Low Carb Diet (atkins)

Just weighed in and I've lost 4 stone now! I was hoping to get to that before Christmas so I'm very pleased.

We've never gone overboard on eating a lot over Christmas but this year I'm having trouble finding anything special to have as treats. Any ideas? I've bought some nuts in their shells and some dark chocolate but can't think of anything else.

moji well done on the 4 stone!!! u should be very proud of yourself... why dont u treat yourself to some da vinci syrups (see lowcarbmegastore) then u can make cheesecake with cream cheese and special coffees etc, they are basically a sweetener but they come in different flavours, they can also be used to make lowcarb baileys (see below)

pink i used to love parsnips but now find them all too sweet, glad u enjoyed them and the sweet pots, last year i studiously avoided getting a tin of quality street and on xmas eve hubs friend turned up with a tin for me for christmas lol

ok lowcarb baileys recipe as requested
10 fl oz double cream
190ml whisky
3/4 tspn coffee granules
1/2 tspn vanilla essence
3/4 tspn cocoa (the proper sugar free stuff
1/2 almond essence
6tbspn splenda (sounds way too much to me, i use da vinci caramel to taste)

mix cocoa, coffee, sweetener in enough whisky to make a paste, warm cream, add rest of stuff and blend into the paste, bottle, let cool and refridgerate... will keep a week assuming it lasts that long lol

xx

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

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borderline??

1 parsnip is about 28g of carbs! 1 sweet potato is about 25g!

well i guess as i just succumbed and made nigella's soup i'm a very bad girl indeed this week...

sorry tink it's cos you're not keeping us on the straight and narrow!:rotfl:

Hi guys :hello:

Just a quicky sazzy coz I been at that new Westfield shopping mall in west London today and I am pooped!:o Omg it's flippin mahoosive that place! Busy day again tomorrow - whistlestop tour of London including wresting keys out of builder's hand, more crimbo shopping and stopping by to see my folks. But rest assured I shall be back afore the week's out to answer accusations of inter alia miniature donkeys, buses, matching pak-a-macs and bobble hats... i dunno, turn me back for 5 mins...

shykins hun thanks for the baileys reesype xx HC thanks for the heads-up re healthspan - we need to stock up on multivits. And how did DD get on at Oxford? xx

gilly's gone out for a bit [strike]bus spotting[/strike] seeing his mates and i'm gonna get ready for bed coz i'm cream crackered - no, i know they're not low-carb (and neither was my dinner:o but the less said about that the better!)

much love to all,
sazzarooo xxxxxxxxx

Pink, good idea about reading IPD again. I reread it recently, and I know Tink does every so often, too, to keep herself on track.

I agree about the Bailey's recipe. Sounds fantastic, even though I don't like Bailey's or whisky!

Saz, your posts make me laugh so much! :rotfl:DD is waiting to hear from you-know-where. She should get the letter before Christmas. Either way, there'll be tears (from me too).

I have no more work to do this year. Bad for the bills, but good for the house! I have an Everest of ironing to do and a messy, disorganised house And I suppose I should brave the shops and finish off my Christmas shopping at some point.