Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Side Effects

I'm still losing weight... down to 255 today. I am looking forward to breaking the 244 mark because I can remember the last time I weighed less than that. Early May 2010, almost 3 years ago, a couple people in my office organized a "Biggest Loser" competition, and at the initial weigh-in I weighed 244 pounds. If I can get below that, it will be the first time ever that my weight has actually trended downward.

I am starting to notice some changes, but not necessarily all positive. I have been feeling noticeably fatigued the last 2 days, so I looked it up and it turns out to be fairly common when switching from a high-carb diet to a very low-carb one. Apparently there is a transition period in the first couple weeks where the body runs out of glucose and has to start producing more ketones. Supposedly once my blood glucose and ketone levels balance out, I should be back to feeling normal (or better). I'm curious to see if this is true.

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