Re: Not doing so well on lower carbs! Advice?!
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:03:04 -0600 (CST)
Try another type of diet. One that is high in fiber - that includes
lots of veggies and fruit will help you to regulate your blood sugar
levels.
Atkins is emensely popular, however, there are a lot of articles
describing it as dangerous because of what it can do to kidney function
and heart disease.
At Sun, 3 Mar 2002, tera wrote:
>
>Hi!
>
>I've been watching my carbs for a while now eating at least 50 or more
>per day. I have not been able to lose weight at that level. I have had
>the Atkins New Diet Revolution book now for a long time and I am now
>starting it at the Induction level, of course. The Induction Level
>allows you to have a maximum of 20 carbs per day for the first two weeks
>and then you gradually raise your carb level while staying within the
>number of carbs you need to in order to lose weight. He says that your
>ongoing weight loss level will vary depending on the person. Anyway,
>like I said, I am at Induction level and I am struggling! I feel tired,
>weak and nauseous. I often felt this way before but I would pop some
>kind of carbs into my mouth (a piece of bread, 10 saltines, a dry Eggo
>waffle, etc.) and within a short amount of time I'd feel fine again (not
>nauseous and full of energy). Well, now I'm only supposed to have 20
>carbs per day and I cannot afford to eat my carb snacks in order to feel
>better because I could easily exceed my level on one snack!!
>
>Has anyone else experienced this? MY MIND is not craving carbs. MY BODY
>IS! Does this mean that my blood sugar is getting too low? Does this
>feeling go away the longer you eat carbs at this level? I have no energy
>and I feel terrible -- yet if I raise the carbs I most likely will not
>be able to lose weight since I have been on a higher level for a long
>time without success! I exercise moderately along with having a very
>physical job where I break a sweat and I am taking a low dose of
>Glucophage to help with my IR -- I am only borderline IR. Glucophage is
>helping some because I've had a period for the past two months. What do
>you guys think?? God bless! Tera
>
>--
>Tera
>
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