Chemical Reaction Causes Ketosis & Diets to Fail

Hey Guys,

It really helps me to sometimes regurgitate some recent reading. So here goes...

With the ketosis and diet posts, thought I would bring up one point about which I have recently read:

"Cutting carbs or calories for an extended period of times reduces level of Triiodothyronine (T3) in the body. T3 is a metabolism and setpoint regulating hormone."

This is one important reason for near universal diet failure in non-ops.

We are fortunate to have surgery to protect us from some of that setpoint related hunger and rebound (less ghrelin, if that's been proven?). However if what I'm reading is true, as we approach one year out, lack of T3 may be slowing our weight loss, or making us hungry and eat too many calories and carbs.

You've heard about my diet and its carb load every 3rd and then 4th evening meal to counteract the loss of T3 and stop feelings of hunger/ deprivation. That probably sounds like kind of a specialized or even a radical diet.

Just wondering if anyone has heard of other ways to thwart the hunger that comes from long term calorie or carb cut?

Best Wishes,

Dave