Tue, Apr-30-02, 10:44
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Plan: mostly paleo
Stats: //
BF:also don't care
Progress: 100%
Location: West Coast, USA
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Yes, all that is normal, and in 3-4 days should all be gone.
Sugars and grains can be quite toxic to us, and the process of getting off them akin to getting off an addictive drug. In other words, you're suffering withdrawal symptoms! The diarrhea can be from the added fat in the diet, but as your body adjusts to the change in diet, should resolve itself. The nausea/loss of appetite may be the beginning of ketosis--most people regain their appetite. Next time you're feeling good, cook up some meat ahead, put it in plastic bags, and then just heat it for dinner so you don't have to stand over cooking meat. Deli meats are also possibilities that do not involve cooking, though most have trace sugars in them, so should be used with care.
Headaches are very typical detox symptoms--make sure you are drinking your water so that you don't add a dehydration headache to this.
Your Dr P habit sounds like my old Coke habit--soon you'll be so glad you're off the stuff! Hang in there, drink your water, take supplements for now (to help heal you from the likely nutritional deficiencies your sugar intake had caused), and treat yourself well in other ways--trade massages with DH, take long baths, and the next few days will be over before you know it.
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