First, I have to say: What a jerk your dr is! He should be congratulating you on your weight loss and the health benefits I'm sure it's brought you, and then if he has concerns about the way you acheived it, kindly expressing those concerns. He could have done that and then stressed how important the vitamins are. Also, this makes me mad, because what so many people against low carb don't understand is that we probalby get MORE vitamins in our daily dose of veggies than the average person who consumes nothing but white bread, rice, french fries and sugar all day gets. I realize that we may get less than some one who eats a well rounded meal of good WHOLE foods, fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc. and this is why it's important to take vitamins, but I KNOW that the average person does not eat this way. And I'd be willing to bet that they don't get chewed out by their drs. I don't know what your daily menu is like, but I know I eat tons more veggies and even the occasional fruit than I ever did before. Whew! Thanks! Okay, now that I've had my vent...
As far as the vitamins go, this is only MHO, but I think if you were to take a good quality multi vitamin you would be fine. Again, this is just my opinion, but I think the Atkins pills are just another way for the company to make money. I don't think they are any better than a good quality multi vitamin would be. Unless you are having a specific problem that a specific vitamin would help with, then you could look up the problem in the book and see what he recommends. I also don't know what the ingredients are in each of the pills that come with the starter kit, so it's hard to say what could be causing you to feel the way you do. I know that vitamins can help you feel better and have more energy, but I don't think you should be feeling the way you described. I personally would not take them if you don't like the way they make you feel. REad up in Atkins book to see what he says each vitamin will do for you and then try to determine if you are really needing everything that is in the starter kit. I know there are certain vitamins he recommends to help control specific problems, that you may not need.
I didn't mean that to sound negative against his vitamins, I'm sure they are fine. But I just think you should be aware of all of what you are taking and also, that you may not need everything that is in the starter kit. If you do decide to take a regular multi vitamin instead, there is one thing I would recommend doing to what ever one you buy to make sure it is a good one. (You could try this with Atkins also) Put it in a glass of water. It should dissolve within 30 mins. You'd be suprised at how many vitamins out there will not ever dissolve. Just imagine what it does in your stomach and how many of those nutrients you'll actually be getting if it doesn't.
Sorry to go on and on. Hope this helps! And congrats on the 67 lbs! That is now small feat, and regardless of what your dr. says, you should be proud.
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