How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

[Tamic]

I'm on day 4 and have yet to feel that way. I hope it comes soon, because yesterday I ate way over my carb allowance, but at least it was all legal foods. I am fighting with pms ugh and it was difficult.

[boonie stomper]

Re: How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

Because you ate too many carbs, your body has decideded it should still run on carbs. It takes only about two days fasting for yor body to run out of all available and stored carbs, that's about the time the body starts bucking(((induction flu))) and shortly after, if you eat only minimal carbs compared to fat and protein intake, your body stars using lipolysis instead of glycolosis for fuel production, and your appetite decreases while energy level increases.

Keep carbs as low as possible until you get there. Take your supplements. Drink lots of water. Stay full to minimize cravings until the transition.

[RachelnLa]

Re: How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

Maybe that's my problem? Somewehre along the lines I got out of ketosis? Or maybe I'm in barely in it? Sometimes I get that strong metallic taste in my mouth and other times I don't. Hmm.. food for thought!

[ShannonK]

Re: How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

No more than three days max for me. Unless I go over carbs. I can still be in ketosis, but have more carbs than I am suppossed to and cease to lose weight. Ketosis is a good indicator, but you still can't exceed the carb allowance. At least, I can't.

[CarbaholicJoe]

Re: How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

I tend to have days when I could eat a horse and others where I couldn't eat a horses lunch.

[mirna05]

Re: How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

I haven´t lost my appetite yet, I don't know what is wrong with me, I've been on the diet for more than two years, I have waited this long to see if my appetite decreases, but I still eat much more than my husband!!!!!. I can count with the finger of one hand the days I was not hungry in these two years.

[ozzie gel]

Re: How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

How different we all are, eh?

I just love that I lose my major carb addiction appetite with Atkins, and that's what works for me. My life focus shifts from wanting food, needing food, rummaging in the pantry morning, noon and night to just living! It's fantastic freedom and that's what is soooooo good!

Hang in there! Find protein foods you love and build around them.

[Outback Jess]

Re: How many days before you "lost your appetite" (were in ketosis)

Hey Tamic, Hang in there, it can be tough. I was not as hungry as detoxing, getting all the sugars out...I had headache, after headache, and fatigue...I could barely get off the couch! but then it passed by day 4-5. I bought keto sticks and the color turned and i was in ketosis, my body was burning fat... someone remarked to me once, if the stick turns you are "in" ketosis, it's like the stick turning for preganacy, you either are or are not... So, hang in there. For me any cravings and i have had 3 bouts, where extreme and mental. They were triggered...When your WILL is stronger than your WANTS, you will WIN!!!