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    Benefibre

    Thanks everyone I got some senokot and have had some relief but gonna to carry on for a few days as still feel bunged up.
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    What do I do?

    Thanks everyone :) I will see what is available and make decisions based on that I think. Its so hard to eat out and stay on plan unless you can order a steak etc...
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    What do I do?

    I think I am going to have to try and make as best a choice as I can. It's a shame its in this place but hey its not my birthday lol. Thanks for your replies... I have pretty good willpower and I suppose it can't be helped these things happen. Will I have to go through induction flu again after...
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    What do I do?

    Me and the hubby have been asked to go out for a friends birthday next week and it is at a all you can eat chinese buffet. Now I don't want to be antisocial but I am guessing there will not be alot that I can eat and I don't want to have to make excuses for not going. Do I just go with the flow...
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    Benefibre

    Thanks james :) I have been on the MiMs but needed something extra. I will get some pysilium husks when I am in town just wanted something easy to use until I can. Maybe will have a mim in the morning instead of my usual omelette but worried it won't fill me til lunch.
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    Benefibre

    Hi all :) Is this allowed on atkins? It has wheat dextrin as an ingrediant and was not sure whether this is ok so thought I would check in with the experts. Feeling a bit backed up so need something easy to get hold of.
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    Another Question :)

    Thanks jim so lambs hearts are not included in offal :) made me very happy.
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    did you and do you take vitamins?

    ok great thanks :) will take a look
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    did you and do you take vitamins?

    I am currently taking, nultivit (no iron), omega 3 and glucosamine (for my joints). I was wondering rose you said about fibre supplements. I have been getting fibregel on prescription can I still take that on atkins? I have not had any so far but would be good as they always work for e and get...
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    Another Question :)

    Thats great thanks for your replies all :) Next time I am in town I am going to get some. I have not had any for so long as they can be fatty but on atkins that shouldn't be a problem right ;) I just wanted to check as I don't want to sabotage myself :)
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    Hmm... Question about veggies

    Thanks minky will have to pop in I love romaine mmm :D
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    Another Question :)

    Hi guys only me again lol. I was just wondering are lambs hearts allowed on atkins? I absolutely love them and I know it sounds weird but I was kinda brought up on them here. I was just wondering if they would be and would only be once every so often as the nearest butchers is in town. Thanks...
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    Brum's-diddly-done!! Has anyone seen some lost livers?

    So glad you all had such a great time :) I second the piccies by the way :)
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    Hmm... Question about veggies

    Thanks both :) that's made me feel a bit better then lol... I know I am still not getting between 12 and 15 carbs from veg but am definately have at least 3 mugs from the acceptable list. I am loving romaine at the moment it is so much nicer then iceburg and to me tastes a bit sweet :)
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    Hmm... Question about veggies

    Thanks rose :) so does that mean I am ok to carry on as I have been? 1 cup spinach raw half for brekkie and half for dinner, cup of romaine and then cup of cabbage or cauli in the evening etc... Sorry for all the question but am a bit confused today. I measure all my veggies in the raw state by...
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    What are we eating today?

    So far today: Lunch: Mixed grill (belly pork, steak and bratwurst), mug cabbage fried in butter with 2 tbsp mayo. Dinner: Cheeseburger pie, Mug Romaine lettuce, 2 tbsp mayo, a few slices german sausage. As a dessert I made : 60g cream cheese, 2 tsp splenda and 1/2 tsp vanilla. The dessert was...
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    Hmm... Question about veggies

    So I was reading through the book again earlier and noticed that spinach is in the 1 cup a day not the 2 cups as I thought. Now I was having cup of spinach as salad and still having another cup of the other veggies. I am mostly having green veggies with occasional mushrooms or cauli. My question...
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    Cheeseburger pie and oopsies!

    Great will try that better to be done right even if it takes a little longer :)
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    Cheeseburger pie and oopsies!

    ok thanks for that :) will give them a go. Is it easy to fold the mixture through? Thats the bit I am most worried about lol... not that good of a cook but i am learning as I go along :)
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    Cheeseburger pie and oopsies!

    Wow you have been busy all looks yummy to me. Definately gonna try the oopsies...how many carbs is in each one?
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    Cheeseburger pie and oopsies!

    Thanks :) Think that was my mistake will definately use less if I do make it again. My egg mixture didn't go very far either, think I just made a mess of it to be honest... nevermind trail and error :)
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    Cheeseburger pie and oopsies!

    Well I just made the cheeseburger pie followed the recipe exactly but I didn't really like it. I love cheese but this was way over the top cheesy lol, maybe might make it again but use less cheese and cream. What was yours like?
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    Cheeseburger pie and oopsies!

    Wow they look awesome :D I am going to make the pie this weekend but a bit afraid of doing the oopsies wrong so have not tried them yet.
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    Did you see me................

    That's awesome.... well done :D
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    No Salad

    I have it permanently claire every so often I have a major flare up which is happening at the moment... it's some of the worst pain I have ever felt. Thanks mustdoit I am not really feeling better and the salad has still not arrived lol. Going shopping in the morning though and I am actually...
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    What are we eating today?

    No breakfast slept through Lunch: Chicken, Broccoli and matteson sausage crustless quiche, 2 tbsp mayo Snack: 2 Chicken Drumsticks and 2 tbsp mayo Dinner: Steak, Cup Spinach, Cup Cabbage sauteed in butter, 30g cream cheese, 2 tbsp mayo
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    Weekly weigh-in thread

    Well done that's great claire :)
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    Not losing yet!!!!!

    Your right ruth.... almonds are not allowed in induction or any nuts for that matter. Maybe there is some salt lurking somewhere that is affecting you. Try going strict by the book induction if you can see if that helps. Also lots of pure water I have not had a fizzy drink since I started now in...
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    No Salad

    Thats ok it's Temporomandibular joint syndrome... It causes really bad headaches and migraines which is what I have had the last few days plus jaw ache and ear pain. I have included a link below as it is easier to explain there if you want to take a look :) Temporomandibular joint disorder -...
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    No Salad

    Thanks everyone.... I know how you feel vicky but not what you mean lol. It was indeed crustless made with eggs and cream it was yummy. Done too well to ruin it now :D
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    Weekly weigh-in thread

    Thanks bren :D
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    re-starter

    :welcome2:
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    No Salad

    Thats great thanks rose :) will stick to that for today and then back to my salads.
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    No Salad

    Thanks both... I don't have any green beans but I just had some broccoli in a quiche. Is broccoli ok as it is a leafy green, hoping the hubby will remember to get me some romaine and spinach they are my faves at the mo :) Will have to get some green beans and keep them in the freezer for days...
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    Weekly weigh-in thread

    Thanks everyone I am super happy :D
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    No Salad

    Hi everyone :) I am housebound at the moment my TMJ has flared up pretty bad so I am off work. My question is I don't have any salad here and I can't get any until tomorrow... will it be ok just for today just to have the other veg and then back to the salad as soon as I can get it?
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    Thought i'd say Hello

    You will love the MiM's I just had one for supper with butter and cream cheese mmmm.... what a "diet" huh :)
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    Week 1 Results

    Thanks guys :D and well done to you too awesome ain't it!
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    Week 1 Results

    Thanks mustdoit and Joanne... to be honest I didn't really think about how much I wanted to lose as long as it comes off I don't mind.
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    What are we eating today?

    Didn't have any breakfast I slept through as my TMJ is playing up. Lunch: Chicken, Bacon and Mayo, Cup Romaine, 1/2 cup Spinach, 30g Cheese, 3 Chicken Drumsticks and tbsp Mayo Dinner: Planning on having cubed beef in olive oil, cup cabbage sauteed in butter with a cheesy sauce.
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    Dry throat

    I have had a really dry mouth the last few days and dry lips. Can't seem to get enough water and always seems thirsty, I just put it down to ketosis to be honest. Drinking loads of water can't be bad though right ;)
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    Olivia Isabel and grandad

    Aww she's lovely jim :)
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    Week 1 Results

    Thanks girls :D that makes me feel better about totm I got a bit worried as I only had a cycle about 20 days ago and I am never early normally go over. I was reading up on low carb and PCOS the other day but wanted to check with people who have been there. So happy though :D
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    Weekly weigh-in thread

    Week 1 for me and I am 9lbs down :D
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    Week 1 Results

    Today is offically 1 week since I began atkins induction.... I am 9lbs lighter :D and I have lost a few inches too. This is fantastic I feel so good. One thing though has any of the ladies found their totm affected? I have PCOS so am always irregular anyway but was just wondering about others...
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    Weigh in

    Hi leanne thanks. Will be getting some of that in my next shop :)
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    Weigh in

    Me again sorry guys lol... I am weighing in tomorrow and was just wondering whats the best thing I can do today to help it. Maybe like drink lots of water or stay away from certain foods? I just want to make sure it's a true result as I really want this woe to work for me and am just worried the...
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    MiM

    That's good news then as I have been a bit constipated so maybe this might help me :) I really enjoy them with a bit of butter on.
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    MiM

    Hi everyone. Just a quick question... Is having a mim everyday a bad idea? I have had 1 today and yesterday so far, is this ok? I read somewhere too much flax can be a bad thing and I weigh in tomorrow so don't want to do anything to affect it
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    Doner Kebab

    Cool thanks will have to try that then, will get some mince in my next shop :) I love kebabs so may be a good thing for me.
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    Wow! 11lb in 2 weeks

    Well done that's a fantastic start :)
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    What are we eating today?

    Brunch : Bratwurst, Gammon steak, 2 fried eggs, cup romaine, 2 tbsp mayo, MiM, Butter, 2 slices gouda Snack: 2 hard boiled eggs mashed with butter Dinner: Doner meat, mayo, 30g cheese, cup romaine
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    Doner Kebab

    Well I just had one it was really nice had some mayo and melted a portion of cheese and cup of romaine on top. Was nice not to have to cook feeling a bit rough today. Also its nice to know when everyone has a takeaway I have an option to not feel left out :)
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    Doner Kebab

    Really? I am quite shocked at that I thought I was gonna get a no lol. I was always told that doner had some sort of fillers in it. Great stuff thanks DK would the mayo be ok then on induction it wouldn't have too much sugar?
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    Doner Kebab

    Hi everyone :) Is a doner kebab minus all of the pita and sauces etc.. ok on induction? If so which of the sauces would be acceptable as I have just run out of mayo? Thanks in advance guys :D
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    MiM's & flaxseed recipes

    Where abouts are the seeds in asda I have never found them there. Would be nice not to have to go into town everytime I need some, mims are lush :)
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    Wow

    Thanks I intend to, loving this woe so much :D
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    Wow

    Thanks jim :D
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    I need a snack!

    Thanks ruth that sounds great :) are we allowed cocoa on induction? I had a mock danish earlier and made a sweet butter topping that was lush. My name incorporates what I love cupcakes and being welsh of course. I know I can't have cupcakes anymore but makes me think of when I get to target I...
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    Pancake Day :-(

    Oh I definately will may not be for a few days but I will try it... always nice to have something different to try.
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    Pancake Day :-(

    Thats great... need to go shopping I think get me some more cream cheese :)
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    I need a snack!

    Rose I am on day 5 and have been snacking on cold cooked chicken either drumsticks or thighs, hard boiled eggs and mayo, meat and mayo/cream cheese rollups. I just tried a mock danish and it was lush, I was still hungry after my dinner so had this and it hit the spot. Anything leftover too...
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    I need a snack!

    Ruth how do you make the buttercream topping please? Sounds lovely :)
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    Pancake Day :-(

    I could try it with the cream cheese, only on day 5 so want to be as clean as I can. Thanks for the idea got another one now as well as my other one :)
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    Pancake Day :-(

    Thanks jupiter I never thought of adding cream :) I can't have marscapone yet still on induction. Would the above be ok with the addition of cream?
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    Pancake Day :-(

    ok how about this? 1 Egg per pancake 2-3 Teaspoons sweetener (depending on own taste) 3-4 Drops of vanilla essence First seperate the white from the yolk and put into separate bowls, Whisk the egg white until fluffy and add the sweetener, In the other bowl add the vanilla essence then fold...
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    What are we eating today?

    Today so far: Brunch (woke up late) : 1/4 chicken with skin, cup mushrooms, 1/2 cup spinach, 2 fried eggs, 2 slices gouda, 1 bratwurst, 2 tbsp mayo Dinner: Parmasan chicken wings, 1 chicken thigh, chicken pieces, 2 tbsp mayo, cup romaine, 1/2 cup spinach, 10 olives Snack: Mock danish (omg lush)
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    Wow

    Thanks everyone :D
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    What stage are you at?

    I am on day 5 of induction and loving it so far :)
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    Nobody's posting....

    I am back too :) been watching a movie with the hubby
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    Wow

    Hi all thanks :) I am so pleased that this woe is working for me. I have parmasan wings cooking while I type and have just had cheeseburgers spinach and romiane this is just so perfect for me :) I am in Merthyr Tydfil Vanda so just up the valley from you. Bought some bratwurst earlier so looking...
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    What are we eating today?

    My first post here so here goes :) Today so far: Breakfast - My first ever MIM (was lush) and butter, 1/4 chicken with skin, 1/2 cup spinach, 2 fried eggs, tbsp mayo Lunch: 4 homemade beefburgers, cup romaine lettuce, 1/2 cup spinach, 2 tbsp mayo, 3 slices gouda Dinner: 2 pork chops, cup...
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    Wow

    Thanks both... I am definately keeping on going. Will let you all know how I do, going to be 100% no matter what I am losing this weight :) however long it takes. This last few days have been really strange getting used to eating fat and meat etc... Best of all as I am a mayo addict I get to...
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    Wow

    Well I couldn't hold off any longer and weighed myself this morning. I was not expecting anything really based on what I have been eating but...... I lost 6lbs :happy036: I am absolutely amazed. I was worried I wasn't doing it right but this shows I must be lol. Also all the crappiness I was...
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    So far so good

    Thanks all :) it's nice to know these symptoms are normal (but not nice you have all suffered). Feeling a bit better this morning still got a headache though and have not have breakfast yet... onwards and downwards as they say :D
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    Just a few questions

    ok thanks everyone :) I will get some on my next shop yay lol. Makes that easier as reading the labels for everything took forever!
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    Just a few questions

    Cool thanks :) will see if I can pick some up... don't happen to know about the bratwurst do you?
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    Just a few questions

    thanks beth :) I was just worried because it said flour but is probably not much. I was just hoping someone here could help maybe that they even eat them. It is so scary how many things sugar is in, gets me wondering if not having carbs and sugar makes me feel this bad what were they doing to my...
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    Just a few questions

    Thats great thanks :) Sorry I should have said it's a sausage. I will give the chicken a try then and see probably the best way.
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    Just a few questions

    I hope you don't mind :) I am on day 3 food and water is going really well but I feel awful today. I have an awful headache and sicky feeling most of the day and a bad stomach. I have just eaten my food and had the weirdest feeling really light headed and sick. I know atkins flu was going to...
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    So far so good

    Well this is day 2 and it is going pretty well... I have tried some different veggies today spinach and cabbage seem to look more than the broccoli I had. I have had the worst headache ever today (I suffer from tmj and thought it maybe that) but was was not sure if the sugar withdrawal could...
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    Day 1 :)

    Hi mustdoit I don't know about after 1 week will see how I feel I spose. Hubby is not doing this with me he does not like meat very much so going it alone :) Hi Jim, I didn't have any cauli was broccoli but was wondering what greens you would recommend?
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    Day 1 :)

    I will use one of those tomorrow then I think might look a bit more lol... That cheese sauce was lush will be using that again. I plan to weigh and measure again in 2 weeks, don't know if I can make it but hubby is hiding the scales would be on there everyday otherwise. You have done awesome...
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    Day 1 :)

    Yep was in work 8.30 til 5 lol... I cooked brekky and took it to work with me and lunch I prepared last night. Dinner didn't take too long but I cooked loads tonight gotta do more tomorrow... just gotta make it to the weekend and I will be in my routine. This looks ok to you then, will be much...
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    Day 1 :)

    Well my first day has gone pretty good and was wondering if you guys could check what I have eaten. I didn't quite manage 4 litres of water but almost 3. ok here goes: Breakfast: 3 eggs scrambled, 30g cheese, cup mushrooms, half a mattesons sausage (only ones I could find with no carbs and no...
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    I am ready :)

    Thanks everyone for the words of support. I have just prepared my food for work tomorrow and have my 2 litres of water ready. I am going to aim for about 4 litres will this be enough? Going to weigh and do my measurements in the morning and then get hubby to hide the scales for 2 weeks (gonna be...
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    I am ready :)

    Ok, so my shop has been done and I am all stocked up. I will post my food tomorrow if thats ok want to get an idea that I am doing this right and could really do with your advice being new and all :)
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    Carb Values

    Thats great guys thanks alot :) will give that website a go I think. Do you plan your meals for the week or just as you go?
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    Carb Values

    Hi everyone... I am trying to plan my meals for the next week but getting confused with carb values. I have googled them and seem to be getting varying results. Where do you guys use to get accurate results please? Any help gratefully received :)
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    12g-15g salad?!?1

    Hi fairy... this is something I am interested in also. Sorry don't have an answer but would love to know too :)
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    Hello :)

    Thanks again for all the tips and welcome... I am going to have a read of the book again today and make some notes as its getting close to d-day lol. To be honest I can't wait now am motivated and ready to go for it. I bought a measuring tape today as I have heard you can lose inches without...
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    Hello :)

    Hi guys... thanks for the lovely welcome will be sure to keep you all updated. Not set a date for starting yet but should be within the next week or so :D
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    Hi :-)

    Hi fairy :) I am just like you waiting til payday so I get my shop done and then begin. I have been reading here for a while and everyone seems so helpful and always ready to give advice (which i hope to take advantage of). I wish you luck in your journey and will definately see you here as I...
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    Hello :)

    Thanks everyone happy to be here :) Sorry it took so long to reply but been busy with work. You are all so lovely here and very experienced with atkins, its nice to see that you give up your time to help new members along their journey too. I will probably have many questions along the way and I...
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    Hello :)

    I would like to say hello to everyone... My name is Vicky and I am hoping to start induction next week after my shop has been done. I was wondering if you all had some tips for a newbie and what helped you to get all your amazing results. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance :)
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    Hungry

    Thanks for the reply guys :) I weighed this morning and had lost 6lbs yay but i had a slip up tonight. Gutted in myself but had to do otherwise I would have just given up. Now I can see what you have said and also reading elsewhere about upping calories a little I feel much better. Going...
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    Hungry

    Hi all new to the forum and the diet. I have been 100% but i am really hungry, drinking loads of water and having healthy balanced meals. Anyone have any tips?
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