Induction Junction, I'm All New To This

[sandrav0312]

Hi ladies and gents, well I'm new here and I've been on Atkins for 1 week. It's been very hard since I'm such a carboholic . I just wanted to know if the headaches, low energy, sleepyness and just feeling BLAH are normal. A friend of mine told me that the more addicted you are to carbs the worst the person is going to feel during the induction period. Will this lethargic feeling ever go away? And should I try to work-out when I really have no energy? Any replies would be very helpful. One thing I must say, seeing all of your before/after pics have really kept me motivated for week no. 2. Thanks and wish me luck and GOOD LUCK to you as well.


Sandra
Miami, FL
SW: 181
CW: 175
TW: 130

[boonie stomper]

Love the thread name! So nice to have a new member here with such creative talents!


The "induction flu" description of symptoms typically occurs during the time period when your body has run out of carbs to run on, begs your brain for more, and finally gives in to switching over to running on fats. The transition can be over with in a day, if you follow the DANDR rules (goto page 121 or thhe induction forum stickies) to the letter. A strong diuretic effect also accompanies this switchover in metabolism, which can result in a rapid loss of fluid, electrolytes, and toxins in the body; you can also get light-headed from the drop in BP. If you make an effort to replace the fluids and mineral salts, you may avoid ill effects entirely.
WELCOME ABOARD!

[sandrav0312]

Thanks Susan, your pictures have just motivated me to another level. Thanks for the info, I will read up on that. By the way, you look GREAT!!! Good for you. Thanks again.

[julirama723]

My induction flu hit me on the 3rd day and lasted about 6-8 hours. I took some motrin ib for the headache, and kept drinking LOTS of water--though I thought for sure all that water would make me upchuck (I was dying for a diet coke) it actually made me feel MUCH MUCH better--it rehydrated my body and kept cravings at bay. On the 4th day I woke up feeling better than I'd ever felt before!

If you're really feeling poorly, take it easy. Don't kill yourself trying to get to the gym. But I would try going for a walk--something gentle. Wait until you're feeling a little better to go for a tough workout.

[boonie stomper]

As an after thought, since you've been on induction a few days already, and feel off, why not post a day's menu for our review to see if anything there may be keeping you back. Usually a clean induction gets one into ketosis faster than that. {if you post menu, include amounts, plus beverages and water}

[sandrav0312]

Thanks Julie, I will do that. However, I seem to be drinking lots of water, but I'm not going to the bathroom as much. Could I be taking in too much sodium? Anyhow, you look FABULOUS!!! I'm sooo happy I found my way through ATKINS. I'm so glad to actually see REAL people and REAL success stories. Thanks for your reply and good luck to you, you are doing and looking GREAT!

Sandra from Miami.

[jtbull21]

Hi! Congratulations on your success so far. I see at least two things that are wrong with your menu. Unless I'm mistaken, you aren't allowed to have nuts on induction. Also, sugarfree jello is sweetened with aspartame(last time I checked), and aspartame is supposed to be avoided on Atkin's. I'm still very new to this way of eating, so hopefully a more experienced member will post also. Hope this helps.
Tyler

[boonie stomper]

HOLY COW, Sandra from Miami! This may take the rest of my lunch break to look over... I was expecting only 1 day...here goes....
Right off the bat, I can see you are not using the 2002 edition of Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution.
(It says "Completely Updated!" at the top of the front cover). There are significant changes between that and the original version! You can probably find one really cheap at a thrift store, rummage sale, or on EBAY. GET ONE

@@@ no nuts (or sunflower seeds) allowed 1st 2 weeks.

@@@ AS, cheese, cream as well as dressings are restricted in the amount (and types) per day allowed. Was the Table cream 'heavy' or 'half&half'? How much salad dressing was used? It is evident you also used way too much AS.

@@@ Veggies cannot exceed 2 cups salad veggies plus 1 cup 'other' veggies, unless you don't eat any 'other' veggies (not recommended).

Aside from the seeds, you had 3 1/2 cups, and I haven't looked at day 2 yet. You can enter your foods into www.fitday.com for free, and it will track your total carbs for the day, plus nutrition and percentages fat/protein/carb; subtract grams fiber to see if you were under 20 net carbs allowed.

Beyond this, I'm beginning to wonder - is this what you ate, or did you copy from somewhere. It reads like a book and does not specify what amounts you had only what you might have, as far as drinks, dressings, which veggies, which meats, etc.
There was a lot of controversy about the earlier book. Perhaps it was because of problems like you are having, and I had in the past on it, that it was overhauled.

[julirama723]

Hi--just a few things I'd like to point out.

Eat ONLY foods acceptable for induction. This means NO NUTS OR SEEDS, only acceptable veggies (3 cup maximum...I noticed on one day you had over your veggie limit), only 3-4 oz. of aged cheese, 2 tbsp heavy cream PER DAY, not per meal, and only 3 packets of splenda a day.

Jello is a no-no because it contains aspartame. Heavy cream has carbs, that is why it is a "special food" and a limited daily amount.

Also, coffee has carbs...I can't remember if it's 1g per 8oz, or 2 or 3, but it definitely has carbs, and you're drinking 16oz at one sitting, so that equals two servings.

[boonie stomper]

BY the way, FYI - Here's a sample of foods I enered into Fitday.com when I was on induction in May, with net carbs shown; Totals and %'s follow (should try to get 30P/65F/5C %'s during induction - this changes in later phases)

Breakfast: Egg, whole, fried 3 extra large 2g
Butter, stick, salted 1 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) 0g
Celery, raw .5 cup, strips 2.5g
Cheese, cream 1.5 tablespoons, whipped .5g
Water, water 3C 0g


Lunch: Ground beef, regular, cooked 6 oz, cooked 0g
Lettuce, looseleaf, raw 2 leaves 1g
Tomatoes, raw 2 medium slice (1/4" thick) 2g
Onions, mature, raw 2 medium slice (1/8" thick) 2g
Soft drink, cola-type, sugar-free 1 can (12 fl oz) 0 g
Water, water 2C 0g


Dinner: Snowpea (pea pod), cooked, from fresh, fat not added in cooking .5 cup 6g
Clams, steamed or boiled 4 oz, without shell, cooked 4g
Water, water 3C 0g

Snack(s): Celery, raw .5 cup, strips 2.5g
Cheese, cream 1.5 tablespoons, whipped .5g
Water, water 3C 0g
Shrimp, steamed or boiled 1 cup, cooked , 2g
Mayonnaise, regular .25 cup 1g
Tomato chili sauce (catsup-type) 1 packet 1g

Calories Eaten Today
grams cals %total

Total cal: 1709
Fat: 121 -1090 -65%
Sat: 36 -328- 20%
Poly: 31- 275- 16%
Mono: 42- 377- 23%
Carbs: 26 -81 -5%
Fiber: 6- 0- 0%
Protein: 125- 499- 30%
Alcohol: 0- 0- 0%

WATER: 11 cups + by 5pm…no problem… then some more later, 4 sure! (I drink water all night long sometimes!)