I know there is a thread ongoing regarding the Atkins diet, but I just wondered if anyone had any experience/advice re following a general low carb diet - by that I mean cutting out pasta, rice, potatoes & bread? I know i'd be useless following the Atkins diet as I LOVE my fruit & veg and use these to snack on throughout the day & evening, instead of picking at biscuits/cakes etc. I've been eating this way for a week - having soup/salad and a LOT of fish/chicken/steak and not a hint of processed carbs, and have lost 4 lbs so something must be working! Do we need processed carbs, or do natural ones found in fruit and veg suffice? I've previously lost about 2 stone following Slimming World, and tried this again a couple of months ago combined with going to the gym 3 times a week, and lost about 3 lbs altogether!!!! I thought perhaps my body recognised the SW diet and thought 'hang on, here we go again' and held on to those fat cells ....
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