Starting low carb two week induction type thing - tomorrow - anyone in??

[mrsmalumbas]

Have just bought and read the India Knight book and have been reinspired to restart my low carb ways - Anyone care to join me?

I do know this way of eating suits me, I have done it before, I don't get hungry after the first few days and I do lose weight. I was "sort of" doing this for a couple of weeks before easter and lost about 4lbs, felt good but fell off the wagon over the weekend with easter eggs, wine, simnel cake etc!

Am planning a 2 week induction type event starting tomorrow morning (I am loathe to call it a "diet") to get me back into the swing of things. It would be good to have a buddy or two.

Well, yesterday didn't exactly get off to a flying start .
Breakfast was a butterscotch shake, lunch was remainder of butterscotch shake.
Cooked dh and dd haddock, chips and mushy peas and had a banana shake .
Then it all went to pot...

...finished off dd's and dh's leftovers, had a choccy biccy, then another. Had a vodka and orange in the bath. Then opened a bottle of wine and drank the whole bottle, accompanied by fruit shortcake biscuits and two bags of crisps
Result is that this morning I feel guilty as hell and have a mild hangover.

Also havent yet got round to midge-proofing the caravans and they've bloody arrived en-masse this morning and I was bitten to bits in the night and am sat here cursing, swatting and itching. Bastards!

Hey ho...and a happy Wednesday to one and all!

Feck!

Thanks for the welcome and the tips

Going to pop in to Holland & Barrett today and see if they have the muesli. I did buy this cereal in Tesco called Vogel's Bran & Linseed...it has about 20g carbs, 15g of fibre, per 45g helping. Does that mean it's 5g net carbs per helping? Sorry but I'm new to this lol.
Also saw some Lizi (I think) Granola in Tesco that said 4.5g carbs on the front...I'll check that again. They were both in the organic food section.

Day 8 and still no scales. I have noticed I seem less bloated and a bit tighter around the midriff though...(pleeease don't be my imagination). Should pop into Boots if they still have scales in there...oh the humiliation

Hi Bluebirdz.

With UK food info the fibre content is taken into account when listing carbs so it wouldn't be 5g net carbs it would be 20g unfortunately!

It is confusing as in the US the carb count includes fibre so with US brands you do need to subtract the fibre content to get net carbs.

i lost 3lbs last week, but Saturday i had crackers, cheese and wine (alot of all 3) and last night i ate a huge portion of lasagne

today i've had:

Omelette (2 eggs, one extra egg white) with feta and herbs

Tuna mayo and cucumber, slice of ham.

Small handful of grapes.

Will have homemade burgers without buns for dinner, with some salad.

TG, well done on yr 3lb loss!

I had burgers last night, but I had them in oopsie roll buns (1 carb each) and they were gorgeous. Oopsie rolls were invented by an American woman who blogs as Cleochatra, she is doing Atkins and has a blog about her experiences.

recipe here

picture here

You also use them for sandwiches, cakes etc. I have a batch in the oven right now.

Columbo there are some fantastic recipes on that site

Thanks Columbo and darn ...thought I'd found a decent(ish) low carb cereal. Oh well, back to the drawing board. Definitely gonna make some oopsie rolls though!

I went in to Holland & Barrett...the only gluten free muesli I could see was 60 something carbs per 100g...and the soy and whey protein was outta my price range atm. They had a tin of 90% vanilla soy protein for £3.99 but I wasn't sure what I could use that for

Bought 3 packs of morrisons value cheese slices to make crackers with hehe. Found the recipe here:

sugarlitemessageboards.yuku.com/topic/3931/t/Cheese-and-Ham-Toasties.html

I found microwaving for 1.45 mins in my 800watt microwave worked well.

I really like the oopsie rolls, especially with butter . It makes a huge difference to be able to eat something that seems carby. They are even OK on Atkins induction.

With the H and B gluten-free muesli, I just have a quarter cup measure, which isn't too bad, but not low-carb enough for strict induction regimes, followed by a couple of the Scandinavian bran crispbreads they sell, which are 2.9g carbs each (29g per 100g and 10 in a 100g pack).

Just been eating cold roast beef as I can't wait for dinner (5 minutes away) .

OMG I just made a double chocolate eclair with an oopsie roll! I split it and filled it with mascarpone mixed with melted 86% choc and topped it with the rest of the melted choc. It was delicious! And only 6g of carbs the whole thing. Must NOT make a habit of it.

Omg Columbo that sounds so good!

I had some sliced strawberries with a little double cream for dessert...after my rosemary chicken breast, ratatouille and salad.

I saw the bran crispbread SugarBird and I'll prob get some of those so thanks for your help

I stood staring at the labels of various things in the shops today...I must have looked like I had OCD .

A friend of mine who's not low-carbing tried those crispbreads and thought they were vile as they were so dry! I'm obviously happy to eat anything that remotely resembles carb food as I find them fine... But yes, dry. Lots of high fat, l/c topping needed

Lol yes SugarBird...it's only been 10 days for me and I'm already willing to eat anything remotely resembling carbs no matter how dry .

I managed to get some Fage Total greek yoghurt and some low GI granola so I'll try those for breakfast with a few berries or dessicated coconut. I bought pork scratchings for when I crave crisps and some GoLower choc raspberry bars too for choc emergencies.

I have a question about the Oopsie rolls...when it says cream cheese, does it mean dairylea style or philadelphia style?

Oh and I weighed myself for the first time today... 11 stone 9 fully clothed. Like I said before, I don't know what I weighed before as I have no scales, so I might have lost weight in the past 10 days and I might not. I'll see what happens from now on.

Age: 40
Height: 5'3"
Weight 30/05/08: 11'9

Hi BlueBirdz - I use philadelphia full fat to make the oopsie rolls and they come out fine. The trick is to whisk the egg whites until they're very stiff and then fold in the yolk/cheese gently so you don't break down the air bubbles.

Enjoy your breakfast!

Last night due to feeling stressed and tired, I thought I would buy a double decker and eat it on the way home, but I didn't.

Also this morning DH went out for the papers and came back with some jumbo almond croissants, my fave. And I didn't eat one.

Talk about temptation. It is hard. Miss the little lift that sugar gives you I guess. Ho hum...

Well done for avoiding the temptation Columbo .

Not sure if I'm repeating myself here as I'm on 2 other weight loss threads at moment, but stats up to now are;

08.05.08 - 14st 1lb (start)
15.05.08 - 13st 6lb (-9lb)
21.05.08 - 13st 3lb (-3lb)
29.05.08 - 13st 3lb (-0lb)(was expecting this as I came off diet for 4 days due to extremely severe constipation, and am pleased not to have gained anything)

Today I weighed 12st 12lb, which is 17lb in just over 3 weeks .

'Tis a godawful diet though, and I'm now eating a small meal of veggies and a small portion of chicken/fish in the evenings. I would have broke it big stylee otherwise, and I'm hoping the veg will help with my gut

Wow Oggs....a 5lb weight loss in 2 days...that WAS some serious constipation! Fantastic weight loss overall, well done and congrats!

Thanks Sugar ...I made some Oopsie rolls and had one with a scrape of strawberry Stute jam, a few raspberries and a little cream...amazing! I felt very guilty eating it...can't believe they only have 1 carb

Oh good idea about the flaked almonds Sally, thanks I'll try that

You should pat yourself on the back for resisting all that temptation Columbo! Perhaps teach your DH to make you some oopsie roll french toast at weekends instead

Day 11

Congrats on your weight loss Sally!

I'm still sticking to the diet but haven't been able to weigh myself again yet. I have lost 1 inch from my chest and hips and 1/2 inch from my waist since the 30th of May though

Well done on the 7lb Sally.

Can you someone give a boot up the ass please - haven't lost any weight/inches for weeks now despite being good. I think exercise is the only way to go. Did 30 mins on my exercise bike yesterday but I need to start the crunches and toning really.

Have a family wedding in just over a month and I really really wanted to drop a dress size by then. I don't want to be the fat SIL. All the others are v. slim. Although to be fair, when I was 25 and childless I too was v. slim. But it doesn't make it easier. Oh god the family wedding photos wail. I don't wanna go. Bleh.

Stick with it you 'orrible little lot

08.05.08 - 14st 1lb (start)
15.05.08 - 13st 6lb (-9lb)
21.05.08 - 13st 3lb (-3lb)
29.05.08 - 13st 3lb (-0lb)(to be expected as I came off diet to deal with bum problems )
05.06.08 - 12st 10lb (-7lb) (total lost in 4 weeks - 1st 5lb )

Oggs that is amazing, you must be feeling very motivated now!

Right that's it - bootcamp for me. Bootcamp consists of writing down every last morsel and not going over 20g carbs. Plus exercise. If I haven't lost inches or pounds next weigh in, it is going to be limiting cals to 1500 per day too.