Switching from high carb to high protien is hell...

[thx9000]

I've been on a fairly high protein/fat low carb diet for about two months now. Over the weekend I went to a much higher carb diet for a few days. Figured the high carbs wouldn't hurt what with all the shoveling I had to do for the "blizzard."

Today I went back to fat/protein very low carbs. I cannot believe how amazingly exhausted I feel. I seem to remember this happening in the past when I have made this transition before. Does anyone else experience something similar? How long does this feeling last (I can't remember)?

It's just hard to believe my metabolisim got so quickly dependent on carbs in just three days.

 

[muscle_geek]

I feel your pain bro. I adjust to the diet in about four days. I hit ECA pretty hard during this time to cure the lethargy.

 

[Stillgoing]

low carbs SUCKS. Unfortunately, its the absolute only way for me to get in shape.

 

[scruples]

i just started ckd on monday and felt wiped out for two days... now i've adjusted and feel even better than if i'd been eating carbs... i'm worried that my carb-up on sunday is gonna really fuck with me... i'll probably end up sleeping all day sunday!

 

[MrMakaveli]

Give it about 2 weeks or so and you'll adapt to low-carbs nicely

 

[Slugfast]

The adaptation is never hard for me, its just all the damn Food Commercials on TV. Now I do have willpower, but every 5 minutes seeing a Taco Bell Commerical or MCDonalds commercial makes me cringe and grab for the dose of 5-htp

 

[OMEGA]

try carbing up with fruit juice

it never makes me tired