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hi guys i have been thinking about doing diet chef for some time.i have done atkins and dukan over the last year or so and have had success with both but find it difficult to make meals in evenings and weekends.so i was gonna order some diet chef when i came across go lower.this is the same idea...

hi guys i've tried atkins and dukan and although they work for me i always find it hard to get home from work and prepare myself a meal.i also find that i'm strict during the week but when the wk/end comes i fall off the wagon,normally due to a birthday or general meet up with mates.this go...

That looks pretty good to me. Any losses

I was only asking as a snack on the move type thing for the shakes. Never crossed my mind to have one instead of a meal.i was thinking maybe have breakfast at 9. Protein shake at 11.lunch at 1 or 2 and dinner at 6.

what about protein shakes? thought these would be a pretty good snack on the move. they're awful with water but if we're allowed skimmed milk they won't be too bad.

i was attempting to cook my gallete yesterday and made an absolute hash of it. it's fair to say the me and the kitchen do not mix.was getting in quite a mess when my wife handed me these oatcakes that she has been eating recently.they are called 'nairns organic oatcakes,rough oatmeal. the...

well that didn't take long. happy this diet is getting popular as was doing atkins but was never too sure about the whole cook everything in butter.this is a diet i feel better about on the whole.into my second day of dukan.

hi guys. good losses so far keep it up. the recipe for the gallette. does this only make one or does it make a few servings?

cool. 3lbs is pretty good.

morning all. went to tescos this morning and used kb1979's shopping list to get a few bits. got the oat bran tesco whole food type so thanks again for that lizzy.i got some natural fat free yogurt and also some fat free yogurt but it has fruit in. anybody else have these fruit yoghurts or have...

the mornflake brand in my asda are bran flakes. they don't seem to do the oat bran type. think i'll have to go to a tesco on monday morning before work to get my stuff.

that's briiliant thanks lizzy. well done on all losses so far everyone.

going back to oat bran.i'm a bit confused. i got the impression from the book that oatbran was like porridge oats.as it says you can have them with hot skimmed milk.when i was in the supermarket and looking at what you guys suggested it looks like you've gone for more of a kellogs bran flake...

cool thanks for your replies.will look out for those tonight. how are people finding the diet? any losses as yet or is it too early to tell?

hello. this diet was brought to my attention last week and i'm currently reading the book with a view to start monday/tuesday.just a quick question about oat bran. where are you getting it from? and what's the brand? will i be the first bloke in the group?also how many people do you need before...

thanks for your congats guys. we're going to thailand for two weeks on the 11th april which is about 8weeks time.hoping to lose a bit of weight by then.

hi all haven't been on here for a while for various reasons. the main one was i got married at the end of november :love047: Mrs Made and i went to dorset for a week on a mini honeymoon and i decided that i wasn't going to be overly strict on the low carbing. we hit various cocktail bars and...

superb jim. absolutely superb. you should post this on the slimfast forum. show them what they're missing!:8855:

that is amazing. steak for breakfast. you are a legend.

yeah that was quite a suprise :faint2:. a week is clearly a very long time.

hi guys haven't been here for a while as have been hecktick at work with people off with the swine and on holiday and needing cover. haven't been as strict as i could be.i'm in ketosis all week then get to wk/end and it's a few drinks and then kebab or indian then i'm out of k.only to get back...

same as that lady m. i'm a bit of a chocoholic and i've had the odd atkins choc chip bar.i haven't had a ''chocolate'' bar since i started atkins in june but i've come very very close.

i've never had cats before and have always been a bit of a dog man.moved in with girlfriend who's always had cats and now we have 2.ones 2yrs and ones 4 months. we have discovered this last month that they have fleas.the older one has obviously brought them in and now we find them on the little...

they're certainly goals galore and 5aside for 50 mins is an absolute killer.

can't say about the atkins diet but ithink you're allowed a bit on the idiot proof diet which is also low-carb based.my mum's done it and she had the odd chunk of dark chocolate. the one she had was green & blacks "maya gold". on induction and owl though at least i'd guess it was a definate no no.

well yesterday was B:sausages and scrambled egg L:2 pork steaks and salad D:2 polish sausage omlette won 5aside on wednesday night 16-12 although one of the lads hit the left hand post 4 times so could of been more.the other team were pretty bad and i'm still confused how they managed to get...

cool thanks for replies.i had a bad weekend a couple of weeks ago and was thrown right out of k. i got back into the low-carbing but it took me till the following friday to get back in. this time it's taken 2 days. do you think this is common then.i mean i had alcohol this weekend but stuck to...

yes it is but i found out this morning it's on ITV so i would be able to see it. but i'm playing at 8:00

havent checked my self for ketosis for a while and didn't think i'd be in it as i had pizza on sunday as was hungover from saturday and it was pizza or nothing.i havent been drinking my RDA of water the last couple of days as i've just been too busy and havent really felt thirsty. anyway...

work has been bonkers so far this week so had very little time to do much posting. monday i had: B:smoked salmon and full fat phillie L:2 pork steak and salad D:lamb doner/kofte mix kebeb w/salad tuesday was: B:tescos lincolnshire chipolatas and scrambled egg L:2 pork steak and salad D:tesco...

oh yeah i forgot about insurance. and what really annoys me is people who don't turn up and they haven't told you they won't be there.on sunday morning football you get this all the time because some little lightweight has had a few too many on a saturday night.you're 30mins from kick off and...

yeah and no-one helps you do they?hey just turn up for the game,play it then go to the pub or home and forget about it till the next game.not knowing that all week you're trying to sort out liasing with the other team,organising a referee,going to monthly meetings,sorting out fines and...

yeah a win is always good. they've got 4 games left and need 1 win and they win they're league.to be honest the standard isn't that great but i enjoyed it.may have to start my old team back up again.

was overly busy at work yesterday so did'nt have much time to post. 5 aside football went well.in my team i was one of the younger guys (31) and we were playing against a bunch of 18 -21 year olds.you now the type who think they're something special with all the tricks and the swagger and the...

my chewing gum is the sugar free wrigleys cool breeze and on my packet of chewing gum it says there are 64g of carbs per 100g.one peice of gum is about 1g.so to get 100g of chewing gum will be about 100 pieces or 10 packs.i think i've worked it out right and made it less than 0.64g of carbs per...

i've heard stories like this in the past and would be interested to know the answer myself.

my mate just phoned me out of the blue to see if i could play. doubt it will be a weekly thing but who knows.i fell out with my sunday league manager last season and walked away at christmas and after playing every sunday morning (during the season) for 14 years i thought i'd miss it more but i...

oh yeah and tonight i'll be playing 5 aside football for the first time in about 6 months.i'm gonna ache tomorrow.this is the 100th post on my diary.:party0023:

well today i have 2 steaks that need eating and i think i'll spread them over brekkie and lunch. so today will be B:steak salad L:steak salad D:tuna omlette

well i think the site was down yesterday so no posts on here in afternoon. yesterday had a bit of a set back as my uncles 50th suprise birthdayin a gastro pub with free bar.:party0036:+:7834:=:drunk:.but i managed to stick to relatively good meal as i had ham,egg and left the chips. today i've...

yes it should

in the atkins book there's a section called fat fast.it's also called the kekwick diet.it's used to get into ketosis quicker or for if you're stalling but it's dangerous for anyone who is metabolically resistent. the fat fast is a low carb plan where you need to count calories.you eat 1000...

friday night a success. on the way home from work i thought i'd try the massive tescos next to ikea on the north circular road in wembley and i found michelob ultra. 2.5g of carbs per bottle compared to corona which is 8g.still not great but better and my mate was quite impressed with the beer...

cool thanks laura c.

just the usual round my way. asda,tesco's etc. my asda used to do the michelob one but probably wasn't selling so now it's gone.they're also the only place i've see magners light which my OH who's on WW tells me that magners light is only 2 points per bottle for anyone who's interested.not sure...

so do i. i have a question about lager. i've got to get the booze for tonight and i was thinking about some low carb options.has anyone tried low carb beers and what are the best and where are they? i know michelob and cobra do one but i can't seem to find them anywhere.

i'm good today thanks jim.i think last weekend through me right out of ketosis as i had a particually naughty one, and this week i've been trying to get back in.yesterday was the 4th day since the wk/end and i had a splitting headache all day. i think now that it could have been mild atkins...

fry up friiiiiidayyyyyy. B:2 eggs 2 bacon 2 sausage & mushrooms. L:steak and salad D:faux shepherds pie (recipe from IPD)

today my menu looks like this. B:turkey steak and mushrooms L:chicken breasts w/lettuce and broccoli D:mushroom and bacon omlette. reading the idiot proof diet i've found a pretty good website and it's free to sign up, it's www.fitday.com you can use it to log all your intake of food and it...

that would be a challenge.

normally the waiter/waitress just take the plates away so it threw me a bit to be asked why i'd left something. her face was funny though.

what about the cream.i only have single do i need to have double.

didn't have omlette in the end as i went out for dinner.i had 9 oz burger with bacon and cheese with side salad.also ordered a mixed veg side dish which was basically brocolli and green beans instead of chips.i left the bun and was asked ''ooh was there something wrong with the bun?'' ''erm...

borrowed my mum's book yesterday and she also has the cook book which i've also borrowed.it's good because it's basically the atkins plan without all the science gumff.plus i'm picking up some decent tips on what skirt to wear.ha ha ha.

ok i'll watch my cream intake.yesterday i had 2 lamb steaks with lettuce and celery for lunch and a pancetta omlette for dinner. a couple of snacks were pepperami and atkins bar. today will be B:turkey steak salad and pepperami L:1 lamb steak with broccoli,lettuce and celery D:mushroom omlette

cool. i can take it or leave it when it comes to cream i just brought some to go in my omlettes and found that i was throwing a lot of it away so started having it in my coffees to use it up.

i haven't had any fruit or squash since i started atkins so i don't know if it will effect me. can you have too much cream on atkins.i've seen some people mention a ''cream allowance'' in there threads. what is it? as i've been having a 3 egg omlette made with cream instead of milk but i've also...

yeah it was cordial.that's a blow. back to the drawing board me thinks.what tests can be done to know if i'm a citrix staller?

well i wasn't sure about the lime.i know citrus is not allowed but then when you read the food list on the thread ''Atkins '72 is soooo different'' it states that you're allowed the juice of a lemon or lime. it's a grey area.

just had a look at my book and soda water is in the acceptable foods list.

probably not:eek:.didn't know there was such a thing as diet soda water.

sorry to be a git but it's more like less than 15% body fat for visible abs.which is why the six pack is considered to be the holy grail.

well i had a bad wk/end foodwise.:break_diet:had an ice cream with a flake,the first time i've had one since well before i started atkins.probably about 2 and a half months.on sunday i had kfc as i was out and there was nothing else around.and to be honest i'm not that bothered that it's blasted...

oh well.......it was nice though.

just weighed myself and i'm 91kgs. that's a gain of 1.5kgs.how did that happen.:argh:

fry up friday again the best day of the week. i've gone for the black pudding today w/mushrooms sausage bacon and eggs. black pudding is pretty good i've got to say.

generally i have 2 cups of salad with my pork loin and have some veg with omlette like mushrooms.

i have seen them, if they're boneless i'm in. cheers for that.

today shall be B:2 smoked mackerel L:2 pork loin with salad D:some form of omlette.

had mackerel for breakfast again today. this is the second time i've got mackerel from tescos since i've been eating them as i usually do my shopping in asda.i've noticed the mackerel from tescos just seem full of those annoying little bones and today i got a couple stuck in my throat.when i get...

todays meal plan looks like this. B:3 peppered mackerel (although small so more like 2.5) L:1 pork loin w/ celery, lettuce and spring onion D:chicken and mushroom omlette. i dare say a pepperami and atkins bar will be consumed at some stage today too.

no alcohol on induction at all. best to keep away from ciders and lagers in general but for me that's easier said than done! spirits and diet mixes seem to be the best options or red wine.the body burns alcohol for fuel when so when its burning alcohol it's not burning body fat and can slow down...

just thought i've mentioned my wk/end but not today. B:2 peppered mackerels with cup of red bush tea and choc chip atkins bar S: pepperami L:2 pork loin lettuce, celery and spring onion tonight is roast chicken w/broccoli and cauliflower

just had my 1st chocolate chip atkins bar.these things are damn good.

well didn't drink this wk/end but had a couple of take aways.friday night was chicken shish/donar mixed kebab. saturday breakfast/lunch:3eggs,2 bacon,2 asda chorizo sausages.(played football in afternoon) dinner:2 burgers,2 cups watercress spinach and rocket salad. sunday: B:same as sat...

i had a chinese this wk/end.i just eent for shredded duck without the pancakes and dry ribs.

yes.only kidding i'm gonna start on the lower carb drinks like vodka diet coke and jack and diet.i had june off the alcohol altogether so as soon as july came along i went a bit mad.this weekend i'm not drinking at all so should be a bit better next week.

weighed myself and i'm 89.5 kgs.had a naughty wk/end and was 91 on monday.so this week has been a good week with a loss of 1.5kgs but only a loss of 0.5kg over a 3 week period which is not so good.thinking about it now i've probably put on weight the last 2 wk/ends (as have been boozing carb...

well after 3 weeks of trying i'm finally under 90kgs :happy036:.only just though as i weigh 89.5kgs.but i had a lager fuelled wk/end and on monday i was 91kgs.so this week i've lost 1.5kgs which i'm happy with.

cheers i'm gonna have to do my weigh in a bit later so i'd imagine that i'm gonna be 90kgs.haven't been eating nuts myself.

never tried black pudding. don't know why but it's never appealed to me.

well today is fry up friday so i thought i'd try a new cafe up the road. B:2 eggs 2 bacon 2 sausage and mushrooms L:chicken and salad D:chcken shish or lamb kofte/shish went and saw transformers 2 last night. dissapointing.

i find that indian wise a chicken or lamb shashlick are fine. saag paneer might be ok as it's cheese and spinach but who knows what else is put in. and as above tandoori meals like a mixed grill or tandoori chicken are fine though i find can be a bit dry.i brought the atkins carb counter book...

i like to have tuna and mayonaise whacked in a blender and dip celery sticks in instead of ready made sandwich filler.or better still kippers or mackerel wizzed with mayonaise.although i think we've already covered your love of mackerel in another thread.

well i was running late last night as i had to baby sit for a cousin. got home from work at 7 and had to be out by 7:30 so had a fry up instead of omlette as i can do it quicker. had caffinated coffee for the 1st time in 6 weeks. anyone noticed that it tastes different than decaff? anyway today...

yesterday evening got caught out as fiance had to go to a funeral and we were late home with neither of us having eaten.so i picked up a large chicken shish from kebab shop on the way home ditching the pitta of course. today should be B:2 mackerel L:chicken and 2 cups salad. D:bacon and mushroom...

yeah i should but i'm still in the mindset where i get a few pints down me then move on to bottles and then when they stop going down easily i switch to the jack and diet cokes. i don't drink wine. so going round friends houses you don't usually take spirits and mixers with you.i'ts always lager...

ok so i had a bacon sausage and mushroom omlette for dinner last night and a peperami snack.today is pretty much like yesterday. B:2 mackerel L:chicken breast 2 cups of spinach,rocket and watercress salad. D:bacon and mushroom 3 egg omlette w/cream snack probably about 11:00am peperami. at...

in that case i'll have to add some to my omlette.a side salad or mushrooms perhaps.is peperami ok for a snack?

thought i'd join the diary writers as i've stayed pretty much the same for the last 2 weeks.decided that the cheese is gonna go and see what that does.gonna dust down the old rowing machine too. B:2 smoked mackerel L:2cups spinach,rocket and watercress salad and chicken breast D:3 egg and tuna...

cool cheers jim. i'll see this weekend through then start beng stricked on monday. i'll knock cheese on the head too which is gonna be a struggle.

to be honest i don't think i'm anywhere near 20 grams a day. i reckon i'm well under.is this a problem?here's my week so far monday: B:3 bacon 2 eggs 1 grilled tomato L:1 pork chop 2 sticks celery 3 romaine lettuce leaves and slices of cucumber with brie. D:mushroom and cheese omlette. tuesday...

yeah i did think that jim i mean i'm bigger than i should be but not massive.to be honest though that's not my final goal just one i'd like to get too for now.when i reach it i'll put in a new goal.i've plateued about 90kgs and according to any dr i should be about 75kgs.think i'll have to be...

well i'm 90kgs for another week. thought and hoped i'd be under 90 by now.

milk thistle is good for the liver and kidneys.

asda's own mulitivitamin and omega 3-6-9 with brekkie. milk thistle with dinner.

fake shepherds pie is the best!!

that's exactly what i thought. i was wrong.

hi guys was surfing through facebook when i came across a link to this article.it takes some reading but this is a little snippet which i found quite interesting. Suppose you were forced to live on a diet of red meat and whole milk. A diet that, all told, was at least 60 percent fat — about...

i've started having smoked mackerel for breakfast.

am i right in thinking that as long as i'm in ketosis i'm gonna loose weight. provided i don't over eat etc

:happy096:

well i spent the night on jd & diet coke. woke up feeling like death so decided to do it all again on sunday night too! suffering now though but bacon and eggs should sort me out. have to agree with the cheap drunk too. went straight to my head and can't remeber getting home either. thought i...

well it says bourbon is 0 carb as is brandy.looks like diet coke mixer with one of those.

well i'm willing to give g&t a go. can't stand red wine personnally. shame about the guiness as i can demolish the black stuff.

hi guys.me and my fiance decided not to drink any booze in the month of june. so that's when i decided to do the atkins plan. it's now july,she's off to a take that concert and i'm ready to re-aquaint myself with the pub once again. normally i'm a lager man but have been known to have the odd...

cheers bc

lost 1kg which puts me on 90kgs. gave myself a mini goal 2 weeks ago to be under 90 for today so bit gutted but now i'll have to do it next week instead

got my ketostix from ebay. they were abot a fiver for 50 sticks. i check every few days.

well i wasn't sure what a typical salad on induction would be. any suggestions

today i will have B:3 scrambled eggs 2 rashes bacon L: Pork steak, lettuce and spinach D:3 egg ommlette with cheese and mushroom. most days last week i had 3 eggs in morning and 3 egg ommlette at night. am i eating too many eggs.i had 1st 2 weeks of pretty good losses but last week (3rd week) i...

today i will have B:3 scrambled eggs 2 rashes bacon L: Pork steak, lettuce and spinach D:3 egg ommlette with cheese and mushroom. most days last week i had 3 eggs in morning and 3 egg ommlette at night. am i eating too many eggs.i had 1st 2 weeks of pretty good losses but last week (3rd week)...

got a few questions about food and stuff on this diet.are baked beans allowed? and also how important is eating fat. i mean would i be better off having cream in my coffee or having it black?

have to agree with british claire.when i go to a kebeb shop it's chicken shish.throw the pitta away and it's basically a chicken salad in a box.

stayed the same

fair enough i'll steer clear. cheers.

i thought the 5g increment increase was weekly.

hey jim.it seems that you're a bit of an atkins oracle.so i thought you'd be the best to ask.i saw some lactose free milk in a supermarket today.is it ok on atkins?

has this thread just been made a sticky or has it always been here.

i take asda multivit and omega 3+6+9 with brekkie. milkthistle with dinner.

i've been looking at my atkins intake alongside the weightwatchers points system. on WW i'm allowed 31 points a day and my atkins daily menu is reguarly coming up at between 23 to 28 points.i also read a long time ago a study that was done in USA saying how they took a load of overweight people...

2nd weigh in today last week 93kgs this week 91kgs.that's more like it.hopefully be under 90 in 2 weeks.

i like your style. shashlick is a definate yes for me. personnally i prefer the lamb.

lady marmalade is saag paneer alowed in induction? if it is i'm sold!

on my 2nd 2ltr bottle of water.and had 1xredbush tea and a black decaff.is it ok to have it black or should i be drinking coffee with cream?

got keto stix on friday. on sunday i was in the pink.

got ketostix on friday. i'm in the pink (ahem!) so to speak.

been doing atkins since weds 3rd. starting weight 97kgs.today i'm 93kgs.which is a loss of about 8lbs (i think) which sounds great but (being a bloke) i didn't weigh myself when i started this diet and so my starting weight was from when i last weighed myself which was probably a month to six...

i've asked that question on the forum in the past but like you can't remeber when or whereor to who. could i ask you where you get that from? and do you take it with milk? soya? or water? and there's no need to appologise at all (if it was me you were to appologise to).

2 litres and counting. plus 1 cup decaff black and 2 cups tetley redbush black (or red as the case may be). is redbush tea ok? it says on the box "being naturally caffeine free,tetley redbush is as hydrating as water and it counts towards the 8 glasses of fluid we all aim to drink everyday." may...

i've come to the conclusion that the idea of this diet is to get into ketosis asap and then try to stay there until you want to stop loosing weight. am i right? are ketostix readily avaliable as i can't seem to get them anywhere?

hi. i'm new to the atkins plan and have been doing it for a couple of days.anybody got any good daily food plans whilst on induction?

well bren i say give it ago. what's the low carb powder you use and where did you get it from.

thanks laura c

yeah i like the tesco shakes and was thinking about those.but are they made with milk or a milk substitute?on induction dairy milk's not allowed.that's the reason i brought up the subject of protein powders as i was thinking of having some with soya milk instead.

oh yeah.does anyone use whey powders or protein shakes.

cool thanks jim.i've just seen your b4 and after.impressive. the book also mentions a daily multivitamin.will any old one do or is there a specific brand.

hi all. i've just joined this forum. i'm male ,31 ,5'8 and 15 and half stone.i've tried the atkins before and to be honest i just couldn't get it to work for me. been on ww, slimefast and others to no success.the theory behind atkins has made me come back. this time i'm determined to get it...