Careful this flu season...

[drrubberchub]

I got a flu (mixed with induction flu, it was pretty nasty). I took two nyquil one night to let me sleep... knocked me clean out of ketosis. Looked in one of my calorie counter books... 30 CARBS!

YE BE WARNED!

[CaliGurl]

Im so glad you posted this! i have been thru my Induction Flu... THEN Friday i came up with a Nasty Cold thats been going around my job lately... so like you i ran out and bought some Dayquil AND Nyquil Geltabs... ive been taking them all weekend!!! OMG!!! 30 carbs each!?!?! i can't believe it! when i weigh in this Sunday after my 14 days of Inducton, i will probably be heavier than i should have been from these 3 days... this makes me really, really sad! but i will stick with it just as i have been since New Years Eve! if the meds messed me up, then so be it! but i will not give up!!! i am a Low Carber For Life!!!

[CaliGurl]

DO YOU VETERANS/PRO'S... THINK I SHOULD START INDUCTION ALL OVER NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN TAKING THESE MEDS FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS??? I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE DAYQUIL 2 TIMES EACH DAY, AND THE NYQUIL ONLY BEFORE BEDTIME... BUT FOR 3 DAYS NOW!!! OMG!!! I HAD NO IDEA THEY WERE 30 CARBS EACH!!! I FEEL SOOOOOOOOOOOO GUILTY!!!

[higgies]

Don't worry too much...

Keep on with induction to get you back in ketosis and then continue where you left off. Had you started OWL? In the future, make sure whatever you put in your body is ok before taking it. There are not many cold remedies out there that don't have sugar in them, so watch out.

Anyone know of a sugar-free cold syrup? I don't off hand. I have always taken Tylenol Severe Cold & Flu, but I'm sure it's just as bad.

[MaggieBE]

I normally just take a certain pill when I have a cold(to keep my nose clear) or nose drops(saline). Otherwise when I am sick I drink tea with lemon(good for the throat). Don't beat yourself up too much. If you weren't doing Atkins you likely would have had many more carbs then what was in the syrups.

[kylie]

Hi ~ If you were taking the geltabs you will be fine. It is the liquid/syrup version of Nyquil and the like that are sugar laden. Don't fret and I hope you feel better!
Kylie

Originally Posted by CaliGurl

Im so glad you posted this! i have been thru my Induction Flu... THEN Friday i came up with a Nasty Cold thats been going around my job lately... so like you i ran out and bought some Dayquil AND Nyquil Geltabs... ive been taking them all weekend!!! OMG!!! 30 carbs each!?!?! i can't believe it! when i weigh in this Sunday after my 14 days of Inducton, i will probably be heavier than i should have been from these 3 days... this makes me really, really sad! but i will stick with it just as i have been since New Years Eve! if the meds messed me up, then so be it! but i will not give up!!! i am a Low Carber For Life!!!

[sadie147]

I just stick with pill forms of mediciations, and avoid the liquids. You can ask at the pharmacy regarding sugar free cough syrups...I have in the past had Robitussin which has a s/f but not sure if it's Canadian or if you can get it in the states?

[Elizellen]

see if you can find syrups and pills made for diabetics which should not have sugar in them.

[CaliGurl]

Thanks Everyone!!! i hope i didnt mess myself up too bad... and even if i did, there is no turning back now... i had read in the book where it was gonna be hard for me anyway since im on Hormone Replacement Therapy (for Perimenopause) AND Singulair (for Allergies)... i know for a fact that im going to have a Very High Resistance to weight loss, but im not going to let that deter me from my New Path... i have felt So Much Better in almost Every Way Possible since i started eating Low Carb! and No Matter What Happens Now - im going to Keep On Truckin!!! This Is My New Way Of Life!!! and meeting and knowing all of you is the greatest joy of all...! You Guys Are The Greatest!!!
i just checked a KetoStix and its at the 40/Moderate Color! i think thats a Good Thing!!! usually im Darker, but i guess maybe the Cold Meds set me back 'just a little'... this made me happy tho! i just wanted to share

[hopper116]

Okay, so the geltab medicines are okay? I use Dayquil in geltabs. I can't use syrup. Yuck! Am I okay? Is that tidbit of info. in the Atkins book? I don't remember reading that!
Thanks!
Stephanie