Hi Everyone. I started my first day of Atkins yesterday. I did really good, went a little over the salt intake that I should have (beef jerky) but I did well with my Carb Count.

Im really proud that I made it thru my first day. Anyhoo, last night I had a horid dream....I dreampt that I messed up and ate a box of Tasty Cakes!!! Can you believe that!? In my dream, I was sitting there thinking 'I shouldnt be doing this'...and I woke up this morning and had to really think if it was a dream or not. But when I realized I dont have any Tasty Cakes in the house, I knew it was a dream. Oh man, I can still see myself shoving them into my mouth. It was sorta like I could feel and taste and see myself doing it. Whole Dream like!

But I didnt do it in real life and thats what counts. How funny is this!?

Day one down!


Kristie

Well, done - take it a day at a time - it gets easier. Hope the nightmares stop!

Good job getting started. In my opinion, you should skip the beef jerky during Induction. Even though it's relatively low in carbs, you need to get most of your carbs from vegetables for now. Plus, it has very high salt content, and that can mess you up a bit.

for 2 whole weeks I dreamt I ate something bad...usually a white cake with white frosting.... I woke up feeling SO guilty every day but I knew I didnt really eat it!

People have nightmares about cheating while dieting, totally common. I did it too, most people did. The reason we have these nightmares is because of the intense stress and anxiety over cheating. Dreams are your minds way of completing stress induced "uncompleted loops" in your bodies limbic system, so as to keep mental balance. It is important to get a good rest and minimize stress as greatly as possible, so as to keep energy and mood up. The following passage explains in better detail:

http://www.clinical-depression.co.u...derstanding.htm

lol thats real funny I have had that dream b4 a few times. OMG it feels soo real the next day your like omg i screwed it up.....wait no i didnt i was sleeping LOL good to know im not the only one !!