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

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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?

Hi on 2nd day and feeling a bit woozy with a stinker of a headache
Bf-1 so bacon /1 egg
lunch-crustless quiche(eggs broccoli bacon from am,cream,cheese)& salad
dinner-poached salmon ,kale,green beans
1 tbl Tartar sauce
sugarfree jelly

i looked up the green beans as it said in the atkins book they are low ccarb but 10g of carb
Kale 7 carbs
I cant believe I wasted those carbs
The headach is a good sign .yes?
i keep thinking if you guys have done I can too.

i have the twins birthday cake waiting for me still...mmmm

dh told me he has bought me seabrooks crisp for saturday and they are in the bot of his car ...as we speak.

don't know if headache is good sign, stick with it, make sure you drink plenty of fluids.

Urgh ... soya milk is vile! picked some up from tesco last night and made a protein shake with it this morning ... gross. I had to add vanilla essencse and a tsp of spelda just to make it drinkable.

I miss milk. Infact ... I miss crisps, cereal, alcohol, chocolate ...

But on the plus side, I'm now down to 11st 2lbs which is the lowest I've been for AGES!

must ... soldier ... on ...

oh your doing so well enchilada, don't give up now.

what about having an off day if you're feeling down, then get back into it?

Keep going Enchilada until you get into the 10 stone bracket then maybe have a day off.

My scales are still not budging but I will not give up.

I feel fantastic
I am sleeping better
I have more energy

I have never eaten better or felt more nourished than I have in the last two weeks. All those nuts, seeds, veg, meats, oils etc seem to be agreeing with me. My nails are growing and I think my skin looks brighter.

If the scales dont move by the weekend I will cut out cheese, nuts and cream.

Last night I had pudding! Mascapone mixed with a little double cream and a pinch of splenda topped with toasted almonds and grated 90% chocolate. It wasn't much, just enough for a little ramekin, but my God it hit the spot. I estimate it had around 3 grams of carbs.

Its so difficult because on one hand I'm missing certain foods so much (but not craving, which is good) but then I stand on the scales and they're constantly giving me good news. It's like they're saying to me "look what you'd be giving up..."

I don't want to give up. I do feel great. I feel slimmer, healthier, more energy and my size 12 jeans are falling down

Ok, I'm not giving up. I can do this. I received my atkins book yesterday and although I'm not going "full blown atkins", it will help to read the science in it all.

Today I've had:

protein shake made with soya milk (urgh)
a portion of scrambled egg with a sprinkle of cheese

Load of water

For lunch I'm going to indulge a bit ... I'm going to get a battered fish from the chippie with gravy I've estimated the carbs to be around 20g. Not brilliant I know but I'm not getting carbs from anywhere else today really apart from my veg... tell me it will be ok ...

(btw I'm not having chips with my lunch, even I know that would be carb suicide!)

Also, does anyone else find that during the day they feel full of energy but by around 10pm they feel absolutely shattered? Last night I actually fell asleep on the sofa around 9.30pm! highly unusual for me ... I'm an insomniac for goodness sake! (which incidently has not been a problem since I started low carbing!)

I've been lurking on here a while and, inspired by all your success decided to start on Monday. I am doing Atkins induction by the book (apart from coffee, but they seem to have changed their minds on this as the Atkins site says it's ok). Got a real shock when I got on the scales this morning, 3lbs in 2 days! Ok, some of that will be water but it's all stuff that has to go, right?

Found a lot of info about low carb here and on the Atkins site here.

motherofluvlies don't forget you are counting net carbs, so carbs minus fibre. So, according to fitday a cup of cooked green beans has 10.7g of carbs and 4.3g of fibre, so 6.4g of net carbs.

Welcome Sputnik well done on taking the plunge into lowcarb.

Enchilada I know exactly what you mean about feeling energetic during the day and shattered at night. But I think thats a good thing as my sleep is so much better for being properly tired. Having some weird dreams though. Very vivid!

Fish and gravy? Are you sure? I would remove some of the batter and have it with mayo and salad.

As for missing certain foods it would be the same on any diet. If I was doing Weight Watchers I would miss butter, cheese, pork scrathchings, mayo, nuts, avocado etc. I would also be starving all the time.

Actually you're right Jacaqueen, its the fish I want, the rest is just adding to my indulgance. I'll have mayo with it rather than gravy and I'll take off some batter No point in over doing it just for the sake of it.

Thanks for the info.Feeling much better today.headache gone but v "fly of the handle".An early tomorrow so a testing day with the theatre tomorrow night.
Nite nite.

Hi all, everyone are doing so well. I stayed the same again this week.

Remember the pig2twig mantra, Sal - weight loss is not linear!

Well done, despite the cookies.

Fantastic news Supersal. I hope I get a woosh on the scales soon. I'm going to be super strict today and drink lots of water. It's my 2nd official weigh in tomorrow and I would love another few pounds off by then.

Just want to thank you Jacaqueen ... for yesterday when you convined me to re-think my lunch.

I did have the fish, left half the batter and swapped the gravy for mayo. It was gorgeous and I didn't feel as guilty for having it. And ... I'm still in ketosis and have lost another lb this morning

Well I have a slightly flatter tummy and a little less flab on the waist. Of course it's just water loss but I don't care!