Keto made me TALLER!

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #1

I grew taller on Keto.
I am shocked.

This is the question I posed to my brilliant friend, @donna:

“I’m 5’ 7 1/4”

I thought I was 5’6" for YEARS

I think I grew on keto.
Srs, is that possible at age 50???"

I was shocked at her reply:

“You get taller as you lose weight. Being obese compresses the spine and makes you shorter.”

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!

She replied:
“No. Excess weight compresses the spinal disks and squishes them down. Look at x-rays of obese vs. non-obese people sometime. You can actually see it.”

Wow. Just wow.

N. fucking S.V.
I LOVE BEING TALLER

Centurians - people who have lost more than 100 lbs
#2

No way! That explains why I’m about an inch taller now than when I was last measured years ago.

(David Driver) #3

Could it be that your back and belly are stronger as well? Maybe your postural muscles are working better now too.

#4

Wow! I’m just a hair under 5’6" … I’m going to have them remeasure me in September just for shits n’ giggles!

(Lucrecia) #5

This is AWESOME!!! Makes total sense to me.

(Ben) #6

I’ve got to go and measure myself somewhere.

(Roxanne) #7

Hmmmm…maybe there is hope that I’ll regain the 1.5 inches I’ve shrunk over the years - although I’m still 5’10.5" so it doesn’t really bother me, other than as a sign of aging.

(gooeykablooey) #8

I lost 3 inches having two kids and about doubling in size. Hoping to get them back!!

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #9

Always had excellent posture.

It’s my uncompressed spine.

Pretty cool huh?

(eat more) #10

so maybe i’ll grow to a whopping 5’3"? :joy:

(I want abs... olutely all the bacon) #11

I just want 1/4" back to reclaim 5’ 2" !!!

(Ben) #12

I want half an inch back so I can be a six footer again.

(Jeff Logullo) #13

I want mine to get back to 2 meters :slight_smile:

(bwittner) #14

I’m getting taller to, this is amazing!

(Blyss (Old @Charmaine)) #15

And here I am still 5’2" and a half…

(Jacquie) #16

I’ve been keto over 2.5 years and I’m still 5’2".:smiley:

(Mike Glasbrener) #17

I thought this was going to be an aspect ratio thread. I’m am/was 6’5" and was >300lbs. I dropped all the way to 203lbs. Aside from all the people asking my wife if I was ill the comment I received most was “wow! I didn’t realize you were so tall”. I chalked it up to aspect ratio. :slight_smile:

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #18

I don’t believe you. Lol

(8 year Ketogenic Veteran) #19

Lol. Did you lose 100 lbs? Probably that’s why.

(Jacquie) #20

Good point. :wink: