gentoobro on Nostr: The fatigue is ketosis in action. You'll probably stink really bad too, like a ...

The fatigue is ketosis in action. You'll probably stink really bad too, like a morgue. (Ketones smell like death). Your body is burning fat at an incredible rate and powering your muscles with the ketones this process generates. Your brain runs only on glucose, which will make you *feel* fatigued. Your body can generate glucose from ketones to run your brain, but does so with an incredibly inefficient process (all the better). Your muscles, including your heart, will continue to operate just fine on pure ketones, even though you *feel* like you're dying in your head.

Autophagy of important things doesn't kick in until you run out of fat, especially if you keep eating protein and keep exercising. Even if you didn't eat jerky and sat on fedi all day, the tiny bits of autophagy are insignificant compared to the health risks of being fat.