I have no appetite ....

A couple of easy ways to add calories are nuts and heavy cream. You can
take nuts with you anywhere to snack on. Make a shake with heavy cream, it
adds up fast.

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M.E.F. stated
| Hi everyone, I am new to this group and low-carb eating in general.
|
| I have been following Atkins since April 4/04. I am still on
| Induction, and have lost 20 lbs. so far. I am certain that 20 lbs.
| gone in approx. 6 weeks is due to the fact that, due to stress
| (marital breakdown) I am lucky if I manage 3 small meals/day. Most
| days it is only 2 meals/day, and at least one of those meals is a
| protein/fat shake because it's about all I can get into me. I have
| been counting net carbs and have averaged about 11 grams/day. Just
| not eating enough and am too stressed to even think abou eating. The
| only exercise I am getting is briskly walking for one hour/day with my
| dogs. Surprisingly, my energy level is good, averaging 6-7 hours of
| sleep/night, which has been my pattern for the past number of years.
|
| Just wondering, has anyone else been through something similar (no
| appetite, that is) and gone on to get to their goal weight? I am
| afraid that my body will go into starvation mode, as is the case when
| one takes in far fewer calories than necessary. I don't want to stunt
| the progress I've made so far, but simply cannot force myself to eat
| right now, and have no idea when I will be able to eat normally again.
| It depends on how my home situation plays out.
|
| Any advice is appreciated!!
|
| Mia
| 175/155/140
| Atkins since April 4/04

M.E.F. wrote:

Mia said,
Hi everyone, I am new to this group and low-carb eating in general.

Doug F. said,
Perhaps too new to know that reduced appetite is perhaps the most
important reason why low carbing is popular? Losing weight without
hunger - the low carb way.

I (Becky)
This is exactly what I was thinking when I read her email. What is the
problem? That is the advantage of LC.

My advice...read some more info on LC dieting.

Millions of people around the world only eat 2 meals a day. Millions of
people don't eat all the fruit/veggies that the USDA says you have to eat
or you'll die of some strange disease. I take it all now with a grain of
salt...or rather, huge chunks of it.

Becky P. in Poland
www.family.solidrockpl.org

Yes heavy cream helps *me* when I just can't imagine putting anything
in my stomach. Of course there's my morning dose in my coffee. Also, I
pour it straight onto SF black cherry jello - it's a nice tummy
soother. Or I whip it with a little vanilla and a little Splenda, and
eat it straight. Sometimes it's the only thing I can eat, but it is
helping me get my calories.