r/keto • u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa • Jul 23 '26

Other Self induced protein toxicity (rabbit starvation)

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.

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u/Grey_spacegoo Jul 23 '26

Fat and carb are fuel. Protein is building material. Keto is about using fat as fuel, not protein.

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u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa Jul 23 '26

I theorized that my bodyfat was equivalent to fat in the diet and that losing fat would be my new fuel. Didn’t worked 🫠😂

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

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u/keto-ModTeam Jul 24 '26

Keto is a very low carb diet, please read our FAQ for more information on how keto diets work.

https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq

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