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Mom tried low carb. Sugar Busters to be exact. I told her it may be a little hard at first craving sugar. But 3 weeks later she has lost 5 pounds. But she is tired, weak, irritable. She was sitting here today on the couch with a pulse of 110. She says she can’t do this any more. Since going low carb she can’t sleep at night do to terrible gas pains. She needs to get up every night and takes a Zantac. She is hungry and feels dizzy. I suggested she tried low carb because she has been trying to lose weight for 5 years and nothing else has worked. Any suggestions? By the way I started Sugar Busters mid July and have even less carbs than they allow. I am sort of less carbs than Sugar Busters and less fat than Atkins.
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She says she can’t do this any more. Since going low carb she can’t sleep at night do to terrible gas pains.
I think we’d need more information about what she’s actually eating to help her. Is she eating enough? Is she avoiding grain products and legumes? (Notorious for gas.) Citrus fruits often give people gas too, and cruciferous vegetables. (Cabbage family.) Maybe you can have a look at her food diary and put it into fitday.com and see how her calories break down. ….. Bridget M. CAD 2/4/94 High: 194 LC 7/12/01 188/175/126
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She says she can’t do this any more.
I read the Sugar Busters! book when I was evaluating different l.c. plans, and decided not to go with it because the meal plans looked too skimpy. (And I’m not a lumberjack, either.) It’s kind of low-fat and low-cal as well as low-carb, and for me that would be a recipe for hunger and lack of energy. I need to not be hungry all the time to succeed on an eating plan. Maybe your mom would consider one of the other l.c. plans that don’t frown on eating to satiety? Sue 130/128/125
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – She says she can’t do this any more. I read the Sugar Busters! book when I was evaluating different l.c. plans, and decided not to go with it because the meal plans looked too skimpy. (And I’m not a lumberjack, either.) It’s kind of low-fat and low-cal as well as low-carb, and for me that would be a recipe for hunger and lack of energy. I need to not be hungry all the time to succeed on an eating plan. Maybe your mom would consider one of the other l.c. plans that don’t frown on eating to satiety? Sue 130/128/125
She is scared of Atkins because of what she heard in the media. As for Sugar Busters for myself I use more fat and less carbs. I guess you could say I am on Atkins Lite (-: Mom is 69 years old, 5′ 0". She weighs 135 and ideal weight would be 100 to 125. Daily caloric intake should be about 1,300 calories a day.
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Hi Alec has your mom tried Suzanne Somer’s Somersizing yet? It’s also low-carb that’s the one I do. I eat fresh fruit first thing in the morning and then wait 20 minutes and either have a carbo breakfast or wait one hour and have a pro/fat breakfast like…bacon and eggs. You can also have as many veggies as you want and there is NO counting carbs. Her plan is all about food combining, if you want to try it I’ll send you more details. You can also go to her website at www.suzannesomers.com click on community and then on discussion scroll down to Somersize. Let me know if you want more information about how it works …….later Deb.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – She says she can’t do this any more. I read the Sugar Busters! book when I was evaluating different l.c. plans, and decided not to go with it because the meal plans looked too skimpy. (And I’m not a lumberjack, either.) It’s kind of low-fat and low-cal as well as low-carb, and for me that would be a recipe for hunger and lack of energy. I need to not be hungry all the time to succeed on an eating plan. Maybe your mom would consider one of the other l.c. plans that don’t frown on eating to satiety? Sue 130/128/125 She is scared of Atkins because of what she heard in the media. As for Sugar Busters for myself I use more fat and less carbs. I guess you could say I am on Atkins Lite (-: Mom is 69 years old, 5′ 0". She weighs 135 and ideal weight would be 100 to 125. Daily caloric intake should be about 1,300 calories a day.
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She is scared of Atkins because of what she heard in the media. As for Sugar Busters for myself I use more fat and less carbs. I guess you could say I am on Atkins Lite (-: Mom is 69 years old, 5′ 0". She weighs 135 and ideal weight would be 100 to 125. Daily caloric intake should be about 1,300 calories a day.
What about Protein Power? Sample menus include a minimum of protien as defined in the book according to size, plus enough protein more to satisfy hunger. Or there’s the Schwartzenbein Principle, too. That’s a higher low carb plan, and both books are a little gentler than Atkins. No emphasis on ketosis in either book, though we must recognize that it happens if either plan is followed. She might get all the benefits of feeling better from low carb, but not feel the pressure of starving. ….. Bridget M. CAD 2/4/94 High: 194 LC 7/12/01 188/175/126
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She says she can’t do this any more. Since going low carb she can’t sleep at night do to terrible gas pains.
Hello, If fiber is increased too much too soon that can result. Maybe her body just wasn’t used to the llevel of fiber she is getting now. I get 35 to 40 grams a day , but I always tell people just starting out to go up in increments of 5 grams daily. If someone who never ate much fiber ate what I eat for a day, they would be suffering:-) There is a gas releaving yoga pose – ( lie down with legs bent up toward head -hold on to legs and lie quietly). Conversely, she could be constipated too. Lack of fiber for prolonged periods will do that. If she gets her fiber balance right all else will fall into place. There is an all natural fiber supplement at this site below that mixes in V8 or other liguid. One tablespoon is 10 grams of fiber. This will help her if she starts slowly with one teapoon daily and builds up from there. Dawn http://www.aabhealth.com/allone.htm
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What about Protein Power? Sample menus include a minimum of protien as defined in the book according to size, plus enough protein more to satisfy hunger. Or there’s the Schwartzenbein Principle, too. That’s a higher low carb plan, and both books are a little gentler than Atkins. No emphasis on ketosis in either book, though we must recognize that it happens if either plan is followed. She might get all the benefits of feeling better from low carb, but not feel the pressure of starving. ….. Bridget M. CAD 2/4/94 High: 194 LC 7/12/01 188/175/126
She has decided she must have a cold or a virus. She so seldom gets a cold that she often doesn’t think of it. But her pulse was up and her temperature was up and she felt a little congested. She told me she is sticking to low carb. Except for yesterday she poured cream of mushroom soup on her chicken. I didn’t check the carb count. I do most of the cooking. But Wednesday she is meeting a friend at Burger King. She is debating on whether to cheat that day or take the grilled chicken sandwich off the bun. She sometime hates explaining everything she does to her friends.
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She could compromise by taking the top half of the bun off. Then she can still eat with her hands, and a quick "I don’t like all that bread" should cover it. Minimalist cheating. 
I used to have a carb count for mushroom soup and I can’t find it. It’s something like 25 carbs in a can. Not astronomical. hth, Shar (PS, I second the nomination for Protein Power. There is more emphasis on explanations of why this is good for your health than in Atkins, so it’s less scary, and they shy away from excess saturated fat, so it’s an easier sell to the low-fat crowd.) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – She has decided she must have a cold or a virus. She so seldom gets a cold that she often doesn’t think of it. But her pulse was up and her temperature was up and she felt a little congested. She told me she is sticking to low carb. Except for yesterday she poured cream of mushroom soup on her chicken. I didn’t check the carb count. I do most of the cooking. But Wednesday she is meeting a friend at Burger King. She is debating on whether to cheat that day or take the grilled chicken sandwich off the bun. She sometime hates explaining everything she does to her friends.
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