a great side effect of atkins... :)

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

ok - so something i've noticed - now that it's been 2 weeks that i've been doing atkins - i feel lately like my appetite has gone WAY down - which I think (for me) is a GOOD thing - I eat a good enough breakfast and I'm NOT starving by 11 a.m. anymore...in fact i ate breakfast at 9 a.m. today and wasn't hungry again until around 3.

i'm also not eating NEARLY the AMOUNT of food that I used to - which, in all honesty - I think because - when I WAS eating a lot of sugar & refined carbs - because it was constantly spiking my sugar, that made me hungry all the time - and now? i'm not hungry every 2 hours. I FEEL satisifed for more than 2 hours everytime I eat now.

I'm getting in my 3 meals a day and when i feel like I need to - I have my snacks in between - but I don't feel the absolute NEED to snack all day long anymore.

it's great!

[Elizellen]

Ain't it great to be in ketosis?

Keep up the good work!

[liv]

Wonderful that you have that feeling. Ketosis is something, isn't it.

[DieBlaueReiterin]

this is something that has been very frustrating for me this time around. i know i am in ketosis and i can tell i do not have the appetite i used to have, but i still don't feel full on an amount of food that anyone should feel full on! i am still eating way too much and i'm sure that's why i'm not losing as quickly as i want to. i read on and on about people having no appetite, having to force themselves to eat, etc, and i remember being like that when i did atkins the first time, but this time, no such luck. i keep hoping that ketosis will kick in and every once in a while it does and i won't feel hungry, but most of the time, even if i don't feel hunger pangs, i still want to eat...and do. my body just wants to sabotage me!

[hopejoy]

Keriann, I agree, it is a wonderful side benefit.

DieBR, sorry you aren't enjoying this benefit yet. Sometimes I have had it and sometimes I haven't. I have found the best way to get it is to make sure to eat butter and or olive oil...(fats) and remember Atkins says you can eat FREELY of all the chicken, beef, etc.... that you want. and of course, drink your water and take your supplements... etc...

Last night though I was hungry after dinner and decided to ignore it. Sure enough, it went away. But in general I'm very satisfied, more than not. Hang in there!
liz