Watergirl
Rock Solid
Hi everyone.
Been on minis forever, but mainly doing CD. Lots quite a lot of weight on that, but have put some back on. That's not my reason for having cut out carbs though. Sorry, this is quite long, but I feel like I've suddenly found the solution to years of issues.
I've suffered from depression and anxiety since I was 14. The sweating and blushing was so bad that I had a sympathectomy when I was in my 20's which helped a lot. However, I still felt shaky a lot of the time, starving hungry most of the time, permanently anxious, hot and sweaty if I was hungry, dizzy spells, the list goes on. I also had 2 hypoglycemic attacks. I had no idea what the first one was and it happened when I was flying. A flight attendant must have known what was happening and brought me a full fat coke and I was instantly fine.
The second time round I had no idea what it was. I went to the toilet and start to feel faint. My BF got me water, but it didn't help. I'd gone white, my lips were blue and I was slipping in and out of consciousness. I managed to ask him to go and get me a CD shake. As soon as I had that I was fine. It frightened us a lot and for a long time I was scared of going to sleep at night in case it happened again.
Recently I've been looking into the link between diet (carbs, insulin production) and anxiety and depression. This led me to find out that what I've probably been experiencing all this years is not depression and anxiety, but hypoglycemia. This in turn led onto me reading about metabolic syndrome.
Last Monday I decided to completely eliminate most carbs from my diet. From then I have eaten an omelette for breakfast every day, tuna or prawn salad with mayo for lunch and meat with green vegetables for dinner. I have never felt so normal in my life. I can't begin to explain how nice this feels!! I'm not hungry. I used to wake up every morning, kind of feeling like my stomach was inflamed. I'd feel physically sick until I had eaten something carby.
I know that most people find low carbs/Atkins because they want to lose weight, but I am convinced now that I have no choice but to eat this way as a complete life style change.
I also want to lose weight for my wedding next year, but more importantly, if this keeps my mood stable and gets rid of the anxiety I won't need to go back on my antidepressants (which I've been on for anxiety).
I only ever hear people talk about the weight loss benefits of reducing/cutting carbs. I'd love to hear from anyone else who is on a low/no carb diet for similar reasons to me.
I've never really eaten in this way, so don't have much clue about what I'm doing, although I do have the Atkins and the South Beach Diet book. I naturally love salad greens and green veg as well and meat and fish, but if I'm doing this as a lifestyle change I want to make sure I get variety.
So, sorry for the essay, but I've had my own little breakthrough! Hello everyone
Been on minis forever, but mainly doing CD. Lots quite a lot of weight on that, but have put some back on. That's not my reason for having cut out carbs though. Sorry, this is quite long, but I feel like I've suddenly found the solution to years of issues.
I've suffered from depression and anxiety since I was 14. The sweating and blushing was so bad that I had a sympathectomy when I was in my 20's which helped a lot. However, I still felt shaky a lot of the time, starving hungry most of the time, permanently anxious, hot and sweaty if I was hungry, dizzy spells, the list goes on. I also had 2 hypoglycemic attacks. I had no idea what the first one was and it happened when I was flying. A flight attendant must have known what was happening and brought me a full fat coke and I was instantly fine.
The second time round I had no idea what it was. I went to the toilet and start to feel faint. My BF got me water, but it didn't help. I'd gone white, my lips were blue and I was slipping in and out of consciousness. I managed to ask him to go and get me a CD shake. As soon as I had that I was fine. It frightened us a lot and for a long time I was scared of going to sleep at night in case it happened again.
Recently I've been looking into the link between diet (carbs, insulin production) and anxiety and depression. This led me to find out that what I've probably been experiencing all this years is not depression and anxiety, but hypoglycemia. This in turn led onto me reading about metabolic syndrome.
Last Monday I decided to completely eliminate most carbs from my diet. From then I have eaten an omelette for breakfast every day, tuna or prawn salad with mayo for lunch and meat with green vegetables for dinner. I have never felt so normal in my life. I can't begin to explain how nice this feels!! I'm not hungry. I used to wake up every morning, kind of feeling like my stomach was inflamed. I'd feel physically sick until I had eaten something carby.
I know that most people find low carbs/Atkins because they want to lose weight, but I am convinced now that I have no choice but to eat this way as a complete life style change.
I also want to lose weight for my wedding next year, but more importantly, if this keeps my mood stable and gets rid of the anxiety I won't need to go back on my antidepressants (which I've been on for anxiety).
I only ever hear people talk about the weight loss benefits of reducing/cutting carbs. I'd love to hear from anyone else who is on a low/no carb diet for similar reasons to me.
I've never really eaten in this way, so don't have much clue about what I'm doing, although I do have the Atkins and the South Beach Diet book. I naturally love salad greens and green veg as well and meat and fish, but if I'm doing this as a lifestyle change I want to make sure I get variety.
So, sorry for the essay, but I've had my own little breakthrough! Hello everyone