Feeling yucky

rndiane · 01-23-2013, 04:37 PM

Second day of induction. I feel sick, headache.....flu like. Just out of curiosity, I checked my ketones and I am at a moderate level already. I just want to go to bed and forget about dinner.

Jaded62 · 01-23-2013, 05:26 PM

You have what most of us call the induction flu. Drink water and chicken broth.I like POWERADE ZERO.It helps me to get over it fast.It usually last for just a day or two. Hope you feel better.

LiterateGriffin · 01-25-2013, 04:09 AM

Pickles, broth, lots of water... Make sure you're getting enough fat, too.

This WILL pass. You're having an electrolyte imbalance, because your body is dumping its glycogen stores, and that's washing away a lot of minerals with it. Drink like there's no tomorrow, and make sure you ingest things (like the pickles and broth) that will help replace the electrolytes you need.

I swear, this passes. Think of it as "withdrawal symptoms". Once you're through this, you'll start to feel better than you have in a long, long time.

rndiane · 01-25-2013, 05:18 AM

TY, the replies. I feel better this morning but I will start drinking broth; salt sounds good. I still have a little headache but my head is stuffy this morning. I'm at the tail end of a cold. Day 3, yesterday, AF. It was hard at work yesterday and some people at work said, they were going home and having a glass of wine

. I really had to fight not having a drink.

DairyQueen · 01-25-2013, 05:30 AM

Keep your eyes on the prize.....a healthier, thinner you!!

LiterateGriffin · 01-25-2013, 08:44 AM

Wow, you've got a lot hitting you at once! AF, a cold, and induction!

Once you've held out a little longer, this is all going to get so much easier!

Not only does this diet tend to make you NEED a little more salt than you used to, but it also cuts out a lot of the sodium we USED to eat, when we were living on processed foods and drinking soda.

I enjoy being able to indulge my "salt-tooth", with things like salty seaweed-snacks (or salted nuts, since I'm past Induction). This summer, despite being "On plan" for months, I suddenly found myself with a lot of the symptoms you described. I made some broth, and started deliberately eating a little saltier for a couple days, and felt better like magic.

As for wanting a drink....

I'm NOT an alcoholic, and have never had a drinking problem. But some days, I'd come home from a bad day at work, and announce, "I need a drink!" I'd then walk over to the cupboard where we kept the booze, and pull out an empty bottle of very expensive whisky (my "I-need-a-drink" of choice). I'd open it, and take a good, long smell (the first step in drinking really good whisky, just as it is with wine). Then I'd re-cork the bottle and start unwinding, exactly as if I'd had a "hit".

Scent is very powerful -- it works directly on some fairly primitive centers of the brain, related to emotion. Something similar might help, on those days when it just feels like you "need" to unwind with a glass of wine, but you're not willing to compromise your eating plan for it, if you think you're willing to perform the mental judo involved.

If not... Some club soda with a spoonful of lemon or lime juice (or pomegranate, or unsweetened cranberry, once you're past induction).

01-23-2013, 04:37 PM	#1
rndiane Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 167 Gallery: rndiane Stats: 215/ 187/size8-10 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Jan 22,2013 3rd time	Feeling yucky Second day of induction. I feel sick, headache.....flu like. Just out of curiosity, I checked my ketones and I am at a moderate level already. I just want to go to bed and forget about dinner.

01-25-2013, 05:18 AM	#4
rndiane Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 167 Gallery: rndiane Stats: 215/ 187/size8-10 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Jan 22,2013 3rd time	TY, the replies. I feel better this morning but I will start drinking broth; salt sounds good. I still have a little headache but my head is stuffy this morning. I'm at the tail end of a cold. Day 3, yesterday, AF. It was hard at work yesterday and some people at work said, they were going home and having a glass of wine. I really had to fight not having a drink.

01-25-2013, 08:44 AM	#6
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	Wow, you've got a lot hitting you at once! AF, a cold, and induction! Once you've held out a little longer, this is all going to get so much easier! Not only does this diet tend to make you NEED a little more salt than you used to, but it also cuts out a lot of the sodium we USED to eat, when we were living on processed foods and drinking soda. I enjoy being able to indulge my "salt-tooth", with things like salty seaweed-snacks (or salted nuts, since I'm past Induction). This summer, despite being "On plan" for months, I suddenly found myself with a lot of the symptoms you described. I made some broth, and started deliberately eating a little saltier for a couple days, and felt better like magic. As for wanting a drink.... I'm NOT an alcoholic, and have never had a drinking problem. But some days, I'd come home from a bad day at work, and announce, "I need a drink!" I'd then walk over to the cupboard where we kept the booze, and pull out an empty bottle of very expensive whisky (my "I-need-a-drink" of choice). I'd open it, and take a good, long smell (the first step in drinking really good whisky, just as it is with wine). Then I'd re-cork the bottle and start unwinding, exactly as if I'd had a "hit". Scent is very powerful -- it works directly on some fairly primitive centers of the brain, related to emotion. Something similar might help, on those days when it just feels like you "need" to unwind with a glass of wine, but you're not willing to compromise your eating plan for it, if you think you're willing to perform the mental judo involved. If not... Some club soda with a spoonful of lemon or lime juice (or pomegranate, or unsweetened cranberry, once you're past induction). __________________ I haven't found anywhere else to track this, and am not sure how accurate my scale is, but Body fat: 10/26/2012: 39.0% 10/27/2012: 39.2% 10/28/2012: 39.3% 10/30/2012: 38.5% 10/31/2012: 38.6% 11/02/2012: 36.5% 11/03/2012: 39.1% 11/04/2012: 39.3% 11/05/2012: 39.3% 11/07/2012: 38.5% 11/10/2012: 38.9%

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01-23-2013, 05:26 PM	#2
Jaded62 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,417 Gallery: Jaded62 WOE: LC my way Start Date: 4/15/13	You have what most of us call the induction flu. Drink water and chicken broth.I like POWERADE ZERO.It helps me to get over it fast.It usually last for just a day or two. Hope you feel better.

01-25-2013, 04:09 AM	#3
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	Pickles, broth, lots of water... Make sure you're getting enough fat, too. This WILL pass. You're having an electrolyte imbalance, because your body is dumping its glycogen stores, and that's washing away a lot of minerals with it. Drink like there's no tomorrow, and make sure you ingest things (like the pickles and broth) that will help replace the electrolytes you need. I swear, this passes. Think of it as "withdrawal symptoms". Once you're through this, you'll start to feel better than you have in a long, long time.

01-25-2013, 05:30 AM	#5
DairyQueen Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Washington, D.C./Maine Posts: 1,932 Gallery: DairyQueen Stats: 5'6" 192/141/135 WOE: Atkins induction plus wine/light beer Start Date: restarted 3/9/12	Keep your eyes on the prize.....a healthier, thinner you!!