Ok, saying I had a bad headache was an understatement! I took 4 Excedrin Migraine Tablets, enough to upset my stomach, but no help for my headache. I finally took a pain pill, again didn't help my stomach or my head much, Finally, I was able to go to sleep and when I woke up it was gone. I am writing about this not so much to complain, but more just to keep up with what is going on with my body as I begin this diet adventure.
The other side effect I have noticed is extreme fatigue. It was really bad yesterday, bettter, but not gone today. Just a feeling of my body being too heavy, and yes my significant other has already mentioned (with a huge grin) that that is why I am going on this diet. All joking aside though, the tiredness can be rough. The way I picture it, think of this as the cute guy on numbers using gum balls or something else for an analogy, is to think of my body as a fuel burning machine. The fuel my body usually burns is carbs. Now that I am giving it almost no carbs it will eventually switch over and burn fat, thus the weight loss. The fatigue comes in after the first couple of days. There are no more carbs left to burn, but my body has not switched over to burning fat, sort of like when Exxon-Mobile switches from winter to summer blend gasoline. For them the result is (what a suprise) we pay more for our gas, but in the world of carb versus fat burning the result is fatigue. Once my body has adjusted to burning fat my energy level will return to normal, or maybe even better and all will be right in my world, but do you notice how after switching over from summer to winter blend the price never goes all the way back down on the gasoline? Guess our bodies are more fuel friendly than we knew. Here's hoping the the fatiuge is no worse for any of you and we all get fiesty soon.
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