Does LC make anyone else feel..antsy??

LumpySpacePrincess · 07-12-2012, 07:16 AM

Every time I'm following my carb limits and exercising I start to get antsy.

Is this the increased energy I've been hearing about, because I think I've got more adrenaline pumping through me now than I ever have before!

GreytMuse · 07-12-2012, 07:19 AM

I'm not sure this fits in the "antsy' category, but I find myself waking up MUCH earlier than I used to, or really want to, like 4:30 or 5:30 a.m. many days. Once I am awake, that's pretty much it, I have to get up!

Mia.K · 07-12-2012, 07:21 AM

Same here - I'm super hyper active now! Which can make me a little bit more on the aggressive side!

Becky · 07-12-2012, 07:21 AM

Not antsy, but grumpy, totally utterly GRUMPY! The last 2 times I did strict Atkins within a week I was barking at the kids and husband for tiny little things that would normally have never bothered me. Within 2 days of eating more carbs (60 plus) I was back to my sweet, even keeled self.

I'm now doing JUDDD combined with low glycemic foods and have been non grumpy for a long time.

LumpySpacePrincess · 07-12-2012, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Becky

Not antsy, but grumpy, totally utterly GRUMPY! The last 2 times I did strict Atkins within a week I was barking at the kids and husband for tiny little things that would normally have never bothered me. Within 2 days of eating more carbs (60 plus) I was back to my sweet, even keeled self.

I'm now doing JUDDD combined with low glycemic foods and have been non grumpy for a long time.

I totally know what you mean! Especially if I take a nap in the middle of the day, I wake up angry with adrenaline sputtering in my brain pan like hot fat. My brain is yelling at me for not getting up and using my energy for something productive I guess!

buttoni · 07-12-2012, 07:46 AM

No. But coconut oil (and coconut cream) will definitely do that to me! Did so today, and I only put 1 tsp. in my 2 coffees this morning. CO revs up metabolism. I make sure never to consume either coconut product after 4 pm or it can keep me from going to and staying asleep.

gladee88er · 07-12-2012, 07:51 AM

I get the same thing from time to time. I think it is the increased energy for me. I've noticed I'm a lot more sensitive to coffee too. I used to be able to drink 3 or 4 big cups a day and not notice too much difference. Now I have to be careful. 20 oz. in the morning keeps me wired all day it seems.

Anyone else notice this?

Mia.K · 07-12-2012, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gladee88er

I get the same thing from time to time. I think it is the increased energy for me. I've noticed I'm a lot more sensitive to coffee too. I used to be able to drink 3 or 4 big cups a day and not notice too much difference. Now I have to be careful. 20 oz. in the morning keeps me wired all day it seems.

Anyone else notice this?

Yes I've definitely noticed I get way more wired from coffee - I love it!

gladee88er · 07-12-2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mia.K

Yes I've definitely noticed I get way more wired from coffee - I love it!

Lol. Me too, unless I go overboard. If I have 2 large coffees right after each other I get shaking so bad it looks like I'm detoxing

LadyKT · 07-12-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by gladee88er

I get the same thing from time to time. I think it is the increased energy for me. I've noticed I'm a lot more sensitive to coffee too. I used to be able to drink 3 or 4 big cups a day and not notice too much difference. Now I have to be careful. 20 oz. in the morning keeps me wired all day it seems.

Anyone else notice this?

Yeah, it's probably because we don't have the bread-y carbs in our system to suck all that up!!!

nspeedracer · 07-12-2012, 11:55 AM

I get antsy too, i have to make sure i eat brunch or it will transform into alcohol cravings... its very strange because when im not on LC i never get the craving for wine or any alcohol. i know that its a blood sugar thing and probably my body wanting a "depressant" as well... but its a slippery slope. My best friend has noticed that happens to her sometimes after she has been in ketosis for a few days too.

SeaMaiden · 07-12-2012, 02:55 PM

I had to switch to decaf coffee when I started low carbing (which is fine with me because I don't think too much caffeine is great for our adrenals anyway), but a little bit of caffeine now really affects me. I don't like the shaky feeling at all. And I'm in trouble if I have any caffeine after 12:00pm or I can't sleep until after midnight now! Yikes!

brandywine12 · 07-13-2012, 04:25 AM

oohh yes! I def. have this when I say for instance run on my treadmill for a few miles.
When I first started lc, I had that euphora (sp)? that you are supposed to get from induction, it scared me to death lol! I never had THAT kind of energy in my life like I did then. Hubby said he wasn't used to me being that way lol! one a good note.....tmi....he was never turned down , and it was a few times a day, if I could..(time wise), he said he wasn't used to me following him around sniffing LOL!

Mia.K · 07-13-2012, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by brandywine12

Hubby said he wasn't used to me being that way lol! one a good note.....tmi....he was never turned down , and it was a few times a day, if I could..(time wise), he said he wasn't used to me following him around sniffing LOL!

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Doug K · 07-13-2012, 07:45 AM

Before I went LC, I relied on carbage as a pacifier. It manipulates serotonin and dopamine, like other addictive drugs. After about five months LC, I began attending Overeaters Anonymous meetings to help manage my anxiety. It wasn't that LC made me anxious, as much as I didn't experience the full effect of my baseline anxiety until I stopped doping myself up with carbs.

07-12-2012, 07:16 AM	#1
LumpySpacePrincess Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 154 Gallery: LumpySpacePrincess Stats: 289/257/150 WOE: Very low carb and low calorie Start Date: 18 June 2012	Does LC make anyone else feel..antsy?? Every time I'm following my carb limits and exercising I start to get antsy. Is this the increased energy I've been hearing about, because I think I've got more adrenaline pumping through me now than I ever have before!

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07-12-2012, 07:19 AM	#2
GreytMuse Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 339 Gallery: GreytMuse Stats: 205.5/150/150 (5'5" - 49 yo!) WOE: Atkins Induction (low carb+low calorie) Start Date: May 14, 2012	I'm not sure this fits in the "antsy' category, but I find myself waking up MUCH earlier than I used to, or really want to, like 4:30 or 5:30 a.m. many days. Once I am awake, that's pretty much it, I have to get up!

07-12-2012, 07:21 AM	#3
Mia.K Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London, UK Posts: 426 Gallery: Mia.K Stats: 5'5'' / 126lbs WOE: Low-Carb Eclectic Start Date: 13 September 2011	Same here - I'm super hyper active now! Which can make me a little bit more on the aggressive side!

07-12-2012, 07:21 AM	#4
Becky Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: MA Posts: 2,893 Gallery: Becky Stats: 172.8/170/140...47 years old WOE: Low carb/low glycemic Start Date: Start date: May 1, 2013	Not antsy, but grumpy, totally utterly GRUMPY! The last 2 times I did strict Atkins within a week I was barking at the kids and husband for tiny little things that would normally have never bothered me. Within 2 days of eating more carbs (60 plus) I was back to my sweet, even keeled self. I'm now doing JUDDD combined with low glycemic foods and have been non grumpy for a long time.

07-12-2012, 07:46 AM	#6
buttoni Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Temple, TX Posts: 3,318 Gallery: buttoni Stats: 196/170/150 WOE: Primal 8/12 Start Date: 4/21/09 Height 5'5", Age 64	No. But coconut oil (and coconut cream) will definitely do that to me! Did so today, and I only put 1 tsp. in my 2 coffees this morning. CO revs up metabolism. I make sure never to consume either coconut product after 4 pm or it can keep me from going to and staying asleep.

07-12-2012, 07:51 AM	#7
gladee88er Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Goldfield, NV Posts: 283 Gallery: gladee88er Stats: 240 / 173.1 / 165 WOE: modified Atkins Start Date: April 2011	I get the same thing from time to time. I think it is the increased energy for me. I've noticed I'm a lot more sensitive to coffee too. I used to be able to drink 3 or 4 big cups a day and not notice too much difference. Now I have to be careful. 20 oz. in the morning keeps me wired all day it seems. Anyone else notice this?

07-12-2012, 11:55 AM	#11
nspeedracer Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 258 Gallery: nspeedracer Stats: 149/139/115 5'3''0	I get antsy too, i have to make sure i eat brunch or it will transform into alcohol cravings... its very strange because when im not on LC i never get the craving for wine or any alcohol. i know that its a blood sugar thing and probably my body wanting a "depressant" as well... but its a slippery slope. My best friend has noticed that happens to her sometimes after she has been in ketosis for a few days too.

07-12-2012, 02:55 PM	#12
SeaMaiden Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 664 Gallery: SeaMaiden WOE: Low Carb/Gluten-Free/No Aspartame or Sucralose	I had to switch to decaf coffee when I started low carbing (which is fine with me because I don't think too much caffeine is great for our adrenals anyway), but a little bit of caffeine now really affects me. I don't like the shaky feeling at all. And I'm in trouble if I have any caffeine after 12:00pm or I can't sleep until after midnight now! Yikes!

07-13-2012, 04:25 AM	#13
brandywine12 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pa. Posts: 313 Gallery: brandywine12 Stats: 195/160-155 WOE: Atkins 100% Start Date: 1-4-11	oohh yes! I def. have this when I say for instance run on my treadmill for a few miles. When I first started lc, I had that euphora (sp)? that you are supposed to get from induction, it scared me to death lol! I never had THAT kind of energy in my life like I did then. Hubby said he wasn't used to me being that way lol! one a good note.....tmi....he was never turned down , and it was a few times a day, if I could..(time wise), he said he wasn't used to me following him around sniffing LOL!

07-13-2012, 07:45 AM	#15
Doug K Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 934 Gallery: Doug K Stats: 229/182/140; goal: 30" waist (5'4" tall) WOE: Atkins OWL Start Date: April 2011	Before I went LC, I relied on carbage as a pacifier. It manipulates serotonin and dopamine, like other addictive drugs. After about five months LC, I began attending Overeaters Anonymous meetings to help manage my anxiety. It wasn't that LC made me anxious, as much as I didn't experience the full effect of my baseline anxiety until I stopped doping myself up with carbs.