Back pain!

#1

Hi everyone!

New here, not new to keto

My lower back is KILLING ME!

Started at 306.6 lbs now at 259.9lbs

I have had kidney stones in the past and this is definitely muscle pain, not kidney. Feels great sitting or laying on my side, but walking and standing is horrible.

I carb cycled last weekend and the pain disappeared until yesterday (8 days later).

I am IF from 7pm-1pm.

Wake up at 4:45am, do 3 days of strength training, 3 days of HIIT/Cardio, 1 day rest. Go to work at 7am and at 1pm have lunch where I will break my fast with a premier protein drink. Off at 4pm where I will have a high fat meal. Dinner at 6pm, also high fat. Then fast until the following day.

I have been working on form, posture, etc.

I get anywhere from 15-25g of carbs, and 1500-1800 calories a day.

Any idea what in the world is going on?

(Robin) #2

Wow. Sounds like you are doing everything right. I know some people with much more experience and knowledge will have some ideas for you. In the meantime, celebrate the incredible progress you’ve already made! You got this!

(Edith) #3

You may want to see if you have any trigger points: areas of muscle where if you press on them, they are very tender. Firmly massaging the trigger points helps.

#4

Are you using any artificial sweeteners? I initially lost weight on Medifast and experienced terrible back, hip and bone pain. After I stopped eating that food and stopped using liquid sucralose (I used quite a bit), I realized my pain starting subsiding. I have always read how “fake” sweeteners can cause inflammation but only half believed it. I have come to realize how bad it really was for my body. Between stopping use of that and starting the us collagen peptides, I’m virtually pain free. Just an idea.