I really AM going to Low Carb this time...

[WilfSell]

And DH has promised to join me. But not until after our big night away without the kids next week. So lots of time to procrastinate plan ahead I've ordered India's book. And have an old copy of Atkins' upstairs.

I will need a sugar substitute I think. And, ahem, fibre. Are linseeds low carb? Can you eat them in induction? And I will need to plan my snackage.

And how to get through the first week or two weeks? What helped you not cave in at the first cravings or headaches? And did I read somewhere you can test your piss? Or is that not strictly necessary?

Well, I survived yesterday, just about. I know this low carbing is meant to be quicker at first but I appear to have lost 9 lbs since Thursday night . I've done enough weighing on scales over the years to know what's what and that's weird. I do have lots and lots to lose and on a low fat diet would do 9 or 10 lbs the first week.

Looking forward to weighing myself tomorrow morning when it all goes back on!

they do em at low carb megastore .com - but they arne;t 'that low' let me have a look

thats amazing rockbird - are they digi scales?

only 3 carbs lat is quite low they look tiny though

Yes digi scales which go down to the quarter pound. I am expecting it to shift back up again though, that amount isn't right.

Am going to Sainsburys in a minute to stock up, someone said that tomatoes are out during induction. Is that the case? I was going to do your mince, onion, mushroom and tinned toms concoction tonight.

you can eat tomatoes. 12 carbs per full can

wilf, got my scales from robert dyas - don't have a book - but have you tried www.fitday.com ? it calculates what you eat - the carbs and calories and does an apealing graph too!!

sal- we are only a lb apart ! Shall we have a race?

Nights are so hard , my friend copes by not eating or drinking anything all night

Me? I fart all night long

Can I drink milk on induction? if not, where do I get my calcium from?

Can I drink green tea on induction?

I'm going to have to take this one step at a time. How does this sound for tomorows menu?

Breakfast:

2 egg omelette with one rasher of bacon and a sprinkle of cheese. Cup of green tea.

Lunch:

Tuna and sweetcorn in mayo with green salad leaves.

Dinner:

Chicken stir fry. (chicken, veg and a tiny bit of sauce).

Can I drink milk on induction? if not, where do I get my calcium from?

NO MILK - vitamin suppliments

Can I drink green tea on induction?
yip

I'm going to have to take this one step at a time. How does this sound for tomorows menu?

Breakfast:

2 egg omelette with one rasher of bacon and a sprinkle of cheese. Cup of green tea.

fine

Lunch:

Tuna and sweetcorn in mayo with green salad leaves.

take out sweetcorn -
Food Quantity: 1 ear
Carbs: 19.3g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Net Carbs: 17.3g

full fat mayo

Dinner:

Chicken stir fry. (chicken, veg and a tiny bit of sauce).

what sauce? what veg? how many carbs?

Sorry to butt in ladies but Custardo, i don't think you can drink green tea on induction as it contains caffine. HTH

green tea fine imo

I drank caffiene on induction with no problems-as lon as you aren't mainling the stuff should be fine.
Obvioulsy if you don't lose then caffiene may be the culprit but I doubt green tea has enough tbh.

me too i can't go without caffeine

atkins says to cut out caffeine and alcohol - its part of a detox. but i didn't cut out coffee or vodka - i mean life would just be rubbish!

I also have coffee

whats in your chickenc ury sal - i would love a curry

Well I have almost completed my first alcohol free weekend since I dont know when.

No way I am giving up caffiene (though I'm not drinking any diet/zero coke). I'll probably reintroduce alcohol next weekend.

Yesterday and today I've had a late breakfast/brunch then dinner. Last night was steak and salad with blue cheese sauce. I had more cheese and olives later on but that was more out of boredom than hunger. Tonight dinner was salmon with pesto and steamed veg.

I'm not in the least bit hungry which is such a relief. Have had a headache today and probably need to drink more water.

The scales haven't moved that much but the object of these 3 days was to stop me binging and get my appetite under control. Anyway I did start cutting down last Tuesday but didn't weigh till Friday so have no idea how much I lost between then.

well done Jac,
i did my usual saturday piggin out and i ate pancakes, pistachios, crisp and more.

will weigh myself tomorrow, i have a busy owrk week next week so i hope that some of that movement will help too!

oog hope it was nice. did it keep? i have a suspicion that roasted pepper deflates and goes all mushy - but its so sweet and larvely! hope you enjoyed it.

I was wondering whether You magnificent low carbers have some recipes that you cook regulary that you could put a carb count to - and i could put on my Mumsnet Blog ina recipe section. ofcourse you;ll get the credit - thought it would be a good future resource.

Thats a good idea Custardo. I'd certainly find that helpful. I'm useless at making up my own dishes.

Can all you low carbers please re-assure me?

I've just cooked my breakfast:

2 egg omellette with a rasher of bacon and a sprinkle of cheese. All cooked in butter

This seems so alien to me! I'm used to non-taste low fat rabbit food on diets and I feel like I've just cooked up a meal of fat and grease! and Im trying to lose weight!

Please reassure me that I'm doing this right. Eating fried food for breakfast whilst on a diet seems so wrong. I dread to think of the calories in this!