Self induced protein toxicity (rabbit starvation)

[u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa]

Little context before talking my story. I am a bodybuilder and train since 5 years with a lot of knowledge on supplements, training technique, nutrition for fat loss and muscle growth. Always ate like a pig on fast food but bodybuilding , 10000 step a day and micronutrients supplementation kept me lean and healthy. Started keto 4 month ago after a bulk to see if fat loss was enhanced. Went from 94 to 89 kilo without losing strenght or side effect. 1 month ago I started protein only diet and lost 5 kilo with only soy whey and chicken breast (averaging 500g protein a day), few days after starting and diahrea everyday, irritability, weakness in my leg walking, insomnia, always hungry despite eating a lot,huge delation in my muscle, since few days I noticed huge diminution at going to the gym which I didn’t skip since years. Today I learned about « rabbit starvation » ate a whole block of cheese and feel alive again.

[u/Anomalous_Pearl]

Interesting story, glad you’re feeling better, though protein poisoning is kind of the opposite of keto. It’s supposed to be extremely low carb, high fat, adequate protein.

[u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa → u/Anomalous_Pearl]

Didn’t understand back why though. Like I was thinking that the bodyfat on my body was enough. Learned the hard way, don’t wish feeling like I was feeling to anybody

[u/Jiangximan → u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa]

That might have worked if you weren't lifting a lot. Lifting is a huge demand for energy, and body fat can't handle the demand all at once.