Early stage withdrawals

[James S]

Good afternoon everyone!

My name is James and I'm about 280 lbs. I'm on my day and a half of the Atkins 14-day induction. I'm enjoying the rich food and generally I feel like I'm in good health. I've yet to experience the "induction flu" and have been taking supplements to try and avoid this.

My question is this, though - is it normal to start experiencing sugar/carb withdrawals so soon? For instance, last night before bed I had a very strong craving for rice or something sweet.

Today it isn't terribly bad. I still have a flash craving every now and then but nothing terrible. I know that in order to stave the cravings I should eat a piece of bacon or something.

Thank you! I should probably formally introduce myself at some point today.

[JulieB]

Yes, that is normal. It will diminish over time. The first week or so is the worst I've been on for a few months, and no longer crave very often (I do ocasionally get a hankerin' for ice cream, but nothing I can't handle).

[James S]

Well, that's refreshing to know. Other than that I'm completely full of energy. I take Vitamin B complex and fish oil capsules. I didn't expect to be this energetic.