Cold weather is kicking my butt!

#1

Or at least that’s what I think is doing it. I have been SO tired for the past three days and just feel general “yuck”. But 95% of the yuck I think is from being so dog-tired. Any other Connecticutians suffering from this cold spell? I’ve lived here all my life but this one is really severe… pipes in my shower are frozen.
Sue

#2

Never mind - think I answered my own question: I think I’m having keto flu. Honestly, I feel so physically sick that I’ve been taking my temperature and can’t believe I don’t have a fever!

I didn’t experience much (if any) keto flu when I started this 7 weeks ago but it seems maybe having ingested a bunch of bad carbs for 2 days during Christmas is making me pay now. Didn’t think I’d get the flu from getting right back on track but something is making me feel like crap.
Sue

(Sophie) #3

It may not even be keto but some lousy bug you picked up along the line somewhere. That’s always a possibility especially at this time of year.

#4

I never even consider that - I can’t remember the last time I’ve had a cold or flu or cough, nose-blowing, etc. Maybe I’m one of those unique people who just feels like crap without any outward symptoms.
Sue

(Todd Allen) #5

Since going keto I haven’t had a bad cold. But my wife is a school teacher and she is frequently catching minor colds with sniffles and coughs. Typically 2 or 3 days after she is showing signs of a cold I’ll see my blood sugar rise 10 points and my ketones fall by half. And for a day or two I’ll tire quickly. And that’s it. I realize I’ve been catching the colds and shaking them off with scarcely any of the typical symptoms I previously suffered in spades.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #6

You’re right that it doesn’t usually get this cold here. I remember only one winter (December 1979?) when it got down to around five degrees (that’s -15, for you Antipodeans) in the Trumbull area; usually it doesn’t get more than a few degrees below freezing. But this winter seems to be aiming for the same territory, and right now the thermometer is reading eight degrees (-13), brrrr!

But there’s also a bug of some kind going round, because my sister’s been sick for about a week, and now it looks like my turn. Hope you feel better soon! In the meantime, KCKO.

#7

I guess I should always stop searching and obsessing over WHY specifically I’m not feeling well and sometimes just chalk it up to “I must’ve caught something.” I am forever on a mission to fix every little thing that’s wrong with my body so am always looking for WHY it happened so I can prevent it from happening again. Unrealistic, I know.

I work with people every day who sometimes casually mention that they feel like crap or that they “must’ve picked up a bug” and they just dismiss it and don’t give it another thought. I’m often envious of them.

Maybe that will be a new year’s resolution: everything doesn’t HAVE to have a reason, or if it does, you don’t ALWAYS have to know what it is.

Feel better soon, Paul
Sue

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #8

Thanks, and you too! Have some hot :tea: and a piece of :bacon: to make you feel better!