Headaches gone!

[msanjelpie]

If your chili has beans... beans are not allowed on induction...

Feeling bad around the 4th day of induction is a normal symptom of induction flu... it will pass!

[mboy]

Originally Posted by Slidesdownmountains

Thanks for the very interesting link! I actually read an interesting interview with Walter Willett, who has been involved in the huge diet research mentioned in the article:

frontline: diet wars: interview: walter willett, m.d. | PBS

I will have to remember some of the reference points next time someone has a pop at me for 'not eating a balanced diet', when it's probably the case that they have the more detrimental diet!

Hope your induction is going well!

Hi, I read the link, was good.. only thing is, he recommends eating wholegrain carbs.. which would definetely not be in line with Atkins ideas would it? What do you make of this?

One thing I have noticed is how hungry I can get a after a meal if any kind of starchy carb is present.. I experimentd once and noticed that If I increased my carb intake to 300g a day of 'healthy' carbs from whole grains and fruits ( which is a lot of food ) I could still feel more hunger about a couple of hours later.. I felt particularly good on those days in terms of energy because obviously I was flooding my muscles with insulin and glucose and my workouts were particularly good too, but I felt tired initially after any meal for a short period.

When I switched to low carbs from veg with a bit more fat and meat I was not hungry... In fact I had my lunch of home made chilli at half twelve and I still wasnt that hungry by around 6pm.. now that is very unusual for me. The only problem was that of energy as I felt lethargic and fatigued by day 4.. which would make sense in terms of my insulin receptors, I am hoping now that eventually my body will adapt to lower carbs and better utilise glucose produced from fat in my body and dietry fat.. I am being my own gunie pig here ha ha!

Anyone had any similar experience?

[ziggy]

the insulin receptors and muscle thing i talked about was i thought you were doing body building exercise and were confused to why your muscles got sore and were weaker from doing low carb Atkins diet xD

as a body builder id get very upset if my muscles got weaker and unless i knew they would get better again i would stop what i was doing xD


but if its energy and stuff you are talking about and not just muscles thats just the induction flu just watch this video it passes dont worry keep staying 20 net carbs for the full 14 days

YouTube - Atkins Diet: Induction Flu: Signs of Progress or Problems

[Slidesdownmountains]

I am [in no way shape or form!] a weight lifter or body builder, and have no idea what is meant by "insulin resistant muscles" (sounds like a seafood dish to me!), but I do know that I am now running everyday (only between 3 & 6km but consistently at about 9-10km/h) and do 4 hours of pole-dance classes a week, and I felt a difference in motivation, strength & stamina within a week.
I had started on Atkins at New Years - mainly just the diet and a little exercise, but had strayed somewhat over Easter and ended up 7 lbs heavier, so have been trying to get back on the wagon over the past 2 weeks, and with the exercise, it really has made a noticeable difference.
I know that I always suffer a lot with induction flu in the first week, but after that I feel markedly more positive, about 75% less hungry with more energy, even managing to get out of bed each morning at the disgusting and ridiculous hour of 5.30am with not too much effort! Ah the joys of ketosis!! Once you have got the sugars and carbs out and to a controllable level so that you can get your bod into ketosis, you will really experience a boost!

With regards to the Walter Willett interview - I thought it was a nice example of someone well-respected in the Food and Nutrition field to be speaking up for low-carb, high fat/protein regimes for once, and talking at length about how low-fat diets just are not effective.
The part about the whole grains is in keeping with the Lifetime maintenance plan on Atkins, where you want to stay the weight you are. For the initial loss though, it's true that we keep those out!

Best of luck with your continued induction!