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<blockquote data-quote="Nidge247" data-source="post: 1520905" data-attributes="member: 158871"><p>[USER=188149]@mariavontrapp[/USER]</p><p></p><p>Symptoms of low carb flu are headaches and nausea and a few shivers - just as you get with normal flu; only this was over completely in 2-3 days and is simply as your body switches from running on carbs to running on fat. I looked as it as a kind of 'reset'.</p><p></p><p>Having read up on it both here, other forums, and in books, also with other lchf lifestyle folk, I knew what would happen and it was pretty textbook stuff.</p><p></p><p>Knowing how much my body would benefit from it, and how 'well' I felt so quickly after starting (no more massive swings in my BGs), it was never a matter of needing to be convinced it was a good thing - my own body was telling me that it was good, and I was in better health very very quickly.</p><p></p><p>Now over 20 months down the line, 'choosing what to eat' is no restriction - I can go out to parties and meals out with friends in no fear of spiking my BGs; there is so much low carb around us normally - but the ads on the tv just push high carb food at you all the time. Once you understand how it all works, you can enjoy what you eat, and get your healthy life back again [emoji1303]</p><p></p><p>My own body runs best on 30-50g carbs per day; but everyone has their own levels and no size fits all. On my old high carb diet I would easily consume 1600g carbs per day - and would need to constantly snack as I was forever hungry between meals. All that is history now as they say. [emoji3]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nidge247, post: 1520905, member: 158871"] [USER=188149]@mariavontrapp[/USER] Symptoms of low carb flu are headaches and nausea and a few shivers - just as you get with normal flu; only this was over completely in 2-3 days and is simply as your body switches from running on carbs to running on fat. I looked as it as a kind of 'reset'. Having read up on it both here, other forums, and in books, also with other lchf lifestyle folk, I knew what would happen and it was pretty textbook stuff. Knowing how much my body would benefit from it, and how 'well' I felt so quickly after starting (no more massive swings in my BGs), it was never a matter of needing to be convinced it was a good thing - my own body was telling me that it was good, and I was in better health very very quickly. Now over 20 months down the line, 'choosing what to eat' is no restriction - I can go out to parties and meals out with friends in no fear of spiking my BGs; there is so much low carb around us normally - but the ads on the tv just push high carb food at you all the time. Once you understand how it all works, you can enjoy what you eat, and get your healthy life back again [emoji1303] My own body runs best on 30-50g carbs per day; but everyone has their own levels and no size fits all. On my old high carb diet I would easily consume 1600g carbs per day - and would need to constantly snack as I was forever hungry between meals. All that is history now as they say. [emoji3] [/QUOTE]
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