New to Lo Carb - Common or strange side effects?

Hi all,

Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to be
a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...

Thanks,
Jim

In article , blurparklife2002
@yahoo.com says...
Hi all,

Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to be
a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...

Yes, that's all normal. You should start to feel MUCH better in a couple of days
-- better than you have in YEARS, probably! Keep drinking LOTS of water. Low-
carbing can have a diuretic effect in the beginning. Right about now, your body
is not only withdrawing from what it's used to, but also trying to adjust to
buring fat for it's primary source of energy, and it goes through a period of
adjustment. HANG IN THERE -- it WILL pay off!

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Have you read the FAQ?

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW


"Jackson" wrote in message
om...
Hi all,

Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to be
a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...

Thanks,
Jim

Have you read the FAQ?

--
Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW


"Jackson" wrote in message
om...
Hi all,

Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to be
a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...

Thanks,
Jim

In article ,
(Jackson) wrote:

Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to be
a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...

Are you drinking enough water? I felt like I had a low-grade flu when I
first radically altered the amount of carb I eat. Drinking more water
helped. Do you understand about using ketones instead of glucose for
energy? In a sense you *are* withdrawing or detoxing.

Hang in there! If you're like most people, you'll start feeling better
fairly soon.

Priscilla

In article ,
(Jackson) wrote:

Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to be
a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...

Are you drinking enough water? I felt like I had a low-grade flu when I
first radically altered the amount of carb I eat. Drinking more water
helped. Do you understand about using ketones instead of glucose for
energy? In a sense you *are* withdrawing or detoxing.

Hang in there! If you're like most people, you'll start feeling better
fairly soon.

Priscilla

Saffire wrote:
| In article ,
| blurparklife2002 @yahoo.com says...
|| Hi all,
||
|| Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
|| and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
|| energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
|| chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to
|| be a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...
|
| Yes, that's all normal. You should start to feel MUCH better in a
| couple of days -- better than you have in YEARS, probably! Keep
| drinking LOTS of water. Low- carbing can have a diuretic effect in
| the beginning. Right about now, your body is not only withdrawing
| from what it's used to, but also trying to adjust to buring fat for
| it's primary source of energy, and it goes through a period of
| adjustment. HANG IN THERE -- it WILL pay off!


What Saffire said. It usually takes around 4 days or so for the body to
make the transition from burning consumed calories to burning stored
calories as primary fuel source. The fatigue will disappear and be replaced
with new, consistent energy.
--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html

Saffire wrote:
| In article ,
| blurparklife2002 @yahoo.com says...
|| Hi all,
||
|| Just started the lo carb thing two days ago and I have been so tired
|| and fatigued. I just don't understand how my body is going to get
|| energy. Also, I've been really thirst, my lips have been constantly
|| chapped and I urinate 10 times a day. Are these common? I used to
|| be a carb junkie and maybe my body's withdrawing or something...
|
| Yes, that's all normal. You should start to feel MUCH better in a
| couple of days -- better than you have in YEARS, probably! Keep
| drinking LOTS of water. Low- carbing can have a diuretic effect in
| the beginning. Right about now, your body is not only withdrawing
| from what it's used to, but also trying to adjust to buring fat for
| it's primary source of energy, and it goes through a period of
| adjustment. HANG IN THERE -- it WILL pay off!


What Saffire said. It usually takes around 4 days or so for the body to
make the transition from burning consumed calories to burning stored
calories as primary fuel source. The fatigue will disappear and be replaced
with new, consistent energy.
--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html

JC Der Koenig wrote:
| Have you read the FAQ?
|
It would have been nice of you to post them for him. But then again, you
wouldn't want to ruin your reputation, would you? g

Here's a link to the ASDLC FAQ's that has the answers to the most common
low-carb questions:

http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm
--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html

JC Der Koenig wrote:
| Have you read the FAQ?
|
It would have been nice of you to post them for him. But then again, you
wouldn't want to ruin your reputation, would you? g

Here's a link to the ASDLC FAQ's that has the answers to the most common
low-carb questions:

http://www.grossweb.com/asdlc/faq.htm
--
Peter
270/215/180
Before/Current Pix:
http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html