I have been on Atkin's for the last 5 days. I have not noticed any wieght loss.
But from day 2, I have been very tired. My muscles in my body hurt like when I am having a fever. It has just started to disappear.
I have been having headaches from day 2. I am a caffine addict. I am unable to cut my caffine intake from 1 can diet coke a day. I have cut down signifficantly, but cannot cut off totally. Will this cause too much problem? Still having caffine?
I have only been eating beef, chicken, salads w/o dressing, eggs, 1 diet coke, green tea, and water. I have not eaten any cheese.
I have not taken any vitamines.
Is there more that I should be doing? I will be going on an extended business trip in 2 weeks and am concerned of eating out. Are there any advice when you are forced to eat out daily? I noticed that EVERYTHING has sugar.

Your body is just detoxifying..hence the real "yucky" feeling. It will get better soon. Drink lots of water and U should be taking a good multi-vitamin, calcium magnesium and pottasium. As for eating out. U can order steaks and salads, burger without the bun, there are usually lots U can have, watch out for sauces tho. Also if U are staying in a hotel...U should have a little fridge in your room to store some extra food.

POTASSIUM!!! I was feeling exactly like you were on friday. i pulled out my pp book and there it was in bold print - POTASSIUM. i ran to the vitamin store and bought some. i feel 100% better.

Where are your vegetables? Why no dressing? You should absolutely start off induction with 20 grams of low-carb vegetables. It helps this way of eating become just that - a way of eating!

Depriving yourself of fat and flavour and variety will turn into drudgery and something to be loathed instead of something to be enjoyed.

Karen

Thank you for all your advise.

I'll ge me some Potassium vitamins today.

And I'll go hunt down a good dressing for my salad.

Soyun

try walden farms dressing.

no cal, no carb, no fat.

don't ask what is in it, but it is good.

Karen,

I know I'm going to sound like a total total idiot here, but have I been misunderstanding the Atkins book all this time? I understood that the 20 carbs includes EVERYTHING, even eggs and cheese. Do we not have to count the carbs in things like eggs and cheese?

Sorry for the confusion - I just know my sister is doing a different LC and on her WOE the carbs in those foods aren't counted.

Tam