Wed, Mar-17-04, 18:10
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Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 213/141/150
BF:
Progress: 114%
Location: Dallas, TX
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OWL & raising carbs causing increased appetite?
Hello...wondered if those of you who have gone through OWL, raising your carbs, have experienced an increase of appetite?
I've been having a really hard time eating enough veggies just to get 20 carbs in...yesterday was my day to raise to 25. For dinner we had a chicken, pepper, onion, mushroom stirfry (rest of family had it over rice). I was pleased to know that my portion based on carbs would be small...but an hour later I was starving. Then today for lunch I had 2 lunchmeat & cheese roll-ups, 2/3 c. green beans, 1 c. cucumber and it wasn't enough...shortly after I pulled the tomato from my dinner menu and had it with caesar dressing to fill up. I got tired, layed down for a nap and woke up with a slight headache and starving again. This is unusual for me...normally I don't eat dinner until around 7 or 8. So I've had some CC choco milk and a serving of pork rinds, but I'm still hungry.
All of these foods are foods I have been eating all along...just raised my carb level yesterday from 20 to 25. Dr. Atkins does say there will be an increased appetite with pre-maintenance and maintenance, but not in OWL. My fat ratios are still about the same as they have been all along, still drinking my water, etc. etc. My additions are more veggies and dairy, but had no trouble with the dairy at 20 carbs and have not increased the amount of dairy.
Anyone else experienced this? What did you do? I'm not going to be able to add anything with carbs today or it will push me over my carb limit...but don't want to stuff out on pork rinds either.
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