Question about DRUGS!

My friends and I have read the Atkins book and have decided to start together
on the program. I have a few questions though about DRUGS that I need to ask
first. Since the book says a lot of medications and or DRUGS can cause slow
weightloss, I thought I would ask my questions here, that were not covered in
the book. And YES, I am being serious when I ask about question 2 Hey, we
all have our bad habits

1. Sometimes I take an over the counter sleep aid, named "Unisom", they are
little blue filled gell pills that help you sleep. Would this be a problem if
I continued taking them if I needed to take them?

2. My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was wondering if this
would have any impact on weight loss when doing Atkins? Some people get VERY
hungry after getting hi on pot, we don't so that is not a problem. It's not
like were going to be tempted to raid the fridge or the 7-Eleven, we were just
curious and didn't know where or who else to ask. Try to limit your smart
replies to a minimum of 5, were not ashamed of being pot smokers.

Thanks.

Check the ingredients of your sleep aid any sugar or starches this would be
a factor. Now about question 2 (boy) any drug that alters your chemical
ballance will have an affect on any overall proformance, but beyond that why
clean your hand gun if all your going to do with it is shoot your self in
the head with it.......



"MrsMCDandKids" wrote in message
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My friends and I have read the Atkins book and have decided to start
together
on the program. I have a few questions though about DRUGS that I need to
ask
first. Since the book says a lot of medications and or DRUGS can cause
slow
weightloss, I thought I would ask my questions here, that were not covered
in
the book. And YES, I am being serious when I ask about question 2 Hey,
we
all have our bad habits

1. Sometimes I take an over the counter sleep aid, named "Unisom", they
are
little blue filled gell pills that help you sleep. Would this be a
problem if
I continued taking them if I needed to take them?

2. My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was wondering if
this
would have any impact on weight loss when doing Atkins? Some people get
VERY
hungry after getting hi on pot, we don't so that is not a problem. It's
not
like were going to be tempted to raid the fridge or the 7-Eleven, we were
just
curious and didn't know where or who else to ask. Try to limit your smart
replies to a minimum of 5, were not ashamed of being pot smokers.

Thanks.

(MrsMCDandKids) wrote:

My friends and I have read the Atkins book and have decided to start together
on the program.

Welcome to the newsgroup, Mrs.MCD. I can't answer your questions, but
I am glad that you joined us. Let us know how it is going and ask
questions when you need to. We are basically a friendly bunch. :-)

1. Sometimes I take an over the counter sleep aid, named "Unisom", they
are
little blue filled gell pills that help you sleep. Would this be a
problem if
I continued taking them if I needed to take them?

One of the good things I have noticed about this diet is you sleep better so
chances are you wont have to take them.

2. My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was wondering if
this
would have any impact on weight loss when doing Atkins? Some people get
VERY
hungry after getting hi on pot,

This can be a problem I seem to remember from the very short period I did
those kind of things that you tend to want to munch on crunchy stuff like
biscuits or corn flakes your best hope is to fill the fridge with legal food
when you plan to smoke.

check your inged. for sugars and starches, thats were you will run into
problems. but using a drug that alters your chemical balance and emotional
state is not going to bring you any success. if you die early from cancer or
someting, will it really mater if you were fat or skinny. know what i mean.


"MrsMCDandKids" wrote in message
...
My friends and I have read the Atkins book and have decided to start
together
on the program. I have a few questions though about DRUGS that I need to
ask
first. Since the book says a lot of medications and or DRUGS can cause
slow
weightloss, I thought I would ask my questions here, that were not covered
in
the book. And YES, I am being serious when I ask about question 2 Hey,
we
all have our bad habits

1. Sometimes I take an over the counter sleep aid, named "Unisom", they
are
little blue filled gell pills that help you sleep. Would this be a
problem if
I continued taking them if I needed to take them?

2. My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was wondering if
this
would have any impact on weight loss when doing Atkins? Some people get
VERY
hungry after getting hi on pot, we don't so that is not a problem. It's
not
like were going to be tempted to raid the fridge or the 7-Eleven, we were
just
curious and didn't know where or who else to ask. Try to limit your smart
replies to a minimum of 5, were not ashamed of being pot smokers.

Thanks.

1. Sometimes I take an over the counter sleep aid, named "Unisom", they are
little blue filled gell pills that help you sleep. Would this be a problem
if
I continued taking them if I needed to take them?


I take 2 benedryl and 2 flexeril nightly. I'm sure these, among other things,
have slowed my weight loss. But I AM losing weight. 48 pounds in a year. So
if you need to take Unisom to sleep, use it. Just don't let it stop you from
low-carbing before you even start.

Yvonne

MrsMCDandKids wrote:
:: My friends and I have read the Atkins book and have decided to start
:: together on the program. I have a few questions though about DRUGS
:: that I need to ask first. Since the book says a lot of medications
:: and or DRUGS can cause slow weightloss, I thought I would ask my
:: questions here, that were not covered in the book. And YES, I am
:: being serious when I ask about question 2 Hey, we all have our
:: bad habits
::
:: 1. Sometimes I take an over the counter sleep aid, named "Unisom",
:: they are little blue filled gell pills that help you sleep. Would
:: this be a problem if I continued taking them if I needed to take
:: them?

Ask a doctor.

::
:: 2. My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was
:: wondering if this would have any impact on weight loss when doing
:: Atkins? Some people get VERY hungry after getting hi on pot, we
:: don't so that is not a problem. It's not like were going to be
:: tempted to raid the fridge or the 7-Eleven, we were just curious and
:: didn't know where or who else to ask. Try to limit your smart
:: replies to a minimum of 5, were not ashamed of being pot smokers.

As long as you don't "munch out" after getting hi, I don't see why it would
be a problem. But who knows....I don't think there's been a lot of research
on pot smoking while on LC...

But since you mentioned "smart replies".....you do know that veggies are
very important on any LC plan right? All that fiber and ****..... So, guess
what?
........you can eat your pot!!! Better for your lungs! Use almond/soy/oat
flour in your brownies...

MrsMCDandKids wrote:

2. My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was wondering if this
would have any impact on weight loss when doing Atkins? Some people get VERY
hungry after getting hi on pot, we don't so that is not a problem. It's not
like were going to be tempted to raid the fridge or the 7-Eleven, we were just
curious and didn't know where or who else to ask. Try to limit your smart
replies to a minimum of 5, were not ashamed of being pot smokers.

drugs are bad, mmmmmkay?

but seriously: if you don't already have a tendency towards the
munchies, going low carb isn't likely to change that.

Hello,
On 23-Feb-2004, (MrsMCDandKids) wrote:

My friends and I have read the Atkins book and have decided to start
together on the program. I have a few questions though about DRUGS
that I
need to ask first. Since the book says a lot of medications and or
DRUGS can
cause slow weightloss, I thought I would ask my questions here, that
were not
covered in the book. And YES, I am being serious when I ask about
question 2
Hey, we all have our bad habits

1. Sometimes I take an over the counter sleep aid, named "Unisom",
they are little blue filled gell pills that help you sleep. Would
this be a
problem if I continued taking them if I needed to take them?

Unisom is just really, really expensive Benadryl. Do yourself a favor
and switch to the dollar store version "allergy capsules". Just make
sure you get the one whose active ingredient is "diphenhydramine
hydrochloride". Sam's Club sells a bottle of *400* caplets for under
$3.50 and a dose is 2 caplets.
They shouldn't cause any problems at all, BTW.

2. My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was
wondering if this would have any impact on weight loss when doing
Atkins? Some people
get VERY hungry after getting hi on pot, we don't so that is not a
problem.
It's not like were going to be tempted to raid the fridge or the
7-Eleven, we
were just curious and didn't know where or who else to ask. Try to
limit your
smart replies to a minimum of 5, were not ashamed of being pot
smokers.

If you don't already get the munchies or lose inhibition to the point
that discipline will be thrown to the wind then I don't know of any
reason it should hurt your diet plans.
I wish you'd reconsider the smoking of anything though. Good health
is even better than a small butt. ;-)

Take care,
Carmen

MrsMCDandKids wrote:

| My friends and I smoke pot on a regular basis and I was wondering if
| this would have any impact on weight loss when doing Atkins?

Lose the weed; switch to crack cocaine or cystal meth. Have you ever seen a
fat crack or crank addict?
;-)
--
Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo