Question:
How do I detox from Carbs??

I a eating way too many carbs and am off base from the program. How do I detox from carbs?? Thanks!    — k r. (posted on May 26, 2003)

May 26, 2003
go back to a liquid diet for about one or two weeks that should get ya back on track good luck hun
   — jolie S.

May 26, 2003
Try the two week induction program from the Atkins diet.
   — Candace F.

May 26, 2003
Some folks in the Yahoo WLS grad board recommend three days of nothing but protein shakes. Personally, I think that would drive me straight into the arms of the nearest Krispy Kreme franchise. Others recommend just eating protein foods (and shakes, if you like them) for three days, having no carbs whatsoever during that time. I haven't tried this yet myself, but since I had to put down my sugar-free fudgsicle (into my tub of Cool Whip) in order to answer your question, I may be joining you very, very shortly. ;-)
   — Suzy C.

May 26, 2003
I do the atkins high protein diet also to detox from carbs, but like the others said, whatever it takes, just pump the protein for at least a week. I'm amazed at the difference it makes, it's like my body builds up a resistance to carbs when I'm eating too many and I don't get the carb side effects anymore, like dumping, gas, etc...BUT let me go a week or so without them and then just have a few too many and wow, it's like it resets everything all over again which is great - ha. It really surprises me how my body adjusts to the extra carbs so quickly....Lisa
   — Lisa F.

May 26, 2003
I received this suggestion from the OSSG-Graduate group, and it's the only thing that works for me, personally. For three days, eat dense high protein foods ONLY. Lots of eggs, chicken, fish, ground beef, protein shakes (with water) etc. Here's the key... for these three days, don't worry about how OFTEN you eat, or how MUCH you eat, just WHAT you eat. Your goal here is to kick the carbs, and if you're a major carb addict like me, that means getting enough dense high protein foods to get me over the hump. By the end of the three days, you'll feel much more in control I've tried the protein shake only regime several times, but by 2:00 PM on the first day, I'm diving head first into a box of crackers. The above really works for me... and I just started a detox today as I've been eating way too many carbs. Good luck!
   — mom2jtx3