hi lucy and welcome
you sure will be glad you found this site!
it is fantastic, there is so much support and heaps of brilliant ideas.
i agree with you about the food here being so good, but on the good side, alot of it is healthy and lowcarb. You cant turn a corner without bumping into a charcole chicken can you??
on induction alcohol is out. It causes a rise in insulin levels which tells the body to store fat and crave sweet stuff. After induction it is ok in moderation, white wine and light beer,spirits such as vodka and burbon with diet mixers are ok, i drink vodka,lime and soda. More than 3 will put me out of ketosis for half a day though.
are you going to start a diary?
it is a good idea too. You will be amaxzed at how many people help you out with problems and you can see exactly where you are at. If you have a stall it is easy to find out why.
i felt diabolical for the first week of this WOE (way of eating)
i was withdrawing like a heroin junkie- shaking, night sweats, migranes ( like there was a jack hammer directly on my temple) bad dreams, you name it i had it. I think i was withdrawing more from caffine ( my lovely mother put COFFEE in my bottle age 6 WEEKS!!!!!!!!! yes that is true) and i had never been without it my whole life. but stick with it, it passes, i promise. I also felt like my throut was closing up and i could not sleep. I have Hashimotos thyroiditis and other people with that have the same throut symptom. Yip no doubt about it, it was sheer hell.
but it is over now and how ever loss my weight loss is(my own fault, i dont excersize enough) it is coming off.
Yours will too, keep up the good work!!!!!
sammie