[xJones]

Did either of you have intense cravings for sugar when you started, and if so, for how long? That was my problem last time I went on the Atkins.

[fuente]

The beginning of the diet is the toughest part because you're pulling your body off carbs. When I go back onto the induction phase (read the book if you don't remember this) I'm usually hungary for a day or so. To curtail this I drink a ton of water and eat salads, hard meats, celery or mushrooms dipped in ranch of course!

Here's the deal. I've known since my body building and power lifting days (long since past) that if I eat a big "healthy" breakfast-- toast, fiberous cereals, fruits, skim milk--I'd be starving by lunch, but if I abstained from breakfast, I'd not be hungry until mid afternoon and then just a little. Why? All of those things listed above are loaded with carbs that cause blood sugar levels to spike, then droop. Sagging blood sugar levels trigger hunger. So many of those health things CAUSE hunger later in the day.

This IS the difference between Atkins and most other diets--NO HUNGER after your initial phase. If I get hungry, then I'm cheating.

Just one more thing. If you're trying to do this without reading the book--DON'T! You need to understand what's happening in your body.

P.S. I no longer take my high cholesteral meds. My doctor said he has never recommended that before, but I have no need for them anymore.