Re: is ketosis good?
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 01 May 2001 23:36:35 -0400
Hi all...
I am one who was on a very strict low-carb "way of life" for quite awhile.
Ketosis to me was a very, very good thing. When my ketostix turned dark I knew I
was using that ugly stored fat for energy. Not to mention that while I was in
ketosis and low-carbing I had never felt better...great energy, positive outlook,
sleeping at night, no mood swings, facial hair lessened and many more positive
effects. I didn't limit my carbs completely...started at about 20 grams a day and
worked up to just about 40. The weight came off and although I have stopped
watching my carbs as much as I was doing I have kept the weight off for roughly 9
months. I do feel the need to get back into it...as the mood swings, depression,
low energy and hair are all starting to come back.
So, as Jodi mentioned, I also think ketosis is good for some and not for others.
I had to find what was right for me. And, what I found was that ketosis was it!!
:-) Alexis
jodi wrote:
> for every person who tells you ketosis is bad, someone else will tell
> you it's ok. well, maybe that's not true... maybe for every two people
> you find who say its bad, one person will say its ok.
>
> i personally feel it is a bad thing. not so much for what it does to
> the body, but because it is a sign that you are seriously low carbing.
> going that low carb, in MY opinion, is not good. i don't see how anyone
> could live that way forever - no matter how much you spout "but i can
> eat cream! cheese! bacon! etc!!" you're probably going to eventually
> break down and go crazy on carbs. then you're REALLY gonna confuse your
> body and mess things up.
>
> i have read... i forget where... that doing a ketosis type diet makes
> your body 4 times more efficient at storing carbs as fat when you go
> off. i don't knbow how tru this is, but my aunt did atkins a while ago
> and then she went off, as most people do, and she's really blown up.
>
> i gotta admit, i'm a little perversely happy at this because she went on
> and on and on about how wonderful atkins was for so long... and how
> everyone else was eating the wrong stuff... heh. my aunt's food
> obsessions have kinda butted heads with my eating disorder on many
> occaisions... it seems, just when i am feeling normal, she's spouting
> something about weight loss or diet or something ... i hate it.
>
> so... ketosis itself is probably honestly not so bad. its the
> unrealistic expectation that you are going to be able to follow such a
> life style permenantly that is bad. why do it if you're bound to fail
> and yo yo? even if you CAN do it forever... well... is it enjoyable? i
> personally don't see how it can be. maybe you differ. i don't know.
> but i think moderation is key cuz what's the point of quick weight loss
> if you're quality of life has to go down? i'd be miserable if i had to
> eliminate all carbs.
>
> - jodi
>
> At Tue, 1 May 2001, arlene wrote:
> >
> >I asked both my endo and my dietician about ketosis and both of them
> >said that it was not good, regardless of whether or not I am diabetic,
> >and they both said to avoid it. They said it was bad for your kidneys
> >(I think) and that a prolonged state of ketosis could have longterm
> >effects. Have some of you heard differently? Thanks
>
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