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I think I have figured out the reason to the light-headedness I've experienced while at work during the day. I've been going for a zero carbs for breakfast and lunch diet with some good success. I'm not very strictly sticking to it, but at least a bit has helped me lose weight over the past year. (Although admittedly I have gained about 4-5 pounds back over the past month.) I can't go full keto and I won't even try. But this morning I had a pretty badass tandoori chicken burger sandwich for breakfast I'd bought yesterday at the grocery store's deli section and I'm not feeling any light-headedness by standing from a crouch.
https://bodypass.net/workouts/why-lifting-keto-dizzy/
I know there are a lot of zero carb folks on here. Any recommendations on minimizing this dizzy effect?
Thanks fren for this link. Definitely explains what is happening to me as well. I am not zero carbs but definitely have cut down on carbs for a while now, and looks like this is a side effect in the intial adjustment phase. Hmm.
Added: And. for me drinking electrolytes (when I was really dizzy), eating some salty chips and adding a punch of pink salt to water has helped.
yikes. failing orthostatics is not good- i'd take a sitting then standing blood pressure and make sure there's not something more serious going on. if a drop in BP is just a 'normal thing for keto' then F that!
bless you guys, please take care.
we have a big group of keto fanatics here so I do not bother arguing it
I will say this. Weight is an indicator of potential health issues and a possible cause of health issues but not as important a metric as most modern societies make it out to be.
And two, the longest living groups of people (who also have average lower bmis) eat carbs as cultural and ethnic staples
Exactly! Low carb is a short term solution.