Low Carb Induced Irritability

I'm on day 10 of my low carb diet. I'm itchy and twitchy and I can't stop thinking about a warm dinner roll with butter. Or a plain piece of bread. I'm actually enjoying the bran crisps that I thought everyone was crazy for liking.

The loss of sugar is no biggie. Though I am eating these wonderful sugar free fudgie candies. But one does it. Its the bread. And potato chips. And even those crappy frozen McCain fries that suddenly are very appealing.

The plan has me on about 20 carbs a day. Everything that is not a fat or protein is a carb. Fiber is a carb but since you don't digest it, it doesn't count. How low is 20 carbs:

hamburger roll - 20

white bread - 10

pita - 30

cup of white rice - 40+

raw carrot - 5

1/2 cup broccoli - 2

So even if I were to sneak in the bread at 10 it would be hard not to go over once I try to eat some veggies. Carrots aren't allowed because of the sugar. I've only lost 4 pounds so far and if I don't lose more I have to stay on in for another week before they up everything. My metabolism sucks! I've started walking but its not like your metabolism is suddenly going to kick into high gear right away. I'm hoping that tomorrow I will be back to being content - I felt fine yesterday!