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ok here it is....it is KETOSIS that we are in and that means we are burning fat for fuel!!!! we are getting skinny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yahoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we can try sf mints if we can tolerate them. this is so exciting to finally be getting on the skinny side of things!!!! hugs judy

My daughter keeps shaking her head when I go to kiss her (she is 9). I have brushed my teeth so many times a day that I worry about removing plaque. I have kept a listerine strip on the ready in case I have to have a quick conversation with someone. I am so glad that it a result of the fat burn. I also woke this am with a fewbumps on the roof of my mouth near the tooth line. Isn't the human body intriguing????

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN....I HAVE MY MINTS HANDY NOW!!! THIS IS SO GREAT KNOWING THAT WE ARE FINALLY WINNING THE BATTLE OF THE BULDGE!!!! WHAT A RIDE HUH???? YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HUGS JUDY

I had to look it up. This is what I found. Very intersting! Ketosis (IPA pronunciation: [ki'tosɪs]) was identified by Dr. Stephen Moody in 1969 and is a stage in metabolism occurring when the liver has been depleted of stored glycogen and switches to a chronic fasting mode during long periods of starvation. During the chronic stage of starvation (after glycogen has run out), fat (triglycerol) is cleaved to give 3 fatty acid chains and 1 glycerol molecule in a process called lipolysis. Most of the body is able to utilize fatty acids as an alternative source of energy in a process where fatty acid chains are cleaved to form acetyl-CoA, which can then be fed into the Krebs Cycle. During this process a high concentration of glucagon is present in the serum and this inactivates glucose kinase switching the primary energy source of most cells from using glucose to fatty acids. At the same time, new glucose is synthesized in the liver from lactic acid, glucogenic amino acids, and glycerol, in a process called gluconeogenesis. This glucose is used exclusively by cells such as neurons and red blood cells. Ketone bodies, from the breakdown of fatty acids to acetyl groups, are also produced during this fasting state, and are burned throughout the body. During the initial stages of starvation the adult brain does not burn ketones, however the newborn brain makes immediate use of this important substrate for lipid synthesis in the brain. After about 48 hours of starvation, the adult brain starts burning ketones in order to more directly utilize the energy from the fat stores that are being depended upon, and to reserve the glucose only for its absolute needs, thus slowing the depletion of the body's protein store in the muscles. The brain retains a residual need for glucose, because ketones can only provide energy when used during aerobic respiration in mitochondria. In the long thin neurons, much of the metabolically active cellular membrane must derive its energy from glucose via anaerobic respiration without the assistance of mitochondria. Ketosis, which is a physiological condition in response to chronic starvation, should not be confused with ketoacidosis, which is severe ketosis causing the pH of the blood to drop below 7.2. Ketoacidosis is a medical condition usually caused by diabetes and accompanied by dehydration, hyperglycemia, ketonuria and increased levels of glucagon. The high glucagon, low insulin serum levels signals the body to produce more glucose via gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis and ketogenesis. High levels of glucose causes the failure of tubular reabsorption in the kidneys, causing water to leak into the tubules in a process called osmotic diuresis, causing dehydration and further exacerbating the acidosis. The breath of people in a ketotic state commonly contains acetone, detectable as a sweet smell that may be mistaken for ethyl alcohol. Whether ketosis takes place can be checked by using special urine test strips such as Ketostix. Deliberately induced ketosis through a low-carbohydrate diet has been used to treat medical conditions. The ketogenic diet is an approach to treating epilepsy, and the Atkins Nutritional Approach is marketed for treating obesity. The very low calorie, medically supervised Lighter Life and Lindora diets also use ketosis for weight loss.[1][2]

SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH A GOOD THING RIGHT NOW....RIGHT????????

It is a good thing but can turn bad if we don't take in our water and protein. Lack of water will cause Kidney Stones. Lack of Protein intake will cause our bodies to take it from our lean muscles which can cause paralysis. I also read on another site for people that have had a lifestyle of high carb living, especially from sugar, that the body had no experience in the new way of burning fat and can cause lack of energy. I have felt that way for 20 days now. Guess that explains it. I also found that you can buy test strips at the pharmacy without a perscription to test your urine to see if it is in this state. Of course, it is inconclusive since it can only test what spills out in the urine. So if you body is using it all, then you could have it but the test would read negative. So, I think this nasty tast in our mouth is a good enough indication.

OK GOOD DEAL THEN.....WE ARE DOING FINE!!!! SINCE READING THIS I AM DRINKING MORE WATER AND PUTTING MORE PROTEIN IN MY FOODS....I ONLY HAVE 20 MORE TO GET IN TODAY FOR PROTEIN....BETTER THAN YESTERDAY!!!! THANKS AGAIN!!! HUGS JUDY

Judy, how the heck are you? I had real bad taste for the first week after surgery, but it does seem to be better now. I hope that I am still in Ketosis! I went to the docs and have lost 17.5 lbs since surgery! YEA, Ann

I AM DOING OK ANN....HAD A SUDDEN DEATH IN THE FAMILY LAST WEEK AND THINGS GOT OFF SCHEDULE SOME BUT I AM TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE PROGRAM AGAIN. HARD TO GET MY WATER IN AND SOMETIMES SHORT ON THE PROTEIN TOO. 17.5 POUNDS IS FANTASTIC ANN!!!! I GO BACK TO MMPC ON THE 27TH AND NOT GETTING ON THE SCALE AT HOME. I WANT TO SEE A NICE LOSS AND BE REALLY EXCITED!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND IF YOU NEED TO CHAT YOU KNOW HOW TO GET ME!! HUGS JUDY

I consulted with 2 doctors because of this. The feeling that I had was that moss was growing on my tongue and teeth. My surgeon's office by phone suggested that I drink more water. The dermatologist prescribed an antibiotic for thrush. I swished it and spit it out. Went away in a few days. If it returns, I am to go back for a culture and more active treatment.