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Starshar wrote:

> I actually lasted 9 whole weeks without eating sugar in any form, while on

Atkins. This was back in '98.

> After a few weeks, I found myself in total exhaustion (I already have

fibromyalgia with the awful fatigue). This exhaustion was beyond belief. That 9

weeks was the longest period of my life of avoiding sugar and I wasn't *craving*

it at all. What I did do, which was another mistake, was stay on the induction

level.

>

> I'm wondering if you were really in need of some missing nutrient and that

gave you the cravings? How about a lot of chromium---especially the form with

the glucose tolerance factor, rather than the picolinate?

>

Hmm. My 8 weeks on Induction was around 2000-2001 I think. Actually

except for the cravings the last few weeks (3?) on it I felt better than

I ever have since. Brain fog cleared, tremendous energy, great mood,

woke each day actually eager to get to my daily tasks, and able to get

things done all day without fatigue and without joint pain. I don't

remember sleeping much better than usual though. Even feeling so great

was not enough to keep me from going back to carbs because of the

relentless cravings.

I have no idea what I was taking in the way of supplements back then. I

doubt I had any lack of potassium because I never do. I was probably low

sodium then though, as I may have been restricting salt.

I have high RDW, jsut got around to researching that yesterday, which

indicates pernicious anemia (lack of B12). This can result in lack of

oxygen due to malformed, overlarge red blood cells. I also have iron

overload.

Do you know if lack of (or oversupply of) progesterone, estrogen, or

testosterone or DHEA can cause cravings? My doctor refuses to test my

sex hormone levels so I am floundering. 18 years post surgical meno, no

hormone replacement for 12-15 years except for short trials of prog, and

estrogen, in the past year, both of which made me feel worse, but I

never took them together.

sol

> That 9 weeks was the longest period of my life of avoiding sugar and I wasn't

*craving* it at all. What I did do, which was another mistake, was stay on the

induction level.

>

> I'm wondering if you were really in need of some missing nutrient and that

gave you the cravings? How about a lot of chromium---especially the form with

the glucose tolerance factor, rather than the picolinate?

>