Dizzyness

[Chefsmall]

Hello Everybody my name is Yveline Small. I started the Atkins diet 8 days ago and lost 7lbs but im feeling light headed. I think i might not be taken enough calories in. I eat 2 eggs omelet in the morning and an atkin shake in the afternoon around 1:30 and for dinner around 7:30 i'll have a salad withougt any dressing. i think i might need vitamins but im not sure on which one to take Has anybody have those symptoms before and what did you do. I'll apreciate any response that you guys.

[MadamPhoenix]

Hello I started atkins 7 days ago and my very first day I got a splitting headache, those sodas can do a number on you when you stop taking them..I think you may not be eating much good carbs, I hope you get answer quickly..having the dizzizis is not good.

[Chefsmall]

thatnks madamphoenix i used to drink those diet sodas also but stop cold turkey any way im going to try to eat more good carb from leafy veg. thanks and good luck to u

[Kansas Deb]

You are definitely not eating enough food. Have you read the book? You need to find your Basal Metabolic rate and eat at least that many calories a day. Here is a good BMR calculator. You should eat on induction 5% of calories from carbohydrate(veggies from the allowed list and carbs from cream, 25% from protein(chicken, beef, pork and fish) and 70% from fat(animal fats, olive oil, coconut oil, butter and cream). Create a free account at www.fitday.com
and you can plug in the food you eat and it will figure your ratios and calories for you.
Welcome to the forum. A lot of great people here who can help.

[momtomany1]

definitely not enough food. That measly salad for supper? You could have a big juicy steak with it or a ground beef burger.. I just finished a burger topped with mayo and a few pickles. And dressing on your salad too! And some steamed broccoli! with butter!

If I teased my body with a shake for lunch and a salad for dinner, it would find a way to get me back too!

Please, please, do eat more, and do read the book. Your menu is so far from the book sample menus, we can tell you haven't had a chance to do that yet. This is a revolutionary eating plan, but it has to be done correctly. Wishing you much success!

[Chefsmall]

thank you everyone for your comment and i will eat more with pleasure. Im also going to get the book tonight. Thanks alot. Today i felt better i think is beacuse i ate more too. hopefully i wont feel light headed anymore.

[blueberrylady]

You should also eat more often. A small meal every 3 or 4 hours will keep your blood sugar level on an even keel so you don't get cravings for comfort foods. Good luck!

[caseyconnelly]

I agree more food!!!!!!! And it seems like you are low on protein and fat as well. These will help fill you up and hopefully help with the dizziness. Atkins WOE is NOT starvation!!!

[Chefsmall]

Hello everybody

I have to say that iam very dissappointed because i've been on the atkins for 9 days only 6lbs down. Ive hit the plateau stage already. I cant seem to lose anymore weight. My eating is good i've been eating protein with vegies and sometimes when im in a hurry without vegies. (cabbage, salad,). I donk know what else to do, if there's anybody out here that can help me please help. I think im so close to giving up.

[momtomany1]

I know you said you were getting ahold of the book. How much have you read? Do you understand that we get 65 percent of our calories from fat in the first phase? Meaning we eat butter, cream, cheeses, oil based dressings, cream cheese, sausage, bacon avocados, some of us even drink coconut oil straight from a spoon to get the right fat proportion! (And the coconut oil chuggers report excellent energy levels, I might add!)

To do Atkins, you have to convert your metabolism to a fat burning engine. To do that you have to eat fat. The weight you have lost so far is likely from calorie restriction. Do Atkins, and you will start burning body fat!