Keto and Me, a Diabetic Journey #6 - The Whoosh Effect
Every Thursday I add a little bit of insight into my Keto journey. As a diabetic, I felt like I won the lottery when I discovered Ketogenesis and what it's potential was. I was elated that I lost 10 pounds the first week and I though I would be down way more a month later.
What was I doing wrong? I did the meat, grease, and cheese thing I thought I was supposed to do. I made sure I got plenty of cruciferous veggies and abstained from fast carbs. I don't understand the macros just yet, so that's a work in progress.
As I was scouring the all knowing Internet, I stumbled upon a possible answer...The Keto Whoosh...
As I understand it, fat cells are designed to hold fat for the famine periods we may encounter in a glucose lifestyle. Until our body is fat adapted, the fat cells replace the energy released as ketones with WATER!
Water weighs much more than fat and therefore the nasty scale does not show any weight loss!
I now think I understand what it will take and I have begun to adjust my electrolytes to help the Whoosh happen. I just hope I have a bit of warning. Don't want any uncontrollable whooshing!
Thanks for coming along on this journey. I post this Keto blog every Thursday and if you were one of the very few who did not see the previous installments, here they are...
Keto and Me, a Diabetic Journey #1 - Check Your Nuts!
https://steemit.com/food/@bigskykilroy/keto-and-me-a-diabetic-journey-1-check-your-nuts
Keto and Me, a Diabetic Journey #2 - The First Week In Kicked My Butt! Lost 10lbs so STFU!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@bigskykilroy/keto-and-me-a-diabetic-journey-2-the-first-week-in-kicked-my-butt-lost-10lbs-so-stfu
Keto and Me, a Diabetic Journey #3 - Water + Electrolytes = Hydration!
https://steemit.com/health/@bigskykilroy/keto-and-me-a-diabetic-journey-3-water-electrolytes-hydration
Keto and Me, a Diabetic Journey #4 - Intermittent Fasting, What the Hell is That? 16/8 Method
https://steemit.com/food/@bigskykilroy/keto-and-me-a-diabetic-journey-4-intermittent-fasting-what-the-hell-is-that-16-8-method
Keto and Me, a Diabetic Journey #5 - Weight Loss, Fitness, and the Gym!
https://steemit.com/life/@bigskykilroy/keto-and-me-a-diabetic-journey-5-weight-loss-fitness-and-the-gym
I am one of those 'slow losers', I see the posts of people losing lots of pounds in such a short period and it gets me frustrated but I just keep on. I find measurements really make a difference, you'll see more movement there then on the scale. 😊
Nurse Cindy has a great explanation of the fat whoosh, eh?! She has alot of good videos.
Great Post.👌🏼
Upvoted 😃
Thank you! I too am a slow loser, but I'm down to two meals a day and they are small. Just not hungry. Vitamins, greens, and coconut oil with a side of protein. It's pretty crazy how full I feel by just staying hydrated. Thanks for stopping by!
Very fun and well put together article. Thank you for sharing @bigskykilroy . I have been practicing IF for about 2 months now and am currently 75% of the way into my first 24 hour fast.
This was the first post I had come across from you but I will definitely be going back and reading your past posts, and am excited to see your posts in the future.
Stay strong, keep on that Ketogenesis, and don't ever stop.
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Hi @bigskykilroy, I just stopped back to let you know your post was one of my favourite reads and I included it in my Steemit Ramble. You can read what I wrote about your post here.
Thank you! I was unaware of your series, as many do get lost here. I appreciate the mention and I have added you to my exclusive list of folks I follow. I think it's great idea to include other's posts inside our own post as well as repost. Unfortunately, reposts get stuck in the same feed stream that original content gets swept away in. I think I shall incorporate a shout out section in some of my posts as well.
Thank you for stopping by and Steem the Dream!
The shout out sounds like a great idea. I would like to see the resteems separate from our own posts. The tendency to bury the users posts is one reason I rarely resteem which makes me very glad I am doing the Ramble and can share that way.
That's the same reason I'm very particular about what gets reSteemed.
Interesting post. Thanks for sharing your experience. Thanks to @shadowpub for telling us about you. Followed, upvoted and resteemed.
Thank you for stopping by. It was quite nice of @shadowpub for the mention. Steem the Dream!