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<blockquote data-quote="Dillinger" data-source="post: 196480" data-attributes="member: 13582"><p>Hi Matty,</p><p></p><p>Well done for deciding to make the change - I'm sure with a bit of tinkering things will go very well.</p><p></p><p>The weight gain is slightly odd; normally one gets quite a lot of water loss and then more gradual weight loss as fat is metabolised on a low carb diet.</p><p></p><p>So, perhaps you are not yet in a state of dietary ketosis? Go to a chemist and get some ketosticks or get your GP to prescribe some (they are about £5 if you buy them). You would ideally be having low levels of ketones in your urine. </p><p></p><p>It can take a while for your body to switch over to fat burning though - Atkins suggests less than 30 carbs a day for 2 weeks to get you going. Don't forget alcohol has carbs (beer is not our friend alas) and I certainly wouldn't be eating chips during this initial phase (or actually at all). Have a look at your diet and see if you can drop any more starchy carb to get you below 30 carbs at least for a couple of weeks.</p><p></p><p>Don't give up just yet; as you are finding it's the way to go to feel normal and drop the constant blood sugar swings.</p><p></p><p>Best</p><p></p><p>Dillinger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dillinger, post: 196480, member: 13582"] Hi Matty, Well done for deciding to make the change - I'm sure with a bit of tinkering things will go very well. The weight gain is slightly odd; normally one gets quite a lot of water loss and then more gradual weight loss as fat is metabolised on a low carb diet. So, perhaps you are not yet in a state of dietary ketosis? Go to a chemist and get some ketosticks or get your GP to prescribe some (they are about £5 if you buy them). You would ideally be having low levels of ketones in your urine. It can take a while for your body to switch over to fat burning though - Atkins suggests less than 30 carbs a day for 2 weeks to get you going. Don't forget alcohol has carbs (beer is not our friend alas) and I certainly wouldn't be eating chips during this initial phase (or actually at all). Have a look at your diet and see if you can drop any more starchy carb to get you below 30 carbs at least for a couple of weeks. Don't give up just yet; as you are finding it's the way to go to feel normal and drop the constant blood sugar swings. Best Dillinger [/QUOTE]
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