Low Carb Diet (atkins)

Sazbo

aliasojo wrote: »

Nope no coffee grinder.

Ok...if I buy one tomorrow......how 'ground' do I make the seeds? Do they go like flour?

I did tell you all I was no cook.:rotfl:

Lol x I'd say it's a worthwhile investment coz buying whole flax is much cheaper than ground and you max the nutritional benefits.

They dont grind quite as fine as flour coz they have a tough outer layer, but they'll grind fine enough

Sxx

~daisy~_2

this may be long - id advise comfortable seating

right i have a little problem - from middle ish of october till just before christmas i have been following the couch to 5k running programme
things were going really well - tho ppl kept saying oh you wont be able to do distance on low carbs blah blah and as i was getting better and going further i did start to struggle with energy levels at times
if i ran in the morning my breakfast hadnt had time to convert to energy yet - protein taking much longer than quick fire carbs as we know so i found my afternoon runs easier - however i hate exercising in the afternoons and prefer to do it in the morning

ok well all that aside i had a week off exercise over christmas and did eat very off plan as we know - therefore i knew it would take my body a while to adjust back to using an alternative source for energy
i tried to run last week and it was disastrous - had no energy at all mind willing and knew i could but no petrol in the tank
fair enough i thought - body hasnt fully got back to normal yet - give it another week
which i have and tried to run again today but again really really struggled - just really nothing there but i have been able to do my classes quite well ....
anyway after reading tinkerbells IPD book im contemplating having a portion of porridge on the days i wish to run .......
they say in phase 2 that porridge can be eaten a couple of times a week i beleive
ive never done induction or phase 1 or anything like that and dont wish to start now - im not hardcore enough and realise things will just be slower for me which is fine
and yes again im not doing any particular plan - which goes against all the advice we give to ppl coming to this thread i know but i do eat pretty much like phase 2 in the IPD the majority of the time now - am sat here with my vodka soda and fresh lime juice as we speak

so what do you think ? should i ? is this where you all say well if you took supplements youd be fine.......
any constructive advice welcome

tinkerbell - i did enjoy the book but i think someone on here or maybe an amazon review said it was more like a personal diary of dieting that a proper diet book and to be honest i kind of read it like too
not to say i didnt enjoy it cos i did - maybe if i was new to low carbing it would have better value for me but def taking some things from it

brekkie and lunch today were my usual's
dinner will be sliced pork in a cream sauce with garlic mushrooms and leeks with salad

just having a few S&V peanuts to go with my vodka and will prolly have another one after - well it is friday night

also just wondering what meat does everyone - apart from tinkerbell and badger lady i think - find themselves eating mostly ? we seem to be eating loads of pork at the min - dont mind cos we like it tho

sure i wanted to say something else but cant remember ......

shykins

yaay hubby has fixed laptop!!!

daisy all i can suggest is thinking are u doing ANYTHING different at all, if u were ok before theres no reason why u shouldnt be now, are u eating less or different... if not maybe its just a case of getting back in the swing, iknow when i havent been to the gym for a while it takes 3 or 4 goes before i feel able to get back to my normal workout maybe u need to do less and work back up??? hope thats of some help

if u aare going to buy a coffee grinder for grinding the seeds then make sure u get an electric one, i tried with one of those pretty hand ones and got nowhere lol... i use a magic bullet and its great

saz sorry to hear u arent feeling great, hopefullya nice restful weekend will help u out a bit... curl up and have a cuddle with gilly (where is he btw?)

got my M&S deal today my chicken was £9.78!!! was the largest there lol,, got the potatoes (for the others), the cheese of course and wine which has gone into store for now

brunch....insdie of a BK bacon burger
dinner... stir fry with prawns yummm
snacks.. atkins bar... sorry but i HAD to have something sweet

ooh is nice to be able to post properly again lol
x

~daisy~_2

yaaaay - your back

~daisy~_2

oh remembered the other things.....TMI alert btw

have been having my fibresure regularly every morning sometimes twice a day but i am so bunged up since getting back on track !! really bugging me now - normally the fibresure keeps me nice and regular but not now and its not nice
prolly cos ive stopped my daily clementines ....

also was wondering can you freeze slices of lemon and lime ? if you spread them on a tray to freeze then popped them in a bag - thought they would be nice popped into a drink ?

maybe ill persevere with the running for another week and see if i get back on track first

HC_2

Daisy, I can't help you regarding the exercise/energy/carb thing; I'm sure someone will come up with some sensible advice. However, I know from reading extensively about diabetes that the advice is often to have a small amount of carbohydrate before exercise. It's not as simple as that, of course, if you're a diabetic, but perhaps you need to sort out what works for you.

I agree with you about IPD. I think it's a fantastic read, really inspirational and so easy to follow, but their pseudo-science is a often a bit suspect. It sounded to me as though they repeated things they've read elsewhere, without understanding why. As I've said before too, they've pinched a lot of stuff from Rose Elliott and of course the whole thing is just a slightly looser version of Atkins. Good on them: it's a great book and I hope they've made lots of money!

Shykins, glad you're back online. What a clever hubby you have!

Daisy, I only 'ahem' about every other day now. Are you eating loads of veg? Perhaps try psyllium husk tablets?

shykins

daisy how about freezing them in a little water in ice cube trays that way u have ice, lemon and lime in one go!!!......funny u should say that about fibresue cos i have the same, i dont know how much fibresure u take but it does say u can have 3 spoons, 3 times a day!!! i only have 1 spoon in morning and am thinking of uppin that to a couple

hc.. he does have his uses lol
x

HC_2

shykins wrote: »

hc.. he does have his uses lol

Putting out the rubbish, mowing the lawn, mending laptops... what else?

shykins

hes not bad in the bedroom and he often helps me use some calories up there... when we are decorating i mean <whistle>
am just eating some cream cheese mixed with cocoa powder, da vincis and cream YUMMMMMMMM

HC_2

shykins wrote: »

hes not bad in the bedroom and he often helps me use some calories up there... when we are decorating i mean <whistle>

You are such a bad girl.