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Re: Curious burning sensation.

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  1. Original post
    Moon Shooter
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    IMHO, it is normal.
    Some people get it and some don't.
    Atkins diet is very energy inefficient and it produce two major products ->
    Ketone and heat.

    From what you describe, there is nothing to worry about.

    On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:40:47 GMT, Perdu <[email hidden]>
    wrote:

    =>
    => Ok, so I may be imagining this.
    =>
    => Started LC and started losing weight. After a week or so I had felt a
    =>burning around all the stomach where there was extra fat.
    =>
    => This sensation stopped when I hit a plateau, about 3 weeks ago. The weight
    =>loss now continues steady, after I had raised fat intake and added extra
    =>workout. I had also dropped from 20 carbs to about 10. I also stopped
    =>Psyllium, which I had taken every night. Thinking I needed extra fiber. But
    =>I was worried it was part of the stall so I dropped it. (Was it perhaps?)
    =>
    => The burning around the waist and butt is back. And sure enough, the weight
    =>loss started registering again. Pound by pound.
    =>
    => Am I imagining this, or is this something people feel while the losing
    =>commences? About 5 years or so ago, when I lost my first 40 pounds then
    =>kept it off, I don't really remember this feeling.
    =>
    => Is it possibly just the skin trying to shrink? The feeling seems deeper
    =>inside.
    =>
    => Any comments please?
    =>
    =>___
    => Best Regards,
    =>
    => Steve
    =>
    =>Tout est per·du fors l'hon·neur

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  2. DJ Delorie
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    Moon Shooter said:

    Atkins diet is very energy inefficient and it produce two major
    products -> Ketone and heat.

    No, and no.

    Ketone production is mostly limited to the first couple of weeks, to
    provide emergency energy to a few organs that need it until the
    conversion to FFA metabolism is complete. After that, few ketones are
    produced (hence many people note that ketostrips stop showing dark, if
    they show anything).

    Heat is produced by metabolism, which your body regulates to within a
    few degrees. If you under-eat, your body temp can go down a degree or
    two, but that's all. Most people increase their calories to "normal"
    levels, causing an "increase" back to a normal body temp, but that's
    not because of LC, it's just because of the calories. You can do the
    same thing with a low fat diet (UD2 does exactly that).

    What the Atkins diet provides are (1) blood sugar stabilization, and
    (2) extended periods of fullness.

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  3. Roger Zoul
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    DJ Delorie wrote:
    :: Moon Shooter <[email hidden]> writes:
    ::: Atkins diet is very energy inefficient and it produce two major
    ::: products -> Ketone and heat.
    ::
    :: No, and no.
    ::
    :: Ketone production is mostly limited to the first couple of weeks, to
    :: provide emergency energy to a few organs that need it until the
    :: conversion to FFA metabolism is complete. After that, few ketones
    :: are produced (hence many people note that ketostrips stop showing
    :: dark, if they show anything).
    ::
    :: Heat is produced by metabolism, which your body regulates to within a
    :: few degrees. If you under-eat, your body temp can go down a degree
    :: or two, but that's all. Most people increase their calories to
    :: "normal" levels, causing an "increase" back to a normal body temp,
    :: but that's not because of LC, it's just because of the calories.
    :: You can do the same thing with a low fat diet (UD2 does exactly
    :: that).
    ::
    :: What the Atkins diet provides are (1) blood sugar stabilization, and
    :: (2) extended periods of fullness.

    Er, extended periods of less appetite. Being 'full' is a state most of us
    here don't need to be in, IMO.

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  4. DJ Delorie
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    Roger Zoul said:

    :: What the Atkins diet provides are (1) blood sugar stabilization, and
    :: (2) extended periods of fullness.

    Er, extended periods of less appetite. Being 'full' is a state most
    of us here don't need to be in, IMO.

    I was referring to how fat slows gastric emptying.

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