I had to up my carbs as I was throwing up and was so sick.i went and talked to a friend who does Atkins and she said I was doing to little carbs and throwing my body into shock.I have low blood sugar..I have added sugar free jello with a small amount of whipped cream and I'm feeling better.Any suggestions??

Hi there Tomkat,

First of all, it seems to me that you are trying to "do Atkins" without arming yourself with sufficient information.

According to your profile, you have not yet read any books about low carbing. I would suggest that once you have more information, you might have a better understanding of what is going on, rather than just relying on your friend.

Are you sure you want to do Atkins rather than another plan? There are summaries of several plans in "Which low carb plan is that?" to the right of your screen. Whichever plan you choose, please buy, then read the book thoroughly.

Many of us feel dreadful during the first few days of Induction as we detox from carbs. If you have low blood sugar, the best thing you can do for it is to have regular meals with sufficient protein. Extra carbs will simply exacerbate the condition.

I hope you feel better soon and I wish you all the best.

Rosebud

I also have low blood sugar. I found that for Induction I had to drop all artificial sweetners as well. Remember you mind plays many tricks to get you to eat carbs. Carb addiction isn't an easy thing to get over. I wish you the Best and welcome on board.

My friend is a very reliable sorce of information as she has been doing Atkins for about 5 years,she lost over 40lbs. and has keep it off!!!! I have lost 6lbs.so far and considering that I don't have very large numbers of pounds to lose I think this is great...I know that the more you have to lose the faster it drops off,and the closer you get to your goal the slower it goes.I am still watching my carbs but I'm not restricting it to 20g everyday.With this and walking a mile a day I am doing well,and now that i upped my carbs just a little I know longer feel sick and am still losing weight.And thats the whole goal!!!!!!! So everyone has a different body and not all react the same to certain things.