Tired on the first few days of the Primal blueprint page

[Londonlad]

Hey everyone. I was wondering if anyone else has felt extremely tired on the first few days of going primal? Its only my 3rd day and even though i feel great i am so tired. Any feed back is appreciated.

[runningwild]

yep, thats carb flu alright! stick with it, believe me it gets so much better.
Try eating some protein or fat and the energy levels will soar ( i know i got it wrong yesterday and didnt realise til one of my students mothers offered me some walnuts as a snack due to the fatigue) It made beginner trumpet much easier to teach!

have you seen the calling all uk groks thread? there is also a london group you might want to join

[Londonlad]

I did Atkins a few times which never work and i know there would be a slight dip in energy but i have never felt so tired so quickly. When i wrote the previous post i sat on the couch for 5 minutes and just woke up!

[amberlink09]

Yes I'm definitely tired, even with 8 hours of sleep last night I found it hard to get out of bed this morning. And I've noticed a dip in energy from about 3-7 every day, accompanied by a headache, which I'm pretty sure is sugar withdrawal. I'm on day 4 so I'm hoping its just the carb flu!

[Glockin Grok]

Yeah you have low blood sugar... your body is a bit slow to turn on the gluconeogenisis pathway.

You will bounce back. Try a little coconut oil, should help.

[Knifegill]

Or, if you feel super terrible, temporarily breaking the cycle with a few sweet potatoes is not the worst thing in the world. I mean, learning to swim can happen by being thrown into the pool by your uncle, but there's no problem treading shallow water for awhile, either.

[Coconut]

Have some berries or some fruit. Fat is not always the answer to everything.

[Londonlad]

Thanks guys. I'm hoping this will pass but time will tell.

[Londonlad]

Or, if you feel super terrible, temporarily breaking the cycle with a few sweet potatoes is not the worst thing in the world. I mean, learning to swim can happen by being thrown into the pool by your uncle, but there's no problem treading shallow water for awhile, either.

Lol I was taught to swim by my brother when he chucked me off the end of a pier!