Low Carb Diet (atkins)

pillypilla

~daisy~ wrote: »

LOL no - i have to start work at 7.30 today - 10 hour day for me yuk yuk yuk

thats a nightmare start to the day - dog poo makes me heave !!

Ditto, but start at 9am. Wish I was one of those people who bounce outta bed wide awake! Flipping frosty outside but at least it's bright.:cool:

philipjfry

well have finished my 1st official week on IPD after weeks of unsuccessful low carbing on my own, and have put on 1lb:mad: . I dont understand where going wrong, can anyone advise me? Have taken my supps,drank min of 2 litres of water and only eaten whats on the list. I even got my excercise dvd out and did that. Am i eating too much dairy do you think? Have not had nuts as someone said they put on with those but do have doudle cream and cheese everyday. please help.:rolleyes: desperate Jude x

Badger_Lady

Oh Philip, I can't offer any advice but just reassurance that I did the same thing! Found the "eating list" really unnatural but persisted and put on weight. Since then, I've reverted back to my normal diet and lost it again.

When you say "unsuccessful low carbing on my own", what were you doing and what was happening?

newish2this

philipjfry wrote: »

well have finished my 1st official week on IPD after weeks of unsuccessful low carbing on my own, and have put on 1lb:mad: . I dont understand where going wrong, can anyone advise me? Have taken my supps,drank min of 2 litres of water and only eaten whats on the list. I even got my excercise dvd out and did that. Am i eating too much dairy do you think? Have not had nuts as someone said they put on with those but do have doudle cream and cheese everyday. please help.:rolleyes: desperate Jude x

Really sorry to hear this, I know how frustrating it can be.:(
I really had to cut back on the dairy products as they really stalled me:rolleyes:
I'm doing atkins and I think IDP is very similar to Atkins in the first couple of weeks.
List your daily menus (and keep a food diary yourself) and we can all have a look at it to see if there is anything obviously:)

Badger_Lady

Oops, that reminds me, I forgot to post yesterday's menu:
- Wheatbran porridge and plain soya yoghurt
- Almond cake (to comfort myself after walking out of work), Guinness.
- Packet of sugarfree sweets (damn those Polyols!)
- Granose nut roast with boursin topping and spinach with hemp oil (yes I can make my own nut roast, but the family size ones were 40p each from Approved Foods!). Green tea.

Not a brilliant day carb-wise but it felt necessary at the time

iluvjohnsarg

DianneB wrote: »

Hi, I agree it's costing me a fortune - but I hope it's worth it! I am doing the Idiot Proof diet and I started out by buying the vitamins and supplements that was nearly £30!! My fridge is full of meat, cheese and green veg and there are no cheap evening meals of jacket potatoes or pasta and sauce. I am now on day 5 not going to weigh myself till day 7, if I haven't lost weight I am going to sit down and cry!

Hi Di - I'm on day 3 and will definitely wait until day 7 for my 1st weight check. I'm quite enjoying the meals ... just had scrambled eggs with bacon, mushrooms and cheese for breakfast. Lovely! But like you say it'll be devastating if after all the cost and effort I doesn't lose any weight. :eek:

shykins

jude i dont do IPD but did u follow it exactly to the letter? do u havea lot tolose? did u lose inches instead of pounds??

if its not any of the above maybe u need to consider atkins induction instead, yes its stricter but maybe u need that to kickstart the loss?

dont rely on the ketostix some people never send them pink even tho they are losing

x

jorichste

I had a go with the ketostix today and its pale pink, so that means a bit of ketosis, right??
What should I be aiming for? shall I reduce dairy to get it darker or does it not matter?
I've also been mega thirsty the whole week, drinking at least a pint of water every hour, maybe more. Is this too much? seriously couldn't drink less without my tongue shrivelling up!!
I also seem to be winning the halitosis competition with the dog, my teeth are gleaming though from cleaning them 73million times a day!
I lost 3 lb from thursday to monday, but won't weigh again until next monday, thats been my wi day for weightwatchers for many years......

mazzers

~daisy~ wrote: »

LOL no - i have to start work at 7.30 today - 10 hour day for me yuk yuk yuk

thats a nightmare start to the day - dog poo makes me heave !!

:rotfl: :rotfl: I had a job at the NCDL once and first thing every morning i had to shovel up a bucket full of poo, thought i was gonna faint on day one but soon got used to it and quite often went home with it on my neck?? but by then didnt faze me:rotfl:

HC_2

Dog poo I can cope with - it's cat poo and wee, and vomit from any source, that make me heave. :eek: