End of induction results and story

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Originally Posted by Elizellen

But they do have milk and/or soya in them which is not induction-allowed, Houstonmommy Also they would probably throw out any balance of fats/protein/carbs as they are very high in protein!

Hmmmmm. Interesting. Here I was focusing on the 1 Net Gram of carbs in the drinks, and not necessarily the ingredients. I've been having one of these a day on induction, and although I've lost 10 lbs in 9 days, I have seemed to hit a minor "stall" in the last few days (ketostix are showing moderate ketones). I'm glad I caught your post as I didn't give these 1 NG of carbs a second thought.

Kind of bums me out as these shakes were my one and only "sweet" fix at the end of the day. However, my wallet is appreciative.

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Lee - congrats on making it through induction. I'm halfway there myself, and I went through similar headaches as you (though not as bad). You're a trooper for sticking it through...

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Originally Posted by Leekstoke

Well i am now eighteen days into the induction.

One week in and was in the pub (drinking water) and had to go home with back ache, then every muscle in my body was aching so much and i was sweating buckets.

Lee

First congrats on the weightloss!! As for the above, the muscle aching sounds like an electrolyte deficiency (potassium specifically). Make sure you are drinking plenty of water. If you are still having these symptoms, you might want to look into taking a potassium supplement (over the counter).

[SunnySmile501]

What you had three days in sounds like induction flu. What you had the last few days sounds like a case of hypokalemia or low blood potassium. Atkins diet has an extreme diuretic effect and when all that fluid is leaving your body, you lose a lot of potassium along with it. Low potassium causes tingling, light-headedness, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, deep muscle fatigue and cramps.

You probably should take potassium supplements and use Morton's Lite salt or NoSalt. You will feel better quicker if you use the Lite Salt or NoSalt, because they are pure potassium salts.