Low Carb Diet (atkins)

elona

Shykins

Do you buy the ketosis strips from the Atkins site?

Once DD has gone out and I have peace and quiet will cook a low carb breakfast for myself.

I get so sick of the raised eyebrows when I eat "anything!"

DH just cannot comprehend that when I cook his favourite pea soup or lentil soup that I should not be having any and if I were to cook something that fitted in for me no one else would like it!:mad:

shykins

i think ibought them from ebay... lowcarbmegastore do them too and as daisy said u can sometimes get them in boots, they arent really necessary tho so save yr money (even more MSE lol)

x

Ted_Hutchinson

shykins wrote: »

daisy said u can sometimes get them in boots, they arent really necessary tho so save yr money (even more MSE lol)

I found our local Boots were charging £9ish a box for the same as a chemist down the road were charging around £5 so watch out. And don't do as I did by trying to extract one strip from the box single handed midflow. I drop the whole box and once they have been submersed they aren't much further use. They are interesting to see how much into ketosis you are. I never got more than a trace, just sufficient to colour the first one or 2 levels But I never went through an induction phase as I'm on Dr D's plan that is more like Atkins Ongoing Weight loss stage. But as I consistently lost over 2lb each week I wasn't particularly bothered so I didn't buy another box.

~daisy~_2

they were about a fiver in my boots - get them from most chemists tbh

another busy day - sigh - worked this morning till 12.30 stuffed lunch down my neck body pumped at 1pm home for a massage client at 2.30 thendinners lunch boxes etc etc then an aerobics class at 6pm so had a lovely bath and am now in bed with a cup of tea

brekkie - bacon and an egg
lunch - salad with brie and little bit of left over tuna mayo
dinner - sausages with left over veggies in cheese sauce
strawberries plum and cream

snacked on cracker with cream cheese slice of corned beef with 3 cornichons and a satsuma

suemagoo

Hi everyone have just made the opsies i think you call them ,they are a bit soft ,think i have to perfect this one . Daisey your evening meal sounded good whats the strawberrys and plum? Have lost another 2 pounds (Started at 12stone 12 , Now 11 stone 6 Very pleased with myself ,when i started wanted to get under 12 stone now looking at under 11 ( im 5ft 6 ) will be very happy with this .All girls i work with at weight watchers or slimming mag club still try to tell me how bad the diet is for me , have given up trying to change there way of thinking .Im doing this for me now and happy !!:T

tinkerbell84

hi sue

did you cook them for long enough? when cool, they should be like soft (if thin) bread rolls.

leave them uncovered now and they should firm up

HC_2

I have my supplements ready, have a meal plan for the first week (I have to cook for a family, and I don't want to cook a separate meal for me), but I have a question.

Is there a low-carb gravy? Currently, I use Bisto powder (:o), red wine, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, Worcester sauce and vegetable water. Is there a tweak I can use that will make it acceptable to all of us (i.e. replacing the flavouring and thickening agents that Bisto offers).

~daisy~_2

i use xanthan gum for my thickener for gravy
i spoon of the fat from the roasting tin the add water to the juices - bring to the boil whisk in a reaspoon or so of the xanthan gum powder add a dollop of cream and some gravy browning if needed bit of seasoning and its good to go

i always make plenty and have lots of pots of left over gravy in the freezer for other meals if needed

sue - just some strawberries and half a large plum chopped up with cream on

HC_2

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

hi HC - I've done gravy on here before

I use a food processor to puree a raw onion, and soften it in butter before adding liquids, herbs or whatever to the right consistency. use more onion if you need gravy for more than 2 or 3 people

which diet are you doing? you need to watch the balsamic and the wine, although if the alcohol is burned off it shouldn't mess with your diet too much

Sorry, tinkerbell, such a LONG thread to read. I'm working my way through it. Sorry if I'm going over old ground.

I wouldn't use balsamic on any LC diet, but as for which diet I will do (next Tuesday, day after my b'day ) - IPD, Atkins, Dr Thing - they are all exactly the same principle, just some will be very slightly slower than others, due to level of allowed carbs. I will be as strict as I can and know that the stricter I am, the more weight I will lose.

Thank you, daisy, also.

Gravy recipes will go on my planner.

ravylesley

Morning Everyone

Its nice to see we have a fair few newbies joining the thread

I didnt realise that we'd all waffled so much to make this thread as long as it is

Tried the cottage pie with cauli topping last night and hubby was impressed but said it tasted of cauliConsidering it has cauli in thats hardly surprising

As for the gravy I have to admit to using bisto gravy granules and taking the extra carbs into account IYKWIM.Its quite rare we have gravy any way and it saves the pfaff of making two sets of gravy.As I'm still losing weight it cant be doing that much harm

Lesleyxx