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I also struggle to drink enough water but never struggle with tea, coffee etc... A friend of mine has a child with special needs and was put on an Atkins type diet to help with her epilepsy, the doctors told her to ensure that her child drinks plenty of water as the low carb diet can result in...

Well done on your weight loss wrinkly, I have had a couple of sts weeks recently but like you last week was a good one. Makes it all worth while when you lose some doesn't it ;0) Hope you are feeling better, it's this rotten weather making everyone ill, i swear it's rained for what seems like...

Hi Sammy and welcome to Atkins.;0) I too am a member of the underactive thyroid club and usually find losing weight really hard, but Atkins has been pretty good for results, having said that i do stick to the rules and so far have not fallen to temptation. Good luck and you will find everyone...

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Thats fantastic, really pleased for you....I hear its great being a grandparent...you can hand them back at the end of the day. lol.

Congratulations to you and your family Jim, is this your first granchild?

I eat out quite often, infact this week will be 3 times as i have a birthday party this weekend. I always stay on the safe side and go for chicken and salad style dishes unless it's Indian food and as mentioned by Jim and MIE a Tandoori grill with shish kebab, chicken tikka, lamb kebabs etc is a...

Well said Laura.

You have a point there!

Yep...best feeling ever.....well almost :giggle:

Lol Jim.....Today its prob just as cheap to buy new clothes than to pay the tailor.

Well you deserve a pat on the back as i don't know any 20 something that owns their own property and did it alone on one wage, so you certainly should be proud of yourself. You have a lot of years ahead of you to progress to a house, husband and kids...and i'm sure you will do well.

You will only lose if you sell during the slump, unless you sell to buy a bigger property which is what we did, we sold our house during the slump and took only a small loss but we bought a much bigger house that would normally be out of our price range as it had come down in price by an amazing...

You are sooo right Claire, but as lots of my clothes are packed away ready for the move, i can't remember what ive got and by the time i get them out they will be on the big side and as its the sale i didn't mind, they will tide me over for a while, but yeah like yourself, when i get to my goal...

You have to keep your old jeans so you can try them on after losing weight, it really cheers you up.

I just bought new jeans as my old ones are looking a little baggy, I got them in the sales from kays catalogue, infact i got lots in the sale including furniture as i am buying a house and its twice the size of this one so it will look a little empty unless i fill it. The sale thats on is really...

Oooh nice bag Claire, I have a thing for bags too and i seem to have aquired more than necessary, i tend to de-clutter every now and again and farm my unwanted bags off to friends and family to make way for new ones....Don't have a Radley tho....that was a good price you paid too....what a...

The Atkins bars didn't work for me, nothing did so i ended up taking Lactulose liquid..it was mega sweet but it worked. As for the lack of hunger, i go through both, days when i feel constantly hungry and other days i could miss food out altogether. I also find if i miss breakfast then i am not...

Yeah the Boots offer has ended as i went there last week to stock up on the bars. As it was no longer a good offer i didn't buy any and when i feel the urge for something sweet i have suger free jelly, strawberries and raspberries(limited portions) with cream..yum!

I have been going to the gym 3 times a week for the past 3 years, i found it difficult to lose weight but that was my diet as i ate more when training and my weight stayed the same. Now having been on Atkins for the past 6 weeks i have found my training much harder to do. I do 1 hour cardio and...

My kitchen has lots of forbidden food in it (well..forbidden to me). I have to use my willpower not to eat any chocolate, biscuits, crisps etc as my husband and son are eating all the yummy things i can't. I always buy them their treats and so far i have resisted the urge, although at a recent...

I agree, the sizes vary from shop to shop with designer clothes being the smallest for sizes. Has any one tried on an item that they loved in their usual size, only to find it was too small and then refused to buy it in the next size up even though you loved it?

Yes...Induction feels like totm mood.....lasts about a week or so, but i felt crappy with headaches etc for the first 3 weeks. I am now into week 6 and feel normal again, lots of energy too.

I tend to have an omelette most mornings as it's quick and you can vary the fillings. My breakfast is always two eggs done one way or another, sometimes i have bacon but all depends on the time. Not the most interesting breakfast really but i am so used to it now it's second nature!

Hi boardwitless, I try to keep to max 20 carbs a day, which is the induction period on atkins as i find i lose weight easier, over time you can increase the carbs to the ongoing weight loss (owl) level, which is suggested at an increase of 5 net carbs per week. To be sure i stay in ketosis i...

Hi and welcome to Atkins. I am sure you will find everyone really helpful. :D

The Advantage bars are ok on induction, I have one most days and hasn't done me any harm. As Penny said, some bars are not suitable as they contain peanuts, but this is stated on the bars if not ok for induction. Most Atkiners i know have the bars and have not had any problems losing weight...

That great, I do think our bodies get a little wise to our eating regimes and a change in diet can kick start the weight loss into action. When i train 3 times a week i have noticed my weight loss stops (many friends have also said the same) and i only maintain (well that was the case on...

Is that one of the reasons for the change to Atkins Claire? I admit that would scare me off.

I agree the Atkins does include healthy food groups with salad and veg and it seems perfectly healthy when you read the allowed food list, but i'm no doctor and when you read articles claiming cutting out a certain food group such as carbs can cause heart problems, depression and i can't recall...

Same here, i take Multibionta a probiotic multivitamin to ensure i get all the minerals too, but i have been getting palpitations along with others on here and it was starting to worry me...now i read this magazine and it hasn't helped the worrying. I will have to investigate further, but i find...

I was in the hairdressers today reading woman magazine, when i came across an article about skinny celebs. Cheryl Cole is a low carber in order to stay so slim and according to the doctor in this article a very low carb diet can result in a fatal heart rhythm due to lack of...

Hi and welcome to Atkins.

Hi Laura, welcome and well done on your weight loss so far.

Blimey...me too! I have noticed that my heart palpitations are more noticable over the past 2 weeks since i started Atkins. I usually get them of an evening...I was starting to worry too.

Thanks, Laura, wrinkly and Bren, your suggestions are much appreciated and i will certainly give them a go. Can you tell me how long it takes before you feel 100%, as i understand dropping carbs makes you feel a little out of sorts...but i am still getting headaches and feel sluggish...did...

Hi Katy, I'm new here too, but from what i have read on previous posts, I believe coke zero is ok. Good luck.

Hi, Its the end of my first week on Atkins and i have lost 7lb....I'm really happy with that. Having read the other comments on here, i am just hoping it continues to work for me. I too would not be happy to lose only 1 lb in a week as i agree it is so restrictive and after all that effort you...

Hi guys, :) I'm on day 7 of the Atkins and would like advise on two things if possible. 1. Has anyone experienced any change with their eyesight? as i occasionally need to wear glasses for reading (long sighted) but i have noticed my eyes are blurring more than ever and need my glasses more...

Well they haven't done you any harm have they? you are doing really well.:clap: And we need a little comfort food to feel better don't we?:eating:

:eek:Yes you do have a point there, I was just thinking it would be prepared by yourself, then thats ok, or in my local restaurant where they explain what is used. But packaged ones could contain suger.

OOPS...Just had a peanut one too, I got the info off the atkins web site and according to that the Advantage bars are acceptable on all phases. I have not seen the indulgence bars yet Pennyjane, so at least i haven't been wolfing them down too. lol.

:sign0144: Hi, Everyone, I just thought i would pop in and say hi to all you fellow Atkiners.:wavey: As you can see I am a newbie to this site. Having put on weight due to an underactive thyroid,( and boy is that easy), and finding it sooo hard to lose it due to my condition, I have decided...

I was wondering the same thing regarding curry as Indian food is my favorite. I know its ok to eat the chicken & lamb tikka, also the tandoori chicken and shish kebabs. But shammi kebabs have flour in them to bind the meat so they are a no no. Shame about the curry.....really fancy one...

Hi Guys,:sign0144: I am another newbe to Atkins, day 6 for me, doing quite well as have lost 5lb so far.(couldn't resist weighing myself before the week was up).:giggle: I am gradually settling in to this eating regime, it takes some planning in advance and shopping takes way longer as i read...

I did it after all ...... lol

Thanks both, can you tell me how to make this font a little smaller, its huge isn't it ? I didn't realise it would be sooooo big...its my first posting.

New girl Hi, I am also new to the Atkins diet, having had a dabble with it a few years ago and suffering the Atkins flu symptoms, I dropped it fairly quick, but noticed i lost weight quickly. A few years on and having been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, i find putting weight on too...