Stress responses and weight loss/ lumen

[Mee]

I recently was given a Lumen device and have signed up to monitor my metabolism and see what’s going on .

It’s incredible to see the impact a startle response, for example, has on whether the body is burning fat or available carbohydrates.

While I understood that being In a physiological state of stress was not healthy ( Let alone conducive to weight loss) and in fact many , many years ago researched this area academically ( not in human subjects) actually looking at stats real time is mind blowing and also strangely soothing .


I was wondering if anyone else had tried this? I thought chances might be small as it’s such an expensive little gadget and personally I could not be doing this had I not been given the device, but we are all in different circumstances:)

 

[PlainJane]

I have Lumen. I use it for my training and IF.

I am going to have to pay closer attention to it now that you have mentioned it. I have another device I use for sleep, that has been incredibly validating. So, I have a lot of stats to compare my lumen results to. It would be interesting to see how it all looks stacked up.

 

[Mee]

I have Lumen. I use it for my training and IF.

I am going to have to pay closer attention to it now that you have mentioned it. I have another device I use for sleep, that has been incredibly validating. So, I have a lot of stats to compare my lumen results to. It would be interesting to see how it all looks stacked up.

I have a cpap and it’s actually shocking me how little uninterrupted sleep I get. I was given the cpap during the pandemic. The sleep study produced confusing results to those interpreting it and I explained I had PTSD and they said - oh right, yeah , that makes sense. Cpap may or may not help/ let’s try it. It does help when I can bear wearing v it - even if it’s just trough the day .

I use a sleep app too but it’s not very accurate compared to the cpap records.

I’m really hopeful I can improve my physical state or at least comfort with greater understanding and using these tools

 

[barefoot]

I haven't heard of this but will look it up.

So stress/ startle responses etc all hinder weight loss?

I need to lose weight but find it so hard these days....my sweet tooth and want for sugar, being in peri menopause, not being able to exercise much with a chronic health condition...so the stress factor is also interesting...

(Sorry - nothing useful to add here, but I appreciate your posting about it as this is new to me!)
ETA: the lumen in particular being new to me....not the realisation that stress isn't good for us ;-)

 

[Mee]

I haven't heard of this but will look it up.

So stress/ startle responses etc all hinder weight loss?

I need to lose weight but find it so hard these days....my sweet tooth and want for sugar, being in peri menopause, not being able to exercise much with a chronic health condition...so the stress factor is also interesting...

(Sorry - nothing useful to add here, but I appreciate your posting about it as this is new to me!)

Well it depends .

It’s really complicated and my head isn’t in the game yet -

But stress can ( and in certain places in the body ) . For example, in health conditions where the body produces too much cortisol ( a ‘stress’ hormone) , like Cushings, fat is retained around the abdomen, the base of the neck area . ( not like a beer belly )


While I obviously wouldn’t share data from Lumen just as I would not from here people have shared really interesting experiences. The Lumen device measures the CO2 in the outbreath to determine if you are burning fat or carbs . It’s not foolproof. It cannot differentiate ketosis for example. But there are interesting anecdotes like people showing they are reading ‘fat burn ‘ then having a shock and being at the opposite end of the scale. ( neither is bad and this is not to do with PTSD, but obviously some of us are Experiencing ‘shock’ more than the average person and high rates of physiological stress.

 

[barefoot]

Well it depends .

It’s really complicated and my head isn’t in the game yet

Sorry, I realised after I posted that it was probably way more complicated! Thanks for explaining though....it certainly sounds interesting...

Hope you get more responses from people who've used it.

 

[Magnolia]

I've been thinking a lot about my weight and how stress could be preventing me from reaching my goal. Living in a near constant state of anxiety and losing weight are not condusive.

I was pre-diabetic 3 years ago. Now i am eating 1800 calories per day, low carb, no dairy; but I have a thyroid condition and of course, CPTSD. I lost 30 lbs initially, then gained 10 back, and now I am hovering around the 300 mark and stuck.

I'm sure others can relate.