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Originally Posted by kingpole  Im diabetic and my diet is aboutn 75% protein when i want to trim a little bit. However i stay around 1800-2000 calories per day. Have ytou been checked for diabetis or hypothyroid disease?
Will the caloric intake go up in stages as your body adapts to ketosis? Ketosis is dangerous for type 1 diabetes. (to much insulin and not enough glucose to take the insulin into the cells)
I thought of asking if you were on a doctor controlled program. IIt is not safe to lose more than 2 pounds per week un less supervised by a physisician and the weight has to come off to preserve life. |
Yep did a full blood work before I began. No where near diabetes. Thyroid was just fine. Cholestoral was only 123. Checked my heart murmer but was very faint and nothing to worry about either. Did an EKG to see if my body would be fine doing a diet like this and also turned out that it was just fine. I was in tip top shape except for that fact that I was over-weight. He was really surprised actually for all those to be at fine levels, especially the cholestrol on a 300lb guy, but like I said, I did tons of activities and even ate like a vegetarian for a year and they were all organics and stuff and shit wouldn't shed off.
As for the caloric intake, yes it does. Once I am at more suitable number like 250 (was 305, am now 273 as of today), he wants me to add in a some veges and very little fruit, like 1 orange a day, 1 apple a day, 6 strawberries or 12 grapes or half a grapefruit. Veges of course more like broccolli, asparagus, all those dark green leafy ones. I add in veges even now from time to time, and sometimes even have a orange just cause I want to and live in sunny florida where I have an orange and lemon tree in my yard. I just get on the elliptical afterwards to just get rid of some of the sugar in it. I drink half a lemon squeezed into water in the mornings sometimes to. Drink a lot of water and definately love me tea ^_^. In replacement of any sugars I use Stevia.
Yes, rapid weightloss is concidered 1-2 pounds a week and I'm doing more like 5, but I don't think it necessarily makes it dangerous concidering I am completely supervised and go to Dr. Walton every Friday at 11:15AM
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I'm not to worried about sagging skin to be honest, I have some stretch marks on my belly which I remember for like a day or two got a little redder and now they seem smaller and not as visible so I definately think my body is breaking down the fat to get the glucose that it needs. But yeah eating just protein can be very dangerous, hence why Mr. Atkins died from his own diet but I am not doing this for 10 years or something. Hopefully I'll be done eating like this in the next 1-2 months once I hit my 245-250 and then add some veges and fruits.
-workinit