I'm new to LCing - tho I did it naturally about 15-10years ago and felt great and was thin -- And want to say that my FMS and MS symptoms are much less eating more protein and fats and so few carbs. And my "mild Sjogren's Syndrome" has lightened up so drastically -- still need eyedrops but I do actually have tears, and saliva! Kind of wonderful. I'm struggling with the no sweets in the evenings, and raw leafy food messes things up, but I feel so much better and really makes me wonder how much of my illnesses is due to my (wrong) diet!

I thought I would shed some light on Low Carb for the lady who seems to be having a problem with weight loss. First off, just cutting out a wee bit of this and that won't do it for you. You really NEED to pick up Atkins book and read it through. Only then will you fully comprehend what it is all about.

Induction is in place for a reason, to rid your bod of the garbage it has accumulated, and to break your addictions (sugar coffee etc)

You say "oh I just had a bite of this and that", but what you are really doing is backsliding. There is no halfway with Low Carb, you WILL continue to crave unless you rid yourself properly of those evil things (sugar, starches, high carb veggies and fruit, coffee, sodas, anything with aspartame, flours, breads)

Splenda is at least a derivitive of sugar and tastes VERY similar to sugar. Stevia is another natural sweetener with no carbs. I prefer Splenda to Stevia but everyone is different.

Do it properly...no cheats.....no reasoning with yourself that one piece of pie is ok! Its NOT! Low Carb is NOT a diet, its a way of life and should be accepted as such. You WILL be successful, as long as you quit fighting it.

http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa090897.htm

please check this out

hugs Martha

Can you tell me how long it took before the hypoglycemia, started to get better, I have just been diagnosed with it, and been on the diet the better part of 7 weeks, but still have bad mornings, evenings seem to be better, yesterday was a great day in comparison to others. I dont know a soul with this disorder and could really use as much info as possible, I live in Calgary, and dont even know of a dr who treats it here... V

hi laurie
I have mctd(mixed connective tissue disease: lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia) i have also been on ALOT of medications because I suffer from recurrent and prolonged migraines, chronic pain from the rheuma and sleeplessness from the fibro. I was on a amptrytiline(sp?) and it caused a major weight gain. My doctor said that many time SSRIs can slow down weight loss or even cause it , also he said that many times pain medication also can have a slowing effect. My doc told me that I needed to lose weight back in November, I went on the low fat, low cal diet and it did very little, I was convinced that I would not lose any, it has been only with Atkins that I have been able to lose! Plus it has helped with the firbro pain and sleeplessness. Do not despair... Good luck

This is great information. I never realized fibromylagia was result of dysfunctional metabolism. Thanks for the info.

I am so very happy this diet is working for you, I have been on the same for over a week now, problem is I feel more tired than ever and near tears all the time, don't know what I am doing wrong, starting to think I need the serotonin from carbs, any of you ladies have had this experience? I swear I WASN'T DEPRESSED BEFORE AND NOT NEARLY SO TIRED, JUST FATTER , ANY INPUT FROM YOU WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

Yeah, unfortunately, I know how you feel.

Not much strong sun out this time of year either, which doesn't help with the moods.

It is why I can't do strict low carb anymore. It helps in every other way, but the moods. I get very tired, especially if I try to do something strenuous.

Some say it goes away if you give it time, but mine didn't. I remember feeling flat all the time. So, if you can't do a strict low carb, there are more modified versions to try.

An update on the info Doreen started this thread with. Miryam Williamson has writen a second book called Blood Sugar Blues. I had her first book for years but I don't need it now. I find the second book very useful.

I couldn't help but laugh when I read the first sentence in this post......"Many practitioners are recommending"

IMHO Finding practitioners that actually recognize FMS is a chore in itself. Then when you do find one have you ever heard the words "You just have to find what works for you and live with it"

Now, don't get me started on insurance plans and what your options are in finding an expert.

Here is what I know out of experience:
Eating the Atkins way of Life helps!