Low Carb Diet (atkins)

sweetserendipity

Oooohhh, just noticed I've got 2 stars!! I feel all important now!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Sazbo

sweetserendipity wrote: »

Oooohhh, just noticed I've got 2 stars!! I feel all important now!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

lol well done hun, you're a 'stalwart' now!

Sxx

Sazbo

Sorry, me again:rolleyes: Been meaning to say - haven't seen our ravylesley about for a while? I miss her around the place... hope you're ok hun if you're reading this xxx

Sx

sweetserendipity

Sazbo wrote: »

lol well done hun, you're a 'stalwart' now!

Sxx

Oh, so I am, I never noticed that bit!!:D I had stars in my eyes!!:rotfl:

shykins

okies i am back and i saz u are right but just in case anyone else is confused here u go

when reading american labels deduct the fibre count from the carb count to get net carbs

when reading uk labels the carb count already had the fibre deducted and therefore IS net carbs

sugar alcohols are counted different so when u read say an atkins bar it will say 2g net carbs so has the fibre AND the sugar alcohol carb count deducted, as i said earlier the jury is still out whether u should count sugar alcohol carbs some people say no others say yes.. whatever they do weird things to your stomach and can make u stall

ok does that all make sense? hope so lol

x

shykins

sweet if u MUST go to the chippy cant u have chicken? got to be the best choice surely

am surprised Kale is so high in carbs. was that off the packet or off an american site? oh will go check brb lol.........hum while u wait for me la lal la
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ok back.. kale 1g of carbs per 100g

ugh poor badger team building day... shudder!!!

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aliasojo

Guys, I've been feeling pretty awful today and yesterday. Splitting headache all day yesterday, went into a migraine last night and still got a thumping head today, which seems to lessen slightly after I eat.

I know my carb intake has been really pretty low (even by induction standards) but I've also been eating a fair few Atkins bars.

Do you think it's the bars making me feel like this or could it be because I'm just not eating enough carbs?

I've just had an M&S chicken/leek and bacon thing and I'm going to try to up my veg intake later on for dinner so hopefully I'll perk up a bit later on. Right now I feel lousy.

Thoughts?

tinkerbell84

aliasojo wrote: »

Guys, I've been feeling pretty awful today and yesterday. Splitting headache all day yesterday, went into a migraine last night and still got a thumping head today, which seems to lessen slightly after I eat.

I know my carb intake has been really pretty low (even by induction standards) but I've also been eating a fair few Atkins bars.

Do you think it's the bars making me feel like this or could it be because I'm just not eating enough carbs?

I've just had an M&S chicken/leek and bacon thing and I'm going to try to up my veg intake later on for dinner so hopefully I'll perk up a bit later on. Right now I feel lousy.

Thoughts?

poor you


do you take supplements?

can you try and kick the atkins bar habit?

are you eating enough fat?

Sazbo

((hugs)) Alias xx - I'd go without the atkins bars for a few days and see if that helps. Tinks could be right maybe you're not eating enough fat?

Sx

HC_2

Poor you, aliasojo

As well as the other suggestions, what about water? Are you drinking enough?

Went on to the LC megastore site earlier and they had a link to a DM article promoting Atkins.

But, oopsie, look at what they are advising:

'To calculate a food's net carb value, all you have to do is look at the information on the back of the packet. Find the total carbohydrate content and then subtract the amount of fibre.'

Fine for the US, but doesn't work here.