stuff like this causes my hypochondria to go mad
Hey guys, I just wanted to make a post about this since I don’t think it’s widely known and can be very dangerous.
When your body doesn’t have enough sugar to burn, it burns fat instead. This is obviously what we’re all hoping for and is the basis of the keto diet—burning body fat produces ketones. However, high levels of ketones in the blood leads to lowered blood pH, which upsets your body’s homeostasis. This is called ketoacidosis (literally, high blood acidity due to increased ketones). Most commonly, ketoacidosis is a complication of type 1 diabetes caused by excessively high blood sugar levels but no insulin to use the glucose. Non-diabetic ketoacidosis is a result of starvation and can happen whether or not your blood sugar is low at the time.
Fatigue/muscle weakness
Dizziness
Confusion
Loss of appetite
Excessive thirst
Excessive urination
Blurred vision
Dry mouth
Tingling in the hands, feet, and face
Fruity-smelling breath
Kussmaul’s breathing (rapid, deep breathing; picture below)
I know that a lot of the symptoms above are also symptoms of low (or high) blood sugar, which I’m sure a lot of us experience fairly often. The Kussmaul’s breathing pattern is a pretty sure sign of increased blood acidity and doesn’t happen with hypoglycemia—watch for that especially. This is your body trying to re-regulate your blood pH by expelling as much carbon dioxide as possible.
Dehydration, which can lead to kidney or other organ damage
Low potassium, which can lead to heart problems
Fluid in the lungs
Swelling in the brain
Seizures
Coma
Death
REST!!! Stop making your body burn through its fat stores or ketones will just keep building up in your blood!!
Eat something with sugar!!! Real sugar!! I know it’s scary but you need glucose to burn right now!!
Drink lots of water!!! You’re losing fluid, help your kidneys out!!
If you’re not improving, GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!!! You’ll most likely be treated with insulin and supplemental glucose. This will help kickstart the normal glucose-burning process.
I don’t want to scare you guys but this is serious. It’s fairly uncommon but don’t just think it can’t happen to you!! I was fasting yesterday and went into ketoacidosis while exercising. I ate some ice cream and laid down and was fine, but it took a toll on my body. Please be aware of this and please, please be safe.
me when the eating disorder doesn’t turn me into a twink it just makes me a skinnier girl
My Personal Tips 🩷
○ I manually count c@lories, so if something has too many components that I have to count, I just won't eat it because I'm lazy
○ I eat more c@lories throughout the day and less at night. If I save all of my c@lories for dinner or a specific meal, I tend to end up overeating. By eating more during the day and less at night, I can still eat within my c@lorie goal without feeling overly restricted.
○ I only eat half the serving size of food. For example, whenever I eat cottage cheese or oatmeal, I do half the recommended serving (sometimes 1/4 of the serving). This reduces the c@lories but still makes me full.
○ I try to add a fiber or a protein source to each of my meals. This increases satiety and reduces cravings.
○ I do pilate sessions 2 times a day; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Pilates is pretty quiet, so my family doesn't get suspicious, and there's tons of different types. I have a pilates app to keep me more accountable.
○ I always leave food on my plate. Even if it's just a couple bites it still makes me feel in control. I also share a lot of my food.
○ If I really feel like I need to, I'll pvrge dinner (my family makes home-cooked dinner every night, so sometimes they can be high in c@lories and c@rbs). Honestly, I need to stop doing that because it's given me terrible acid reflux.
○ I go for bike rides on the weekends. I typically go for 90 minutes and burn 600-800 c@lories per session.
○ I drink 2-3 liters of water and day. (Water speeds up fat burning rates). Sometimes I'll add lemons or chia seeds to my water for extra nutrients
○ I journal and plan out my day.
○ I mealprep so I never have an excuse to eat something else
○ I get ready (almost) every morning, even if I'm not going anywhere because it makes me feel more put together, which in turn makes me make healthier food choices.
○ I'll "trick" myself into not eating. Instead of saying to myself "I can't have this", I say "I can have this, but I don't want it/like it/feel full." Once I tell myself a lie enough times, it becomes the truth.
Thinspo that I like
Can i just have long slim legs? please?
parents are going away next week, ill have the house all to myself…
im not gonna fast bc im still getting back into the swing of things but! im going to try working back towards doing more OMADs and stuff, and cutting out sweet stuff entirely. i may include updates on here, although i already use MF.P, lose it, and a bunch of journals for logging my stuff… idk
bit worried that ill have to celebrate a holiday in my country soon with my family, because my family insist on celebrating it, but im thinking ill just say i wont participate for moral reasons. (usually this holiday we have a big lunch/barbecue)
following someone back and then realizing they’re a teenager and i must block is a gut punch
and some of you that try to follow me are so so so young, it makes me wanna cry
so let me reiterate:
stay away from my diary if your age starts with a 1
i am 25 years old
i am an adult in the workforce
i have a bachelors degree and am pursuing more higher education
we may have one thing in common (ED) but that doesn’t mean we need to share community
form community with people your own age
my blog is for myself and adults only
ive been doing awful lately, everythings gone to hell, i dont know whats wrong with me, i need to stop eating entirely to get back the hang of hunger. im going to keep trying to trigger myself with my old early day stuff like tea. i miss my tapid weight loss so bad :((((( im really sad thinking about it i hate this stupid eteral hell
they were right, fat DOES last longer than flavor…