[Stacy2012]

Anyone else paying for over indulging in too many carbs???

I was a fairly good girl on thanksgiving, but yesterday I threw caution to the wind and ate my fill, including but not limited to many glorious sweets.

It tasted so good going down, but I am in pain today. The burning is amped up a hundred times, usually don't have any problems during the day time but today I am paying. And not just my feet. When i eat carbs it causes other problems...gas, that I don't have on a low carb diet, joint pain, tired, craving more carbs now, etc.

Anyone else paying the price?

[mrsD]

I think you ought to investigate Candida overgrowth.

Candida thrives on sugar/carbs and makes aldehydes which
cause paresthesias. The fact that Benfotiamine works for you I think is a hint. It also makes tons of GAS.

[DawnD]

Stacy,

I have the joint pain when I have my cycle. The Gas comes and goes I was very good yesterday thanks to the host of the party.. I look at carbs different now..I am still having trouble finding a quick snack as I love crackers but they dont love my feet.

[Stacy2012]

Yes I have had candida problems and cant seem to get rid of it regardless of the millions of things I have tried. I kinda go in spells where I try to get rid of it then give up and dont bother with it.

Dawn I have joint AND muscle pain right before I start my period!!!!! I always thought I was crazy, but it really does happen every month.

Good for you for being a good girl! Wish i had been. Now its been a horrid day craving more carbs and burning pain.

[DawnD]

Everything seems to hurt more during my cycle, I crave carbs and sugar all the time. Its been hard being with my boyfriend this past year as he eats and bakes alot of sweets. He is just staring to get that there are some places I just cant bring myself to go into, a donut shop and a bakery are the hardest places for me. One day at a time. He even stuffed my Christmas stocking with a bag of sugar free candy so maybe he now sees I cant have the sugar anymore

[Sallysblooms]

Sorry you had problems.

I have really improved so I am thankfully doing great. Supplements and diet my doctor have me on have slowly healed my nerves. My parents, hubby and family can't believe how well I have been doing with my Dysautonomia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Supplements are the most amazing things, diet too of course.

Thankfully, no more cycles for me. SOOOO nice after hysterectomy and now all balanced on my bio identical hormones. They help with many things.

Dawn, since your boyfriend likes to cook he can really research healthful treats. My hubby and I love to cook and we now make sweets and food that are just as good as before we were more careful. Using coconut palm sugar, etc.. So many great ways to cook.

[Stacy2012]

Sally that is so awesome, I am so happy for you!!! It's good to hear when someone is doing so great!!!!

I am so thankful that my family is very supportive. I have lost 45 pds and have felt so much better in other ways than just pn that they love having me happier. Matter of fact my twin sons will not even eat sugar in front of me...mind you they do it behind my back lol but it's so sweet. Hubby gently asked me if I really wanted to splurge yesterday...I should have listened.

[Sallysblooms]

Well, just get back on your diet and I bet you will feel better. I hope you will very soon. Yes, great your family is good about it, so important.

[DawnD]

Sally,

So good to hear you are doing well as Stacy said its great to see someone doing well...gives me the drive to stick to it .

[Stacy2012]

Dawn, you said you crave carbs all the time. How many carbs do you eat in a day? How long have you been doing it???

I found it was hard at the beginning because carbs are addictive, but once I got off them a couple weeks, I dont crave them anymore, and I feel so great that its motivation enuf to stick with it.

This was my first cheat with sugar in 6 months...and it was not worth it. It will take 3 days to get all the carbs out of my system and another few days to stop craving them, not to mention this gosh awful rebound headache.

I can occasionally cheat with healthy carbs but not like I did yesterday.