How to Avoid Carb Crash on the Atkins Diet

Carb crash is when you get a negative reaction from your body when you are strictly limiting carbohydrates. Your body is in a state of using fat for energy instead of carbohydrates. You can feel anywhere from fatigued to down right sick. You don't have to give up on the Atkins diet because of carb crash. Here's how.

Instructions

1

If you are going to experience carb crash, it generally occurs during the induction of the Atkins diet typically around day three to five. Make sure you are paying to any symptoms indicating this is what you are experiencing, such as light-headedness, fatigue, nausea, hunger and sugar cravings.

2

Symptoms of carb crash will usually pass once you get to around the first full week of the diet completed. If your symptoms are very mild and not bothersome, they may cease on their own.

3

Make sure you are following the diet properly and getting the proper vitamins and nutrients. This will help ensure you feel better with any diet you are following, including the Atkins diet.

4

Not all bodies respond to carbohydrate limitation the same way. It's acceptable to go over the carb limit if you are feeling sick or lightheaded. A great way to get just a few extra carbs without blowing the diet is to eat nuts, green vegetables, or a small serving of fruit.

5

Following the Atkins diet only requires you follow the induction period for a short time. If the carb intake is too low and you are experiencing symptoms all the time, increase your carbs during induction at every meal using the suggested foods in Step 4.