I have just started induction, and I am tweaking my diet to be more of a purist in induction because I want to do this right and I want it to work.
The problem I have is that I get sick A LOT - a lot more than "normal" I get the flu and gastroenteritis (both viruses) at least 3-4 times per year, and every time I get sick I am down for the count for 1-2 weeks...and it takes me 2 weeks after that to simply recover and get back to the same fitness I was before getting sick. so it's really a good month before I feel completely normal again.
(I have been to doctors I AM NOT looking for medical advice here.)
But the medicines I have to take to be able to function while sick have sugars in them...I dont know how much sugar exactly but if you go to the pharmacy, you will see that 99% of over the counter drugs have added sugars for taste or whatnot.... my question to all of you is HOW do you stay on induction if you have to take medicine 3 times a day that has sugar in it, when you are trying to stay away from sugar completely?? Do you just have to ignore your diet while you are sick?
This is the biggest setback for me because unlike a lot of people, I GAIN weight when I am sick! When I get sick for 2 weeks I gain up to 7lbs in that time, and it is not because I binge (I CANT), it's just because I am not eating every 3 hours in small meals and I am not working out.... so my body packs on the pounds. It is the only thing that really sets me back....so HOW do I maintain my weight loss during these bouts of sickness?
How do I continue to eat induction when I have to consume some amount of sugar when I am sick (in medicine, not food itself) and is being on induction while I have the flu or gastroenteritis a BAD thing for my body??
How do you do Atkins when you are bed-bound sick/throwing up/diareah etc.. for weeks? Do you stick to it?