I haven't felt the burst of energy that everyone keeps talking about and I'm on my 3rd week. I've been cleaning more and doing alot more but I am still SOOOOO tired! I exercise because I make myself no matter how tired I am I leave the house and go to the next neighborhood to get a walk in. I feel pretty good when I'm walking but I would LOVE to take a nap as soon as I get home everyday. I work in insurance so it's not like I have a WHOLE lot of activity going on during the day that would tire me out. HELP! I want a burst of energy too!

Proactive not reactive!!
222/211/165

I just started the Atkins diet AGAIN yesterday. I was so tired, I could've slept all day! I absolutely cannot wait until I get that energy boost! Hope it comes soon for you, It'll be awhile before it hits me~

Sharon
Atkins 12/29/03
192/192/150 5'4"

Suenos,

I didn't get the "burst" -- what I got instead was a gradual increase of energy.

How is your water intake? Are you drinking close to a gallon a day?

Blessings!
Sharron
Author of "Low Carb Cooking at Sharron's Place," and "Extreme Lo-Carb Cuisine," available where ever books are sold.

www.thelowcarbcook.com

"My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart." Colossians 2:2

I drink at least 132 but mostly drink 165.

Proactive not reactive!!
222/211/165

Yeah, me too, sorry to say. I didn't get a real BURST, ever. But now that I am going to Curves 3x's per week, I am feeling more vigorous. I do wake up peppy, but some days I take a nap around 3 pm. My first 4 weeks were like I was on sleeping pills. But that DID pass. So give it time. As you move onto OWL and add back things like strawberries and cream and nuts, it should get better.

Barb - 30 lbs gone FOREVER!



Atkins-3/14/03
174/144.8/135 5'2"
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
Knowledge is POWER

Can I just add back peanut butter? And extra tablespoon for each level of carbs I go up??

Proactive not reactive!!
222/211/165

I'm tired too, but I'm only on day 2. I remember that it passes, eventually. It took me almost a month last time...hang in there!

Started Again! 12/30/03
205/204/180 goal

Suenos, I would say go ahead and try it out, but if you stall big time, that might be the culprit. So be ready to re-evaluate.

Welcome Amy!!!!! It's great to have you with us!!!

I do B-Complex which really gets me going. Although, during induction that didn't even help. It's something you kinda just have to ride out.

Barb - 30 lbs gone FOREVER!



Atkins-3/14/03
174/144.8/135 5'2"
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
Knowledge is POWER

You know, this is really go to know because I've been waiting on my burst! I have more enthusiasm to work out because I know that my body is a furnace right now. But I'd like for the other things people are experiencing to happen for me too. Since my weight is dancing! I do feel better about the way I'm eating though and I do feel slimmer.

Proactive not reactive!!
222/211/165

Also, you might consider that you might actually be drinking too much water...

1/2 body weight in ounces of water daily is the general recommendation. You should be drinking a little less than a gallon.

Dunno, but it is a thought!

Exercise helps me tremendously as well

Blessings!
Sharron
Author of "Low Carb Cooking at Sharron's Place," and "Extreme Lo-Carb Cuisine," available where ever books are sold.

www.thelowcarbcook.com

"My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart." Colossians 2:2

I kept waiting for my burst of energy, too. What I gradually realized (after my first few miserable days of induction) was that my energy had evened out. For years before I started this way of eating, my blood sugar was so unstable that I was on an energy roller coaster all day. With many dips of sleepiness, fuzzy thinking and "sugar seeking" behavior, since I knew that it would, temporarily, lift me up a little.

Having the same level of energy all throughout the day has been wonderful. I was never a high energy person, anyway.

Maggie
5'1" ~~ Atkins since '98 (160+)
Maintaining nicely (110 +/-)
~~ Redhead until further notice!

I have always known that if I needed a burst of energy, all I had to do was eat less food for a couple of days. When I was doing final exams, I would deliberately eat lightly so I could get that little extra bit of energy. Then pig out after the finals. Just to be clear, I'm talking about back when I WAS NOT DIETING. It just has always been a convenient way for me, personally, to get back on the top of my best game.

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"Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. Then on the way out, slam the door."