"The shakes" are often from an overdose of cortisol. Your body pumps out cortisol to bring up your blood sugar, when you haven't eaten for awhile, and it takes some time for your body to adjust.
The advice in the book ... backing off your break-fast by half an hour a day ... is good advice for anyone with cortisol issues. I went cold-turkey myself and it was pretty awful (this was before Fast-5 came out, so I didn't have that good advice).
Now, once cortisol levels go high, they don't come down just because you eat sugar. Eating sugar works for true "low blood sugar" but when cortisol levels are high, blood sugar is usually HIGH, not low. I had a lot of problem with this before I started this way of eating ... 2-3 hours after a meal, I'd get shaky and feel like I was going to pass out. I had this problem my whole life, so I ate around the clock. Someone told me that doing "intermittent fasting" would get rid of the problem, which seemed insane to me at the time. So I tried it ... and after a couple of weeks, I stopped having that problem. But it took time!
What did seem to work though, when it was an issue, was chicken broth. I think it might be the sodium content, or the protein. Liquids reach your bloodstream way faster than solids, in any case. However, if the issue is cortisol, your body starts cranking out the anti-cortisol hormones as soon as you start eating. Maybe even if you think about eating? One time when I was really shakey all I had was some lettuce, and after eating that the shakes stopped. (Though the lettuce may have had vinegar on it: it was a long time ago and I didn't think about that issue).
Also exercise, although it's really difficult to get yourself to do it when you are feeling like you are going to pass out.
Another potential cause though, is dehydration or electrolyte problems. In that case, you might try the "Poor man's soda" (in previous email: a glass of water, ounce of vinegar, and a bit of baking soda), or fizz water or Gatorade. Or broth (I don't know how many calories are in broth, but it's not much). Plain water can help, but it drains electrolytes which can cause other problems. Dehydration is bad stuff. OTOH, drinking too much plain water can be fatal (hyponatremia has killed runners in marathons, because they drink too much water during running!).
Anyway, experiment! You can find out what works for you. And like they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day". Take it easy, have fun with it!
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 2:46 AM, mandy550505 <cheri654@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi. I'm hoping to get a little advice from you experts! I made it through my first two days fine. Didn't pig out during my window but ate a nice dinner with my family and then a skinny cow ice cream treat and a glass of wine before the window closed. The third day was fine until about 2 hours before time to eat and I was starving. I made it though but I was shaky by the time I started eating. I started with a snack of sunflower seeds, beef jerky, and bell pepper strips. I had dinner early and when I finished my heart was pounding very hard and I felt sick. I probably overate, I was so hungry. I really felt bad the rest of the night and went to bed early. I really loved how I felt when I wasn't eating- clear headed, not food obsessed, and not hungry for the most part. I want to continue but I don't want to feel like that again. Any advice? I have 70 pounds to lose. I lost 2 pounds during those first 3 days. I'm 49 years old. Thanks!!!
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