Sat, Aug-30-03, 01:55
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Senior Member
Posts: 199
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Plan: LeanGains
Stats: 226/192/180
BF:??/??/??
Progress: 74%
Location: Illinois, USA
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dry mouth upon waking
First, I must confess that after about 4 months of being Very Good, I've been Very Bad. And the first thing I noticed is that some Very Bad side effects returning, which I would love to attribute to increase carbohydrate intake... if for no other reason than negative reinforcement.
During my second pregnancy, I started waking up at night because my mouth was so dry that my tongue felt swollen and permanently bonded to the roof of my mouth. I blamed it on pregnancy, and later on nursing and accompanying dehydration -- though it turned out later that I had been drinking too much water, resulting in UTIs (hard to believe, huh?).
After about a month of religiously keeping my carbohydrates below 20-30g per day, this dry mouth and its pal The Metallic Taste practically disappeared.
Then begins the Carb Creep -- summer fruit being my major weakness. Then a week of vacation, where staying on the LC plan was nearly impossible. Then the discovery of Diet Rite Kiwi Strawberry soda (NOT buying anymore of that).
One of these things has caused my dry mouth to return immediately. My major suspect is carb creep. Does anyone else get this? Care to comment on it?
Thanks!
Erin
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