So I have been keto for about 16 months now. Dropped 90% of my 50 lb loss in the 1st 4-5 months and have held steady right around 185 lbs since last summer. 5 weeks ago I was diagnosed with shingles. Got on the antiviral the first day. Certainly not fun but I took care of myself and am almost free of symptoms at this point. Some lingering burning and itching on my chest but not unbearable. One week into my shingles I went on a weekend road trip with buddies down to Milwaukee. Enjoyed craft beer and amazing Mexican food. Left at 184 lbs came home at 192 lbs. I know the process so I knew that I’d get back down within the week. Not only did I get back down but I have been weighing in regularly under 182 lbs as low as 180. These are new lows for me. I can only attribute this new setpoint to the shingles and/or weekend of high carbs. Either way it pushed me out of a setpoint that I’d been at for quite a while.
Weight dropping post shingles
Natasha
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Interesting! This made me think of I talk I once heard by a homeopathic GP who said that rashes and fevers are often the body detoxing/expelling ‘old stuff’ and that when a patient is nursed supportively through it, afterwards there is often room for new developments and/or accelerations. Not entirely sure what I think about that but it was interesting! Glad you are feeling better.