Hi cherrybum! Well there could be several reasons your hungry all the time ! You might not be digesting foods properly or you might have parasites! either way you should do the cleanses ! you may also need digestive enzymes ! Also if your hypoglycemic fruit may cause your blood glucose to spike! You have to figure these things out and decide how to deal witht them! Read as much as you can and ask questions ! Good Luck! Grog

Have you read Dr. Atkin's book? It sounds like you are not cutting your carbs enough to get you in ketosis and you may also not be eating enough fat (good fats, of course). Being in ketosis suppresses your appetite and fat also helps keep your feeling satisfied. There are tons of recipes out there. Check out your local bookstore or library or do a search on the Internet.

Trust me, there is PLENTY to eat on Atkins. You have it much better than I did when I started it 4 years ago. There are actually low carb foods on the shelves now. Those things aside, you just have to get creative with what you have to work with. I have never felt feprived OR hungry. It IS possible.

I would guess you have not read the book. Fruit is a no-no in the beginning - fruit is left to someone like me who is on long-term maintenance. The Sugar in the fruit (yes, SUGAR) is keeping you out of ketosis and keeping you hungry. For anyone to be truly successful with Low Carb, one MUST read the book. What's $6 as a price for success? IT WORKS, IT TRULY WORKS if done the right way. But you MUST read the book to undertand what you are doing and why.

become vegan and you won't starve and you'll lose weight

Try surfing around to find low-carb recipes. There are plenty out there. When I first started I stuck to plain foods - bacon and eggs for breakfast, meat and salad for lunch and meat and usually brocoli and cheese for dinner. I ended up so bored, I went back to my old habits. Then I tried again, this time armed with recipes for muffins, pancakes, meat dishes etc. I have my favourites written in a book and have used several of them several times. Most of my favourite recipes come from Empower Foods, some of their recipes use their products but some do not. I'm sure you can find substitutes or even recipes to make them.


http://www.empowerfoods.com.au/

There are a few specifically low-carb forums as well - Active Low-Carbers is a good one with great recipes, even has a published chef who creates recipes and answers queries.