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?

How does Go Lower work then? How does the food arrive? What is it?

Am thinking of going low carb too - does Zoe Harcombe mean anything to anyone - have had her book recommended. Want to start tomorrow.

golower

the lazy persons way to do low carb

my food was delivered in big box by courier

2 weeks supply in pouches you keep in fridge
you get a daily snack , nutty bar and bacon pork rinds

you have to supply veg to go with main meal , raspberries and yoghurt to go with granola and any other pure protein you want to snack on

so it is very £££ but good for me as I don't have ot think about it

you get counsellor available 7 days a week

food is very tasty

Can anyone recommend any good reciepes/meal ideas for low carb?

I am one of the worlds forever dieters, usually just reducing calories but it gets hard, I end up cutting down to under 1000 just to loose a lb or 2 a week, so think a different tactic is needed?

Its the meal ideas that I struggle with more than anything - thinking of interesting/easy/quick/filling meals that arent acompanied by potatoes/pasta/bread.

Any help or a pointer in the right direction would be most appreciated. Have put on over a stone since wedding in October

Thanks ggirl - have looked at website but can't see how long they expect your programme to last. And how much you would be shelling out?

depends how much you have to lose

some people do it for one month if they only have 1 stone to lose

the more you pay up front the cheaper it is

Hmmmm.
I have 2 stone to lose...

geordieminx- I'm back on low carb after letting go over xmas and lost stone last year doing it strictly during the week and allowing myself to eat a bit more at weekends to have something to look forward to.
Instead of pasta I'll put bolognese on shredded green beans or spaghetti of veg (you need a julienne slicer and quick fry really thin slices of carrot/courgette/parsnip). I bulk up stir fry with bean sprouts instead of noodles. I think you can have roast sweet potatoes (I do) which feels like normal potato. Another one is cauliflower blended with butter (season well) which is like creamy mash.

I may be breaking some rules but it has worked for me. I also drink tea as normal.

BUT I do think I over eat if I'm not on a diet, I have to go back to it on and off as I just feel better when I put restrictions on myself.
Just had a stew of onion garlic and celery, pancetta, beans, tomatoes and cabbage with parmesan on which was lovely.

2 stone that is!

BecauseImWorthIt ? those soups sound yummy. I am enjoying the Go Lower meals but think I will soon find out when I can start making my own lo carb recipes.

Ggirl ? Nice to find someone else doing Go Lower. I haven?t found anyone else on these forums doing it yet. I?ve had a browse on the Go Lower forum but also thought it seemed really quiet so I?ve not been on there since. So far I?ve lost 48lbs.

JollyPirate ? I?ve read about Zoe Harcombe on these forums but don?t know anything about it.

Katisha ? My food was delivered in the same was at ggirl. I think Go Lower works on your losing roughly a stone a month so you can work out that way roughly how long you feel you need to do it for.

Corriefan ? Your ideas of shredding the veggies sounds lovely, I?ve not thought of that before.

mummymels-well done wow 48lbs that is fantastic.

Do you just have one snack a day from the ones supplied. I have asked on the golower forum but haven't had an answer.

I enjoy kippers. The trouble is I don't enjoy enjoying them throughout the rest of the day!

I've dusted down my Atkins and Charles Clark books today, to refresh my memory, and will look out for any interesting recipes.

I have a dinner party tomorrow (as long as everyone can get here!), and so I'm looking out for some low(er) carb recipes.

oh low carbs! I'm 1 week into my diet and have lost a far whack already. I'm doing the south beach diet which I find slightly more appealing than the atkins (though haven't checked India/Neris so will do).

I was tipping the scales at about 11st and am down to 10st 8 one week in. I'm hoping to get to near 10st by the end of next week (and at that stage I move onto a slightly easier phase of the diet that allows wholemeal bread, rice etc)

I did get headaches the first few days but I suspect mostly from giving up caffine. The diet does allow you a bit but I did decided to go cold turkey

Good luck all.

I've done lo carb before , buy a big chicken, / ham / or anyohtewr meat you fancy - roast it and then u can slice and snack on them throughout the week.

also found having babybels in the fridge really helped.

i think peanuts are also good to have for snackage

yup - you are right babybel (lights) are a huge help!

No need for light anything - fat is your friend on low carbing!

you do need to if you are doing the south beach diet (which is sort of low carb) but not atkins!

ggirl - Yes I have just one snack a day but you can also have one of the chocolate snacks every other day.

hellsbells - wow you are doing really well already, what a good start.

mummymels-I got three chocolate snacks with my 2 week pack.
Thought they were one a week.

Hello, can I join in? I did Nerys / India 18 months ago, lost a stone and a half. For various reasons I have put that back on and more, so am starting again today. Looking forward to my steak au poivre for supper; with spinach, red onion, mushroom and avocado salad. Oh, and cheese afterwards. Mmm. I've heard it's not as effective the second time round, but last time I lost 9lb in the first week (was breastfeeding at the time, which may or may not have helped). Could do with a similar boost / incentive this time too. Anyway, here's to day 1. Good luck everyone!

well I have lost 5 lbs in my first week -yay!

a whole week with no alcohol and no sugar

I did this for 6 months and stopped when I fell pg.

Definitely felt bette for it - I ad never lnked the gassy tummy with carbs. I was nver strict enought o lose properly.

Great thing is that white wine is low in carb! Also hunger and obsessing about fod wasn't a problem for me the way it is on other diets. i.e. you can 'pick' and the picky things such as nuts and cheese are far more appealing than a carrot.

I fond I could kick start ketosis by lots of eercise in the first few days. The pee sticks were useful at first but I quickly began to recognise the taste on my breath.

First two weeks are quite hard but after that it is easy to have a 'balanced' diet with lots of greens.

ggirl - that's fab! Well done. Are you finding you crave it less now? I'm nearly two weeks into it and certainly not so desperate for carbs as usual (though absolutley gasping for a glass of wine - can have one on Friday - yeahhhh!)