I'm going to disagree with a couple of the other answers... in the long run, I think it's best to go all in, cold turkey. OK so you might have a tough two weeks whilst you withdraw from the carbs - but after the carb flu you'll start to feel great!

Just stick with it for the next two weeks, make sure you have plenty of good fat in your diet and drink enough water.

Good luck!

KE, you may be going through withdrawal.

According to experts wheat is like a drug. This is an interview with the author of Wheat Belly:
Q: You write that wheat is “addictive,” but does it really meet the criteria for addiction we’d use when talking about, say, drugs?

A: National Institutes of Health researchers showed that gluten-derived polypeptides can cross into the brain and bind to the brain’s opiate receptors. So you get this mild euphoria after eating a product made with whole wheat. You can block that effect [in lab animals] by administering the drug naloxone. This is the same drug that you’re given if you’re a heroin addict; it’s an opiate blocker. About three months ago, a drug company applied to the FDA to commercialize naltrexone, which is an oral equivalent to naloxone. And it works, apparently, it blocks the pleasurable feelings you get from eating wheat so people stop eating so much. In clinical trials, people lost about 22.4 lb. in the first six months. Why, if you’re not a drug addict, do you need something like that? And of course there’s another option, which is to cut wheat out of your diet. However, and this is another argument for classifying wheat as addictive, people can experience some pretty unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.

Full Article: http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/20/on-the-evils-of-wheat-why-it-is-so-addictive-and-how-shunning-it-will-make-you-skinny/

Low carb flu and wheat withdrawal
http://paleohacks.com/questions/20494/could-low-carb-flu-actually-be-wheat-withdrawal#axzz1uVasJ7Tg

Stick with it. If you are trying to low carb it, maybe you should consider keeping your carbs higher for the first week or two while your body is adjusting.

Like with any addiction you just have to hold out till the toxins get flushed from your system. It is also super important that you don't cheat with wheat during your first 30 days or your adjustment period could be extended and your potential results diminished.

go at it a little slower or more gradually. start with one meal a day for a few days then go to two, then three, but don't go carb crazy with your other meals while you are weaning.

what was your "diet" like before? be honest.

Gluten withdrawal, for me, is absolute hell. I feel like I'm dying for about three days. I'm in favor of going cold turkey and just sucking it up and dealing with it for a few days. It WILL go away, I promise! The fog will clear and a whole new world will open up to you! I agree with Suz, eat enough good fats and drink lots of water. Get a lot of sleep. You can do it!

Exactly what have you eaten for the last three days? Food doesn't always affect how we feel immediately. Your body will likely go through an adjustment period to the different types of nutrients you are providing, if they are significantly different. Did you sleep well last night?

There are two ways of dealing with this. First, you can actually eat some fruit or sweet potato. These are paleo things, and there is a range of carbohydrate levels people feel comfortable at- as will be evident by the range of comments you'll get here. The paleo diet is lower in carbohydrates than the standard American diet, but if you stick around you'll become aware of the carbohydrate catfight, where people who don't actually do science complain about people who want to do science that isn't being done.

But, if you want to lose weight, and maybe have my problem where I can't go and buy a week's worth of fruit because I will eat it all instead of actually saving it for it's appointed day, you may want to take option two, which is basically tough it out. I've found the fastest way through that haze is brisket, but you are nauseous where as I was having cravings.

There are some other issues- some people are actually allergic to coconut oil. You might be nauseous because of it; I don't know how much Fragoso relies on it, but a little bit can make me feel seriously sick to my stomach. You might try butter instead if you suspect it.

Hi, everybody. I started paleo last week, and I feel weak and can't sleep good. Is anyone out there that has the same problem?..i guess the feeling of been hungry don't let me relax.

When I gave up Gluten, I had bad withdrawal symptoms, but once over, it was a whole new world. Also, experiencing the withdrawal symptoms will help you keep from going back, You DON'T want to experience that or the lack of energy ever again. It's worth every second.

I just started Paleo on Tuesday. On Average, how long would you say the withdrawal lasts? I feel week, and just a little shaky, but Not to the point where I'm totally thrown off.

I've just started on this 36 hours ago because I am an insulin dependant diabetic and sick of feeling all the things you all describe above. I have spent most of my life for the last 6 years since diagnosis feeling wiped out, weak, restless, shaky, headaches etc all because my blood sugars are too high or too low. The advice my diabetic team gave me was eat plenty of carbs and give yourself sufficient insulin to cover this. I carbohydrate count so every morsel of food that passes my lips requires a calculation and an injection, unfortunately it's virtually impossible to get it right hence constant swings of high and low blood sugars. After a lot of research I decided to give the low carb thing a try and this seems like the healthiest option. I need to lose about 28lbs in weight as since being insulin dependant I have put this on as the insulin I have to inject causes me to store fat so reduce my carbs, reduce my insulin will hopefully mean lose some body fat!! I hope! I feel pretty awful right now but no worse than I've felt on a daily basis since my diagnosis so I'm happy to suck it and see and excited to see how I feel by week 4 to 5 Good luck to all you new Paleos out there and stick with it.... After all it could be worse!! X

I think eating a bit of sweet pot is fine but I would avoid fruit if you are having bad withdrawal.

I quit sugar and grains in Feb and, honestly, it took me over four weeks to feel good. I had been eating bread products daily and sweets. The grogginess and brain fog passed after the first week, but I felt like I had a rock in my gut till I started taking digestive enzymes.

I would go for the cold turkey approach. Yeah, the withdrawal sucks but you don't have the cravings you'll have if you're going piecemeal. I mostly quit sugar a few times but would allow date sugar or honey and it was WAY harder than quitting all forms of sugar.

You are experiencing withdrawal like you would from any other drug. Sugar acts like an opiate on your brain. If you were getting off a drug would you still keep taking a little bit? Just get through it and start feeling good.