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strange question...

ably65
ably65 Posts: 41
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I gained 80 pounds and have lost about half of it. I have been stalled for a while and have recommitted to losing all of the weight.

This is the strange thing...whenever I start losing weight I swear that I have a weird body smell. It isn't like "normal" BO. It seems as if it comes from all of my pores, all over my body. My clothes smell of it when I take them off and my sheets smell of it too. It is as if I am sweating imperceptibly all over my body. It is almost as if it is some sort of detox reaction but I'm not doing a detox diet. Could this just be some sort of byproduct of "burning" the fat? I'm showering twice a day and using body scrubs. My friends claim not to notice it but it is driving me crazy. It happened when I was losing before too.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Ketosis, maybe? Ask your doctor.
  • celebrity328
    celebrity328 Posts: 377 Member
    I am on a ketogenic diet and and noticed a "smell" and taste associated with being in ketosis. I swear I smell it on certain people but my husband says there is no smell lol! Im not exactly sure if its real or maybe my mind playing tricks on me ;(!
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