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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Born-Again Newbie, Week One
Wow! Is this ever different from last year! * No low-carb flu! * I have my meal plans all worked out in my head already. I know what I can and can't eat. * I've joined a gym. Last year, the only exercise I got was walking up and down stairs in our two story house. * My fasting blood sugar is slowly creeping back where it belongs. When I started again last Friday, it was over 200. Today, it was 134. It's been a very consistent reduction. I feel confident that, by the time I finish the first two weeks (I'm not technically on Induction - peanut butter on celery just tastes too damned good), my blood sugar will be within the normal range. * And, I'm able to help inspire others not to make the same mistakes I made last year, after losing nearly 40 pounds, then gaining it all back. LIFE IS GOOD Carol  Signature227/220.5/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie > LIFE IS GOOD > > Carol Carol, Keep that one thought in your head, no matter what. Marsha/Ohio >> LIFE IS GOOD > >Keep that one thought in your head, no matter what. Hi Marsha, Thanks for that. I'm going to change my starfield screen saver to that message. Smiling, Carol Signature227/220.5/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie > Wow! Is this ever different from last year! > > * No low-carb flu! Hi Carol, I am new. What is low-carb flu? -- Steve in Phx I believe she is referring to the dizziness/weakness/headaches/etc that come in the first few days of the change to LC for many people. > > Wow! Is this ever different from last year! > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > Steve in Phx >I believe she is referring to the dizziness/weakness/headaches/etc that come >in the first few days of the change to LC for many people. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Hi Carol, I am new. What is low-carb flu? Yup, that's what I was referring to. No headache, no raging bitchiness, no nausea. Just a feeling of being rightness. Feels so good!!! :) Carol Signature227/220/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie i started yesterday and i had the headaches and shaky hands but no dizziness , it started by the end of the day like atkins book said it would. i 'm cutting back on my diet pop slowly because i drink alot of it and i know that the side affects will be greater with it. i am off after today so i will cut the rest of the things out that i need to so i won't have to be at work for the with drawls last night was brootul. Also not to mention i got my tom on thurs so this week will be hard with the craving but i'm not going to let it stop me. Question when should the with drawls stop? is it after the sec or third day or is everyone different? thanks angie > >I believe she is referring to the dizziness/weakness/headaches/etc that come > >in the first few days of the change to LC for many people. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Carol Angie burbled across the ether: i 'm cutting back on my diet pop slowly because i drink alot > of it and i know that the side affects will be greater with it. ?? Side effects? Is it because your diet pop has caffiene in it? You don't have to cut this out if it doesn't affect your weight loss (no reason to torture yourself unnecessarily). > Question when should the with drawls stop? is it after the sec or > third day or is everyone different? Everyone is different, but the most common time period for the carb flu is the second or third day to the fourth or fifth day. Signaturerevek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please "A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog can cure depression. The down side is, the minute you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno >> Wow! Is this ever different from last year! >> >> * No low-carb flu! > >Hi Carol, I am new. What is low-carb flu? Hi Steve, and welcome. Low-carb flu is the reaction your body has to the change in the way you're eating. Headaches are common. Nausea. Irritability. It can last up to a week, or, like my very fortunate case (this time), you may not experience it at all. Carol Signature227/220/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie > Hi Steve, and welcome. Low-carb flu is the reaction your body has to the > change in the way you're eating. Headaches are common. Nausea. > Irritability. It can last up to a week, or, like my very fortunate case > (this time), you may not experience it at all. Hi Carol, Today is day 6 for me on induction in the atkins program. It was a bit difficult until day 3, then I felt great. All was well and I was convinced this is the right thing. At day 4 I could not sleep at night due to painful leg aches. Same with day 5 at night. Now today, day 6, I have a terrible headache; have had it about 4 hours now. It's a pounding one. And my legs still ache like hell. My back muscles are starting to ache too. I am taking a multi-vitamin (without iron). I also am taking a potassium supplement. But it doesn't seem to be helping. I thought my headache was due to the 2 ibuprofen I had to take last night just to sleep because my legs ache so bad. I say rebound because the ibuprofen had cornstarch in it, according to the inactive ingredients. I don't know. I recently obtained Lite Salt which has 50% salt and 50% potassium. So I'll try that. I also can't, how shall we say, poop? I haven't gone in three days. I must have half a cow in my intenstines by now, rotting away. I purchased psyllium husks and have been downing many glasses of water with a bunch of psyllium husks for 2 days now and nothing. No poop action. Maybe that is why I have a headache and my legs are achy ... I'm clogged up and am getting poisened by my own, uh, waste maybe. I dont' know. Maybe I am overreacting ... maybe this is all part of the "low-carb flu" that you mentioned. I sometimes think maybe I need sugar and carbs, for brain food, to make my headache go away. I don't want to. And then I'm confused about the whole sugar issue on induction. Can you, or can't you, have any at all? If I see heavy whipping cream at the store and it says 1g of sugar, should I avoid it? If so, why is it on the atkins induction menu in his book? And the book recommends his low-carb bars during induction for a snack. They, too, have 1g of sugar in them. So I think it's not unreasonable that I am confused. And I feel like poop. Headache, muscle aches ... -- Steve in Phx >Hi Carol, Howdy Steve! >Today is day 6 for me on induction in the atkins program. It was a bit >difficult until day 3, then I felt great. All was well and I was convinced >this is the right thing. At day 4 I could not sleep at night due to painful >leg aches. Same with day 5 at night. Now today, day 6, I have a terrible >headache; have had it about 4 hours now. It's a pounding one. And my legs >still ache like hell. My back muscles are starting to ache too. I didn't experience any muscle pain either last year, or this past week. Not sure what that's all about. :( >I am taking a multi-vitamin (without iron). I also am taking a potassium >supplement. But it doesn't seem to be helping. I thought my headache was due >to the 2 ibuprofen I had to take last night just to sleep because my legs >ache so bad. I say rebound because the ibuprofen had cornstarch in it, >according to the inactive ingredients. I don't know. My doctor freaked out when I suggested to her that I would be starting to take potassium supplements. She feels very strongly that it's a mineral that needs to be medically advised and monitored. Myself, I take multi-vitamins/minerals *with* iron, because I tend to be anemic. The supplements you take should be based on your personal needs, not just because everyone else is doing it. That's a lesson I learned last year. The amount of corn starch in ibuprofen is SO tiny! I can't imagine that it would have any real effect on weight loss. >I recently obtained Lite Salt which has 50% salt and 50% potassium. So I'll >try that. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >husks and have been downing many glasses of water with a bunch of psyllium >husks for 2 days now and nothing. No poop action. Are you eating lots of vegetables? Especially broccoli? I don't have any constipation problems while low-carbing, likely because of all the veggies. I eat 1/4 head of lettuce for lunch every day, with assorted toppings. And I usually put 3 tablespoons of olive oil on the salads (along with red wine vinegar, Italian seasoning, and sometimes Parmesan cheese). For dinner, I usually cover half of my plate with broccoli, and put a tablespoon of butter on it. I hope you like broccoli, because it's got a lot of roughage! >Maybe that is why I have a headache and my legs are achy ... I'm clogged up >and am getting poisened by my own, uh, waste maybe. I dont' know. Time for a laxative? >Maybe I am overreacting ... maybe this is all part of the "low-carb flu" >that you mentioned. I sometimes think maybe I need sugar and carbs, for >brain food, to make my headache go away. I don't want to. TIME will take the headache away. Please don't give in to the notion that carbs will help you. Right now, carbs are what you're trying to avoid. CARBS ARE THE ENEMY! >And then I'm confused about the whole sugar issue on induction. Can you, or >can't you, have any at all? If I see heavy whipping cream at the store and >it says 1g of sugar, should I avoid it? If so, why is it on the atkins >induction menu in his book? And the book recommends his low-carb bars during >induction for a snack. They, too, have 1g of sugar in them. So I think it's >not unreasonable that I am confused. You don't need to become a fanatic about a half carb here and a half carb there. I use a LOT of whipping cream (in powdered low-carb shakes, on Jell-O, on my Keto banana walnut hot cereal ...) and it's never affected my weight loss. Hell, sometimes, I drink it straight from the carton. <G> >And I feel like poop. Headache, muscle aches ... Have no fear. This too shall pass. Pun intended. I'm taking a more relaxed approach to low-carbing this time around. Feels good, and I'm losing weight very nicely. You don't have to listen to a thing I say. <shrug> Make your own decisions based on all the feedback that is given you. What's right for one person may be completely wrong for another. Best wishes, Steve! Carol Signature227/220/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie Damsel, It's great to hear your blood sugar is coming down so fast! For anyone taking certain blood sugar pills, and that includes ACE inhibitors and Diovan, supplemental potassium can be very dangerous. That's because these drugs block the normal way your body rids of excess potassium, so it can build up to levels that are so high that they mess up your heart beat. I got the cramps the first time I low carbed years ago and used the Morton's Salt Substitute which worked very well. But since starting the Diovan it hasn't been a problem. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > >Hi Carol, > [quoted text clipped - 90 lines] > This is what backsliding does: > http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie >Damsel, Hey Jenny! >It's great to hear your blood sugar is coming down so fast! Thanks. I'm not taking it religiously, but am faithfully taking fasting tests. This morning, it was 159. Probably dawn phenonemon, since I didn't get up until 11:30. The earlier I awaken, the lower my blood sugar. I did test it this afternoon, and it was 124. I'm feeling better about this whole thing. >For anyone taking certain blood sugar pills, and that includes ACE >inhibitors and Diovan, supplemental potassium can be very dangerous. That's >because these drugs block the normal way your body rids of excess potassium, >so it can build up to levels that are so high that they mess up your heart >beat. Thanks for this information. She didn't tell me WHY potassium was an issue, but she got pretty excited when I talked about starting it. >I got the cramps the first time I low carbed years ago and used the Morton's >Salt Substitute which worked very well. But since starting the Diovan it >hasn't been a problem. I'm going to ask my new diabetes specialist about Diovan. I haven't gotten a referral to see her yet, but I'm interested in what she will have to say about it. Thanks for all the info, Jenny. Carol Signature227/220/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie Carol, I have to take Diovan because I had an allergic reaction to the ACE inhibitor. But you probably can take an ACE inhibitor. (Lisinopril is the generic one.) It's much cheaper and does the same good things for your body. If you have diabetes you should be on an ACE inhibitor The reason is that these prevent the hardening of the capillaries in your kidneys that lead to kidney failure. They may also protect your eyes. There is accumulating evidence that good blood pressure control can also prevent diabetic nerve damage. The downside of the ACE inhibitors is that some people do have reactions to them. I got facial swelling. Other people get dry coughs. The ARBS (which is what Diovan does) don't do this. Both kinds apparently reduce insulin resistance. Looking at how spectacularly well your blood sugar is responding, don't you have to really wonder about doctors who are pushing Avandia, which reduces blood sugar by about 30 mg/dl but RAISES LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, besides causing edema and occasional heart failure, when a low carb diet can drop it by far more than that? I almost fell off my chair when I read that Avandia causes the very problems with cholesterol that doctors say a low carb diet will cause, BUT WHICH IT DOESN'T. It's right there in the Prescribing Information! --Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > >Damsel, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks. I'm not taking it religiously, but am faithfully taking fasting > tests. This morning, it was 159. Probably dawn phenomenon, since I didn't > get up until 11:30. The earlier I awaken, the lower my blood sugar. I did > test it this afternoon, and it was 124. I'm feeling better about this [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > This is what backsliding does: > http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie >I have to take Diovan because I had an allergic reaction to the ACE >inhibitor. But you probably can take an ACE inhibitor. (Lisinopril is the >generic one.) It's much cheaper and does the same good things for your >body. Okay, gotcha! I'm on lisinopril for my blood pressure. Glad to know that it can help with insulin resistance, as well. Thanks again, Carol Signature227/220/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie > Damsel, > > Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, > strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at > http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Jenny, I've bookmarked your site. Thank you for providing such experienced information. I always was suspicious of the "net carb" claims. Thanks. -- Steve in Phx > For anyone taking certain blood sugar pills, and that includes ACE > inhibitors and Diovan, supplemental potassium can be very dangerous. That's > because these drugs block the normal way your body rids of excess potassium, > so it can build up to levels that are so high that they mess up your heart > beat. I'm taking a drug called Tarka these days for high BP, and it carries a warning not to take supplemental potassium. I don't take potassium in pill form, but I swear it seems like potassium is added to so many products these days. Many items I look at (like the LC shakes, which are so handy for a meal on the run) all have added potassium. And many of my favorite veggies seem to have lots of potassium too. A potassium pill usually seems to be 99 mg of potassium, and a serving of cauliflower has about 142g of potassium. I wonder where the cutoff limit is? Debbie > Are you eating lots of vegetables? Especially broccoli? I don't have any > constipation problems while low-carbing, likely because of all the veggies. > I eat 1/4 head of lettuce for lunch every day, with assorted toppings. And > I usually put 3 tablespoons of olive oil on the salads (along with red wine > vinegar, Italian seasoning, and sometimes Parmesan cheese). Thanks for the advice and the welcome. I just started eating more vegetables. I'll add brocolli to the list. -- Steve in Phx |
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