bad advice about atkins

[laura1986]

i have told a few people that im going to buy the atkins book and read up on it, and start the plan. and people are sayin not for me to do etc, because of how tired i usually feel and my headaches i get plus the job i do which is nursing. its putting me off a bit. any advice please?

[Elizellen]

I would read the book before making any decisions, Laura.

Some of us feel bad for a few days (or a week or so) when we start induction but that passes - and some of us feel fine even at the start, so you might not suffer at all

[laura1986]

yes im going to buy the book and read up about it. i LOVE cheese and eggs and you can ea them on atkins, and cream. my fave foods.

[liv]

I think I have more energy now that I did before I started. There is a short period of transition around day 3-4 but that is about it. Most people who will talk to you about Atkins will have no clue what Atkins is. They've heard rumours. Yes read up on it. And though we are allowed cheese in the induction phase it is limited.
Good luck on the plan.

[OzLover]

You will find that you will have more energy & that you will feel so much better. I am an OR nurse & have no problems related to this way of eating in regards to my job.

Good luck on your journey!

[JohnSantos]

Originally Posted by laura1986

because of how tired i usually feel and my headaches

Yeah for the first 5-6 days.

Now I'm jumping out of my skin. I sleep 6 hours, up and ready to go! You can find me dancing in the shower, laughing at everything, talking to people I've never spoken to before. Always smiling too, which is completely different than my old sugar-eating, depressed self. I'm having a ton of fun, it's like being a teenager again!

If I wasn't so fat, I'd go bouncing on the bed.

[msanjelpie]

"how tired i usually feel and my headaches" these may be caused by being overweight or having blood sugar issues... Atkins will cure both of those maladies and you should feel better than ever... Don't stop before you even start. At least give it a try for a month and then make up your mind...

[whereami]

Im a migraine sufferer and I used to get them regularly maybe 3-4 times a week. This is my third month on atkins and I think I have only gotten a total of 6 migraines and 3 of them being on the first and second week of atkins of course due to the change in diet.

I feel great and not getting those headaches has really changed my life. I used to be afraid to do anything different because of the possibility of getting a headache.

[loulou78uk]

I used to have daily headaches, feel shattered the whole time and have the must god awful heartburn.

Then i started Atkins. Gone. Gone Gone.

I feel great, have tons of energy and the heartburn has vanished

"Atkins" has got a bad name with a lot of people who don't actually understand it, i bet if you said that you were cutting out some foods and eating meat and salad with some veg, people would give you a huge pat on the back.

[kibskix]

remember to keep in mind that yes you can have cheese eggs and cream, but thats not -all- you eat.