Carb Flu - just now putting it together. page

[Earthy Mama]

I've read a whole bunch about carb flu and when it affects those who have gone paleo/primal etc for a long time before I even started on 12/12/12. I did great for like.... 5 days, then there were a couple cheats. One day I ran out of stevia so used sugar in my coffee, one day we went out to eat and I had gluten,... I've been 100% again since we went grocery shopping on Thursday.

The past couple days I keep telling my friends I'm not feeling good and that I thought I was coming down with the flu, I just felt so crappy and tired. I woke up early this morning and just now had a nap. I'm taking a nap, sometimes two every day b/c of fatigue for the last 3-4 days.

I just assumed since I had cheated that I couldn't be going through carb flu, but that doesn't make sense b/c it's called carb flu not gluten flu or sugar flu right? lmao... So... I'm assuming this is what I'm feeling, right, carb flu?

Other symptoms:
irritability
sweating
feeling overheated with no fever
occasional nausea

I'm sure there's other stuff.

[Sandra in BC]

Sounds like carb flu. But I'm assuming its called 'flu' because it mimics the actual virus symptoms. Could be either one. I think you should continue to eat for optimal health and treat the symptoms you're experiencing regardless of the cause.

And don't let perfection get in your way. A teaspoon of sugar is not going to undo a weeks worth of primal eating.

[Earthy Mama]

Sounds like carb flu. But I'm assuming its called 'flu' because it mimics the actual virus symptoms. Could be either one. I think you should continue to eat for optimal health and treat the symptoms you're experiencing regardless of the cause.

And don't let perfection get in your way. A teaspoon of sugar is not going to undo a weeks worth of primal eating.

True true. I'm still eating primal, drinking lots of water and napping when I feel the need. I know it'll pass eventually

I hear some ppl recommend to up the carb intake. At the beginning I was tracking calories and %'s religiously, just b/c I wanted to know what exactly I was eating. I find that when I don't track until after I eat what I want and how much, I still end up with the same amount so I'm just going with the flow of eating how my body wants!