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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Just Started Atkins.. anyone else having trouble falling asleep??
I've just started doing Atkins, this is day two.. I've incorporated exercise into my program. I walked 20 minutes on treadmill yesterday afternoon (jan. 11), it's now 3:30 in the morning (jan.12). I"m having a hard time relaxing, not sure if it's atkins related or not.. has anyone else had this happen to them?? Vicky R. > I've just started doing Atkins, this is day two.. I've incorporated > exercise into my program. I walked 20 minutes on treadmill yesterday > afternoon (jan. 11), it's now 3:30 in the morning (jan.12). I"m having > a hard time relaxing, not sure if it's atkins related or not.. has > anyone else had this happen to them?? It could be the diet (most likely), the exercise, or both. Anytime you make sudden changes in either it can effect your sleep. Give yourself some time to adapt. If you need to ease up on the exercise it's no big deal... cut back a little and give yourself more time to build up.  SignatureReg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com You might try a nice warm bath before bed. It helps me when my muscles get sore and gives me time to reflect on the day. Judy http://www.jlwooddesign.com : You might try a nice warm bath before bed. It helps me when my : muscles get sore and gives me time to reflect on the day. Bingo. This helped me too. David > I've just started doing Atkins, this is day two.. I've incorporated > exercise into my program. I walked 20 minutes on treadmill yesterday > afternoon (jan. 11), it's now 3:30 in the morning (jan.12). I"m having > a hard time relaxing, not sure if it's atkins related or not.. has > anyone else had this happen to them?? There was a time in my life when I used carbs as a sleeping pill (french toast at 11:00 PM), and at the end I was falling asleep after meals. Turns out I had diabetes, and the carbs were sending my blood sugar way up into the sleepy zone. The effect doesn't depend on a person being diabetic -- just the strength of the effect may vary, I think -- so it may be that carbs were helping you get sleepy and you now need to find another way to wind down. Hot bath? Priscilla > I've just started doing Atkins, this is day two.. Ah, week one. I remember sleeping about an hour a night in the first week. What a rush. Then my sleep steadily moved towards normal again. Low energy is more common, but high energy is common. > Ah, week one. I remember sleeping about an hour a night in the > first week. What a rush. Then my sleep steadily moved towards > normal again. > > Low energy is more common, but high energy is common. I remember something similar, only not as drastic. I suddenly only wanted to sleep about 5-6 hours a night, when previously I needed 8 hours. During the daytime, I needed to find things to do, because of restlessness. Cleaning the house (yech!) became something to do and my house was the cleanest around. Then we got back to normal! Marsha/Ohio In response to Marsha's post: >> Ah, week one. I remember sleeping about an hour a night in the >> first week. What a rush. Then my sleep steadily moved towards [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Marsha/Ohio I'm in this category. It seems like I don't need as much sleep because what sleep I do get is really refreshing. Unlike before LC when I would sometimes wake up more tired than when I went to bed. SignatureStephen S. 331 / 286 / 220 <- as of 9 Jan. 04 LC since 28 Sept. 03 http://dragonfen.com/diet -------------------------------- > I've just started doing Atkins, this is day two.. I've incorporated > exercise into my program. I walked 20 minutes on treadmill yesterday [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Vicky R. During about the second day of induction I went through something similar, only in my case it was during the daytime. A restless, driven feeling, an inability to relax. Is that your problem? In my case it lasted only ~8 hours. |
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