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Carboholics Anonymous Week 1

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MoonFrog · 16/10/2006 09:59

A brand new sparkly thread
Good luck everyone
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bloodcurdlingstrawb · 17/10/2006 11:40

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Crotchety · 17/10/2006 12:11

Well when this happened to me when I was doing Atkins a couple of years ago, on Another Board the resident guru suggested having a bowl of porridge which should then restart the process when you resumed normal low-carb eating. I think stuffing yourself silly amounts to the same thing! But Joelallie had something to say about plateaux on the old thread, ie you may not be losing weight but you may still be losing inches.

bloodcurdlingstrawb · 17/10/2006 17:19

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emotionalwreck · 17/10/2006 20:07

Bloodcurdlingstrawb - try knocking the eggs on the head for a few days. As my Gran used to say "you might be egg bound"!!

Worked for me a while back. It wasn't so much of a turtles head,more like a sheeps head

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MoonFrog · 17/10/2006 22:09

Hiya

Firstly for anyone suffering rear end problems Fybogel is brilliant. Totally safe and natural.(Think it might have/be in process of changing it's name to Senokot Hi-Fibre)

Crotchety - I do think vitamin supplements are a good thing, especially on induction. A good all round multivitamin would probably be okay.
I use one from Tesco specifically designed for low carbers - it's called Carb Control 14 Day Nutritional Support Pack. There are 14 individually wrapped sachets each containing 3 tablets and one capsule, in a box. I think it's about £4-£5 for the 14 sachets (a fortnights supply).

Emotional - had any conversations with the gin bottle tonight

Ggirl - sorry, I should have remembered you were on the Clarke plan. If you are on 40g of carb a day, and having a slice of bread, then tbh I wouldn't waste 7.3g on one oatcake - in the New High Protein Diet by Charles Clarke it suggests that if you are peckish between meals, you probably need to eat more at mealtimes. Good luck.

Custy - well done! When you say you can't do breakfast is it a time thing, or that you just don't like eating in the mornings? What about some cold meats?

Bloodcurdlingstrawb - you are getting most of your carbs from veggies aren't you? It's just that you never seem to mention them.
Here's a list of acceptable foods during induction.

Something I have noticed is that now instead of giving you a maximum volume of veggies that you can eat eg. so many ounces or so many cups, it now states that you should eat 12-15g carb a day as vegetables.
I think this is much better as previously it said that you should get most of your carbs from veg, but then said that you could only have 3 cups of veg maximum .

Joelallie - how's it going

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Tortington · 17/10/2006 22:17

i am not hungry in the morning - and dont like eating until at least 10am - eating sommat at 7am is just wrong i tell ya!

ketosis tomoz - ya ha!

chicken with tinned tomatos, onion, broccoli mushroom. for tea. couldnt eat it all so put in lunchbox for tomorrow!

brimfull · 17/10/2006 22:19

hit the nail on the head moonfrog,I haven't been having a proper lunch .Just stuffed two oatckes ,.
Need to get back into the swing of things tomorrow.

You are a mine of information aren't you!!Thanks.

MoonFrog · 17/10/2006 22:23

Do you use Ketostix Custy ? I love getting into ketosis too

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Tortington · 17/10/2006 22:30

no whats that?

Tortington · 17/10/2006 22:31

btw regarding the name - ont shorten it to frog either - or you will get mistaken for somones husbans - 'wheres myfroggy!'

go for 'oonfro' to be sure!

bloodcurdlingstrawb · 17/10/2006 22:33

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Tortington · 17/10/2006 22:35

eggs are fine.

salad counts!

Crotchety · 17/10/2006 22:44

Strawb - can I see you drinking - gasp - limoncello over there??

FrogDeLaLune · 17/10/2006 23:05

Custy, Ketostix are little sticks that you wee on and they tell you if you are in Ketosis. They are also a good indicator of if you are drinking enough water.

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Tortington · 18/10/2006 08:42

another 2lb today

yes indeedy
i feel good nah nah nah nah nah nah nah i knew that i would nah nah nah nah nah nah nah!

joelallie · 18/10/2006 10:46

Can I confess please. Don't hate me but I've given up this week. Did OK Monday after the bread rolls for breakfast but yesterday was our anniversary and we went for a meal - did OK food wise (apart from grilled goats cheese on some teeny weeny bit of ciabatta) but I downed half a bottle of wine and had a capuccino.

I know that it was my idea and all but can I start again next Monday? Pleeeeaase.....

joelallie · 18/10/2006 10:48

BTW MoonFROG - did I call you moondog or wasn't that directed at me. I know I did misname you in an earlier incarnation.....

Crotchety · 18/10/2006 11:43

Joelallie I wouldn't have thought some wine and a coffee would do too much damage? How about just starting again now? Go on go on go on

MoonFrogBellydancer · 18/10/2006 19:50

Joelallie, why don't you just brush it under our very accommodating carpet and start again ?
Congrats on your anniversary - how long ? Surely if you're going to slide off the rails then an Anniversary is a good enough excuse.
...and yes, you did call me dog not frog, and yes you did do it in my earlier incarnation, but you're forgiven

Congrats Custy. You're doing brilliantly. I'm usually a weigh every day kind of person but have decided to stick it out and go with once a week.

Yee ha ! I'm in ketosis. The little sticks confirmed it. Must keep up my water.
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bloodcurdlingstrawb · 18/10/2006 21:22

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brimfull · 18/10/2006 22:00

yes strawb ,I remember feeling a bit rough coming into ketosis.It will pass.

Joeallie-don't dwell on it ,we all have these blips and it wasn't too bad .

I'm off on holiday friday so hopefully will beable to stick to the diet.
still haven't losy that 3stone

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