In the past, I have attempted Atkins and South Beach.  On both diets I gave up after a week or two not because of lack of will power or desire but because I came down with a massive sore throat.  I am now experience the same symptoms with the modified Paleo/Zone diet.   I told my wife that I have eaten junk food for so long that if I cut out the preservatives and additives my body starts failing.  I probably should have died five years ago but the preservatives have been keeping alive!!!!

How can this be?  I’m weighing, I’m measuring, I’m eating on time, there must be something wrong with me or better yet – wrong with me on low carb diets.  I’ve done a little research and keep going back to thyroid issues.  I’m going to pick up a couple books on thyroid issues and do some reading.

In the meantime, one very interesting article I ran across said that if you have a family history that included periods of starvation you may have a genetic predisposition for thyroid issues.  In the article they pointed towards Native Americans and Irish as two groups frequently diagnosed.  Native American makes up a statistically significant portion of my blood and I believe there is Irish blood four generations back.  I’ll have to pull out the family history and see what I can find….

In the meantime, I’m spraying Asteline (an allergey spray) up my nose to clear it out and drinking a ton of Emergen-C just in case I am coming down with something.  I have also decided that I’m not going to let this sore throat stop me from continuing this diet.

on the bad nose subject….

I was told I had a deviated septum by an ENT and it needed to be operated on.  I felt like he was looking to make some more money to keep up payments on the Porsche so I walked out and never looked back.  I don’t get sinus infections often and if I feel one coming on I can usually kill it with two days usage of Nasonex and Astelin.

It is just too coincedental that I get the massive drainage and sore throat when I go on the low carb diets.

I’ll check in tomorrow to let you know how it is going if I can get out of bed.