Smaller feet?


#21

I’d like to know the answer to @Saphire’s previous q’s too - is it the width or length folks are noticing with feet changes?

(In past summers I’ve always had ankle/feet swelling due to mosquito bites, as I wear sandals/flip flops in the garden… Curious how this summer will go, now that my metabolism is so different! Apparently keto makes us less appealing to mosquitos…)


(mags) #22

With me it’s the width. My shoes keep slipping off. I do hope you are right about keto being off putting. All flying biting and stinging critters attack me. I sit outside with my feet in bin liners sometimes :grinning:


#23

I had read that too but I still gotten bitten last summer


#24

Oh… bummer… :frowning_face:

For this summer I ordered a natural mosquito abatement system called Greenstrike, in prep. My next door neighbor has a leaky antique water piping near the property line - and though it’s not stinky it really multiplies the mosquitoes. He knows that but prefers his grandpa’s pipes and doesn’t spend much time outdoors so it’s a low priority for him, etc.


#25

I had always read about taking B vitamins to ward off mosquitos. I recently found a chewable that I like so hoping that will work.

Other people had different experiences and find that bugs are less attracted to them. I would think if you previously had glucose of 120 on average and now have 80 they may be less attracted to you. While I have no medical proof, based on my stall I think I am still IR. Maybe this will give me an incentive to resume fasting.
Our property accumulates a lot of rain water because we have things that collect it that we do not bother throwing out.

I am not big on outside except at the beach. My yard is so buggy. It was not always but about 15 years ago something happened to one of the dominant species that ate the smaller bugs. I did a garden about 8 years ago thinking I would inspires my kids (my how time flies, it seems much more recent than that). It was fun but it was mostly me doing it. They lost interest. By June I could not go in the backyard for even 5 minutes without having a bunch of welts. Since I am not big on pesticides, it ruined it for me. Plus I am not great at it. I did discover beets from the experience. They continued to grow until December


#26

Ah… I’m big on outside except in the buggy conditions, which changed my experience too. I’ve even considered wearing some kind of beekeeper or hazmat suit, but then I remember I would hate that and it’s still oppressive lol. Harvesting from the garden planter box and coming inside with new mosquito welts is hard. I’ve tried repellant anklets, and also applying plant oils (which I don’t like, as citronella, lemongrass, eucalyptus, and rosemary etc are not ones I use for perfume).

You’re right about the impacts on species… ecocide has crashed numbers of the key mosquito predators, bats, in many regions for starters :sob:

The thing about the Greenstrike is that when I tried it last year (Amazon sent me two different faulty ones, and I ended up returning it. This year, have ordered straight from the company and am avoiding the Amazon warehouse) even just in two weeks the mosquitos were more than halved. I was impressed, and even more mad that Amazon was sending out damaged goods. The Greenstrike is basically a small barrel with an artificial pond inside it that when used with species-specific attractants (the U.S. has two main kinds), serves to collect mosquito eggs and stop the reproduction. The hand-crank version is used by the WHO throughout tropical and subtropical regions as a much healthier option than the previous frequent DDT spraying. You have to move the water through the system every few days. They also have a battery powered one for those who prefer that, at a hundred bucks more.

So, am really hoping it helps and believe it will considering my brief experience with it last year. Am okay with the occasional bite in summer, but several at one time overwhelms my lymphatic system apparently!

Am also actively addressing B vitamins by taking dried liver capsules for Bs. 4 a day, many days of the week… WE SHALL SEE!


#27

I definitely had fat on my feet when I was not doing keto. Shoes that were tight on me before now fit a lot better.


(Empress of the Unexpected) #28

I have. I can’t believe it. 7 weeks in and my shoes are too big. Wasn’t expecting that!


(mags) #29

Me too. Shoes slopping around on my feet


#30

So glad to find this. Thought it was my imagination!
I have always struggled to find shoes that fit - it used to be that they weren’t made that big (women’s shoes typically went up to a 7 with only a few styles in an 8 UK size) but think that the more recent width issues have been fat related. My trainers have seemed looser that past couple of days. I’ll tighten the laces, but I’m about ready for new ones anyway. That will be an interesting shopping trip!


(Mary) #31

I had the same problem after pregnancy. I gained 45 pounds and my foot size increased by 2 sizes. I bought some pairs of shoes because I thought that this size will remain forever. But after but a year after the birth, the leg decreased by one and a half sizes. So I couldn't wear all the footwear I bought. My husband suggested that my legs were swollen but this is not so, because I measured the length of the foot and it really grew along with excess weight! More than all, after loose of weight and some changes in the spine after pregnancy I cant wear nothing else then just professional footwear with special ergonomic design for the foot. I found the best one me here https://tenniswearguide.com/best-tennis-shoes-for-bunions/ . So the changed foot size is not the biggest problem in your life. Believe me.


#32

It absolutely happens.

I went down a full size US men’s shoe size after losing 70lbs. Thank you keto! :slight_smile:


#33

Yup. Went down one shoe size.


(Jennibc) #34

Just ran across this. Yes, when from a 9.5 W to 8.5 M. after the 120 pound loss.