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?

Enchiladad81 ? I hope your korma was yummy. Thanks for the links for low carb recipes. I?m going to start making my own meals soon rather than eating only Go Lower ones so am starting to try and get some ideas. How did your cookies turn out? Because I?ve been eating mainly Go Lower food I?ve really tried to avoid being out for meal times and then just take the Go Lower snack with me or some raspberries or blackberries. Can?t be bad losing more the more you eat.

Welcome rightfootfirst and good luck on your new diet. I remember how hard it was at the beginning (I was a real chocoholic before and had to wean myself off!) but hopefully it won?t take you long to go into ketosis and you will start to feel better.

Mitchell81 ? Great weight loss. Those are great ideas for snacks when out and about.

Supersalstrawberry ? Well done on surviving the nightshift. I suppose you must be used to working shifts but I think if I was working all night I would be tempted to stuff my face all night to keep myself awake. Those stuffed peppers sounds yummy. I will keep that on my list of ideas for when I start making my meals myself. I envy you living near the beach.

Ggirl ? Well done on your loss. You have still lost lots so don?t be disheartened. You are doing so well. My weight loss has really slowed down now. I think you do have to drink lots of water but not sure how it would affect you losing or not. Have you spoken to your counsellor?

FrazzledBlob ? I hope you are feeling better today. Well done on the loss. I can smell your baking from here. It is lovely!

Custardo ? Your food for that day sounds lovely and it making my mouth water! That?s good that the consequences weren?t as bad as you thought.

OrmRenewed ? Wow that is a big difference between brands.

Jenduff ? I hope you are feeling better now. Hopefully the 2 days without food with cancel out the bad day.

Welcome WickedWench ? Good luck although it sounds as if you have got off to a great start already. Ooh, I love wraps. I will have to look into those for when I start making my own meals. At the moment I am eating just the Go Lower ones.

Jacaqueen ? Well done on the weight coming off now and great that you are not feeling so hungry. I get where you are coming from as I used to eat constantly and could never have imagined me not to feel hungry.

JeremyVile ? 6lbs in one week is brilliant and 1 stone in 2 weeks is too. It does get easier.

I lost 1 lb this week. Not a major amount but considering I have stayed the same the last 2 weeks I'm not complaining that I have at least lost something again.

The peanut butter cookies were ok but I'll adjust the recipe next time and make them bigger and not as sloppy!

I made some almond cookies yesterday which were basic and simple ... they taste nice but next time I'll cut back on the almond!

I bought myself some 86% cocoa chocolate last night. Carbs per serving: 4g, fibre per serving: 3g ... so basically "bad carbs" were only 1g per serving. I'm still in ketosis this morning so it didn't do much damage

lost another lb this am.

must remember to take tuna to work for lunch

Custardo, you know you have a tendancy to throw the low carb thing out of the window on a weekend? Can I be nosey and ask how it affects your weight loss? I mean ... assuming you either gain a couple of lbs or simply stay the same ... how soon does it start to drop off again?

I've been letting go on a saturday and I tend to put on about 2lbs over the course of the weekend.

So say, on Friday last week I weighed 11st 2lbs. On Monday I weighed 11st 4lbs. This morning I weighed 11st 2lbs but by friday I may only weigh 11st 1lb ... say I put 2lbs on over the weekend ... I suppose that means I'm losing 1lb a week with the cheating, the temp weight gain etc ...

Do you find this?

Oops! Just posted this on the wrong diet thread

Waist now out of heffalump zone. Back to 30". Need to shed another 2 and I'll be back to normal. Hurrah!

yes enchilada its the way i am maintaining my weight in the long term.

this is a trail and error process. i realised that i can't spend a whole year getting to my ideal weight and then just eat.

i need rules and boundries to my eating, want to maintain my weight for the longterm but not sure how to do it yet. so for now - its pig out saturdays - i might put on 3lbs - then lose that weight and if i am lucky maybe half a pound to a pound more over the next week.

Enchilada81 can I ask where you got the cocoa from or what brand it is? I sometimes have a hot chocolate with soya milk if I've had a manic day at work/ with the kids but my cocoa is'nt that good! The peanut butter cereal sounds good - does it taste good?

mummymels if you want more low carb recipes check out the moneysaving expert forum as there are lots of yummy ones on there.

I am cooking mexican fudge and some quiches for work. Had cauliflower fried rice last night which was good.

We are having a curry night saturday so if anyone has any good recipes for curry they would be much appreciated

Today I had crustless spinach quiche for breakfast, chicken pieces for lunch and for dinner lamb chops with salad. I am just counting down the weeks till I reach my goal, I have another 19 kgs to lose hopefully I can keep at my 1 kg/2.2 lbs a week weightloss. And will achieve that by the middle of June (middle of summer). So far since starting in January have lost 11kgs/ 2 and 1/2 stone.

god mitchell you are doing well!

I have only lost 1st 5 lbs since january and I've been stuck for 3 weeks

getting pissed offf with it nowas it's just not working

The cocoa powder is just tesco's own brand ... not value range, the one just 'above' that

The peanut butter cereal is "okish" ... it's edible but not exactly something you really look forward to eating. TBH I eat it more for the fibre than anything else. It REALLY helps constipation problems

supersalstrawberry, thanks for the tip on the flour, I'll do that next time.

Well, I had another "fat pig" day yesterday ... I'm ashamed to say I ate that much yesterday I was actually sick after my tea. A total wake-up call and I'm going to be sensible now.

Was suprised at this though ... I ate half a bar of 86% cocoa chocolate last night (also good for constipation problems and this morning I expected my ketosis to be zero ... was shocked to see it an even darker purple though!! So I can safely say, this chocolate is ok to eat on low carb diet ... if you can tolerate the bitter taste that is.

11st 2lbs this morning.

Sorry that should have read one and half stone since January.

Nice recipe adapted from one of DH's favourites.

Heat some olive oil in a pan (lots) add some chopped bacon, garlic and chilli. Wait until the bacon is a bit crispy. Pour over some green crispy salad with feta cheese.

supersalstrawberry ? It sounds as if everything else you ate was good so a couple of biscuits will hopefully not do too much harm. It sounds as if you live in the perfect place. At least when you eat our low carb food it helps your cravings. Hopefully you feel better now.

Custardo ? Well done on losing more. Are you at your goal now then that you are trialing this new way of eating?

Enchilada81 ? If you are happy with losing slowly it sounds perfect doing it that way as you are getting the best of both worlds. Losing as well as having treats. I think I might do that as I get nearer my goal. What did you eat to make you sick? Great news on the chocolate!

OrmRenewed ? Briliant that you are so close to your goal.

FrazzledBlob ? Thanks for the tip for more recipes. I?ll have a look at it when I?m ready to start trying them. I have to say I do like that website but hadn?t realised they have recipes there too.

Mitchell81 ? Wow, you really are losing it fast. You must be feeling great.

Ggirl ? You have still lost quite a lot. Do you mind me asking how much you need to lose? Maybe if you don?t need to lose a lot that is why it is coming off slower for you.

Ok day here. Looking forward to my snack this evening. Got some Go Lower chocolate brazils. One of my favourites of the snacks.

back from work-am on the gin
can't you just have one sal ?

Mel- I have loads to lose at least another 2-3 stone

oops I am ggirl

OMG - my parcel containing fresh low carb bread from lowcarbmegastore arrived today. I am SO happy. It tastes like real bread and not that rubbery, nasty stuff that I made from some awful mix I bought last time I did low carbing.

Tonight I have had a pate and cheese sandwich and after nearly 2 weeks of no bread it was heavenly. Ladies, I seriously recommend it. Only 1.2g of carbs per slice.

was it bad day at work?

off load to me
I have just had pretty good shift so I can take it