Please be nice!!
I’m very new to the keto world, in fact I was, not so long ago, the person who thought it was bad for you!
Some background if you care:
I started keto on a whim (bad idea I know), I was experimenting with some recipes and accidentally got the keto flu. Not knowing there was one, I discovered through some googling that is what I was experiencing. I basically laid in bed for 2 days, almost died after a workout once. Haven’t exercised since This was all about 3-4 weeks ago I’d guess. I figure at this point I may as well commit. After the keto flu went away I felt pretty good, I really enjoyed never being hungry and had increased energy and focus/motivation. Things were going pretty well and I started intermittent fasting about 10 days ago Since I wasn’t hungry for breakfast anyways… I’ve been doing 16/8. I eat from 12pm - 8pm.
I don’t really know if it’s working (I started this for weight loss, had a baby 6 months ago) I don’t have scale so I’m not sure if I’m losing aside from my clothes being a little looser and my mom making a comment about me looking slim. I have the keto urine strips but I’ve heard they aren’t accurate Most of the time I get a negative or just very faint color change. I track my eating in my fitness pal and my carbs (not net, just carbs) stay under 20 carbs. I’m usually around 120 - 140 for fat (75%) and 60-80 for protein (20-30%) under 1800 calories.
The reason I’m writing this post:
The past 3 days I’ve had serious lightheaded brain fog, can’t focus, dull headache.Not sure why all the sudden I’d be experiencing this since I hadn’t before. The only thing I can think of is that I had some Rebel ice cream that maybe kicked me out of ketosis (if I was even in it to begin with I’m not sure ) Also, I ate a slice of pizza about 2 weeks ago because we were invited to a bday party and I didn’t want to be rude and I didn’t experience any symptoms the next day.
I’ve read it could be salt, or electrolytes?? Ive been super tempted to binge on carbs because I have 4 kids under 6 and I home school and I need my brain to work better right now. I don’t want to quit because since started I’ve learned of all the health benefits and I enjoy the diet aside from these side effects. I also feel I have a lot invested into this diet. But I can’t continue on like this much longer. If you think you may know what my issue is or can offer some good advise I’d appreciate it!