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Originally Posted by IanG
Vitamins are a must if you are reducing your food intake. I am not sure what you are eating but focusing on eating foods that are good for you, not just less, is also important and made me feel tons better compared to the early days of my diet when I just cut what I was eating rather than changing it.
Eating less cake when you used to eat a lot of cake might help you lose weight but won't make you feel or look good.
Eating salad when you used to eat cake will.
Getting enough protein is important too and easily overlooked.
I 100% agree with this comment. You have to make sure that the calorie cut is replaced with low cal nutrient high food. That helps. Taking a B complex also helps with the energy loss. You have to remember that you are in a way detoxing and that sucks at first. My 1st mos on the journey I was emotional and felt crappy. The only thing that kept me motivated is that I was losing weight so I kept pushing on and posting here and people assured me that this would pass. It has!!!! Carbs also take quite a hold on us and on our brain so if you have cut them out drastically like I did, you will feel like sh!t. Ask anybody that has done atkins (never did it personally but know a lot of people that did) and I believe that they can probably tell you the same of the beginning phase. Your body will regulate. Keep pushing through and just remember that you are going through a change that your body is getting used to but its for the best
Good luck!