Low Carb Diet (atkins)

tinkerbell84

ames100 wrote: »

i seem to be a bit stuck weight wise for the last few days have been hovering on or around the same pound for nearly a week- anyone have any quick start methods? also find i am becoming increasingly less hungry

nearly a week?

you should only weigh once a week

sweetserendipity

I must admit I sneak a peek at the scales more than once a week
Well, I had the fish for dinner tonight, with batter I'm afraid but I did take half of it off as a compromise :rolleyes: Never knew they put sugar in mushy peas Tink so checked with my local chippy & yes they do!! Decided not to get them but the fish was filling enough anyway. I ended up with indigestion though - my own fault for having the batter!!:rotfl:
alias, hope you are feeling better.

tinkerbell84

sweetserendipity wrote: »

I must admit I sneak a peek at the scales more than once a week
Well, I had the fish for dinner tonight, with batter I'm afraid but I did take half of it off as a compromise :rolleyes: Never knew they put sugar in mushy peas Tink so checked with my local chippy & yes they do!! Decided not to get them but the fish was filling enough anyway. I ended up with indigestion though - my own fault for having the batter!!:rotfl:
alias, hope you are feeling better.

believe me, after 13 months of low carbing you'll know all the things which have sugar in them

shykins

yup u will and after 4 yrs u will realise that just about EVERYTHING has sugar in unless its meat from the butcher and veggies from the farm!!!

that includes coleslaw, tomato sauce, processed meat, tin tomatoes, chicken in mealsh.. i could go on

ames100

i know i should only weigh really once a week but just cant help myself- maybe expecting too much lol

menu for last 3 days

mon-
black coffee
egg mayo and some cheese mayo spring onion mix
steak, creamed leeks and greens (kale i think)
dr pepper zero/ sugar free peach fizzy water
zero carb lolly
cashew nuts

Tues
b coffee
egg, 2 sausage, 1 bacon, half tom
diet coke
sero bar (1.5g carbs apparently)
dr pepper zero and s&v nuts

Today
b coffee
grape fruit
4 baby carrots dipped in houmous
water

and thats it so far- unhungry and bloated- how attractive lol

sweetserendipity

aliasojo wrote: »

I usually do have a cheese omelette funny enough Tink, it's just this past couple of days that I haven't had that. I hate cream and can only have it if it's cooked into something iyswim.

I was flicking through a magazine in hairdressers today & they had some low-carb recipes, one of which was cheese omelette made with cream.
From memory it was 3 eggs & a tablespoon of cream whisked together, pour into frying pan that has foaming melted butter & whisk in the pan until nearly set. Then cook for another minute or so. The cheese was cream cheese put in at the last minute with some ham & then the egg was folded over & served.
The above might not be absolutely accurate but you get the idea. I thought it sounded lovely, I've never tried to make an omelette with cream mixed in but will definitely give it a go.

tinkerbell84

ames100 wrote: »

i know i should only weigh really once a week but just cant help myself- maybe expecting too much lol

menu for last 3 days

mon-
black coffee
egg mayo and some cheese mayo spring onion mix
steak, creamed leeks and greens (kale i think)
dr pepper zero/ sugar free peach fizzy water
zero carb lolly
cashew nuts

Tues
b coffee
egg, 2 sausage, 1 bacon, half tom
diet coke
sero bar (1.5g carbs apparently)
dr pepper zero and s&v nuts

Today
b coffee
grape fruit
4 baby carrots dipped in houmous
water

and thats it so far- unhungry and bloated- how attractive lol

I'm not surprised you're bloated with all that pop. :eek: And the lolly too - they're not doing you any good at all hon. You've probably not eaten enough today - and houmous I don't think is a low carb food

which plan are you doing, and are you doing induction?

tinkerbell84

sweetserendipity wrote: »

I was flicking through a magazine in hairdressers today & they had some low-carb recipes, one of which was cheese omelette made with cream.
From memory it was 3 eggs & a tablespoon of cream whisked together, pour into frying pan that has foaming melted butter & whisk in the pan until nearly set. Then cook for another minute or so. The cheese was cream cheese put in at the last minute with some ham & then the egg was folded over & served.
The above might not be absolutely accurate but you get the idea. I thought it sounded lovely, I've never tried to make an omelette with cream mixed in but will definitely give it a go.

I always put cream in my omelettes. And I do a cream cheese and spinach one which is yummy :drool:

shykins

not sure which plan u are doing ames but the most obvious possible culprits are nuts and the sweeteners in the s/free bars etc u are having

sweet i always add cream to my omelette mix,, i like to grate cheese on the top after its cooked andbung it under the grill to get crispy YUMMM
x

shykins

lol tink we are tandem posting the same thing hehe