Sweating

[MAWSDesign]

I am wondering about perspiration with this new lifestyle and new way of eating. Both my husband and I have commented that at times we break out in a sweat, not just a little sweat, I mean that I can feel the sweat dripping down my face type. Has anyone else done this in the Induction phase of Dr. Atkins diet?

Thanks
Mary

[Tgundel]

I just asked a co-worker who is on week 3 of Atkins the exact same thing. I am only in week one and have broke out in a pretty bad sweat twice already. I was concerned because I don't typically sweat at all. He said same thing happened to him for about the first week or so...I guess if it's happening to all of us, it is somewhat normal. Hopefully people who have been on it longer will chime in too!

[raharris]

Hi --

I have a bizarre form of arthritis which has always made me sweat a bit more than normal, but since I started LCing (I'm on Protein Power) I have been sweating to beat the band. A doctor I know (not a doctor that I see professionally, just a guy whose gym locker is near mine) suggests that the more we drink the more we are going to sweat. That makes a lot of sense to me -- most LC diets suggest really boosting the amount of water we drink, and it all has to go someplace, right? While we unrinate some of it, I imagine some is expressed in sweat.

Good an explanation as any, right?!

RA Vimala

[Isabel]

One day this week (I am 4 weeks into induction) I was waiting at a counter in city hall, reading over papers and filling out the forms. The man waiting to help me must have noticed that my hair was wet all around my face, soaked around my neck . . or something. . . because he asked me if it had gotten pretty humid. It was a mild, dry day when I walked into city hall. I just hummed agreement but the truth was that I had been dry as a stone when I entered the building. The place was refrigerated and there I was, dripping with sweat. I am pretty sure this sweat incident was the result of LCing.

BUT I am perimenopausal and I have been baking on and off for months. I occasionally feel a brief flush of sweatiness. So it could be that time of life but like I said I am sure I am sweating a lot more.

Word to a 35 year old who posted a few posts back: I am sure the sweating you write about here is from LCing BUT a small percentage of women do experience menopause in their thirties. I have known a couple. LYI.

[Isabel]

It makes perfect sense to me that the added water would mean added sweat. Good idea.

[gemini23nj]

Well, I didn't break out into a sweat, but my third day of induction I felt really hot. I kept touching my head ( just a reflex I have 3 children) and was convinced I had a fever. My entire body was hot most of the day, yet I didn't sweat, nor have a fever. I was convinced it was my bodies response to induction!

[MAWSDesign]

Thanks everyone, I was so nervous about this sweating, I was talking to two different customers when it happened to me. My home is air conditioned and there I sat with sweat dripping off trying to carry on a conversation like nothing was going on.

It has stopped somewhat but I still have moments.

Mary

[momy2girls]

woooooohhhh,

Now, I know what is wrong with me. I wasn't sure if it was the humidity. But I didn't think so. I am on day three of my induction and starting the afternoon of day two , I was sweating HORRIBLY. I am sweating now over the computer keyboard. Does these ever stop?????

[Tgundel]

Well at least not like I was. I still seem to get a little warmer in the evening than usual, but nothing like that first week...it was awful!!! Hand in there.