Anyone try 5 hour energy?

[daquix]

Is it OK for Atkins induction? It has 0 net carbs and lots of vitamins. Here is the nutrition info:

http://www.5hourenergy.com/healthfacts.asp

[jimmie 48]

Re: Anyone try 5 hour energy?

it's got caffeine in it. 2 oz of this has the amount of caffeine in one cup of coffee.
i don't know about the other ingredients under "Energy Blend" but my guess is they work much like caffeine.

a serving size is 2 oz. i assume there is only one serving to this since there there is no indication otherwise on the label.
i can almost imagine that this is a burst of energy and then it tapers off.

personally, i wouldn't spend the money. doing atkins like it's designed, will supply you with the energy you need.

also the disclaimers bother me.
For Maximum Energy: Drink entire bottle at one time.
For Moderate Energy: Drink a half bottle or less. Re-seal bottle. No refrigeration required. Discard remainder after three days.

CAUTION: Contains caffeine comparable to a cup of the leading premium coffee. Limit caffeine products to avoid nervousness, sleeplessness, and occasional rapid heartbeat. You may experience a Niacin Flush.

Not for use by children under 12 years of age.

Phenylketonurics: Contains phenylalanine. [read more]

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease.

Individual results may vary.

[daquix]

Re: Anyone try 5 hour energy?

it's got caffeine in it. 2 oz of this has the amount of caffeine in one cup of coffee.
i don't know about the other ingredients under "Energy Blend" but my guess is they work much like caffeine.

a serving size is 2 oz. i assume there is only one serving to this since there there is no indication otherwise on the label.
i can almost imagine that this is a burst of energy and then it tapers off.

personally, i wouldn't spend the money. doing atkins like it's designed, will supply you with the energy you need.

also the disclaimers bother me.
For Maximum Energy: Drink entire bottle at one time.
For Moderate Energy: Drink a half bottle or less. Re-seal bottle. No refrigeration required. Discard remainder after three days.

CAUTION: Contains caffeine comparable to a cup of the leading premium coffee. Limit caffeine products to avoid nervousness, sleeplessness, and occasional rapid heartbeat. You may experience a Niacin Flush.

Not for use by children under 12 years of age.

Phenylketonurics: Contains phenylalanine. [read more]

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease.

Individual results may vary.

Yes, I am well aware of the product - I have used it for a while. One of the great things about 5 hour energy is there really isn't a crash like other energy drinks. Also - I am doing Atkins as it is in the book, pretty much to the T and my energy is lower. Any time you restrict carbs from your diet, your energy is going to be lower.

[jimmie 48]

Re: Anyone try 5 hour energy?

dr atkins restricts caffeine on induction. it has a tendency to stall and from personal experience and from seeing hundreds of members on the board, people tend to let coffee and other caffeine drinks take the place of water.

you aren't restricting carbs completely. if you feel feel drained perhaps you aren't getting enough carbs and on induction, you can have 20 net.

[Randiman1]

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Yes, I am well aware of the product - I have used it for a while. One of the great things about 5 hour energy is there really isn't a crash like other energy drinks. Also - I am doing Atkins as it is in the book, pretty much to the T and my energy is lower. Any time you restrict carbs from your diet, your energy is going to be lower.

I agree...I have been following the diet to the T, eating close to 20 carbs, and ever since about wednesday (day 6) I have just felt drained. It is alright thought b/c I am seeing changes in my body, but I just wanted to say that i am in the same boat.

[jimmie 48]

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are you guys taking your vitamins? just wondering.

[daquix]

Re: Anyone try 5 hour energy?

dr atkins restricts caffeine on induction. it has a tendency to stall and from personal experience and from seeing hundreds of members on the board, people tend to let coffee and other caffeine drinks take the place of water.

you aren't restricting carbs completely. if you feel feel drained perhaps you aren't getting enough carbs and on induction, you can have 20 net.

Oh, ok. No caffeine. Got it!

As far as the feeling tired, it is simple nutrition. When you restrict carbs, you will not have as much energy. Carbohydrates in itself stores and transports energy, and is the most common source of energy. Fat and protein also add energy to the body but not near the amount that carbs do. In fact, Dietary guidlines reccomend that we get about 60% - 70% of our energy from Carbs. This is not opinion - this is fact. I love the Atkins diet and I believe it works - however many people will feel more drained on it than usual.

Edit: Yes, I am taking my vitamins.

[Debi2007]

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Energy drinks scare me. I have great energy on Atkins. Actually I have more energy on Atkins than when I eat sugar because it is like a depressant to me. I can eat something sweet and be asleep within a half hour. Bad...lol.

[daquix]

Re: Anyone try 5 hour energy?

Energy drinks scare me. I have great energy on Atkins. Actually I have more energy on Atkins than when I eat sugar because it is like a depressant to me. I can eat something sweet and be asleep within a half hour. Bad...lol.

I have had that feeling before.

[kate58]

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As far as the feeling tired, it is simple nutrition. When you restrict carbs, you will not have as much energy.........This is not opinion - this is fact.

Actually it's more conventional wisdom and the prevailing dogma than fact.

Have you read the book? Do you fully understand what ketosis is and how it works?

It seems to me that you are believing one thing and doing another - essentially you are following an eating plan which you believe deprives you of energy and isn't nutritionally sound, one which you believe flies in the face of nutitional fact. Why on earth would you do that?

I'd highly recommend that you spend some time reading up on some of the issues around low-carb eating. Nutrition is a not a simple issue and the more you read about it the fewer facts you will find. Theories aplenty, with various degrees of support, but not all that many facts.

[Grant]

Re: Anyone try 5 hour energy?

Actually it's more conventional wisdom and the prevailing dogma than fact.

Well technically what he said is true.

In fact, Dietary guidlines reccomend that we get about 60% - 70% of our energy from Carbs. This is not opinion - this is fact.

Which is true, that is indeed what the dietary guidelines say. Of course that doesn't make the guidelines right.

Personally I, like many others here, experienced the opposite of that. After a week or so on Atkins I experienced a huge huge burst of energy. It has ebated somewhat but my energy level is quite definately higher then it ever was pre-Atkins.

I have to wonder if those feeling run down are not eating enough fat. I imagine that if you don't really believe in the science behind the diet you might be tempted to try to do Atkins as both low carb AND low fat. Which of course would absolutely cause a lack of energy.

On the other hand everyone is different, I'm sure that just as there are many people that get a boost of energy from Atkins, there are bound to be a number of people who get the opposite effect even if they are doing it 100% correctly as daquix has stated.

[LCer09]

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Any time you restrict carbs from your diet, your energy is going to be lower.

Wow. That's so incorrect, I don't even know where to start...

[grovemonkey]

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Until you body starts using fat as a primary source of energy, you will experience a decrease in energy when limiting your carbs. After your body starts to use adipose and protien as a primary energy source your energy should return.

Also, I think if you are very athletic or doing some sports that are very cardiovascular, you can increase your carbs and still maintain ketosis. I do BJJ and Grappling along with running and it's tough if I am trying to get into ketosis to do high endurance activities for a sustained period of time. Without some extra carbs my running gets very limited until my body is used to ketosis.

Then if I blow my diet, I'm back to step one! )

[daquix]

Re: Anyone try 5 hour energy?

Actually it's more conventional wisdom and the prevailing dogma than fact.

Have you read the book? Do you fully understand what ketosis is and how it works?

It seems to me that you are believing one thing and doing another - essentially you are following an eating plan which you believe deprives you of energy and isn't nutritionally sound, one which you believe flies in the face of nutitional fact. Why on earth would you do that?

I'd highly recommend that you spend some time reading up on some of the issues around low-carb eating. Nutrition is a not a simple issue and the more you read about it the fewer facts you will find. Theories aplenty, with various degrees of support, but not all that many facts.

Yes I have read the book and I do understand ketosis and lipolysis. In fact the book clearly states that it takes MORE energy to burn fat (this woe) than it takes to burn carbs.

I never said that this eating plan flies in the face of nutritional facts nor does it deprive you of energy. What I said is that you will not have AS MUCH energy on this WOE (induction) as you will when eating a large amount of carbs. That is fact.

I could bring up hundreds of articles, but start with the basic facts first:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate

[Chicklady]

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Dietary guidlines reccomend that we get about 60% - 70% of our energy from Carbs.

And maybe it's those guidelines that have gotten us so fat?????
Personally, by the end of the first week of induction, I had a great boost in energy.