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.

Aunty I'd make sure you always have a glass of water in front of you, to keep the wine consumption down, and enjoy the meat and veg, so you wont mind pushing the pots etc to the edge. With any luck it will be posh food, which is usually high fat/low carb.

Ooh, have you won an award Aunty? What for?

I was so good last night girls you would have been proud of me!!!

Avoided all the carbs in the meal - easy actually as it was smoked salmon and then lamb. Didn't eat any of the choc pudding but DID drink about 2 bottle of wine but matched each glass of wine with a glass of water.

This meant I nearly missed my award cos I was on the loo ALL night!!!

But feel fine this morning, just had bacon & mushrooms and a big coffee.

Well done auntyspan. You might be a bit bloated after the wine so don't worry if the scales go up. You are lucky to feel fine now! When I start lc I usually react really badly to alcohol - ratarsed on 2 glasses

I have been ULTRA good today after blow-out last night... just bacon & mushrooms for brekkie, beefburger with a bit of cheese for lunch & having salmon for tea. Also drunk loads of water. Getting married at the end of the month so at least have something to aim for!

how have you guys done today then....? And what plans for the weekend??

I lost the wagon yesterday as I had to travel for work so gave up and had some nice foreign food, very carby... Semi back to normal today apart form the sandwiches I had for lunch.
So I shall board the wagon again tomorrow morning.
I have to work bank hol Monday which is a pain so no weekend plans really here either.
(Psst Aunty - what was the award for?? Unless it compromises your anonymity of course!)

Oh, you lot are doing so well you put me to shame .
I'm meandering in a sluggish fashion trotting along behind wagon with aim of getting back on when i've finished eating the stash of crisps very soon

Oh I'm going to do India and Neris too, starting tomorrow so will read this thread with interest.

Has anyone answered the coffee question? I have one large cup when I get up and that's it, surely I can still have it?

Will it be your first time low carbing WWW? If so, you should be very pleased with the results this time next week .
Just remeber to keep drinking the water.

Yes it will be, have never tried Fatkins or anything like it, have always just calorie counted. But I need something FAST so I see results fairly soon and stick with it otherwise I give up and I really really really want to be a smaller size by my birthday (October)

It should really be decaf as coffee has a carb count and also stimulates insulin production, but if you can stick to just one cup a day I wouldn't worry too much.
Use cream rater than milk though.

I have it black and have 3 teaspoons of coffee. And then don't drink it the rest of the day

what do you reckon? Do I have to give it up?
I will if otherwise it won't work, I don't want to fail.

Tonight am having curry and naan, last night Pizza all in prep for no carbs from tomorrow.

have fridge full of meat and cheese, quite looking forwrd to it!

Can't remeber what India said about it in her book. Have you seen the pig2twig site? It's got some great food ideas for when you need inspiration.

Well done SS for not bowing to temptation - DD was eating tuna pasta for tea and I soooooooo wanted some. It looked so nice. AF is due in a few days and making me crave carbs

Award was an advertising one Katisha (thanks for asking ) and was a real shocker - only runner up but still a nice paperweight for my desk...LOL....

Had an OK day today.... although did a ketostick before tea and it was only just pink - should I be worried? Haven't weighed for a few days. Didn't drink enough water today by a LONG way.

Will try and get to the gym tomorrow... i will i will i will!

and by the way WWW I still drink three large cups of real coffee a day but have switched from milk to cream.... hasn't had a detrimental effect on my weight loss but everyone's different I think...

Aunty, I think you'll find that I asked what the award was for a full 24 hours before Katisha did. Well done you.

Tsk, Strawb. At least you managed to stop at 3, or was that all there was?

I'm contemplating hopping back on the wagon tomorrow...

Yes Oggs but you were right at the very back of the wagon and we couldn't hear you!

Hello, interested to see this thread here as I have just read India and Neris's Idiotproof Diet again and am going to start it on 14th May. Before then I'll be travelling about with DS (1 yr) to my mum's and gran's and it just won't be practical to start Phase 1 until I get back home. Also, I am weaning DS from 1 remaining morning BF before starting.

I have 2 stone to lose, lost a stone already just through walking more.

I did try Atkins when it was in vogue a few years back and strangely when I was actually pretty slim and didn't need to lose weight, my memories are of feeling terribly deprived and obsessed with baking ersatz muffins and cookies...this time I am going to forbid myself any such follies. I reckon I need to forget about cookies and pies and muffins altogether, and after phase one concentrate on good healthy low GI carbs and no sweenteners.

The most disgusting thing I used to eat on Fatkins was a snack of salted Macadamia nuts with a "cream soda" made of a glass of sugar free Dr Pepper with a teaspoon of double cream in it. Yuck!