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This is my third attempt at Atkins. The two other experiences went pretty good. This one seems to be different.
I started yesterday for breakfast. I had 5 Bob Evans sausages and 16 oz water. At lunch, I had 8 pieces of roast beef with some mayonaise, and about 24 oz of water.
Sometime after lunch, I started to get a headache. By the end of the work day it was pounding. My ride home was horrible, couldn't focus. Had trouble staying awake.
I kept drinking water throughout the day, probably had about 10-12 cups of water throught the day.
I got home and went straight to bed. I slept for an hour and woke up, still with the headache, and now my sinuses were getting clogged. I couldn't take the headache pain anymore, so I took some tylenol.
I pretty much sat there and did nothing the rest of the evening and went bed at 10:30 and passed out till 6:30 this morning.
My head still hurts today, but not nearly as bad. And I have a lot more strength; not as lethargic.
My question is, is this the Atkins flu people talk about? I never had anything like this the last 2 times I did the diet.
The other thing I read it might be is aspartame withdrawal. The last 2 times I did the diet, I was drinking regular soda all the time. This time around, I was drinking a lot of Coke Zero and Diet Pepsi.
So I figure I have three different things which may cause the issue:
1. Sugar Withdrawal
2. Caffeine Withdrawal
3. Aspartame Withdrawal
Either way, I'm still at it. Has anyone else experienced what I described?
Andy
I started yesterday for breakfast. I had 5 Bob Evans sausages and 16 oz water. At lunch, I had 8 pieces of roast beef with some mayonaise, and about 24 oz of water.
Sometime after lunch, I started to get a headache. By the end of the work day it was pounding. My ride home was horrible, couldn't focus. Had trouble staying awake.
I kept drinking water throughout the day, probably had about 10-12 cups of water throught the day.
I got home and went straight to bed. I slept for an hour and woke up, still with the headache, and now my sinuses were getting clogged. I couldn't take the headache pain anymore, so I took some tylenol.
I pretty much sat there and did nothing the rest of the evening and went bed at 10:30 and passed out till 6:30 this morning.
My head still hurts today, but not nearly as bad. And I have a lot more strength; not as lethargic.
My question is, is this the Atkins flu people talk about? I never had anything like this the last 2 times I did the diet.
The other thing I read it might be is aspartame withdrawal. The last 2 times I did the diet, I was drinking regular soda all the time. This time around, I was drinking a lot of Coke Zero and Diet Pepsi.
So I figure I have three different things which may cause the issue:
1. Sugar Withdrawal
2. Caffeine Withdrawal
3. Aspartame Withdrawal
Either way, I'm still at it. Has anyone else experienced what I described?
Andy
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