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Vitamin or fiber supplements?
Just started the low-carb diet to go from 210 to 185. I have been
told to watch my fiber intake (and Vitamins A, C, and E)...that it may be too low, and that I can actually hurt internal organs if I'm not careful. My diet is low-carb, but I eat lots of meat and cheese...and lots of water. I'm a 44 year old male and I run almost daily...about 3 miles five times a week. Three days into the low-carb diet, I feel full, yet empty after I eat...and my bowels, sheesh! Is physical exercise a good idea without supplements here? What do I need to be aware of or watch out for? I don't have any books and just eat whatever doesn't have carbs. Thanks! |
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Make sure you drink TONS and TONS of water.
Otherwise you can hurt the kidney. However, the tons of water may dilute your Ketosis concentration hence the strip reading, don't worry. The kidney doesn't gets irritated by ketones. Water rinses them off. The Atkins web page proposes multivitamine but without iron. I'd follow that as well. You will lose weight much faster than 90% of people because you run. Being in Ketosis and working out means mainly you are burning stored fat. Good luck and wish me good luck plz. J "George" wrote in message ... Just started the low-carb diet to go from 210 to 185. I have been told to watch my fiber intake (and Vitamins A, C, and E)...that it may be too low, and that I can actually hurt internal organs if I'm not careful. My diet is low-carb, but I eat lots of meat and cheese...and lots of water. I'm a 44 year old male and I run almost daily...about 3 miles five times a week. Three days into the low-carb diet, I feel full, yet empty after I eat...and my bowels, sheesh! Is physical exercise a good idea without supplements here? What do I need to be aware of or watch out for? I don't have any books and just eat whatever doesn't have carbs. Thanks! |
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Make sure you drink TONS and TONS of water.
Otherwise you can hurt the kidney. However, the tons of water may dilute your Ketosis concentration hence the strip reading, don't worry. The kidney doesn't gets irritated by ketones. Water rinses them off. The Atkins web page proposes multivitamine but without iron. I'd follow that as well. You will lose weight much faster than 90% of people because you run. Being in Ketosis and working out means mainly you are burning stored fat. Good luck and wish me good luck plz. J "George" wrote in message ... Just started the low-carb diet to go from 210 to 185. I have been told to watch my fiber intake (and Vitamins A, C, and E)...that it may be too low, and that I can actually hurt internal organs if I'm not careful. My diet is low-carb, but I eat lots of meat and cheese...and lots of water. I'm a 44 year old male and I run almost daily...about 3 miles five times a week. Three days into the low-carb diet, I feel full, yet empty after I eat...and my bowels, sheesh! Is physical exercise a good idea without supplements here? What do I need to be aware of or watch out for? I don't have any books and just eat whatever doesn't have carbs. Thanks! |
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 01:15:00 GMT, George wrote:
Just started the low-carb diet to go from 210 to 185. I have been told to watch my fiber intake (and Vitamins A, C, and E)...that it may be too low, and that I can actually hurt internal organs if I'm not careful. My diet is low-carb, but I eat lots of meat and cheese...and lots of water. I'm a 44 year old male and I run almost daily...about 3 miles five times a week. Three days into the low-carb diet, I feel full, yet empty after I eat...and my bowels, sheesh! Eating 2-3 cups of salad or low carb vegetables everyday will help keep you regular. Salads are pretty tasty when you can have full fat dressing (read labels or make your own), cheese, eggs, turkey, ham, and _some_ olive and tomato, etc. as toppings. Or a taco salad sans shell. Browned ground beef with chili powder, garlic, and cumin as seasonings, and a _little_ salsa/avocado/sour cream. And grilled chicken caesar salad -- yum. Also, there are several other low or lowish carb vegetables that you can occasionally have as a snack or a side. Broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, and so on. Ingredients and amounts of some of the salad toppings and vegetables depend on how many carbs you want to allow at this point. Be sure and look up the carb counts for yourself and plan accordingly. Is physical exercise a good idea without supplements here? I think it's generally a good idea to supplement -- whether you exercise vigorously or not. What do I need to be aware of or watch out for? I don't have any books and just eat whatever doesn't have carbs. There are some good books out there -- Atkins of course, another one is _Protein Power_. It would be wise to get one of these to read. At the very least, go to the Atkins website and look through it thoroughly. PS -- calories still matter, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. |
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says... Just started the low-carb diet to go from 210 to 185. I have been told to watch my fiber intake (and Vitamins A, C, and E)...that it may be too low, and that I can actually hurt internal organs if I'm not careful. Hi George, welcome to the group! Three days into the low-carb diet, I feel full, yet empty after I eat...and my bowels, sheesh! Is that "sheesh" as in diarrhea or "sheesh" as in constipation? Since you don't mention eating any vegetables, I'm guessing you are feeling constipated. You should be eating vegetables every day. Is physical exercise a good idea without supplements here? What do I need to be aware of or watch out for? I don't have any books and just eat whatever doesn't have carbs. Low carb is just that: LOW carb, not NO carb. A low-carb diet based on rumors is almost CERTAIN to fail. You need to pick a plan and READ about it so that you do it right and understand how and why it works. Different plans allow for different amounts of carbs of different varieties for different phases. -- Saffire 205/149/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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George wrote:
Just started the low-carb diet to go from 210 to 185. I have been told to watch my fiber intake (and Vitamins A, C, and E)...that it may be too low, and that I can actually hurt internal organs if I'm not careful. My diet is low-carb, but I eat lots of meat and cheese...and lots of water. I'm a 44 year old male and I run almost daily...about 3 miles five times a week. Three days into the low-carb diet, I feel full, yet empty after I eat...and my bowels, sheesh! Is physical exercise a good idea without supplements here? What do I need to be aware of or watch out for? I don't have any books and just eat whatever doesn't have carbs. Thanks! You need to read about one of the low carb plans, and more or less follow it. If you make up your own version of this stuff, nobody can help you. Few will be able to understand you often. Good choice to try low carb. Poor style to just invent something ad-hoc. |
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George wrote:
Just started the low-carb diet to go from 210 to 185. I have been told to watch my fiber intake (and Vitamins A, C, and E)...that it may be too low, and that I can actually hurt internal organs if I'm not careful. My diet is low-carb, but I eat lots of meat and cheese...and lots of water. I'm a 44 year old male and I run almost daily...about 3 miles five times a week. Three days into the low-carb diet, I feel full, yet empty after I eat...and my bowels, sheesh! Is physical exercise a good idea without supplements here? What do I need to be aware of or watch out for? I don't have any books and just eat whatever doesn't have carbs. Thanks! You need to read about one of the low carb plans, and more or less follow it. If you make up your own version of this stuff, nobody can help you. Few will be able to understand you often. Good choice to try low carb. Poor style to just invent something ad-hoc. |
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