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Back after a bit of a break Well it's been a few weeks since I've been on the boards - simply because life got ridiculously busy for a while there! Anyway, the good news is that I've not gone off the wagon and some more lbs have come off! I did a week of Harcombe which was really enlightning...

Phew- missed a day's update as I've been running around like a nutcase! Work suddenly got very busy so not had a chance to update and record what I've been eating. Many thanks for all the good wishes folks! I'm going to have a read up of diaries tonight. Yesterday's Menu: B - 1tb oatbran made...

Soroya - oooo now I've never been into a Prett a Manger (sounds odd, but I live in the sticks) and I know there's a few of them nearby so I'll keep an eye out for the crayfish salad. Losingit - I've often thought about the 'steak in a pub' option but never had the courage to go in and eat on my...

Hoping to pick the brains of all you low-carb experts here! So; normally I work from home but once a month I spend a week in my office and that involves 5 nights in a hotel. I don't tend to go and eat out because, unless there's someone around to tag along, I feel a bit of a pillock eating...

Well done on your first week back! :) I'm one who stays away from the bars. I just can't do things in moderation - I can either stay totally away from sweet things and find that very easy, or I can pretty much drown in them. I can't seem to do anything in between! :banghead:

coffeelover - your quesadillas sound so lovely! I've been on lowcarbmegastore a couple of times and been tempted to buy wraps....but both times I've ended up dumping other things (like cookies!) in the basket too so have quickly shut down the browser before I could be too tempted. I'm one of...

Morning Tamzy! You should definitely try soya beans; they're lovely! I tend to treat them in the same way as baby broad beans, so I steam them, crush them lightly on the plate with a fork and then put a pat of garlic butter on the middle. I always have a roll of herb or garlic butter in the...

Many thanks folks! I don't know about anyone else, but for me I know that if I don't get variety then I'm more likely to give up. One of the things I love about low-carb is having to think a bit to come up with things - it stops you having the "Oh sod it, I'll just order a pizza!" moments...

Thanks Lady! I'm happy to report that it's quick and easy! I used a tablespoon of Thai Kitchen red thai curry paste (2 carbs) and half a tin of Blue Dragon coconut milk (6 carbs). Other than that I just sweated off 2 cubed chicken breasts in butter, added some chopped green beans, then the...

So rather typically...I got on the scale this morning and it had gone down. Wish it could have done that yesterday for weigh-in day! :rolleyes: It's been one of those days today where it's been wall to wall conference calls and as a result I really haven't got much fluid in...so suffering with...

Ooo I love your frogs! I'm a bit of a fiend for critters (as long as they have fewer than 8 legs) and try to do the annual 'help the toads across the road in one piece' drive that goes on round here. Amazing environments you've got for them too. I'm dead jealous! :D

Tamzy - try the making things small and putting them on a side plate if you know it's something that you're likely to binge on. For some reason, having a small thing on a small plate fools the mind into thinking that it's more than it is whereas a small thing on a big plate puts you in the...

Hey Tamzy! The oatbran I get from the wholefood section in Tesco, but I think you can probably get it in Holland and Barratt too. It swells up to about 5x the size when cooked so you only need a tablespoon of it. I cook with water, add cream and sometimes stewed rhubarb (which is great if...

Many thanks for the kind wishes all! Weigh-in day today and no loss. I was expecting that to be honest as the scales haven't shifted all week (I've been naughtily daily weighing), but I was pretty much expecting that because on ever diet I've ever done I've never lost weight in Week 2! So not...

I'd really recommend the pizza ladyfelsham. The crust turned out crispy so you could actually it with your hands. I wish I could claim credit for it; but alas no. The recipe for it is on the link in my post. So, been a hot day today with lots of gardening and lots of walking. I know I've not...

It's been a lovely day today hasn't it! I've done a 2hr walk this afternoon so feel rather whacked. Those lunches for the next 3 days look good Tamzy! I'm currently drooling because I've got a slab of pork belly in the oven and it's going to take another hour to cook...the smell is driving me...

If it were that simple, nobody would be overweight would they :D

Boggins - I literally cannot read the MFP forums without my blood boiling. Total hysteria and misinformation about low-carb eating is absolutely rife there...and what makes me laugh is that most of it seems to come from the 'look at my 6-pack' gym bunnies who talk about how they love their...

Keep your chin up letsgetlosing - my 2nd week weigh-in is tomorrow and, unless something drastic changes overnight, then I'll also be recording no weight loss on week 2. It seems to happen to my in ALL diets though - a good loss on Wk1 and then the body hunkers down and gets stubborn for a...

Fantastic work! You can definitely see a big difference in your waist there Tamzy! That must be a massive motivator for you.

The savoury ones turned out pretty good! I did them in the oven in a silicon muffin tin and added a little crushed garlic and mixed herbs. I really admire you doing this as a veggie; going to keep watching your menus as I could do with some inspiration in that department for sure! ;)

A looong day today. Spring-cleaning the house and then a good, long walk with the mutt. Skipped lunch because I was scuttling around being so busy. I dared get on the scales today to see if the Cava on Thursday had walloped me, but I couldn't really tell.... 1/2lb off since Monday, so hoping...

Thanks Tamzy! I have to admit that for the first week I could have gnawed my own fingers off....but the hunger seems to be settling down now! How are you getting on?

You're doing really well Tamzy and loving your veggie inventiveness! I'm going to try making the MiMs today... I'm going to see how I can tweak them...which probably means I'll screw them up :D Baked sausage casserole sounds yum!

Hey there tyarlie Well done on 'de-lurking' and posting :) The cravings are a pain aren't they! I don't get cravings for chocolate, but I definitely do for bread. Keep posting; look forward to seeing your progress

Well I don't think I did too badly on my brownie tasting evening. Had a few nibbles, but did fall foul of a couple of glasses of Cava. I guess I'll see how that translates on the scales come Monday's weigh-in! Today's menu B - skipped L - 2 rashers bacon, 2 gluten-free sausages, 1 fried egg D...

Did you take measurements of your chest, waist, hips and thighs when you started? If you didn't, I'd really suggest doing them now and then measuring every couple of weeks. In all honesty, 11 days is nothing and you're really unlikely to see big physical changes in that time. Just keep in mind...

Thank you! I love cooking (not fantastic at it...but enthusiastic!) So this evening is my first big test. A friend of mine is going to start a cottage business making brownies and she's invited a bunch of her closest friends round to test them. This is one of those tricky ones because she's had...

That's fantastic - well done! :clap: That first weigh-in is always terrifying isn't it. I remember the first time I low-carbed I thought it couldn't be possible to have lost weight because I seemed to be eating mountains compared to low-fat diets!

That's just awful!! :flamingmad: What on earth do people think they hope to achieve by saying things like that? Do they really think that being nasty to someone who's overweight is suddenly going to make them lose all their weight...as though they hadn't recognised that they're fat before the...

God I hate getting tagged on Facebook! My Eureka moment came when I was speaking at a conference. I was talking away to a room full of people (about 250 of them) and feeling pretty confident. After the event the organiser emailed the speakers to let us know that it was filmed and the film was...

Just thinking...but wouldn't it be possible to make a 'proper' icecream, but substituting the sugar for sweetener? Just looking at this recipe for vanilla ice-cream and it looks that the net carbs would be 40 for a whole litre of it. If you had, say, 1/2 a US cup as a portion (there's 4 cups...

I recently swapped my dog off normal dry food (which has wheat and corn in it) and on to an imported dry food that has absolutely no grains at all - it's all meat, fish, eggs and vegetables. He's stopped farting too! So I reckon it's definitely the wheat/grains that do it.

Just thought I'd update with a wee tip! I ordered a meat box from a local organic, free-range farm that's being delivered today. Like many farms who sell direct, this one makes their sausages and bacon on the premises. Anyhoo I phoned them up when ordering to ask what was in the sausages as...

Ok then... I thought I should do one of these diary things to keep me on track and also to provide a handy reference to what I've eaten as I go along. I entered the second week of induction on Monday, having lost 4lbs last week. I know from experience that a combination of my age, a lifetime...

Yup, there doesn't seem to be a lot of evidence for the 3500 calorie thing. I guess the problem is that all these trackers need to have a daily calorie limit put in them. I'm not sure anyone can measure the 'metabolic advantage' of low-carb since it'll be different for each person. I guess if...

lol I like that way of looking at it Clanger (loved the Clangers when I was a young'un!)

That looks lovely! To be honest, looking at that recipe you could swap the Rioja for beef stock and simply take out the carrots to make it induction friendly. I'm slavering for Lamb shanks now!

That's great! Ultimately, it's not about the numbers on a pair of scales but about how your body looks and feels. The inches off sounds amazing. Well done :clap:

Absolutely Look at the map halfway down the page on this link. It shows the levels of obesity in the US from 1985 to present day. 1985 (as Dr Eenfeldt says in his lecture) was the year the US started their low-fat campaign. That map is shocking - in 1985 five states had 10-14% of people with a...

I felt guilty until I watched the following lecture by Dr Andreas Eenfeldt, talking about the Low Carb High Fat eating revolution in Sweden. I can guarantee that once you've watched this, you don't just shed your guilt...you feel positively revolutionary :rant2: It's 54 minutes, but it's well...

Ahh sausages. Gluten free sausages have very low carbs and also continental sausages don't tend to use bulkers the way British sausages do. If you're going to Tesco, Sainsburys or Aldi look out for the Continental Selection Bratwurst (pic below) as they're only 1g carb for a huuuuge 90g sausage.

Hey there To know how many calories you need a day you need to know your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). If you have a pair of all-singing, all-dancing scales they'll tell you what your BMR is. Otherwise there's a few BMR calculators online: BMR Calculator The next thing you need to do is work out...

Wow - that's a wonderful first week's loss Well done! :clap:

You're me with your dieting Lily! I first did Atkins around...ooo....1993 I think? I remember there basically weren't any low-carb products and when I mentioned what I was doing to my GP he threw an absolute fit. Relatives and friends were totally convinced that I was going to drop to the...

It creeps up on you doesn't it! I honestly don't feel it - I'm told I don't look it. It's actually one reason for slimming down - I want to enjoy being slim before I'm too damn old to care! :D

Thanks all! :wavey:

Oh good to hear your story Tamzy! My GP has been pushing me to have the implant because the mini-pill wasn't making me feel good, my BMI is too high for the combined pill and I had the coil fitted...which came right back out again with the first period! My GP said I 'could' gain up to 2 stone...

I was on Dukan and the one thing they do on that which keeps you regular is 1tb of oat bran (not oats!) made with water and a tablespoon of stewed rhubarb in the microwave. I use Splenda to sweeten and pour some double cream on top to make it lovely and creamy. Oat bran swells up to about 5x...

On the whole cholesterol issue; it used to be that science thought that foods that were high in cholesterol (like eggs) created high blood cholesterol when eaten. In fact that proved to be totally wrong and now they know that food cholesterol does not equate to cholesterol in the body. Even the...

Oh gawd I know the feeling! I've always been overweight......my first diet was aged 9 when I got sent to the school dietician! Since then I've done WW (put on 1/2 stone! :eek:), SW (lost nothing), Lighter Life (lost approx 4stone in 4 months....and put on 5 stone after), Dietchef and even one...

Hi there I thought I'd introduce myself. First, the shameful stuff out of the way....I joined the site in September doing Dukan, but fell off the wagon pretty quickly (I don't think low carb/low fat suited me...I was famished all the time!) and have only just got back on it a week ago :o The...

Wow this reallly shows the difference because I'm 5ft4 and 252lbs - so only half a stone difference between us but I wear a size 24 if I'm wearing jeans and my top half is a size 26! I was reading a lady on another forum (not diets) the other day who swore that she was 5ft2 and 17 stone....but...

Official weigh in day today that I managed to do before running for the train. 2lbs on so 2 days later looks like my blip had an effect on the scales. Urgh! Had a cold galette with cold turkey breast before I left home. Not sure what lunch/dinner will be yet; will have to see what I can pick up...

Just thought I'd mention that GOOD biltong comes in a choice of dry, medium or wet. It really doesn't have to be like chewing shoe leather. I get it from a small supplier online and go for 'medium' which is soft and easily chewed. I currently have garlic, peri peri and peppered at home. I can...

Are these zero carb ones in huge bottles the Da Vinci syrups? I remember a lot of people using those when I was on Atkins and they come in a bewildering array of flavours. I think Da Vinci have a website (or at least they used to)

Thanks Chris! I stuck on track yesterday and today I'm even managing not to beat myself up mentally! PV Sunday Menu: B: Oatbran galette with a turkey breast steak L: Cold Peri Peri chicken legs (homemade) with cottage cheese D: Extra lean beef mince chilli con carne (Tesco extra lean...

You're doing really, really well - well done! :clap: :clap:

Fabulous! Keep up the good work :clap: :clap:

Cute dogs! I have a dog but he's just a tiny bit bigger....12 stone and hip height to be exact! He loves my Dukan Diet too - there's nothing I can't eat without him sitting nearby developing long 'stringers' of drool.

Urggh - total screw-up yesterday! I was doing well until the evening when I had an almighty argument with my Ex on the phone and reverting to bad 'coping' habits.....in short I ate a whole tube of Pringles and washed them down with a bottle of white wine. Feeling very peed off with myself today...

You should be ok with the spice *paste*, just don't get jars of sauce as they have sugar and all sorts of other things in. Thai curries normally have coconut milk in; I just use a tablespoon of Quark instead to make them creamy because Quark doesn't split (yogurt does)

Oh I totally understand where you're coming from on that, don't worry :) Unfortunately with ME it doesn't help (wish it did because I'm an outdoorsy type and LOVE walking), because the cause of the aches is actual damage to the soft tissue/muscle. Basically we all slowly put wear and tear on...

The Thai red curry is a paste of spices. I always use fresh coriander because the dried doesn't have much of a taste. Same goes for chilis. Rhubarb is lovely - also very easy to grow if you have a garden.

Congratulations! That's fantastic; keep on trucking :clap::clap::clap:

Well done! Is this your official weigh-in day, or a daily weight? Re the meatloaf. The last one I did I put in some thyme, a little rosemary and a little paprika. One of the things I've done before now which worked nicely, was mixing in some red Thai curry paste and some chopped fresh...

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've had a 'background' headache for about a week now that ramps up a bit if I'm tired. I've been putting it down to the big changes in weather lately and a few bugs going round (I keep thinking I have a cold...it lasts a day, then disappears...then comes back etc...

Another day of the ruddy aches, which is really annoying! I wanted to do the 30-day shred today, but whilst it may help the weight this week, it's not going to help the M.E. side of things so I'm going to be sensible and take a slower weight loss (hey, I've been fat all my life; 42yrs going...

I haven't - I should probably try that! Some prawns or something :) Thanks for the suggestion!

Alessandra - your menu looks good. The only thing I'd say though is to get some variety, because I know I'd be sick to death of meatloaf if that was all I ate in a day! What I do is cook up a few different things at once so I have a selection of cold stuff in the fridge ready to hand. So...

Alessandra - nothing's wrong with Diet Coke. However if you have stalled for a long time, and Christell says she's stayed the same for a month, then you have to look at what may be causing it. Artificial sweetners (such as those found in Diet Coke) can stall some people so you try eliminating...

I walk for about 45-60 minutes 5x a week because I have a dog (a dog walker does the other 2 days), but at the moment I'm recovering from a foot injury so it's a pretty slow walk and I doubt it contributes to fitness much. I finish my physio end of next week and intend doing 30 day shred every...

Had a good moment this morning; I'm attending a physiotherapist for an Achilles Heel injury and the receptionist, someone I've not seen for awhile, asked me if I'd lost weight. Yay! I've also got to go to the GP a bit later for the old M.E. stuff and I'm kind of hoping I get the usual question...

Alessandra - you really, really don't want to try and reattain a weight you only got to by taking drugs. The lightest I've been in my adult life was 10 stone, however when I did my 'true weight' info on the Dukan site I didn't input 10 stone because the time I was that weight, it was purely...

I did WW for one month only and put weight on - the group leader didn't believe I was doing it right. In fact I was doing it to the letter; I'd been given my points allowance and because I was working insane hours at the time ALL I bought to eat was weight watchers products because they had the...

Ok, I've got to ask. What's the rush? Are you trying to get to a specific weight for a specific event? (Holiday, wedding or something?) If you're impatient about losing weight that you've had for years, you really risk getting disappointed and going off the rails if it doesn't come off as fast...

The things on my 'basics' list are: * Whole chickens (either for whole roasting, or for portioning up) * Rump steaks * Extra lean mince * Salmon steaks * Smoked salmon * Prawns * Tesco light choices cottage cheese * Quark * Total 0% Greek yogurt * Tesco fat free Normandy Fromage Frais * Spinach...

Hi Willow You'll do great =) The first thing I'd advise is filling in the details on the left hand side - your height and weight and what you want your goal weight to be because that helps people advise you. Have a really good read round the stickis as there's loads of great info in there (I...

Busy Monday today and feeling a little less achey than yesterday. Also 3lbs off this last week so I'm very happy! PV Monday Menu: B: Oatbran pancake with wafer-thin sliced chicken L: 2 thick slices (approx 300g) meat-loaf with lighter choices cottage cheese (approx 150g) D: 2 x salmon...

Oh god....where do I start! Stupid is: Putting your 2-week old iPhone on top of the laundry basket as you carry it downstairs rather than carrying it in your hand and risking a drop.....then wondering where you've put the iPhone and slowly realising it went into the washing machine with the...

Well done! I was someone who drank 1/2 bottle of wine a night before Dukan and in all honesty that was the thing I thought I'd struggle the most with. Oddly though, after the first few days the craving for wine stopped. Keep on trucking, you're doing great :)

I'd try and go for one of the chains which does a good bit of steak or fish. Most pub food chains will have a steak/salad option (do your PV days on your eating out days.) Depends on what your budget is really. Goucho grill (Argentinian steak house) is a protein lover's heaven. Livebait...

Alessandra; I have to stay in hotels for business nearly every week for 1-2 nights so I know it's hard. Try and do PV on hotel stays then you can go for the breakfast options like fried eggs, grilled tomatoes/mushrooms. If they have kippers, go for those. If you're eating at the hotel at...

Week 3 - 3lbs loss :wee: Pleased with that considering I had noodles on a business lunch last week!

On a chicken or turkey, the leanest part is always the breast. Drumsticks & thighs are the next leanest and wings are the fattiest. The goal on Dukan is to eat lean protein. Now in reality, drumsticks and thighs are cheaper than breast so many people (including me) eat a lot of them BUT if you...

Alessandra; it's really very simple. If you buy yogurt then it should be PLAIN natural or Greek yogurt and 0% fat if you can (Total 0% Greek Yogurt for instance which is available in all the big supermarkets) Mince is also easy - you want the packets which say EXTRA lean, *not* lean and however...

Yah it does take a wee bit of bath scribbling for sure. I've never tried the milk in the bath; always used the oil as I used it for other things anyway. Will have to try milk now !

Coconut oil - you get it in tubs from health food shops. It's hard but, like chocolate, it melts at body temperature. It's great stuff, I used to use it for cooking, rub it on my skin and put it in the bath.

I had some carbs last week on one day when I was away working and gained a few pounds - it's gone again now though. I don't think you can lay down fat that quickly, I think it's water retention when it goes on that fast. Just do a couple of PPs and I bet it comes off :-)

Extra lean mince Lean steak (rump, fillet or sirloin with any fat cut off) Whole chickens (I roast with skin on to prevent them drying out, then strip all skin off) Skinless chicken breasts for tandoori, curry, Kiev etc Beef joints (topside usually has the least fat) Venison or buffalo steaks...

I haven't had a meat box from this place before, but I've had them from other ones. They are an organic farm who sell direct on eBay - they sold by 10, 15 or 20kg of 28 day hung beef from their herds. Each box is made up of steaks, mince and joints. Mine is due at the end of the month so I'll...

I'm exactly the same; my downfall is bread....if it's a fresh, crusty loaf I just don't stop until it's gone. My ME specialist once told me that she believes the one food we're most addicted to is the food that is usually the one our bodies are least able to cope with. I think there is something...

Really, really struggling today. Not with the diet, but with muscle pains. I had M.E. 10 years ago and every now and then if I've been working too hard the fatigue/pains flair right up. The problem with that is that because 'doing things' hurts, I tend to just want to lay on the sofa and do...

In that situation I would be upfront and say that you're on a diet and that, if they don't mind, you'll just eat the fish and green veg and skip on pudding. A friend couldn't possibly object to that. The other option is to pick what you can out, but then you run the risk of your friend thinking...

Before Dukan I did a lot of Asian cooking so I like strong flavours. I use fresh red chilies but I use Bart's lemongrass that's in a jar...basically because lemongrass stalks cost a fortune and it's only the very soft centre that can be used so a jar works out far more economical overall. I...

I guess the reason why people have so much trouble getting their head round unrestricted protein is because 99% of diets advocate restricting food quantities over-all so we're programmed to believe 'dieting = denial' It is true though, if you dip your calorie intake below what your body needs...

I don't like things 'messed around with' so I avoid crabsticks. Tesco often have a 3 for 2 deal on the big bags of frozen seafood they have by the fresh fish counter so I go for those. Steamed prawn balls are delish; just whizz them up with some lemongrass, chilli and fresh coriander in a food...

Actually you asked if you were eating too many WW yogurts precisely one week ago so not 'loooong ago' at all ;) http://www.minimins.com/dukan-diet/236669-could-i-am-having-too-much-ww-yogurt.html#post4161195 If you are now doing 7 mile bike rides and the 30-day shred, where previously you...

The local GP surgery can do it (generally with calipers), but there's also a number of 'all singing, all dancing' scales which also do it...either home grade ones or the sort you often find in places like Boots and pay £1 to use. The home scales used to cost a fortune, but they've become very...

It would be a good idea to get your fat percentage checked. If you're going to the gym 3x a week and weight training then you will be building muscle. This is where a number on scales falls down because it doesn't say what sort of tissue that number is made of - if you are looking more toned...

I don't know what the recipe was before, but here's a link to the currently published nutritional info on them: Müller | Welcome to Shropshire the UK home Müller Dairy Wondering why they contain Aspartame AND Fructose (Fructose being the larger share since it's listed before Aspartame in the...

Absolutely! It'd also be really great to see what Alessandra eats. I know when I've run into issues on other diets before, more experienced people with that diet looking at my menus have identified the problem nearly every time. That's why I tend to not only say what the dish was, but what...

Ahh I'd not thought of that but you may well be right there. I'm a little naturally wary of going overboard with protein as I got gout when I did Atkins and was told (by GP) to stop immediately and that I was eating far too much protein. Having said that, I'm also drinking around 2litres of...

Ok, I've decided to do 2PP/2PV for purely shopping reasons as I live on my own and notice veg is going off quickly when on 1PP/1PV. So another PV day today and then the weekend will be PP. PV Friday's Menu: B: 2tb oatbran porridge with skimmed milk and Dukan apple crumble flavour L: homemade...

Yes, sorry. Pure typo...it's the Tesco oatbran I have (well...now on to Dukan's oatbran following their 3 for 1 offer) My brain is like scrambled eggs at times :D

She's 1.63m which I believe is just shy of 5'4 :)

Is this 'kilo on' something that you've observed on an official weigh-in day? (i.e. was it gained over a week) Or is this kilo something you've noticed today via daily weighing? Have you posted daily menus? I noticed that up to last last week you were eating 2-4 WW toffee/vanilla yogurts a day...

Ahh I'd not thought about biltong and cans of tuna. Doh!!! The thing that concerned me with taking my own food traveling is that it's a bit of a food safety risk to carry cooked meats around for a long time and often I'm in transit for 8hrs at a stretch. If I'm eating alone at night in a hotel...

High protein diets are good for muscle build-up, yes. Bodybuilders eat high protein diets for instance. Strength training should always be part of a fitness regime; cardio alone is pointless and if you're a member of a gym they would normally advise a program which combines cardio and strength...

Same here. I always made my own in the breadmaker. I do miss a fresh spelt loaf I have to say. I want to experiment with the oatbran and see if it's at all possible to come up with a 'lighter' loaf - one without all the eggs in. Oatbran is like a sponge so I'm thinking it'd need way more than...

Haven't done my diary for a few days due to business. So, my official weigh-in was Monday and I hadn't lost anything. However I was prepared for that as it was TOTM and I usually bounce up quite a few lbs during that time. Just going to hope it bounces back down a few lbs by next Monday! PV...

I would really recommend reading a book called The Great Cholesterol Con by Dr Malcolm Kendrick as it's quite an eye-opener or indeed, Trick and Treat: How Healthy Eating is Making Us Ill by Barry Groves. After reading those I never worried about cholesterol levels again (though mine are...

One thing I would say is that no country can agree on what the 'healthy' amount of fruit and veg is and the advice is always changing. When I think about healthy I think about our 'natural' diet and by 'natural' I mean the one man would have been eating for MOST of his existence. When you look...

I doubt it because Atkins is high fat, low carb and therefore their products tend to replace carbs with fats.

I think being positive is absolutely crucial, as is realising this is a 'long-haul' deal, changing your relationship with food for ever because ultimately it's a lot easier to lose weight than it is to keep it off and change in-grained eating habits. IMO the absolute worst thing to do is view...

Fantastic - that's a good pep-up to keep you motivated going into cruise :)

I've just returned from 2 nights away on business and find this is an area I really struggle with. I travel quite often with work and that always involves hotel food for breakfast and restaurant lunches/dinners with clients. My tactic for hotel breakfasts is just to have fried or poached eggs...

I am going to be the lone voice that says that weighing every day can be counter productive if you allow that day's weight to impact on your mood. So many things can impact on daily weight. If you're dispassionate and rational and can recognise that it's just THAT day; all good - but if you tend...

Alessandra; if I were you I would stop weighing yourself every day. From day to day everyone's weight yo-yos. It's not fat going on, it's fluid retention and that can be anything from dehydration to excess salt to TOTM....or it could be that you've drunk a lot that day or you haven't pooed. If...

You can certainly do it on a budget; in fact there's a whole thread dedicated to just that here: Dukan on a Budget If you have one of the discount supermarkets near you, you'll find that bags of frozen chicken are cheap. A rule of thumb is that the more prep done to it, the more expensive it...

Today is a temptation day! I'm making a coffee and walnut cake for a birthday tomorrow...will I be able to resist wiping a finger round the bowl? Let's hope so! Dreading getting on the scales tomorrow as it's TOTM and I generally gain about 7lbs during that time, so I need to get into that...

IMO 'feeling fat' because you were bullied really has little to do with weight and won't simply vanish like the mists the moment you reach a healthy weight. Bullying is about control and it'll happen whether you're fat, ginger, wear glasses, are too clever/too stupid, too rich/too poor etc etc...

It may well be the magnesium and potassium. I used to have M.E. and had a lot of muscle cramps with that - my specialist told me to take magnesium and that really eased them.

That's really great cheryl, there's nothing like the feeling of roomier clothes! Next you'll be having to get that next size down!

Alessandra - why on earth would you think I hate you? I'd add that most people who have been overweight all their lives, including me, were bullied at school. But you know, you can only be a victim for as long as you allow yourself to be and at some point you have to get over it and move on...

Erm....but you ARE losing! Sorry, I've got to say this but you simply strike me as impatient. You have very little weight to lose and you're already in the healthy BMI range. As has been said before, you can normally expect to lose 1-2lbs a week and by your own statements you've been doing...

It's boiling hot today and I seem to be drinking water like a fish! It's also TOTM (was due early last week but was late) so I feel a bit bloated and in need of something sweet....so I've made baked custards! PV Menu for Saturday: B: oatbran galatte with smoked salmon L: tuna, cottage...

I decided to give a diary a go so that I can keep track of what I'm doing and see where problems may be. So, first week I did 7-days of attack as I have a lot to lose and I've done every diet known to man so know my metabolism is a wee bit screwed up. I lost 8lbs on the attack week. Now just...

That's fantastic - well done!

As above. The recipe is basically as you'd cook the custard part for a creme brulee and you really don't need to bother faffing around with a bain marie in the oven; it often ends up with scrambled eggs. As Diamond says, if you stir continuously over heat, not letting the mixture stick nor...

I'm going to be controversial here. Alessandra; you've said you want to lose a few more pounds because you're towards the heavier end of 'healthy' BMI. Well I'm firmly of the belief that BMI is a load of bollards. It was invented in the 1800s as a way to calculate healthy weight by looking at...

Thanks! That helps a great deal, yes. I know I'm going to put a few pounds back on (mentally prepared for that), it was just the best way to deal with it. I'm glad to hear it came off again quickly!

Is Lipotrim a VLCD? If it is, that could be your problem. I once did Lighter Life and whilst the weight absolutely dropped off whilst doing it, the moment I stopped I absolutely piled on weight because LL was only 500calories a day...and as soon as I ate more 'normally' (though healthily) the...

i tend to have a sneaky feeling that some people are more sensitive to artificial sweetners than others. I know from my Atkins experiences that if I have lots of stuff with artificial sweetners in my weight loss goes very slowly, or even stalls. I tend to think it's a 'suck it and see' - if...

Well I've now finished my 7 day attack phase and I've lost.... 8lbs! :eek::eek::eek::eek: I know this is mostly water weight, but I've never lost that amount in the first week of a diet (not even Atkins) so I'm very happy! Now here's the problem.... Tomorrow I leave for a 3-day luxury...

Alessandra - you don't have much weight to lose. A healthy rate of weight loss is 1-2lbs a week so you're bang on that.

Hi there Cheryl Welcome (I'm new too) and good luck. Don't be a stranger :)

I often turn up to BBQs taking food along under the guise of "thought I'd contribute a few dishes" because I can't stand cheap burgers and sausages. If you couch it that way, the host thinks you're doing them a big favour...even if the underlying reasons are a wee bit more selfish ;-) So...

Could I ask where you got the figure of 5kgs left to lose from? For instance, is it based on a weight a GP has told you to reach, or is it based on a target weight you simply want to get to? I ask because it may be that your body is already at its natural true weight - i.e. the weight which it...

Those sound lovely and I guess with the egg whites you could make meringues; just using sweetner instead of sugar. Going to try these egg custards tomorrow as it's TOTM and I have dire cravings for something sweet!

Oh those are a nice little treat I used to do in my Atkins days. Basically you line the cups of a non-stick muffin tray with slices of lean ham. In a bowl mix up some eggs and a few spoons or quark. Pour into the wells made by the ham and bake for about 15 minutes in a medium oven. It's sort of...

Some wonderful advice there - many thanks! I've never been tested for insulin resistance no; unless that's the same test as for diabetes? I've had a few of those and they came back normal.

Hi all I'm new around here, but certainly not new to dieting :o I've probably done every diet going and the most weight I ever lost was about 10 years ago on Atkins...but I had qualms about the amount of fat I was eating and stopped. So given that Dukan is basically low-fat Atkins I was...