Why so much energy?

[Pie4me]

Hey Atkins Gurus....


I have so much more energy now doing Atkins....
Why is that? What makes such a difference .
Just curious....



Pie4me-f
48 yoa
5'9
sw 162
cw155
goal 142

[Analog6]

Re: Why so much energy?

I think it is getting all those nasty things out of your system. I'm alkways jumping out of my skin on this WOE.

A little example to illustrate how bad those refined flours are. Last week we had a friend staying with us, and dined out 3 times. On each of those occasions I very STUPIDLY gave in and had a little white bread, cause it was there, and looked and smelled good, and they had no wholemeal. Now it was a little serve, 2 rounds of a French stick each time. On Friday I woke up with that awful lethargy that I thought was gone for ever. I was too tired and listless to go to the gym, and was tired all day. It was not until I was driving home that the lightbulb went on and I realised the cause. No more, ever, ever, ever!

If this picture sounds familiar, then be assured it was the refined stuff sapping yor energy and it is back (with a vengeance, you can be sure) since you've given them up. Keep up the good work!

[2big4mysize]

Re: Why so much energy?

well you are getting better fueling for your body. we get more ATP energy from our fats then from our carbs carbon molecule for carbon molecule. We don't need to actaully eat to get the body chems going to burn fat since we have stored fats so we can burn all day all night where as when you had carbs yo ate insulin went up you got fuel but you used up the supply of fuel body powered down when the negative feed back loop of insulin and glucogen sp? changed over from high insulin to high fatburning hormone and fats started getting burned. On Atkins the hormone is there all thetimecause blood sugar is kept stable and low.
That is why I tell folk you are priming the system with the foods you Eat on your Atkins and with the right ratio you are a high proformance machine.

Happy low carbing.

[ttdriver]

Re: Why so much energy?

Ever hear of garbage in/garbage out? Well you are living the REVERSE now.

Betty