Ketogenic Diet - Why don't I feel lethargic yet?

SCNY · 09-12-2008, 01:41 PM

Hi all.. I've done Atkins once before.. Now I'm on my fifth day of the "Anabolic" Diet - a variant of the Ketogenic Diet. I fully expected to feel lethargy by now.. What could be going wrong? I guess the only possibility is that I haven't shifted out of carbohydrate burning for energy and my reserves haven't depleted yet. Does that make sense?

Thanks in advance...

SHinOK · 09-12-2008, 02:52 PM

You ought to be feeling GREAT--no lethargy at all! You should have lots of energy and feel clear-headed. Hunger should be going away--if not completely gone. You should be sleeping well.

Were you expecting to feel badly at this point?

SCNY · 09-12-2008, 03:19 PM

Thank you for your reply. Well, until my body switches over to burning fat for energy, shouldn't I be feeling tired without getting a sufficient amount of carbohydrates? At this point in time, my body should NOT be burning fat for fuel (yet) - but carbohydrates. Since I'm getting fewer than 30 per day, there's not enough to power me through 18 hours... I should have a lack of energy.

SHinOK · 09-12-2008, 03:37 PM

Not necessarily. And everyone reacts differently. Some people feel TERRIBLE for a few days. Some never notice much difference at all.

You may be one of those lucky people who switches to fat-burning mode quickly and suffers little from slashing the carbs. You don't need carbs to get "powered through" a day--fat does that just fine!

SCNY · 09-12-2008, 03:48 PM

Okay. Thank you! I'm doing this for the first 12 days and may even skip the first carb day or two...

09-12-2008, 01:41 PM	#1
SCNY Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 28 Gallery: SCNY Stats: 235/235/180 WOE: Anabolic Diet Start Date: September 8, 2008	Ketogenic Diet - Why don't I feel lethargic yet? Hi all.. I've done Atkins once before.. Now I'm on my fifth day of the "Anabolic" Diet - a variant of the Ketogenic Diet. I fully expected to feel lethargy by now.. What could be going wrong? I guess the only possibility is that I haven't shifted out of carbohydrate burning for energy and my reserves haven't depleted yet. Does that make sense? Thanks in advance...

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09-12-2008, 02:52 PM	#2
SHinOK MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 2,338 Gallery: SHinOK Start Date: April 2000	You ought to be feeling GREAT--no lethargy at all! You should have lots of energy and feel clear-headed. Hunger should be going away--if not completely gone. You should be sleeping well. Were you expecting to feel badly at this point?

09-12-2008, 03:19 PM	#3
SCNY Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 28 Gallery: SCNY Stats: 235/235/180 WOE: Anabolic Diet Start Date: September 8, 2008	Thank you for your reply. Well, until my body switches over to burning fat for energy, shouldn't I be feeling tired without getting a sufficient amount of carbohydrates? At this point in time, my body should NOT be burning fat for fuel (yet) - but carbohydrates. Since I'm getting fewer than 30 per day, there's not enough to power me through 18 hours... I should have a lack of energy.

09-12-2008, 03:37 PM	#4
SHinOK MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 2,338 Gallery: SHinOK Start Date: April 2000	Not necessarily. And everyone reacts differently. Some people feel TERRIBLE for a few days. Some never notice much difference at all. You may be one of those lucky people who switches to fat-burning mode quickly and suffers little from slashing the carbs. You don't need carbs to get "powered through" a day--fat does that just fine!

09-12-2008, 03:48 PM	#5
SCNY Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 28 Gallery: SCNY Stats: 235/235/180 WOE: Anabolic Diet Start Date: September 8, 2008	Okay. Thank you! I'm doing this for the first 12 days and may even skip the first carb day or two...