Low Carb Diet (atkins)

newish2this

mazzers wrote: »

Newish, how long you been doing LC?

For those using flax, there is a warning if you google it, diarrhoea is one thing (had it yesterday) and it thins the blood so not to use before any planned operations, I'm unsure what to do as i'm on low dose aspirin, altho my cholesterol is low so might see doc about coming off it.

Hi Mazz:wave:
I've been doing sort of Atkins/ low carb for many years as I know it is carbs (especially bread, pasta and rice) that makes me gain weight. I got to the stage where I was very much in control of my weight. However, I gave up smoking 2 years ago and gained 2 stone in 8 months (and yes, I really was being careful with what I ate as I was very consious that weight gain was a 'side effect'):mad:
After gaining this weight, I just got into the mode of eating whatever as I was fat anyway:rolleyes: .

In August last year, decided I really had to do something as I was 4 stone over weight:eek: so went into emergency mode and started a meal replacement regimme (lipotrim). I lost the 4 stone in 13 weeks, discovered this thread in November and started back on Aktkins. I really thought I would gain a little weight once I started eating 'normally' just because of the bulk factor, but I continued to loose weight:D . Anyway, blew it big time over Christmas (it was nothing to do with the 8 tubes of pringles and cakes and wine:whistle:) and got straight back onto Atkins in the New Year. Most of he 'Christmas weight' came off in the first coulple of weeks except the last 4/5lb!!!!!!!! It won't budge!!:mad: Probably an age thing:mad: (40 at the end of the year :eek: ).

Sorry mazz, did you want my life sory:o

mazzers

Lol at the life story:rotfl:
Sorry i didnt reply sooner i had fallen asleep as i use my laptop on my bed (any excuse)
I also need to lose 4 stone really, used to be slim but i have blamed everything on my weight gain when really i've always known it was carbs, bread mainly, i could live on crusty a loaf a day with a few extras, have never ever got fed up of the stuff.

Saz, went a bit mad when i discovered the flax bread but realise it has to be in moderation or i'll be addicted to that next:rotfl:
I know it is good for you tho and used to eat it on my yogurts.

I love all seeds and nuts too
Not much i dont like:D

Off to work will pop on later:beer:

angelatgraceland

newish2this wrote: »

Hi Mazz:wave:

After gaining this weight, I just got into the mode of eating whatever as I was fat anyway:rolleyes: .

crikes I know where you are coming form! When its just stuck around your middle and everywhere else you come to a point of b***er it I may as well have it! That is exactly where I was at until 2 weeks ago!
Well Im still angelic-Ive just come home from the pool and I kid you not-50 lengths! One and a quarter hours swimming(Im just a plodder).
I did it because I am certain it is dramatically making "the difference" which works for me. This morning I weighed 12.1-now Ive not seen that number for about a year.
I have this timeline in my diary and the goal for Saturday is 12 stone so you see why I am especially driven today! If I can achieve it I will be delighted and even more so when the evil no 12 disappears!
I am aiming at losing 3 lbs a week-Ive done it before but it does take extra effort after the first 2 weeks. It is also going to cost me more and its really the only exercise I can safely do.
I now have a reasonable stock of reduced lowcarb food though so it wont really cost me so much in future. got to try to be MSE also.
Last time I did buy stuff from Lowcarb megastore last time but I really believe now that its better to stick with normal "real" food rather than these "special creations" at a high cost.
I may make the odd slip but I do know that Atkins is the only way for me as I do not do "hungry" and I hate unnatural foods.

aliasojo

Lol....funny you lot should mention lipo.....I posted on the Scotland board a few days ago asking if anyone had heard of a particular clinic cos I'd heard they did laser lipo.

I've become obsessed about my chin/neck. It makes me look old. I dont want to be old.

I've seen before and after pics of chins and they look much better and the skin is tightened up as well because the laser stimulates....em......something.....cant remember what. :rotfl: Dont get me wrong, my arms, my legs, my bum, my tum and probably every other bit in between could probably do with a wee going over too, but you cant hide your chin can you? :rolleyes:

Anyway...the real point of the post, lol...is to ask if I can keep riced cauliflower in the fridge overnight and still make successful pizza with it. Or do you reckon it will just be a bit too soft and soggy? I was going to do cauli pizza tonight until I realised I had no tomato puree and no cheese...so basically no pizza.

Btw angela...I'm very impressed with the swimming lengths :T ...I could probably do 2 or 3 breadths and that's it.

shykins

well done at the swimming!! thats brilliant but be prepared that u may gain a little with the fat changing to muscle but it should even out after a few weeks if u do

alias.. iwould think that as long as u have wrung the water out it will be fine tomorrow

x

~daisy~_2

mazzers wrote: »

What, you mean you've had it?

Would love my tummy lipo'd, could probably make a nice bag out of the loose skin then tho:rotfl: Yuk!

yes i had a tummy tuck and lipo to my lower back and hips last january :T

ladies - can i just say with all this leek love im most concerned our good faithful trusty friends the cute lil cherry tomatoes have just been cast aside like a smelly old sock !!!! most upsetting :mad:

shykins

well daisy leeks are lower carb than tomatoes lol

~daisy~_2

ah but dont forget some of our LC friends were only having 1 or 2 - some were not even listing how many !! how wrong is that - poor cherry tommies

~daisy~_2

shy - your fb has a bit missing !!

shykins

does it??/ ummm wonder why or how that happened... am FB deficient :lipsrseal story of my life <sigh>

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