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?

hellsbelles=thanks, I am not craving carbs at all , in fact my appetite has disappeared.HAd boundless energy yesterday so am obv in ketosis now.

Bit worried about friday night though- we are going to pub with friends and for a curry. Wish I could spend the night drinking gin but

Wow - that's really inspiring to hear! I did really well the first week but the weight loss has really slowed down this week. I feel like I"m getting thinner but no actually lbs lost - maybe I do have to admit defeat and do some exercise!

curry and pub may be a bit of tricky one though good luck with that!

late comer here but been lo carbing since monday - pls can I join you all?

weight on monday 14 st 13.5lb
weight today 14 stone 8.5lb

so a whopping 5lb in 5 days... go LOW CARB!!

off to scoff some salami now!

I agree you just dont get hungry lo carbing, although I have to plan out brekkie, lunch and dinner more carefullyand also make sure I eat enuff veggies to keep everything going IYKWIM

I want to shift 4 stone by June and am using y wii fit to help.

only thing I find difficult is breakfast - dpont want to overload on eggs so any other good ideas out there for lo carb breakfast - I'm all ears

flippen heck! That's brilliant Twitter.

I haven't managed to find an egg alternative yet but have you tried baked eggs? They aren't too bad. Put some quite thick ham in a ramikin, crack in an egg and if your diet allows some grated gruyere (sp??) cheese on top - cook at about 180/200 for 12-15 mins. Tis yummy. If you can't have cheese on your low carb diet just leave that off - it's still nice.

Just how expensivve is go lower?
Ive been on the site but there are no prices i could find!

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Will do this soon. I am concentrating on cutting out the booze atm so need some sort of comfort factor to distract me. It works really well for me but it does take all my energy and stamina away for running.

hellsbelles - tried the baked egg this morning - just with plain ol cheddar but still yummy!!

some also told me that tofu can be good for brekkie - spice it up with chillies and have it with mushrooms. Will let you know id I try that one out!

Also found the prices for Golower Oldwomanwholivesinshoe:

Pay as you go - (The Flexible Option) - £10 per day. You only pay for the food you order and can decide to stop during your programme.

Split payments - (The Managed Option) - £8.57 per day. You?re committed to your programme but the cost is spread over several months so you can easily budget.

Pay now - (The Best Priced Option) - £7.23 per day. You?re committed to your Programme and pay the full cost now. This is our lowest-cost payment option.

Eeek - 10 per day is more than my family of 3 spend on foood for the week so I guess my DH and DD would have to startveif I did that!

twitter - I've never tried it with chedder - will give it a go!

Hi everyone, sorry it has taken me so long to come back on here. How are you all doing?

Ggirl ? sorry I forgot that you can only have one chocolate bar a week to start with but then move onto being allowed them every other day when you have been on the diet longer. That weight loss is brilliant

Oldwomanwholivedinashoe ? Go Lower works out just under £50 a week. I know it sounds quite a lot but that is for of your food done for the week.

What lo carb diets are everyone here doing?

I am on here early today so I've not done my Monday weigh in yet.

Just eating my granola breakfast, today with yoghurt and some raspberries mixed in before the kids are up and the house turns manic.

Just wondering, those of you who do Go Lower - do you normally eat your breakfast granola with yoghurt and fruit or on its own. If you have with berries, what do you normally have? Just being nosey!

mummymels - I have my clusters with yoghurt and a handfull of raspberries and maybe a few blueberries as well if we have any.

I have now lost 11 lbs !!

This is the last day of week 3 for me. Got my boxes for month two today- loads more snacks in it and I get to have a glass of wine.
DOn't know if I want to break my teetotal period - am feeling rather smug . Think I may be too tempted to have more than the allotted glass.

ggirl - Well done on the brilliant weight loss. Yep, the snacks increase with the second box don't they! I have to say that I'm impressed at how nice they are.

I haven't had any alcohol and it's amazing how quickly you get used to it.

Hows everyone on here getting on?

ggirl - someone else has joined here on Go Lower now too. Soon there will be loads of us!

Well my first month and still only 10lbs down , must say I am a tad disappointed.
Waist is 2-3" less depending on time of day and how many farts I've had.Hips down 1" , bust no change.
In the last week I have had no change.

ggirl - 10 lbs in a month in brilliant. That's not far off a stone. Talking of farts, are you finding the diet makes you very windy? A lot of people seem to say that low carb makes them windy but I'm quite pleased that it hasn't happened to me!

yup am blowing a gale here

luckily they don't smell

have been really good tonight, went with friends to pub quiz and had diet coke all night and sat and watched them all eating crisps..feeling smug

how much have you lost now mummymels?

ive been LCing since last may. www.lowcarbmegastore.com has been a lifesaver in terms of bread at 1.9 carbs per slice compared to 15-20 per normal slice.

they also do carb free stuff - notably macaroons - totally carb free - o they are expensive - but oh so worth it.

linseed tastes like shit btw, however there is a simple recipe - google it - to make linseed crackers. 4 tea spoons of linseed to 4 of water - mush it up - roll it out - stick in microwave for 20 secs.

now i thought they tasted like shit - but you may not

i also made the linseed bread - again - shit - but maybe worth a try.

i can't recommend that site highly enough - all comes well packed and the service has been excellent. lots of sugar free and carb free stuff there too

it has sugar free syrups - like what you get in coffee shops - all diff flavours - i even bought the dispenser that screws in the top - i am a coffee addict and those syrups made a world of diffeence to me. but i take black coffee anyway.

my tips are flavoured olive oils and lots of different spices.

also try www.fitday.com to keep a record of your weight loss

digital scales are a must for constant motivation.

and don't worry if you can't poo!

glad to have other people to talk to on a thread becuase i aint half been slated for LCing on MN

oh custardo
how much have you lost ?

I haven't lost anything for over a week but am in ketosis

and do you have caffiene?

god yes and how! i didn't ever give up coffee - een on induction.

i am constantly in ketosis - i keep a v. strict amt on the carbs i eat in a day - i will not go over 10 carbs a day if i can help it

i have lost 4 stone. ( well.. i am 1.4lbs off 4 stone mark)

4 stone- fanbloodytastic well done!!!

10 carbs though, that's so little, are you going to gradually increase it when you've reached your target?

what veg do you have?
and do you have gin?
and have you been exercising as well
any long plateaus?

sorry to interrogate

what veg do you have?
no root veg - mostly cauli, brocoli, onion, mushroom, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, pepper.

and do you have gin?
no i drink vodka & diet coke

and have you been exercising as well
not a jot

any long plateaus?
yeah, had a few - but its when i am not really watching my carbs, i say i am but i'm not counting everything.

now i am at my ideal weight - i am taking saturdays as my eat what i like day - this means that i can enjoy everything i like.

so today for instance i have eaten - 3 lowcarbmegastore.com slices of bread toasted i took that to work for my lunch that = 6 carbs. then i had 2 fillets of chicken breast chopped into cubes, fried in lemon olive oil and garlic with onion,pepper, mushroom and swartz do a small tin of spices with lemon, ginger and sommat else - stick that in - fry it all up, on a bed of mixed lettuce leaves - delish -

but it was only two large mushrooms, a thick 'round' of onion ( SO QUITE SMALL) a 1/3 of a pepper etc.

i also take vitamin tablets as i am v. aware of my energy levels and my immune system worried me as i have a history of getting very sick in winter - so i take multivit and vit c.

yesterday i had cod ( no batter obviously) from a pack you get in freezer at supermarket - just cod on its own. in tin foil with lime, lemon buter pepper - serve with salad - thats feck all carbs right there.

i also love to do a bolognaise type thing without the spaghetti. so fry up the mince and onion and mushroom and garlic stick in some oregano or herbs provance, add 1/2 tin of tomatos. - let it reduce over a low heat - yum

tomatos are quite high in carbs - so only 1/2 a tin. and i dont have them on my salad.

chicken breast filled with a cheese of your choice wrapped in bacon.

sainsbury's do the lowest carb sausage - i have looked believe me.

its realy great at only 0.6 carbs per chippolata - do go get some. nowt wrong with a full english on a sunday! i also like sausage browned in frying pan and added to 1/2 tin of tomatos

roasted pepper filled with mince and onion or tuna mayo - delish - but peppers are quite high so watch that one.

all sounds delicious and healthy

do you have milk in your coffee?

how does it feel to be at your ideal weight ?

so -last question I promise. Can you have a good few drinks without going out of ketosis?

you are really inspiring me, thanks

no milk.

i haven't been a 'normal' size for 20 years. it feels fantastic.

i can get shitfaced on vodka and diet coke - as theres no carbs in either.