Issues while on keto

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  • X5452JONDY
    X5452JONDY Posts: 16 Member
    moe0303 wrote: »
    Hmm...It could possibly be a sodium deficiency, or maybe it's just not the right way of eating for you. I would say maybe looking into the sodium thing or to just listen to your body and give something else a try. Keto isn't the only way to eat healthy.

    Thank you! Yes, i have played around with sodium and different supplements with the same results. Im just going to stick with clean eating and portion control.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    ketokindness wrote: »
    I'm not new to keto, i have been on and off it for years and I have done a ton of reasearch, but my issues i cannot seem to find answers to. I know keto is meant to be a lifestyle not a diet and not something to go on and off of, but when im doing keto i get horrible food aversions. I get extremely sick just thinking about meat ( beef, chicken, pork, etc ) let alone trying to eat them and i love meat. I get nauseous thinking about eating eggs and dairy as well. What i find weird is i love eating all these foods when not 'on keto' so i don't know if its all in my head. After a few days of forcing myself to eat i feel gross with all the fats im eating. My macros are 5/25/70 and I've played around with them with the same results. I feel sick, oily, foggy headed, heavy and gross while on this diet, which is completely opposite to others experience. This lasts for months, so its not keto flu. I want to stay on this way of eating because all the health benefits and i can only seem to lose weight on keto, but it seems my body doesnt like this lifestyle, any advise?

    I also feel gross when I get too much fat.

    Maybe it's the high fat that's making you feel gross and your brain is misinterpreting it as a problem with meat? Signals get crossed for me all the time. I feel hungry when I'm actually thirsty; I think I want carbs when I actually want protein, etc.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    moe0303 wrote: »
    Hmm...It could possibly be a sodium deficiency, or maybe it's just not the right way of eating for you. I would say maybe looking into the sodium thing or to just listen to your body and give something else a try. Keto isn't the only way to eat healthy.

    This was what I was thinking too. Keto flu is a sodium deficiency. If one does not get enough, keto flu may not go away. Midt ketoers need at least 3000-5000+ mg if sodium a day. For some, that's going on to 3 tsp of salt a day. (2300mg sodium =1tsp salt)

    Symptoms if low sodium are fatigue, moodiness, brain fog, nausea and stomach upset, headaches, BM issues, muscle weakness and aches and eventually muscle spasms. If you decide to do keto more, aim for close to 3 tsp of salt a day.

    Keto should not typically cause negative symptoms. People are meant to metabolize fat. If doing do creates negative physical symptoms, there may be something wrong (like low sodium).

    But there is not a need to eat keto to lose weight if you prefer other foods, unless it is medically prescribed.

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