated though it may not be up to date anymore.

How long are you on the diet yet by the way?
 
How much did you lose pounds and for how many days you have lost?
Usually during dieting to lose in the first 10 days of excess water in the body (urine and sweat) about 2 pounds, if you are afraid, do control urine and blood.
If you are age 40, you control your blood sugar, because rapid weight loss is the first indicator of type 2 diabetes (maturity-onset diabetes)
 
Gawan said:
Solie123 said:
Should I up my consumption of food? I haven't because I'm never really hungry, I eat what I feel I should, if I eat more it just feels like I'm forcing food down my throat.
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I agree with what is said above and I'm also from the skinny kind ;). That means I also lost some kilograms but with the time staying on the diet I gained a bit more than before, what was impossible over the last years with a normal diet. What I remember that gaining weight has also something to do with the protein/fat intake, but is also a longer time ago when it was stated though it may not be up to date anymore.
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I agree. I'm also from the very skinny kind, and I am very tall (about 2m). :) I'm still not entirely on the keto diet, but I intake a very little carbs. What I noticed about myself is that my weight stabilized when I started to intake a LOT of fat. Previously, I ate a lot of quality meat, such as pork tenderloin, but I realized it was more important for me to intake a lot of FAT and not so much protein. Bacon is the best solution for me, because the butter is very expensive here. For example, sometimes I eat 3-4 eggs for breakfast, but only egg yolks, and I fry it on a pig lard. But bacon is the best.
Perhaps, the fat is more important for us skinny people than proteins.

How much of fat you intake in your diet Solie123? :)
 
Also, doing some form of resistance training could be useful. I'm also the skinny type, and after going keto I got even skinnier. But after I started training with kettlebells, and occasionally going to the gym, training no longer than 20-30min per session, I went back up to my normal weight.
 
Another Skinny Report:

When I started on the keto diet, I lost quite a few kilos, which I didn't really have to lose in the first place. The thin layer of fat I did have seemed to have vanished. It was a little unnerving!

I tried eating more fat, but that just made me sick. After several more weeks, I think my body adjusted to burning primarily fat (and/or to not having all those carbs to burn), and I put all the weight I had lost right back on within a week or two after that.

That was my experience, anyway. Your mileage may vary!
 
I was very skinny during the summer, working in the heat, outdoors.

My diet has remained the same but now working outside in the cooler weather, my body has bulked up a bit more. This seems to relate to the cold adaptation process of creating a layer of brown fat in the body. At one point I weighed 330lbs, where now I have been at a fairly stable weight of 170lbs for several years.

Based on experience, going paleo or keto for the rest of my physical experience is not even a question I have to ask myself anymore. The evidence is overwhelming.
 
I agree. I'm also from the very skinny kind, and I am very tall (about 2m). :) I'm still not entirely on the keto diet, but I intake a very little carbs. What I noticed about myself is that my weight stabilized when I started to intake a LOT of fat. Previously, I ate a lot of quality meat, such as pork tenderloin, but I realized it was more important for me to intake a lot of FAT and not so much protein. Bacon is the best solution for me, because the butter is very expensive here. For example, sometimes I eat 3-4 eggs for breakfast, but only egg yolks, and I fry it on a pig lard. But bacon is the best.
Perhaps, the fat is more important for us skinny people than proteins.

How much of fat you intake in your diet Solie123? :)
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I tried to buy some bacon, at the local (and most expensive supermarket) a couple of days ago and when I read the list of ingredients I almost fell back, I'll try to take a picture of it. As I recall, it contained "glutamato monossódico" (MSG -Monosodium glutamate see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate) e "maltodextrina" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltodextrin). Is it normal? I will try to eat as many organ meats, like liver, and eggs and fats, but what about these food additives? Sorry if it's the wrong topic, I just thought I could post it here as Argo's story brought the issue on my mind.
 
latulipenoire said:
I tried to buy some bacon, at the local (and most expensive supermarket) a couple of days ago and when I read the list of ingredients I almost fell back, I'll try to take a picture of it. As I recall, it contained "glutamato monossódico" (MSG -Monosodium glutamate see _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate) e "maltodextrina" (see _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltodextrin). Is it normal? I will try to eat as many organ meats, like liver, and eggs and fats, but what about these food additives? Sorry if it's the wrong topic, I just thought I could post it here as Argo's story brought the issue on my mind.
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MSG is pretty bad stuff, same goes for maltodextrin. Finding additive free bacon can be problematic when living in a city or far from farmland. A possible solution would be to ask your local butcher, or alternatively a supermarket selling organic meats, to cut fatty pork belly in thin slices and have that instead of bacon. I can assure you it tastes delicious and more natural of course. :D
 
MSG is pretty bad stuff, same goes for maltodextrin. Finding additive free bacon can be problematic when living in a city or far from farmland. A possible solution would be to ask your local butcher, or alternatively a supermarket selling organic meats, to cut fatty pork belly in thin slices and have that instead of bacon. I can assure you it tastes delicious and more natural of course. :D
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Thanks for the tips, Eboard! I'll try to escape from this "evil" bacon sold by supermarkets. It even contains sugar!
 
Hello Solie123, Since I started a very strict clean sourced keto diet, I too lost a lot of weight I was down in the 70's and like you was concerned about loosing more and when I'd start to level out or gain as well.

Give the threads Renaissance has shared a read though as they are helpful to ease the mind, and offer a wealth of information, advice & suggestions!

I've always been on the thin side, gaining weight and keeping it on has always been a really difficult challenge, having never weighted enough to even donate blood in my entire life. After being on a strict clean sourced keto diet, It took a while but I am holding at about 90lbs and I'm 5 foot 2. I know its still not enough to donate but its enough for me.

For me, I have found that when I consumed a lot of fat the more I'd loose and even now If I intake more than what I normally usually consume I loose weight, again. So I watch my fat, (butter, lard, ghee and coconut oil) & my protein intake, (mainly eating bacon, sausage patties & some turkey) adding in bone broth or a fat bomb, going for a bit of one of the lowest carb veggies now and again, a nut on rare occasion and I am holding at the 90lbs. I still stay away from consuming egg whites as even the smell, not to mention the taste of them makes me nauseous, yolks I love and have daily.

Having been on a clean sourced keto diet for a while now It just feels no longer an important thing to concern my energy and time on caring what anyone else thinks or how others feel about my body, nor do I even look to critically judge my appearance as most tend to do, due to how I am feeling emotionally and mentally, clearer & balanced, not to mention I am physically more productive and my hair has, after a few months of being on it, started to really grow. I do some light exercises and stretching and a few other things like self acupressure, journal writing and E.E. daily.
 
latulipenoire said:
I agree. I'm also from the very skinny kind, and I am very tall (about 2m). :) I'm still not entirely on the keto diet, but I intake a very little carbs. What I noticed about myself is that my weight stabilized when I started to intake a LOT of fat. Previously, I ate a lot of quality meat, such as pork tenderloin, but I realized it was more important for me to intake a lot of FAT and not so much protein. Bacon is the best solution for me, because the butter is very expensive here. For example, sometimes I eat 3-4 eggs for breakfast, but only egg yolks, and I fry it on a pig lard. But bacon is the best.
Perhaps, the fat is more important for us skinny people than proteins.

How much of fat you intake in your diet Solie123? :)
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I tried to buy some bacon, at the local (and most expensive supermarket) a couple of days ago and when I read the list of ingredients I almost fell back, I'll try to take a picture of it. As I recall, it contained "glutamato monossódico" (MSG -Monosodium glutamate see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate) e "maltodextrina" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltodextrin). Is it normal? I will try to eat as many organ meats, like liver, and eggs and fats, but what about these food additives? Sorry if it's the wrong topic, I just thought I could post it here as Argo's story brought the issue on my mind.
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I'm not sure I can help you with this. :)

I think we should avoid everything in vacuum packaging, which is the most common in supermarkets. The best is fresh, unprocessed bacon, which you can find in butcher shops, at least here where I live. Such bacon can not last long, maybe 3-5 days. I cut it into the pieces and put it in to the freezer. But if you have the opportunity to buy the fresh pork ribs, it is very similar to bacon but only with bones, I'd rather buy that than processed bacon. :)
 
I should say, I hadn't committed completely to the diet till about a month and a half ago. Prior to that, I had been going through a sort of transitional period with the diet, for about 8 months, where I cut off gluten and up the fat continent in my diet, but still had a very high carb consumtion. During those 8 months I gradully lost 5 pounds, which I didn't exactly mind because with those 5 pounds I lost the feeling of bloating I had every so often, and key word is gradually! I didn't want to lose anymore though, so I completely stopped fasting, which I did once a week for a various of beneficial reasons. Losing that weight also incouraged me to really take the diet seriously so, at the beginning of this year I really committed. The shocking part is that within that month I dropped another 5 pounds! In just a month!

Another thing I should point out is I'm not eating as much as before. I feel satisfied really quick on this diet. I no longer feel the need to just stuff my face endlessly, but that's not to say I don't eat! I eat my three meals a day, and every now and again I munch on some coconut flacks, nuts or whatever I can find that's still fits within the diet.

It's also not that I'm not enjoying what I'm eating, cause luckily I get to eat my all time favorite foods (bacon, butter, and the fattiest of meats).

I have cut out a lot of protein though, ive been focussing more on my fat intake than anything else. I suppose I should increase my protein intake by a bit. I don't eat any carbs at all throught the day except maybe a spoonful of sweet potatoe during diner (swimming in butter).

If this is only like a adjustment period I'm fine with that, I just really wouldn't like to lose anymore weight. I should mention that I'm also 18, and I've never had a problem with blood sugar or anything like that (I was never a sweets person anyway) so diabetes isn't really one of my conserns.

Hopefully after adjusting my protein intake and some time, I'll gain back some of the weight I have lost. The post have been completely reassuring so thank you all!!
 
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