Anyone on a no / low carb diet? Does it work? What meals do you eat?

[MaggsS]

Hi,

I need to lose around 2 stone and a friend of my husband has said the best way to lose weight is to cut out carbs.(He is a football trainer)

Has anyone done this?

Does it really work?

Would be interested in your opinions please

Dry champagne is much lower in carbohdrate than other wines. So you know what you have to do!

Dry champagen eh? That's what I have on ice in case Jade wins tomorrow night (yeah right )

I am 12st 10 I think - I was this weight before I had DS (now 1) and it is taking SO long to lose the weight. Last time I did low carb eating I lost loads of weight quite quickly, got to 10 and a half stone for my wedding in 2004 but this is taking AGES - have lost half a stone in 5 weeks?

I am being really good and having so little carbs but I must be doing something wrong? I eat loads of salads, protein like fish, chicken, eggs, veggies? I am having the odd glass of dry white!!

Are sausages and tomato sauce devil food? cos that's my favourite, no more than once a week tho.

Any hints or tips?

Well, sausages can be very high in carbs - are you checking that? (sorry if this is teaching granny to suck eggs!)

Are you eating enough fat/drinking enough water?

Do you eat a lot of dairy? Some people find they have problems here.

The only dairy I am having is cream in my decaff coffee and the odd bit of cheese, probably don't drink enough water though.

I am getting desperate and bloody hungry

If you're hungry then you aren't eating enough!

Which low carb plan are you doing?

The Charles Clarke one. Had a bloody bad head for two days now, I relented and had a shortcake buscuits though (boo hoo) and felt much better. Bad !!