I'm so Tired

[Twilight]

I don't know what it is. I am so tired all the time nowadays. I usually get between 8 and 9 hours of sleep, sometimes less sometimes more. But I'm falling asleep on the morning and afternoon train rides. I can't pay attention in my classes. My friends keep saying I look sick. I'm sore all the time, too, but I think that's from my ballet classes.

Is this the Atkins "flu" I've heard mentioned? And if it is, when will it go away? If it isn't, does anyone have any idea what's wrong with me?

[jimmie 48]

Re: I'm so Tired

twilight, refresh our memories when you started. the 'flu' is something you will experience during the induction phase. if you are farther along, i would say it's something else.

perhaps you really are coming down with something.
are you taking your vitamins/supplements?

[2big4mysize]

Re: I'm so Tired

there are lots of bad atkins food choices that can make you feel that way and there are also medical problems that can make you feel this way.
If you use www.fitday.com plug in your food choices andyour vitamin pills in the custom foods section then see if you are low in the reports section. if you are fixing those can go a long way towards making you feel better.

Have you moved to OWL and added more veggies yet? the micronutrients in the first 4 rungs of OWL will go a long way toward improving your health without slowing your weight loss much.

[Twilight]

Re: I'm so Tired

I'm on extended induction. I think I'm actually going to move on to OWL though.

I went to see my doctor and she wants to test me for anemia (again). We'll see what's up, I guess. She says it's probably either that or some sort of depression.

[2big4mysize]

Re: I'm so Tired

do you have iron in your vit? some felmales do not absorp iron from the intestine as well as males do so many atkineers even though they gets lots of iron in their diet also take it in their vits for just that reason. Glad your doc is checking you.

[fatgrltrying]

Re: I'm so Tired

Are your drinking your water? If you don't drink enough you could be dehydrated and that can make you feel awful. Think about an alcohol hangover- it is caused by severe dehydration.

Especially with all the toxins that are hiding within the fat- it is essential to drink your water


Also, others have given you very good suggestions. The only other one I might suggest is that you might have a potassium defeciency- talk to your doctor about that though.

I hope you are feeling better very soon.