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The Pretty Extraordinary Low Carb Diet Thread

999 replies

QueenStromba · 22/02/2012 16:17

A continuation of The Rather Amazing Low Carb Diet Thread.

OP posts:
forkhandles · 15/03/2012 22:51

I going to cut back a bit then as I really want to do this properly, it's boredom as well as hunger. I'm used to eating fruit at my desk and the odd biscuit with a coffee so I'm missing all that

AngryFeet · 16/03/2012 08:30

Well the scales have gone down this morning to 13st 1.75 which means 10lb off in 24 days :) Slow but steady.

Hopefully it won't go up between now and weigh in day on Tuesday but should be ok.

AngryFeet · 16/03/2012 08:30

Oh and I'm off to Zumba again now. Really getting into it!

BIWI · 16/03/2012 08:32

That's brilliant! And it's not slow! (although I know it feels like it.) Sustainable weight loss is 1-2lbs per week, so you're well ahead of that.

SeriousWispaHabit · 16/03/2012 08:59

Sneaky weigh in this morning and a kg has mysteriously vanished overnight Shock

Going to be extra good today as have lots of socialising over weekend and away to Center parcs with friends next week so will definitely slip up on the wine front

BIWI · 16/03/2012 09:02

Wow! I wonder where it's gone?! Wink

GetOrfMoiiLand · 16/03/2012 09:12

Well done wispa and angry.

I went to the loo this morning!

I will weigh in tomorrow and hopefully I will be below 10.12.

If not I will frisbee the scales over the garden fence and go down the pub. Grin

PostBellumBugsy · 16/03/2012 09:18

Great news Wispa, AngryFeet & Londonone.

Fork, snacking is a hard habit to break. Try and think if you are actually hungry or if, like you say you are just bored. If you are just bored & feeling picky out of habit - make yourself a drink. I had got into some really bad snacking habits but now that my appetite has disappeared, I only eat 3 meals a day. I don't snack at all. Unless you are hypoglycemic (not sure on spelling), there should be no physical reason why the body can't go between meals without feeling ravenous. But, I know only too well how hard a habit it is to break.

You are only early days on IPD, so give yourself time. Try and weigh out the cheese, rather than just having an handful. You could also try nibbling on things like chorizo, salami, chicken with some mayo.

BIWI · 16/03/2012 09:19

Why not try having a 2 litre bottle of water on your desk and having a drink each time you think about snacking?

SeriousWispaHabit · 16/03/2012 09:26

Thanks - the weight loss on this diet is v weird. It's nothing, nothing, nothing.....loads off at once....repeat.

Agree regarding the snacking - i used to snack all the time but the last couple of weeks I have just eaten 3 meals and nothing else without thinking about it. That has never happened before and is another Very Weird Thing.

lemniscate · 16/03/2012 09:49

Fork, I too am a snack fiend and finding it hard to break the habit even though I'm not hungry. A few days ago I posted about my stressful day and I ended up grazing all afternoon because of old habits where food makes me feel better, and scuppering my weigh in slightly the next day.

Two things that are working for me are drinking water or having a cup of camomile tea if I feel the snack urge, and having boring plain nuts to hand. I will happily nibble a few plain hazelnuts or brazils or almonds but they are way more boring than salted nuts so I stop after a few and then usually find that the snacking urge has gone.

BIWI · 16/03/2012 10:00

SWH - mine seems to go: nothing, nothing, nothing, dramatic drop, bounce back up, slight drop down, nothing, nothing, nothing ... Grin

Still, the overall trend is downwards, which is all that matters.

lemniscate · 16/03/2012 10:16

On my daily weigh in today I am 80.0kg. This feels like a big milestone as in the next few days there should be a 7 at the start of my weight for the first time since before I had children Smile

JaxTellerIsMyFriend · 16/03/2012 12:01

had another sneaky weigh this morning, another 3lbs gone, but I know that they will be back tomorrow.

On the lovely side I saw some friends for coffee this morning that I havent seen for about a month and they all noticed that I had lost weight. Grin

TheRealMrsHannigan · 16/03/2012 12:38

Lemniscate, I started out at 80.9kg, am now 77.3kg and felt so happy when I dropped into the 70's! When I reach the 60's I will be so pleased!

BIWI · 16/03/2012 12:47

Brilliant! These milestones are all very important.

My next biggie will hopefully be next week, when I will have reached the first stone.

vnmum · 16/03/2012 13:58

I had a sneaky weigh in this morning too and am down 1lb. this may fluctuate before my weekly weigh in on wednesday but it gave me the motivation to carry on after getting pee'd off at why I am not going back into ketosis.

Had a workout at the gym today and it was no more intense than usual but i felt crap after it. I was feeling sick, abit spaced and shaky. very strange.

well done on everyones losses this week, it seems things are on the way down.

RatherBeOnThePiste · 16/03/2012 14:01

I am in zone and staying here Grin
Curry tonight and will have stuff with salad

Is anyone watching Homeland? DH says 'everyone' is talking about it, so we are starting it tonight with the curry!

lemniscate · 16/03/2012 14:25

I'm loving Homeland. I think it's getting better each episode too - more complex. DH normally hates spy/thriller type stuff but is loving it too. Perfect Sunday night tv!

TheRealMrsHannigan · 16/03/2012 14:29

Does anyone have a good low carb curry sauce recipe? My mum is over for lunch Sunday and loves curry and I'd like to be able to partake!

Do you make yours or use a particular jar/packet RBOTP?

RatherBeOnThePiste · 16/03/2012 14:33

Oo good news are Homeland then! This will be take away curry, I'm going for spicy chicken pieces with salad, DH will go for The Works

PostBellumBugsy · 16/03/2012 14:38

Chicken curry - I use a Korma paste - but you can take your pick.

3 oz butter
2 lb chicken breast fillets, cut 1 strips
1 tbsp of your choice of curry paste
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
500ml chicken stock
250ml double cream
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Instructions:
Heat butter in a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat until foam from
butter subsides. Add chicken strips and cook in batches until browned, 5
minutes per batch. Add your choice of curry paste and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
Slowly add double cream and simmer (do not let mixture come to a boil) until
heated through, 3 minutes.

Transfer chicken and sauce to a serving plate - with optional parsley!

TheRealMrsHannigan · 16/03/2012 14:41

Brilliant, thanks PostBellum :)

londonone · 16/03/2012 14:45

Wow - everyone is doing so well. I have just bought one of those whey protein shakes and had it with water a splash of cream and some vanilla extract. It tasted sooooo sweet, I couldn't actually finish it. I have bought the natural flavour one from holland and barret 4 gms carbs per 100g so 1g carbs per shake. Does anyone else find them very sweet or am I just sensitive after my sugar detox?

PrincessTamTam · 16/03/2012 16:09

Well done you all on those fab losses! Smile Not weighing til next week so fingers crossed.
I'm about to try those protein shakes so I will let you know if I find them sweet, I've heard that some of the flavours are v sweet though so maybe try a different one?
Am going to try one for brekkie as I'm really struggling to find something I like in the mornings. I was eating an Atkins breakfast bar first thing, then I checked and it is full of maltitol which may be why I've stalled.Blush

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