Losing weight

[WildIris]

Has anybody noticed more afib when you're in ketosis? I can't see a cardiologist until August (Appointment made in April). I've think I'm losing weight too fast at this point.

[Hallju]

I want to know what you’re doing to lose weight. I’d love to lose…slow or fast. 😜

[WildIris in reply to Hallju]

About a year ago I found out I had Kidney disease and went on a kidney friendly vegan diet- lots of vegetables and fruits a few nuts, some protein supplements. I've lost about 50 pounds in a year, not too fast. My kidney function is closer to normal and my afib is also better. Today though I was in afib this morning and tried to figure out why, my weight was also down more than ususal. I haven't seen my cardiologist, since last fall, his assistant is very resistant to letting his patients make appointments, and I'm not on afib drugs yet. The key to starting a diet for me was to give up sugar, which is addictive to me; it was hard for about 3 days, now sweets have no appeal. There were always a few foods that I let myself eat when I needed to de-stress. (Crackers and grapes for me,) That's probably more than you wanted to know. Good luck, it feels very good to have stuck to it and be a more normal weight.

[Hallju in reply to WildIris]

No, definitely NOT more than I wanted to know. I don’t think I could do the vegan aspect, but I can totally relate to anything with sugar. I lost weight several years ago by giving up “white foods”: sugar, potatoes, rices, flour, etc. Sadly, I slowly got back into that addictive way of eating. Thanks for the reminder about how much healthier I felt then. I know what I need to do now.

[MummyLuv]

Yes and I read the high fat nature of the keto diet is an afib trigger. I had been a big fan before too!

[MummyLuv in reply to MummyLuv]

healthline.com/health-news/...

[WildIris in reply to MummyLuv]

Hi, thanks for the link, but I'm not on a low carb diet high fat diet- just lots of fresh stuff, beans and grains. I had read and halfway confirmed that epinephrine is involved in ketosis, that is, fat-burning, no matter why that is happening.

[MummyLuv in reply to WildIris]

That’s super interesting that you are managing to get into Ketosis without high fat content (healthy fats included). To get into Ketosis I had to eat a lot of healthy fats like avocados and cut right back on carbs.

[Jalia in reply to WildIris]

Just for the record cutting back drastically on calories has put me into a fast persistent AF which required emergency cardioversion more than once !

I think many of us have got the message that a balanced mainly plant based diet is the ideal way to go.

My very first encounter with AF was caused by a fast weight loss aided by the now banned diet pill Adifax. Amiodarone as an outpatient got me back into NSR within 2 weeks although the cardiologist wanted me admitted for dccv which I refused at that time.

[WildIris in reply to Jalia]

Very sorry to hear that, good luck. My ex-husband had that but an ablation cured it for now. (Same as a log of people on the site). He was barely aware of it at first. Also, thanks for posting, ( MummyLuv too ) it kind of confirms my own experience with a fib and with diet, though its still paroxysmal for me and less frequent since the weight loss.

[needlestone]

Could not do keto diet due to heart palps. Lost weight but not worth the heart issues I had.

[Snowgirl65]

I've read that any type of diet where one food group is emphasized at the expense of another is bound to cause a bad reaction. Can you possibly tone it down a bit? Slower weight loss is healthier by far, and longer lasting too.

[Sustainedvtach270]

I also lost too much weight but gained some back by balancing my diet. I was cutting much magnesium and potassium rich food to help with my IBS. That got me back into frequent afib. So I went back to ketosis with low foodmap vegetable and fruits. Now by eating about 10 half walnuts, 10 half pecans, spinach, kale and avocadoes, mashed carrots, I got some weight back and my afib episodes are gone. I hope it helps you.