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Hey everyone

So Iโ€™m on day 5 of 20g carbs a day and I feel like if been hit by a bus :-( headache tired weak you name it I feel it today... so close to giving up ......

Sorry for the rant!!

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That sounds hard! How did you decide on 20g?

Usual advice: are you drinking plenty of fluids,replacing electrolytes (sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium)? Are you sleeping OK. Are you eating enough? That's a big one, I think. How much are you eating?

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Soniaweightlossโ€ข in reply toSubtle_badger

I have added the diary of today

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Soniaweightloss

Hi

I thought that was the norm 20g and a carb counter said that much also? Although the last couple of days gone slightly over. I am eating ok I think gone over my calories today how do I replace electrolytes

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I'm not officially trying to be keto, but I thought 20g was the minimum, and up to 50g is probably going to be low enough.

Hopefully someone more experienced will answer, but you can salt your food, drink bone stock, dissolve a stock cube in water to replace sodium; I bought magnesium and calcium tablets. Potassium is harder. I've tried adding cream of tartar to soup, but it ruins the taste.

Doh! I see the diary!

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Leeleepuss

Thatโ€™s probably around the ratio Iโ€™m on at the moment too. I feel ok, quite bloated and full and pretty sleepy! Iโ€™ve prob been going around that time too. Our bodies adjusting perhaps?

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It's kinda normal. Your macros seem fine. Just bear in mind that it's not "lack of carbs" that's causing this - it's just a whole bunch of stuff going on as your body switches over from being pathologically carb-adapted. In this case, pain really is just weakness leaving the body :)

Try the beef soup thing to offset the diuretic effect that occurs during this transition, and you should find that it gets better, not worse, over the next 2-3 days. Coffee with cream, or unsweetened tea, may also help. You'll just wake up one day feeling right as rain.

I can't see your diary entry, but make sure you're getting enough veg.

As for the "20g" thing, it really is just a rule-of-thumb, as the badger mentioned. 25g or less is guaranteed to get you "in the zone". But don't worry if you go over, and you can allow your intake to drift naturally upwards to around 50g at the end of week 2. That gives you access to a much wider range of foods (eg., onions, tomatoes) and you'll find it a lot easier to stick to.

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carolleigh

Does your net carbs subtract the fiber from the carbs? I looked it up and got a lower number. eatthismuch.com/food/nutrit...

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