Atkins No More

At the suggestion of my doctor, I went on the Atkins diet three weeks ago. He told me I needed to cut out carbs and sugar because I am at high risk of diabetes due to my weight and medication I'm on. It wasn't easy, (no bread) but it had perks (plenty of mayo, cheese & pepperoni). I lost eleven pounds in the first week so I felt like this diet was the one for me.

The downside though was that I was having really sharp abdominal pains, stomach issues, and major exhaustion. Everyday was a struggle to get out of bed and it was difficult to lift my arms and legs. I blamed it on medication I started on a month ago, never thinking it could be the diet. But last night after I got really sick and threw up my dinner, I looked up the side effects of Atkins and was surprised to find everything that I had been experiencing from pain to exhaustion. I also found that Atkins increases your chance of certain cancers by something like 300%!

I poured myself a bowl of cereal, deciding I'm done with Atkins and soon after the first few bites my stomach felt settled.