OT:Martin's cyclic diet

Madelaine said:

Martin--Has the weather changed in Norway enough that you will start the change in your diet?

Well, I should have done the change in August or earlier, actually, because I would be switching to
the Pritikin diet. I decided not to try it this year, however, because I noticed some volatility in
my weight and I wanted to get some experience being in the Maintenance Phase of Atkins before
switching.

Also, I began having diarhea, and I wanted to determine what was causing that before changing
anything. The cause turned out to be a vitamin supplement that has Iron in it. Most multi-vitamin
supplements in Norway have Iron in them, which gives me Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms. After
discontinuing the vitamins, the problem went away.

Now I have just finished a period in which I deliberately ate a lot of sugary stuff everyday for a
week, to see what effect it would have. I am going back to Atkins now. I will report later.

martin