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Hi all , so here i am, serial dieter extrodinaire :) . amazingly i have never ever tried calorie counting!!! so he i is, all ready for tomorrow. Going to make a point of posting my daily food intake on an evening once my tiddlers are all tucked up in bed. i actually looking forward to it.... so...

once again, sneaking back in, spent a few months on my back, but im up now, suprisingly ive not put any weight on yip yip yip so jumping back on the wagon tomorrow

Hi Naomi, have you looked at rosemary conleys tv page, there is loads of lovely recipes on there, weightwatchers recipes are great for low cal too, im trying to decide on rosemary or ww myself got about 8 st to loose xx

7lb off for me....a happy bunny again :)

Stef2009 - 8lb (7lbdown, 1lbto go) Teetiefunk - 14lbs (7lb down,7lbs to go) losingit - 100% month (4lb down, 8 days to go) Mami-Bonita - 15 lbs (3lbs down, 12lbs to go) Scrumbles - 3lbs (3lbs down, 0lbs to go) ? Mrsminkymoo -14lbs (7lb down,7lb to go) Orkneyslimmer - 12lb (0lb down, 12lb to go)...

Thank you ladies :) x

Can I just ask,what's a good ratio to use on mfp for Atkins x

Still here but with a lack of Internet so will check in when I can, had a sneaky weigh in and I'm down 7lbs up to now,check in on Friday my weigh day x

Hi everyone, just wondered if anyone bulk buys coconut and almond flour and if you do weres the best place, mucho thanks xxxx

Back again after a week laid in bed, flipping back,unfortunately I've been fed all nasty carbs and tons of bread so I'm back were I started and feel pants, so up today back on it, shopping done and I have a fridge full of meat,cheese and green stuff. Here we go again :)

I've just ordered a spirelloooo thingy looking forward to corgettie spagettii, ive got an air fryer fab for butternut squash chips, sandwich toaster for making omelettes, and I've a big electric pan, great for doing pretty much everything in,especially bacon :)

Still here been laid up with a bad back...one of the reasons why I need to get rid of this weight. Got out of bed this morning and made omelettes in the toastie maker which is just yummy,last few days have been hit or miss, but back on it 100% today

Well I am absolutely useless at making omelettes,they always turn into a kind of scrambled egg.this morning the kids asked for a toastie sandwich,then I had a lightbulb moment I poured the egg mixture into the toastie maker and volia I had a perfect omelette,tried with putting cheese and egg in...

Ive been a long time customer, used to come home from bournemouth when I was an art student and buy steak off him and feed half the student population when I'd go back to bournemouth, and boy did I buy alot, and that was 20 years ago. He's certainly Atkins friendly :)

Chicken,mushrooms, cauliflower, kale and cheese sauce, basic but blooming lovely :)

Well I came out the butchers £60 lighter lol but got chicken,big joint of beef, steak,a catering pack of bacon lol, 2 pork loin joints, pork loin steaks, mince beef,a gammon joint and sausages and guess what he's gonna knock me some low carb ones up to try....yay if he wasn't nearly 70 I'd marry...

Yay. 6lb off for me,off to see my wonderful butcher to buy lots of meat, he does me 20 massive chicken breast for £10...oh I love that man lol.

Morning lovely 6lb off for me....yip yip yip :) Stef2009 - 12lb (5lb down, 7lb to go) Teetiefunk - 14lbs (7lb down,7lbs to go) losingit - 100% month (2lb down, 28 days to go) Mami-Bonita - 15 lbs (3lbs down, 12lbs to go) Scrumbles - 3lbs (0lbs down, 3lbs to go) Mrsminkymoo -14lbs (6lb down,8lb...

Back finally, seems the whole house came down with the lurgy apart from me!, so it's been tough as I couldn't get out to shop, so I'm going to weigh in tomorrow and make that my new weigh day (only 1 day early) plus it's shopping day tomorrow and the kids go back to school hurray lol

I love your recipes they are just so easy,they also make me giggle because of the simpleness,I'm pants at following recipes. :) xxx

Oo losingit sounds heavenly :)

Thank got lol bloody fat fingers ;)

Still here,just got a poorly 2 year old,so no chance of getting on here,will be back in a couple of days......thank got for cooked meat in the fridge lol xxx

I buy them in aldi for 59p but then lots of the bad stuff in aldi is wonderful lol, ive made a box for the kids with treats in and I'm not allowed in, I should be okay by the weekend I've normally got over my eat everything chocolate in the house by then lol x

Got on great, had a bowl of pan fried bacon,and sprouts in butter... Oh I love sprouts lol Said no to choccy digestives :) And I've just sat and had a plate of salad with King prawns and mayo, and drank lots of water so yay go me :) Going to make a mim for later to toast with butter, about 10...

Well done you ;) I had a housefull of 6 year old girls and the chocolate digestives came out and I said No..........took 30 minutes to stop me thinking about them lol, but yay pat on the back for me too :)

Hi Orkney, I'm in the same boat as you,but a bit heavier :p . I've started my journey today for the final time. Love it here,always good for checking in and asking questions etc. Good luck with your losses, start a dairy on here as susie has just said,I'll come and keep you company :) x

Yes it's fine, or any other full fat mayo,just check the carbs on the jar/bottle as they are all different x

Trust me I'm not the greatest cook,I'm more of a chuck everything in and see what happens :) As for the eggs I put butter and chunks of cheese in a pan and melt down,then add the eggs with a little bit of cream or if I have it the apro soya milk stuff lol. But I always do my scrambled eggs on...

Bacon and cheese scrambled egg for breakfast,coffee with a splash of cream......mmmmm Going out to buy a diary so I can write everything down in it,always good to have an extra source incase I can't get online. Got a big bag of king prawns defrosting ready for later :) Right off to go and...

I'm in :) Stef2009 - 12lb (0lb down, 12 to go) Teetiefunk - 14lbs (7lb down,7lbs to go) losingit - 100% month (0 down, 31 days to go) Mami-Bonita - 15 lbs (0lb down, 15lbs to go) Scrumbles - 3lbs (0lbs down, 3lbs to go) minkymoo -14lbs (0lb down,14lbs to go)

And so here I am for the final time......yeah yeah I hear you cry, but it's true. I've done a good bit of soul searching these last couple of weeks, ive been here January's for the last 3 years, and always give up and try something else which never works,and then the never ending circle of...

well ive not been online this week thanks to the kids taking up the bandwidth playing flipping minecraft on their laptops! so ive just plodded along not really thinking about food,and obsession what i can and cant eat, and being perminantly starving(ok all in my mind lol ) and ive lost 6lb this...

there are some great recipes online on "normal" recipe sites, i think the problem is we kind of focus on Atkin only recipes,which i find are all americanised , good old Nigella ,jamie they have lovely recipes that you can tweak to the atkins styleeeee, ive just been looking at the pig2twig site...

thanks Di, ive got a fridge full of lovelyness, heads screwed on properly and im rearing to go x

so im sneeking back in, as it was april/may when i last visited lol, in the time between i am no longer the size of a house, but now the size of a 106 bedroomed manson with 1000 acres of land......time to declutter and downsize :o) the journey begins......

2 lb down, had a couple of days at the hospital with my boy and they aint so atkins friendly there, so had 2 days munching on nasty things, so pleased with the 2 loss. Must get online and post more this week .

2LB off for me had a couple of days at the hospital with my boy and the hosptial isnt very atkins friendly.

made the scotch eggs and used parmesan as a breadcrumb alternative.... the other half announced after eating 2 'i always thought breadcrumbs were overated' oh and they didnt last long!

i can eat a good 800 calories for breakfast, so counting is not for me thats why i ditched mfp, a good old fashion pen and paper to jot down my carbs and im sorted :)

KEBAB for me tonight, always used to have it on Sw , thank god i can use proper lamb mince, going to make a flax flat bread too, salad and garlic mayo. also got a load of eggs boiling to make some scotch eggs, going to coat them in parmesan :)

B: 4slices of bacon,2 black farmers sausages and a fried egg. L: lamb burger with lettuce,cucumber,spring onions tomatoes, mayo on a oopsie roll ( yum yum yum) 2 mini baby bells. lots and lots of water.

my first attempt at some oopsie rolls. oo seems to be 2 missing >>>nom nom nom :)

back on the wagon today, and i seemed to have lost 1lb since last week lol which is amazing with the amount of naughty carbs ive eaten !!

JUNIPER'S FLAX GARLIC ONION FLATBREAD *INDUCTION FREINDLY* 3 tablespoons flax meal, golden if possible 1/4 teaspoon baking powder Pinch onion powder Pinch garlic powder Pinch salt, go easy on it 1 tablespoon butter 1 large egg 1 tablespoon water In a small bowl, combine the dry...

well i hang my head in shame, seems my birthday celebrations have carried on all week,everyone who has visited my house this week has brought cake and chocolate.......oh pants!! so i am drawing a big fat line under this week and starting induction again on saturday. xx

ok so day 1 b:4 rashers of bacon,3 black farmers sausages, 3 scrambled egg with cheese (all cooked by the other half ) L: MIM with pate and a side salad (ooo get me!) T:chicken panfried with garlic and spring onions, our home grown mushrooms, a dash of cream and parmasean,olives on spinach with...

thank you, and i will do :)

thank you, and yes i've dabbled a few times but fell of the wagon, but i know its the right time now

oh dear, according to mfp i only have 600 cals left for the rest of the day then LOL

Thank you muchly DeliciousBoo my 5 year old daughter has just asked if there was motor cars around when i was born, as apparently i was born in the olden days!. out of the mouths of babes eh LOL

awwww got to love Peter Kay :) so as it's my birthday i will be making a cake made of cheese(induction friendly of course) so off to browse yourlighterside for some inspiration :o)

yes you can to the sausages, just watch the carb content, if you look up in the stickys there's a list of foods with real low carb values :o).

well today i have woken up a year older, that means i now have 365 days til i turn 40, and i refuse to be a fat 40 year old. Maybe this is the kick up the behind i needed as ive just faffed about for so long. Ive done some serious food planning this week so im ready. :) so i had to get up and...

OK SO i'm starting a new diary as of today, ive messed about so much since jan, with everyone being ill and comfort eating.... TODAY IS A NEW START :o)

offically my first week,even though i've been here months LOL and 4lb loss.... yay gooooo me LOL x off to aldi now to buy MEAT :)

week 1 and 4lb loss :o)

right just nipping in., still here, just been without internet, because virgin cut me off again lol, apparently cash isnt legal tender in there shops, so buy the time id found this out yesterday my bank was shut so couldnt deposit the cash then pay with my card, so ive had to use the paypoint...

hello here i am again, i cannot believe how sick everyone has been over the last month or so, so please no one mention coughs or sick or toncilitus or anything remotely ill LOL. so b: 4 rashers of streaky bacon 3 eggs scrambled with 1oz cheese coffee with 2tsp of cream...

right back yet again, starting tomorrow LOL, i recon i have the sickest kids !! all they have done is pass bugs between them for the last few weeks, but finally got them back to school this week.....so onwards and upwards HURRAH :o) xx

hello everyone,im about to start tomorrow at home as i am el skinto :)...ive followed sw many times over the years and know it works, havent really followed EE, i joined group at the begining of jan and got all the books, but everything went crazy and i never got back to class, and now i just...

I've done sw a good few times, first time was 10 years ago back when you could eat corned beef and tinned food, and lost loads, but I can't get on with the new extra easy, the scales just keep going the wrong way. I love Atkins, and unlike when I'm on sw I don't obsess about food all day . I...

Mmmmm thanks hondapeeps, you've made me a happy bunny, you can't beat smoked cobbler baked in the oven ,in foil with. Big dollop of lurpak lol x

Oh and sorry about the spelling,I've borrowed one of the kids iPad and it's got that silly predictive txt thingamajig xxx

Probaly a dumb question, but are we allowed to partake in smoked fish of any kind....lol get me trying to be posh ;)

Well Tuesday went well,and since then been in bed with a bug.....so back on that horse again tomorrow, good news is all the food is still in the fridge....bad news, I've not lost anything as I was mostly munching on the evil bread lol xxxx

hello everyone, finally just nipping in to let you know im still here, this last week has just been pants and ive just fell off big time, but i will climb back on tuesday :) so David Meowie one of my cats got an infection and nearly died ( hes on the mend now thank god!) my 5 and 6 year olds...

Hi Blue, thought i'd nip in and say hello :) . i started on monday and im loving it loving it loving it . fantastic weight loss :) x

hi everyone...lets just say theres no beef left, after tea i was sat knitting and i just kept nipping into the kitchen and slicing a bit off, by bed time id eaten it all lol. so DAY 2 B: streaky bacon and sliced hard boiled egg L: egg and cheese salad with mayo D: havent eaten it yet as its...

you'd jolly well better, or i'll be round to slap you ....teeheehee xx

well first day...wow ive normally given up on sw and ww by now lol..... feeling good and positive B: bacon and scarambled egg made with cheese L: chicken breast topped with mini babybel and pancetta and salad D: just cooked a big joint of roast beef.....i may just eat it all hahahaha with...

yeah me too pinkkate LOL...... mustdoit, sounds like you want to take me outside and give me a slap LOL x

and thats another pound less of you :) well done xx

yay well done you, oh and hello xxx

ok so today,whilst having a day in bed sick i am refreshing myself with the plan, and jotting down lots of yummy recipies :)

hello lovely atkin board friendly folk, after my terrible 2 weeks of trying sw and a 8lb gain im back to atkins and to buckle down.....i'll be starting monday once ive eaten all that yukky healthy green stuff and those evil ww meals i got in for speed....i have a freezer full of meat, a fridge...

yay well done xxx

ive been on the plan nearly 2 weeks now, ive started walking the kids to and from school, much to there dismay lol, ive been on the wii fit everyday,and laughed my way through zumba on the wii,i have loads of dvd's i can work my way through too :o). i think if you vary it every day then you wont...

hi everyone im a on and offer ! but this time im back for good, ive normally given up by day1 lol but im on day 2 and loving it :o). looking forward to making new friends on here as well. xxx

chili and rice out of the extra easy cook book for me

i made one earlier ready for tomorrow.........i can hear it calling me from the fridge, so i dont think its going to last til tomorrow :)

ooooooo *sending positive thoughts to nettie*.......... :)

Hi Nettie, welcome back :) i think theres alot of us out there, i rejoined this morning and since i was last there in august ive managed to put on 1 and 1/2 stone...tut tut tut naughty me. so ive got a good 7 stone to loose. heres to taking it one day at a time :) xxxx

oo well one of many for me is to get me out of my maternity jeans..........my daughter was 1 on 14th december!!!* hangs her head in shame* and i when i walk past a shop window and catch a glimps of myself i will actually look slim and not that horrendous blob i normally see. there is lots more...

apples bananas......i think i went a bit mad, i seem to have anough to feed the five thousand! nectureens (lol spellings not my strong point :) ) satumas grapes pomigranit 2 melons

well today i was persuded to jump ship to sw, so off over there before ive even started here.....me thinks i will return if sw doesnt work again x

can i join too, im starting tomorrow so will let you know the damage then.....havent been near a set of scales for a good few months :)

Hi everyone, i joined up last year all full of yay im gonna lose all my weight.......ermmm 2011 seemed to dissapear in a flash!!. But im back :), my daughter has now turned 1 so i have no baby excuse :p sooooo the plan tonight get the kids in bed and have a jolly good read up, get a shopping...

Hi Stmcalee01 again :) i did sw about 10 yeaRS ago with my then hubby, that was when tinned food was big on the diet( there was even a book of tinned food you could eat) and when the sw quiche had a corned beef base....oh they were the days, and i lost 6 stone.......its taken me 10 years to put...

hi there, im nearly back to sw, rejoining on monday, its been a year since i joined and gave up as i just didnt seem to have the time with a new baby and 2 other small ones, but this is my year, i turn 40 next april so ive got just over a year to loose lots and lots lol, as i dont want to be fat...

yay i've snook in through the back door and is going to start again tomorrow,begining of the summer was just a big no no for me, but all set and ready to begin tomorrow, been looking for my books then realised id stuck them in the local charity shop.....first thing tomorrow im off to the charity...

Hi everyone, hope you are all well, well joined ww on monday and im jumping ship to sw and joining up tomorrow. ive just found it an impossible task with a 6 month old , portion size and constantly thinking about food and blinking points lol. SW worked for me 10 years ago , but since then...

I'm signing up to ww on wednesday, this thread has made my mind up, i did ww years ago and found i was hungry so went over to sw, and like most i found the fact you can munch away on free foods my weight when down then up and i got fed up with eating even when i wasnt hungry. I was given a 12...

i say dont worry about the weight , but i know we all do, Like you i planned to start ww after my midwife said i could and i got a 12 week free voucher from my doctors, i managed 2 weeks on pp and lost 10lb but then baby took more of my time, oh and i have a 5 and 6 year old as well, but what...

mmmmm sounds yummy, i do love pate :)

morning everyone and happy st patricks day :) still feeling really fluey, i attempted breakfast..well opened the fridge door looked in, felt dodgy so went back to bed...think i will be off atkins for a couple of days, but i have a fridge full of yummyness just waiting for me :)

probably a silly question but is pate allowed ??

the day i start atkins, ive got from a buzzing high to a dribbling sore throated miserable moo who wants to curl up in a ball, whilst eating bread and lots of chocolate......but I WONT!!! . i'd like to thank my 4 and 5 year olds who had last week off school with flu, and also my 12 week old...

grrrr blinking emotions im suppost to be happy not embarrased LOL

first day and feeling gooooood :o) B: bacon and eggs L: smoked salmon, mayo, romaine and cucumber D: made a cheeseburger pie minus the onions with baby spinach (cant wait to try it, it smells yummy :o) ) W: lots E: give me a few days to ease myself into it LOL

hello lovelys, just wondered if you did or do take vitamins and if so what do you take, as i have never in my life taken any and wouldnt know were to start :rolleyes:

ive just read in the book that you shouldnt eat more than 4oz of offal a day :o)

tescos have got 2 romaines for £1 at the mo, also 2 bags of rocket for £1.......just incase anyone was interested :)

just thought i'd get rid of the bread as it is my downfall....well thats my excuse :p

right then i'm off to re-read my atkins book whilst eating the rest of the bread in the house, toasted with lurpak before i start tomorrow........is that bad LOL xx

mmmmm think ive just died and gone to heaven :) ....... recipes are noted....wow this shopping list grows bigger every time i sign in here LOL

i am writing a list, gonna be a great shop on sunday....no more skinny food HURRAH :)

well done you :) , dont think ive ever been a size 14....even when i was born LOL

LOL im pleased im not starting til next week now :)

woop woop you! :) , its great when you get that buzz....i cant wait to start now....will have to dump that evil low fat stuff out of the fridge and fill with meat,cream, cheese and butter again...oh happy days :)

Hi everyone I'm Colleen and im about to step into the world of aktin :). its been about 15 years since i tried it (sucessfully) and i thought after having a baby 10 weeks ago id loose some weight, i also have a 4 and 5 year old and i still have there baby weight to get rid of too LOL. i've...

what!!! did some one mention something about lent :p

I'll be trying syn free chips tonight in mine for the first time, having sw kebab as well :). tomorrow im trying sw KFC so i will stick it in the halogen.....oh i love mine, we moved house at xmas and didnt manage to get the gas cooker connected for 6 weeks so out came the halogen....and it...

a big plate of salad, pickled onions and SW quiche....first meal back on SW and i forgot how blinking wonderful it is :)

kebabs for tea for me tonight, after the day i had yesterday the meat is looking wonderfully smooth after giving it a good bashing and taking all my anger out on it LOL, its my first attempt at it and i cant wait to try it, :)

ive had to talk nice to "the bank of mum" and she's lending me some thankfully, but i pride myself on budgeting really well and this has put a spanner in the works for a couple of weeks....but it wont mess with my sw journey, makes me even more determind :) i am now off into the kitchen and i am...

oh well i felt so embarrased in morrisons, checked the bank this morning as i left to go to my first slimming world class and it was full of money , toddled off to morrisons and did a big sw shop, full of everything id need to cook and bake etc, went through the check out and my card...

i went to my first class this morning and everyone welcomed me like i was an old friend :o) i deffinately know its the right time for me and a wonderful class too

im not keen on pancakes and being the worlds worst pancake maker...so im told by my children i have opted for nipping into herons and buying aunt bessies frozen ready made pancakes.......of course i will astound my children this year and pass them off as my own, and throw the packet into next...

alpen lights are 2 boxes for £2.50 in sainsburys offer on till 29th march :)

oooo sounds delicious.......im taking the recipe down as i type.......hey im getting better at this multi tasking

ooooo that looks yummy :)

LOL @ StaiceG i know what you mean about the wet, im trying to grin and bear it, i nearly fell out my trolly in tescos at the price of fresh chicken breasts :P. and Heron have some fantastic offers, it's mainly what the store can get in, everyones different. mine is just round the corner and...

Farm foods have got there 3 bags of pork loin steaks for £10...ive just opened a bag for tea tonight and theres suppost to be 10 in there......ive got 16 LOL theyve also got 3 bags of chicken breasts for £10 and 3 packs of back bacon for £5, no9t bad for freezer fillers :o)

Hi everyone, just wanted to nip in and say hello :) Im going to join SW next tuesday, i am actually a member of ww, i have a 12week free pass from my doctors..ive been going 3 weeks and managed to put on 5 lb LOL, trouble is i have a 4 and a 5 year old and a 10 week old baby....oh and a lazy...