Mon, May-13-02, 06:48
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Registered Member
Posts: 65
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Plan: Atkins/CKD
Stats: 221.0/219.0/190.0
BF:
Progress: 6%
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hang in there...
Hi,
It's tough eating enough when the program actually makes you feel full without eating as much as you're used to. It's also difficult to MAKE YOURSELF eat when you've been programmed to MAKE YOURSELF starve. Try to up your lean protein as much as possible (extra chicken and tuna/salmon).
Without fail anytime I have gone to atkins from a higher carb diet I've gone through a period of withdrawal. The length of that period seems to be dictated by various factors including physiology, gender, age, and a host of others (some of which have been mentioned by other members of the group). One thing I would recommend is to get outside for a walk -- it's amazing what can happen.
Go at your own pace, so for example don't set out to powerwalk 10 miles. If all you can do is walk around the block a couple of times that's great. Alternately you can go for shorter walks a couple of times a day (morning/evening or lunch/evening). The nice thing about walking is that it's yours and you can go with your energy level.
But what we're trying to achieve here is to launch the body into a mode where it really works to clean itself up!
So the first day might be tough, but the next day will be easier and so on and so on.
ALSO, another thing that really helped me with the weakness was to add supplemental magnesium in the evening.
Good luck! Before you know it you'll be wondering where all of the energy came from!
paulwales
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