Nausea and Not Hungry?!

jimibellson · 11-05-2013, 12:52 PM

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum. It looks great!

I have been in nutritional ketosis for about 6 weeks now. I slipped in easily due to my previous relatively low-carb diet.

The first 2 weeks I felt fantastic! Then the third week I removed dairy as I wanted to see if this diet can be done dairy-free. Since then it's been quite challenging. At first it was ok, then I realized I was having more carb cravings. Then I noticed chronic nausea. Also, I have the racing heart thing. Then I decided to add dairy back in and now feel worse!

Anyway, this journey has been weird with various strange ailments cropping up and then disappearing. Now I have pretty bad nausea and I am NEVER hungry!

Anyone else experience this? I don't have the urge to eat carbs at all (except veggies) but I'm wondering if my body doesn't like this diet for some reason. I LOVE the concept and actually use the diet very successfully with clients. But ugh....
Any feedback?

AnnetteW · 11-05-2013, 03:25 PM

It took awhile for me to adjust, and though I'm nicely keto-adapted at this point I still have digestive issues I can't figure out.

What exactly are you eating? Maybe post a few daily menus and we can see something you don't see.

Mistizoom · 11-05-2013, 07:49 PM

Are you getting enough sodium? You should be eating 3,000 - 5,000 mg/day. What about magnesium and potassium?

clackley · 11-06-2013, 06:47 AM

Sounds as if you are needing to replace your electrolytes. Try some regular sodium chicken broth. At least 2 cups per day. Let us know how you do.

11-05-2013, 12:52 PM	#1
jimibellson Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: New York Posts: 1 Gallery: jimibellson	Nausea and Not Hungry?! Hi all, I'm new to this forum. It looks great! I have been in nutritional ketosis for about 6 weeks now. I slipped in easily due to my previous relatively low-carb diet. The first 2 weeks I felt fantastic! Then the third week I removed dairy as I wanted to see if this diet can be done dairy-free. Since then it's been quite challenging. At first it was ok, then I realized I was having more carb cravings. Then I noticed chronic nausea. Also, I have the racing heart thing. Then I decided to add dairy back in and now feel worse! Anyway, this journey has been weird with various strange ailments cropping up and then disappearing. Now I have pretty bad nausea and I am NEVER hungry! Anyone else experience this? I don't have the urge to eat carbs at all (except veggies) but I'm wondering if my body doesn't like this diet for some reason. I LOVE the concept and actually use the diet very successfully with clients. But ugh.... Any feedback?

11-05-2013, 03:25 PM	#2
AnnetteW Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 614 Gallery: AnnetteW Stats: 182/176/135 (5'5", 51 yrs) WOE: LCHF Start Date: Restart: Nov 4, 2014 @ high weight	It took awhile for me to adjust, and though I'm nicely keto-adapted at this point I still have digestive issues I can't figure out. What exactly are you eating? Maybe post a few daily menus and we can see something you don't see. __________________ My Skinny Jeans (NK Journal)

11-06-2013, 06:47 AM	#4
clackley Chatty Cathy Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ontario Posts: 8,643 Gallery: clackley Stats: 228.5/168/125 WOE: N.K.=vlc/hf/moderate protein & organic/pastured Start Date: Restart Oct 18 2009	Sounds as if you are needing to replace your electrolytes. Try some regular sodium chicken broth. At least 2 cups per day. Let us know how you do. __________________ Cathy Original start - Feb. 2000 180/125 "The energy content of food (calories) matters, but it is less important than the metabolic effect of food on our body." Dr. P. Attia “Eat animals. Mostly fat. Enjoy! "I resist insulin" Hyperlipid

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11-05-2013, 07:49 PM	#3
Mistizoom Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,636 Gallery: Mistizoom Stats: 300/208/190 initial goal WOE: low carb Start Date: November 2012	Are you getting enough sodium? You should be eating 3,000 - 5,000 mg/day. What about magnesium and potassium?