Low-carb diets support thread

~daisy~_2

i am lucky i know - i do 3 part time jobs and am lucky to be able to save all my wages for holidays

i would stamp my feet alot if we couldnt get away somewhere hot !! * is spoilt*

mazzers

~daisy~ wrote: »

no showing off is telling im going back for a fortnight in ten weeks time :j

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Lucky you

mazzers

focus888 wrote: »

same here but everyone around me is going aboard just cant afford it!

You dont need it in weather like this, get yourself in the garden instead.

Does anyone know what the recommended carbs are for Atkins OWL, i know its unique to everyone but there must be an average

I had soo many good intentions for today but i just cannot be bothered.

And its not the weather, i just cant get motivated anymore.

I'm too old, i need a cleaner *stamps foot*
Ooh foot stamping took the last of my energy, i need a sleep now :rolleyes:

focus888

mazzers wrote: »

You dont need it in weather like this, get yourself in the garden instead.

Does anyone know what the recommended carbs are for Atkins OWL, i know its unique to everyone but there must be an average

While you are in induction its 20g of carbs and then you introduce 5g each time you move up the rungs do you have the carb ladder for atkins? if not i could find it for you

focus888

Mazzers heres the carb ladder, i got it from a atkins forum

The OWL Carbohydrate Ladder
The foods listed in each rung of the ladder below are examples of low AGR foods for their rung, unless noted to eat in moderation. This is intended to be an example of some of the foods you can eat, not an exhaustive list of all the foods you can eat. If you are unsure about where a particular food falls, just ask!


1. Vegetables
More salad and other vegetables on the acceptable foods list

2. Dairy
Fresh cheeses:
Cottage cheese
Farmer�s cheese
Ricotta cheese
Pot cheese

Keep portions small for:
Hard aged cheese
Cream, heavy and light
Half and half
Sour cream
Low-carb ice cream, yogurt, and milk

3. Seeds and Nuts
Macadamias
Almonds
Peanuts/Natural Peanut Butter
Coconut
Sunflower seeds
Sesame seeds
Walnuts
Pistachios

4. Berries
Eat frequently from:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Blackberries
Raspberries

Eat moderately from higher AGR melons:
Watermelon
Honeydew
Cantaloupe

5. Wine and other spirits low in carbs
Spirits
White Wine
Red Wine
Low-carbohydrate Beer

6. Legumes
Lentils
Kidney Beans
Pinto Beans
Black Beans
Hummus
Chickpeas
Tofu
Soybeans
Soy milk, unsweetened

7. Fruits other than Berries and Melons
Plums
Kiwis
Peaches
Apples
Grapefruit
Tangerines

8. Starchy Vegetables
Keep all portions small
Carrots
Green Peas
Acorn squash
Butternut squash

Eat rarely:
Corn
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes

9. Whole Grains
Keep all portions small and focus on whole, unprocessed grains:
Old fashioned Oatmeal
Oat Bran
Wheat Bran
Low carb (soy) bread and muffins
All-bran
Barley, cooked

mazzers

Thanks focus, i forgot that you had to introduce in 5g increments,
I am missing fruit in this weather and am wondering if Dr D's plan will be suitable for me.
I really need a BG monitor.

focus888

i thought you werent really following atkins? are you allowed more fruit on dr d?

mazzers

focus888 wrote: »

i thought you werent really following atkins? are you allowed more fruit on dr d?

I did start on atkins, but have just stuck to as lc as i can after induction.
I dont really count and am wondering if an increase will stop me losing altogether, what i really want, is to know exactly what i should avoid personally, eg, why avoid apples if they dont affect me iykwim.

Dr D does allow fruit, i know Ted eats some fruit other than berries.

I suppose i should stop being impatient and wait until i've lost much more, maybe then i can increase my carbs to maintain.

I'm just a bit fed up

Its prob cos one friend is in Paris and another is in Gran Canaria and yet another goes to Spain next week :rolleyes:

I'll get over it

sallyrsm

sweetserendipity wrote: »

Oh, I am soooo embarrassed!! :o:o!!

Just been caught strutting my stuff & singing along to Beyonce Crazy in Love by the window-cleaner!! Eek!! :o:o

Never heard him because I had the music blasting as I was doing housework - it helps get me motivated, lol!! Hid in the downstairs cloakroom until my face had cooled down a bit & then went outside to pay & give him his cup of tea. I made a joke of it and, bless him, he said he hadn't heard me anyway!! I don't believe a word of it, think he was being a Gentleman & was just sparing my blushes, lol!! :o:o

at my old flat (2nd floor secluded gardens) I was caught by the windowcleaner one morning ironing a top for work.
Totally topless. :eek:
Mind you I was really slim in those days so at least he didn't fall, blinded, off his ladder. Avoided him like the plague after that, though.

Not had a bad day until I was in the car with Mum and she offered me a Murray mint and I ate it without thinking. I reckon about 10 carbs a sweet so not the end of the world. Everything else I've eaten has been totally 'on message'.

mazzers

sallyrsm wrote: »

at my old flat (2nd floor secluded gardens) I was caught by the windowcleaner one morning ironing a top for work.
Totally topless. :eek:
Mind you I was really slim in those days so at least he didn't fall, blinded, off his ladder. Avoided him like the plague after that, though.

Not had a bad day until I was in the car with Mum and she offered me a Murray mint and I ate it without thinking. I reckon about 10 carbs a sweet so not the end of the world. Everything else I've eaten has been totally 'on message'.

I have eaten chocolate and a french fancy, and you wont believe this, my friend thats on holiday just rung me from her house, i was rather confused and asked why isnt she in Gran Canaria, and she said, well a) its Tenerife and b) its tomorrow

I think i should be put out to graze now.