Low Carb Diet (atkins)

shykins

there are quite a few veggie atkins on a site i go to .. i will find u the link which tells u how to modify it to your needs and YES u can have marmite lol

brb with link
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tinkerbell84

oldMcDonald wrote: »

Hi

I'm in two minds about giving Atkins a go. I'm a vegetarian and I have been looking around the net at veggie Atkins and it seems some people say it is great and others say 'don't bother'. The reasons for 'don't bother' appears to be that you get stuck in a food rut pretty quickly and that if you fall back on legumes then there are too many carbs.

I can see that there is at least one veggie on this thread - hello Badger - and forgive me for asking this if it has already been asked (I don't have time to look through the rest of the thread at the moment), but how simple is it to taylor the Atkins to a veggie diet? If you are veggie and are following this diet, have you struggled with 'food ruts' and boredom? Did you do the induction phase or did you just jump into low carb eating?

And most importantly, is Marmite low carb? (please say yes...please say yes...please)

Thanks for any help, info and advice

I'm veggie too. :wave:

Not got bored yet - and I've been on Phase 1 of the IPD for a year.

I don't think it's as easy for veggies - my OH is a carnivore - but it's not that difficult when you think that the bulk of the diet is veg and salad

tinkerbell84

shykins wrote: »

well thats true tink but then sometimes MSE is not everything... i bought 2 85% from thorntons for £3 but its nowhere near as nice as the hotel chocolat non bitter 85%.. just wish there was one near me cos its extra to buy off net

am with u why would u want to add almonds to such good choc .. duuuh
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there's one near me :T - how much cheaper is the store?

if i go I'm happy to get your stuff and post it up to you

shykins

aww tink thats really nice of u ... if i dont get to lakeside in the next few weeks i will take u up on it, mind u the postage for u may be as much as from the site

ok heres a link to some veggie rules for atkins .. hope its useful
http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/main-lowcarb-lobby/410875-vegetarian-semi-vegetarian-lowcarb.html

as the others will tell u rose elliott seems to be THE book to get for lowcarbing veggies

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Badger_Lady

shykins wrote: »

as the others will tell u rose elliott seems to be THE book to get for lowcarbing veggies

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Yer... I'm starting to dislike her now, but maybe that's just cos she keeps telling me what to do...

ames100

Has anyone else seen some of their ailments dissaper after starting atkins for lack of a better terminology..!
i used to get really bad heartburn sometimes two three times a day and thinking about it just now i havnt had any for ages!

pillypilla

For the record.......porridge, although not low-carb, is allowed in phase 2 of IPD! Or perhaps you hadn't read that far.............;)

Badger_Lady

Oo, I just made vegetarian jelly for the first time! Yay me! Brilliant, too - I made it out of "red fruits" tea with a tiny drop of agave nectar and it set beautfully in my dinosaur jelly moulds It doesn't taste sweet or fake either, like the shop-bought stuff...

ames100

what did you use to set it badgerlady?

shykins

ames i used to have terrible heartburn and IBS and within a week my IBS had gone and hearburn reduced (I have a hiatus hernia so its never gonna completely go)

am i the only person in this world who HATES jelly??

porridge is even allowed on atkins maintenace.. assuming u dont add a ton of sugar or syrup lol
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