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?

got my lowcarbmegastore delivery today.

sugar free fruitella rock!

Hi everyone

Sorry I've not been on for a couple of days. Life hectic as usual and DS was vomiting today. Lovely!

Thanks ggirl, yes it is all on Go Lower. Wow, low carbing for 9 years. I have to admit that I?m not sure I could keep it up for that long but will see how I get on once I reach my goal although I hope it doesn?t take 9 years. Lol! I do have some other veggies too but there aren?t too many of the list. On another thread they rave about celeraic but I haven?t tried it yet.

Custardo ? it will be interesting to know how long it takes you to get back into ketosis and how it affects your weight loss.

Supersalstrawberry ? hello over here too!

I know I've missed a lot out but getting late now so will call it a night soon and catch up with you all tomorrow.

oh no sally.

mummymels - i usually count three days to go into ketosis.

btw those fruitella give me the shits - i won't get them again.

ah that'll be the sorbitol in them custy. Does the same to me .
Once ate a large bag of sugar free sweets in the cinema ...that was a mistake

so hows the lower carbs going ggirl?

good thanks
am snacking on cheese and chicken- cheese maybe a bit too much today

still on a stone down today

have bought laxatives

pmsl. how many carbs do they have?

senna tablets, no info on box about carbs

hmm could be down a lb but not sure as not digital scales and a bit shortsighted

Hello

Can I jump in for some advice? I am going to start on a low carb plan this week and wondered what basic essentials you could suggest I stock up on?

I have been looking at the website Custardo linked to but wondered if there was much available in the supermarkets?

Oh and just to make this interesting I am veggie (pasta addict!). I have just got the low carb veggie book so I am hoping to get some time to have a read later on today.

There are some fab losses here

Depends how low carb you are planning to do.
You don't really need stuff from the carb megastore initially imo , you can do low carb by eating normal food.
Just cut out bread, potatoes, pasta, sugar and high starch vegetables.
I would recommend you read up on it I eat a lot of meat so can't really help you with regards to meals.
Do you eat eggs?
Good idea to get a carb counter book then you can judge how many carbs are in veg.Green veg are the best.

I was dieting on 40-60gm carb/day and losing weight for a fw weeks then I stalled. Custy's advice to cut my carbs lower have really kick started me again.
I have just had lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon , love the fact that I am never hungry on this diet.

But this is going to be a way of life for me now, I have low carbed before and lost weight and promplty put it back on when I went back to eating processed carbs again -doh!

just read that you've got the book -sorry

i dont know how you would low carb as a veggie - but if youcome across some recipes under 10 carbs i would be very very intrested so please post them.

i suppose veggie staple has to be cheese.

do you eat eggs? if so then eggs.

do you eat fish - or am i pushing it there? i mean fish is amazingly great, good for you and low carb - but unfortuatley i don't like much of it.

another lb down this morning -yay!

off to work now with my chicken salad , breakfast is hard, haven't been able to bring myself to eat anything this morning yet

ahh but was it oh so good sal?

yay ggirl. well on saturday i ate

1/2 tea cake avec marmalade - it was rubbish so i didn't bother with the rest

almnd croissant

physillis punnet of x2 ( type of goosberry)
bag of cherries
small bag pistachio nuts

bar of peanut brittle

chips and gravy on a muffin

went up to 9st.02 yesterday

today am 8.12.6

want t get to 8.9 this week. so might skip this saturday

Lost 2 lbs this week, but was naughty this weekend with wine, crisps, toblerone and dinner out. (I blame St Valentine)
Will have to be so strict this week as need to keep losing otherwise will lose motivation. Only 14 weeks till our holiday.

Custardo I am sure that will be no problem for you. Envious of your 8/9 stone, my ideal weight is 11 stone as am tall.

Strawberry I know how you feel

Ggirl well done

anyone know if the carb free choc eclairs on low carb megastore are actually carb free
seems too good to be true
am so tempted to get some as my local waitrose sell them but I may be tempted to finish the pack ..not good

sounds larvelly lunch sal

well i didn't eat all day (silly bitch emoticon) got home and ate 2 packets of prototoast ( look at lowcarbmegastore)

i'm thinking its 2 carbs per packet - but i go check the site ( after eating them ofcourse) and its 2 carbs pr 2 slices - well i ate 10 slices - thats 1- carbs plus the full tube of primula that went on it

so i blown my days allowance and more shit fuck wank.

anyway - don't know about the eclairs but i do buy the chocolate covered marshmellows - and whiute frankly they are orgasmic with a nice hot brew.

these are the eclairs sal sorry not pastry ones

your jamie lunch sounds lovely

I am going out with some friends for pub meal tomorrow night-hope there is something low carb there.