[header] How to survive the first 10 days of an atkins diet [title] Drink coffee and tea. [step] One typical side effects of following a very low-carb diet like the atkins diet is putting your body into ketosis. This is where your body uses ketones for energy instead of it's usual glucose (a carbohydrate). 
Headaches are one of the most common side effects of the atkins diet. [substeps] An easy and all natural way to help fight headaches is to sip on a caffeinated beverage.