Low Carb Diet (atkins)

newish2this

Happy Christmas everyone:beer:

I have stuck to the Atkins induction plan for 2 weeks, and although I didn't expect to loose any thing, I lost 3lb:j

What I didn't tell everyone before I started atkins was that I had lost nearly 4 stone on the lipotrim regimme (food supplement diet via the pharmacy). I had gained this weight after giving up smoking a year last March. Anyway, having reached my "pre giving up smoking weight" (BMI now 24;) ), I thought Atkins would be the most appropriate food as lipotrim was based on ketosis. Anyway, I have eat well, stuck to the rules, stayed away from the scales and then stood on them last Thursday to find I had lost the 3lb, making me lighter than I have been for many years:D .

Thanks for all you advise everyone!!
I'm going to ease up over Christmas now (I really don't want to lose any more weight) but like everyone else, I will be reading this thread;)

Ted, got to say, I love your posts. I have been getting terrible cramps and I think I read that calcium was best for this??

Also, I have had a bit of constipation, any suggestions for this??:o

shykins

newish thats fantastic well done on the 3lbs and the previous 4 stone!!!

re constipation i take a spoon of fibresure every day and that keeps more regular than i have ever been
x

newish2this

shykins wrote: »

newish thats fantastic well done on the 3lbs and the previous 4 stone!!!

re constipation i take a spoon of fibresure every day and that keeps more regular than i have ever been
x

Thanks shykins, I will look out for fibresure whilst I'm out shopping:D

shykins

newish i get it in boots when its on 3 for 2 (very MSE!)... its in a blue jar, it says to take 3 spoons a day but i just take one first thing in the morning

well am sat here drinking my home made lowcarb baileys, it must be christmas!!!

x

tinkerbell84

I take 2 psyllium husks per day which does the trick for me

pink68

one aloe vera capsule each morning with a large glass of water is my method of choice...

as i think i mentioned before I have always been a bit prone to IBS with probably one attack a week and quite often constipation in between but since starting low carbing at beginning of november I have not had a single attack!

all hail the mighty power of low carbing! have actually decided now to be really strict with myself for next two days to limit the damage over xmas.
:j :snow_laug

pink68

ok now i'm beginning to think that me mentioning my bowels has put everyone off!:rotfl:

newish2this

pink68 wrote: »

ok now i'm beginning to think that me mentioning my bowels has put everyone off!:rotfl:

:eek: :rotfl:

shykins

lol pink

i think nearly everyone is off sneaking mince pies and too scared to come here and tell us angels <cough> what they are doing

to all my new lowcarb mates.. have a wonderful christmas and i hope u get all u wish for in 2009

Badger_Lady

Oo - well I've been here at my parents' house for five days now and all we seem to do is eat! I still pick out the lower-carb elements, and last night cooked for them. But I have had granola and yoghurt every morning, and about three mince pies in the last week :eek: