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New to this board.... and Pouting today :(
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I'm new here.... well, just joined yesterday, but have been poking around here for about a week now.
Done Atkin's a few times.... but never stuck with it for any extended period. Recently I had been given a pre-diabetic diagnosis and had an unexpected response from a glucose tolerance test, so I thought I would give it another try. Been on induction for two weeks tomorrow. EXTREMELY diligent... no cheating... no caffeine... no artificial sweeteners.... nothing. I was so good. Even measured my salad dressings so I was sure not to go over. I had lost 10 pounds, but this morning I had gained two back. So down 8 pounds total... which is good, but I guess I was expecting more. Using the keto sticks I could tell I was in high ketosis every day. I wondered if I was eating too much fat. Maybe all the fat I was burning was the fat I was putting in to my body because of the diet. I felt like my heart was pounding... like I was overloading my body with sodium and not enough potassium and I couldn't figure out how to GET more potassium... Orange juice and bananas used to be my go-to for issues with sodium.... but not anymore. I felt like I needed to take a break from the diet for some reason. So I fell off the wagon. Two slices of toast with my turkey and egg for breakfast... and fried catfish and roasted potatos for lunch. After those two meals... I could tell my sugar was acting up, and the hunger that I hadn't seen in two weeks returned. That in itself was kind of validating as far as my low carb way of eating goes... but I felt like I had already ruined it. After work today I used my faithful keto sticks.... and got the dreaded negative. So... I feel like I am starting over. Like I have to do induction all over again and go through all of the side effects and stuff.
So.... I guess I am here needing some newbie support. Any help, support or advice you could give would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks so much!
TJ
I'm new here.... well, just joined yesterday, but have been poking around here for about a week now.
Done Atkin's a few times.... but never stuck with it for any extended period. Recently I had been given a pre-diabetic diagnosis and had an unexpected response from a glucose tolerance test, so I thought I would give it another try. Been on induction for two weeks tomorrow. EXTREMELY diligent... no cheating... no caffeine... no artificial sweeteners.... nothing. I was so good. Even measured my salad dressings so I was sure not to go over. I had lost 10 pounds, but this morning I had gained two back. So down 8 pounds total... which is good, but I guess I was expecting more. Using the keto sticks I could tell I was in high ketosis every day. I wondered if I was eating too much fat. Maybe all the fat I was burning was the fat I was putting in to my body because of the diet. I felt like my heart was pounding... like I was overloading my body with sodium and not enough potassium and I couldn't figure out how to GET more potassium... Orange juice and bananas used to be my go-to for issues with sodium.... but not anymore. I felt like I needed to take a break from the diet for some reason. So I fell off the wagon. Two slices of toast with my turkey and egg for breakfast... and fried catfish and roasted potatos for lunch. After those two meals... I could tell my sugar was acting up, and the hunger that I hadn't seen in two weeks returned. That in itself was kind of validating as far as my low carb way of eating goes... but I felt like I had already ruined it. After work today I used my faithful keto sticks.... and got the dreaded negative. So... I feel like I am starting over. Like I have to do induction all over again and go through all of the side effects and stuff.
So.... I guess I am here needing some newbie support. Any help, support or advice you could give would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks so much!
TJ
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