Side effects: awesome!!

Missinked · Jan 17th 2011, 7:21pm

So....I started on Atkins at the start of this year.

I hear from everyone who has an opinion (surprisingly, a lot!!) that 'it's bad for you....you'll fall apart and die'. Well, something like that anyway!

Well.

2.5 kilos later.....energy to burn......feeling mentally sharper than I have in a long time....

TOM arrives with NO, repeat NO, bloating, tiredness, cramping whatsoever.

But that's not the best!!

I have a mole on my jawline (yeah, attractive, I know!). Every two weeks, I have to pluck an extraordinarily long, dark hair outta it.

Except I noticed today no hair!! None!! Zip, zero, nada, nothing!

I have no idea if it's a diet thing. But it's awesome!!!

Hehehehe happy girl!!

Sherrie · Jan 17th 2011, 8:27pm

LOL haven't heard of that one before!

melvan · Jan 17th 2011, 8:42pm

Yeah the results really speak for themselves, don't they? I loved the moment a couple months after I started Atkins when I realised I wasn't getting headaches all the time anymore.

deenalicious · Jan 17th 2011, 8:52pm

lol love it....try Atkins for hair removal! excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kapay · Jan 17th 2011, 10:15pm

He He He

Love it.

I also didnt realize I wasnt getting my normal weekly headaches until I got a headache and snapped at the family and we all just looked at each other and smiled and said "hey havent done that for ages".

Low carb cures everything

deenalicious · Jan 17th 2011, 10:37pm

even more I sleep these days

melvan · Jan 17th 2011, 11:56pm

Oh yeah, and I used to have warts on the bottom of my foot...no more! After low carbing for a few months they were GONE and they haven't come back, even after a long term slide back into higher carb eating.

Missinked · Jan 18th 2011, 6:59am

WHY does no one bother telling people (well, apart from this brilliant site!!) that low carb is SOOOOOOOOOOO good in so many other ways?

Mind you, I'm having a happy moment because I've just had cheesecake for brekky and it feels all naughty and decadent not to eating my low fat high fibre high carb tasteless cardboard textured cereal!

OMG! Headaches! I haven't had those either.....and they were a daily occurence.

Love love LOVE this way of eating! It's actually taken the focus off weight loss (even though there's still a fair way to go) because I feel good in so many other ways that there's no turning back. Weight loss is turning out to be just a happy side effect really!

Day 18 and still no pesky hair btw!

Silver · Jan 18th 2011, 9:50am

Missinked, it's great this agrees with you so well.

It is possible that some of those hairs growing, where we'd rather they didn't, comes from hormones being out of balance. A low carb diet is known for balancing many things.

It's nice to to find the tweezers don't get as much use. I've read that result many times.

I agree that this WOE makes us feel so much better, we'd like to let many more people know about it.

Congratulations on your successes.

deenalicious · Jan 18th 2011, 1:19pm

something I noticed was...on one had Atkins is more expensive on the grocery budget (but not really because I stopped by anything packaged) BUT I stopped buying over the counter chemist things...no headache tablets...nothing to help me sleep....no anti inflamatories etc...

It takes a few months to have pocket and body to balance out....as of this week Im on NO insulin whatsoever....Ive gone from 4 injections a day to ZERO...since September 2010 till now...these is a fundamental 'wellness' in my body for not taking any diabetes drugs at all...besides the obvious emotional and physical benefits....I feel I have more control over what I feed me and what I am worth...amazing feeling

Sherrie · Jan 18th 2011, 1:58pm

Well done Deena

melvan · Jan 18th 2011, 5:25pm

That's great Deena!

Missinked · Jan 18th 2011, 7:15pm

Deena, hearing stuff like that blows me away. So very cool!

deenalicious · Jan 18th 2011, 11:18pm

it is sure more than I ever expected...it also makes me more accountable...I really do need to watch what I eat...or else its insulin....not a hard choice anymore

Silver · Jan 19th 2011, 9:24am

Deena, that's wonderful. I'm really happy for you.

It's grand to read such splendid things.

I'm sending you a very nice hug across the miles.

deenalicious · Jan 19th 2011, 7:26pm

thanx silver...had coffee with a friend and her son after work today and they both commented....wow you've lost even more weight....feels excellent!

Silver · Jan 19th 2011, 10:06pm

Deena, I'm really glad you are doing so well. Are you putting notes in your calendar or diary? You have such beautiful accomplishments.

Am sending you lots of good thoughts and smiles.

Fee13 · Jan 20th 2011, 6:32pm

Good on you Deena!
No insulin, that's truly inspiring. Very happy for you.

wickl · Mar 2nd 2011, 7:53pm

Thats great Deena!!!

And very funny about the hair reduction - i havent noticed that myself but whatever works!

A great side effect for me has been a reduction in infections - i suffer from chronic recurrent UTIs and have found eating LC has eradicated infections!! Any time i have a carb blow-out for a couple of days in a row - BAM! Straight back to the docs with another dose of anti-biotics!

So thanks everyone for your advice, motivation and support on this site as it has changed my life in more ways than just weight control (which is also a bonus!)

jojoamethyst · Mar 2nd 2011, 9:45pm

that is great Deena - how wonderful for you

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