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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 578702" data-attributes="member: 93179">It is a fairly rough ride Deb, I got sugar withdrawal symptoms even though I'd given up 99% of starchy, sugary stuff before I started, and also felt quite rotten for a bit - a touch of the dreaded low carb/Atkins flu -  as my body switched over to fat burning.  I didn't do the Atkins diet as such but used the induction phase as a guide;  this way allowed me to have some fruit in my diet and I used to have few blueberries with yoghurt for  breakfast.  The only reason his induction phase  is so rigid is mainly to guarantee to get you into ketosis, but you can get also get there being a bit more lenient and eating a somewhat wider variety of foods, such as small portions of berries and nuts.  Just watch the carbs in any sweet treats  if you're down to 20gms a day - they can soon sneak up, and you will lose out on your healthy veggies.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />  You could also try the artificial sweetener route, as long as you are careful as I believe  some of them are bulked out with filler which tends to be starchy.  If you haven't got any yet, buy some Ketostix which you can use to test your wee for ketones, and do this at bedtime.  They're a just rough guide, but aren't expensive. I got mine from eBay, but I imagine most good chemists would stock them.RobbityPS The venerable Atkins is now dead, and his diet is now commercialised, and to allow for people who can't give up their sweeties, they sell a wide variety of cereal type bars, which seem to be full of various artificial sweeteners... the poor man must be turning in his grave!</blockquote>

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