puddinpot
Sun, Aug-25-13, 09:41
Hi
I am a 50-something gal with very stubborn belly fat that I've been fighting for years. So frustrating. This summer I thought I'd try going vegetarian/vegan for a change ... and I gained weight (not to mention I had horrible intractable cravings for ice cream the whole time).
So I'm back on low carb (for the past ten days). I eat meat, cheese, Greek yogurt, coffee with cream, non-starch veggies plus a few handfuls of walnuts and pumpkin seeds for snacks. Last night I had a Larabar (pure fruit and nut bar) which rings in at around 25 net carbs, not such a good choice but ...
Today and yesterday I began having a major low carb flu -- foggy head, very low energy, could sleep all day and am having vivid dreams --- all of which makes me want to quit my diet. I hate feeling so dragged out. I am going to boil up some eggs as soon as I get the energy to move, and I will make some deviled eggs with them.
My big concern is that I suspect I have a serious case of insulin resistance, and my body is resisting dipping into my fat stores. It would rather go into hibernation. I have a feeling the only way out of this is to fight back with movement, so hard when I am feeling so crappy. But I intend to stick this out as I can't put more weight on my short frame (5'2"). I have serious issues with heartburn/GERD which I think will go away if I can manage to drop 20 pounds.
Any suggestions on how to nudge my body out of this carb flu situation would be most welcome!
I am a 50-something gal with very stubborn belly fat that I've been fighting for years. So frustrating. This summer I thought I'd try going vegetarian/vegan for a change ... and I gained weight (not to mention I had horrible intractable cravings for ice cream the whole time).
So I'm back on low carb (for the past ten days). I eat meat, cheese, Greek yogurt, coffee with cream, non-starch veggies plus a few handfuls of walnuts and pumpkin seeds for snacks. Last night I had a Larabar (pure fruit and nut bar) which rings in at around 25 net carbs, not such a good choice but ...
Today and yesterday I began having a major low carb flu -- foggy head, very low energy, could sleep all day and am having vivid dreams --- all of which makes me want to quit my diet. I hate feeling so dragged out. I am going to boil up some eggs as soon as I get the energy to move, and I will make some deviled eggs with them.
My big concern is that I suspect I have a serious case of insulin resistance, and my body is resisting dipping into my fat stores. It would rather go into hibernation. I have a feeling the only way out of this is to fight back with movement, so hard when I am feeling so crappy. But I intend to stick this out as I can't put more weight on my short frame (5'2"). I have serious issues with heartburn/GERD which I think will go away if I can manage to drop 20 pounds.
Any suggestions on how to nudge my body out of this carb flu situation would be most welcome!