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Another half pound gone and a good, active day.

Di, please stop beating yourself up and look at the stats. Look how far you have come. It doesnt seem like two mins ago you were on 99lb and desperate to get to 100 and now it is 103! Celebrate your achievement but not with crap food and drink that will make you feel miserable. If you are not...

Morning all, got a weigh in this morning. Had a sneaky look at the scales and all is good. I dont weigh much these days, just try and stick to being goodish. I am so much faster than I was, look at the time I am out of bed! I have more energy, I am happier. I have also had some news that some...

Fabulous news, many congratulations - you deserve it. Annie

All isgood in my WW world. Another 1.5lb gone this morning taking me to 12 stone 7.5 pounds. Annie

Another weigh in this morning and 1.5lb gone. Couldnt update with half pounds so I am 12 stone 7.5 pounds. Woopdedoodlydoo!

Hello all, sorry have been a bit lax on here again. Lost two more pounds and feeling like I am really heading in the right direction now. I would say I am a size 13 and feeling very proud of my achievement.

Thank you Katie! X Annie

Good morning Sandra and all. Didnt go for weigh in last week as DH and me went to the Cotswolds for a few days as DD went to France with school. Great news though I have lost 3 more pounds. Feeling proud and great, got s spring in my step too. X

Have been a bit lax on here, still working hard and lost another 3lb. Hope allis well with everyone else.

All is good in the world of WW.

The weather is sooooo grim, my bunting is nearly taking off. Getting into bed now and my feet are cold!

Hi Sandra and all, all good here although have had a naughty weekend and not lost anything this week but wasnt expecting to.

Thank you Sandra.

Thank you Emma (is it Emma?). So pleased with myself and sitting here looking at all my WW paperwork. Been going through my wardrobe as so much is hanging off me, great feeling. Annie

Thank you Susie!

Hello Sandra, sag paneer looks yummy.

I have lost 3.5lb this morning and feeling on top of the world. Hoping to be 12 stone something next week. Thank you for all your support and inspiration. <br> <br> Weight loss is a game we play in our heads, get the head right, get the body right.<br> <br> Boden catalogue here I come in July!<br>

Wooooo hoooooo 3.5lb gone. Nearly in the 12 stone arena! So proud and wore my lightest clothes (purchased at the bootsale last week).

Thank you Sandra, I shall wear my lightest clothes and breathe out as I stand on the scales!

Hi pd, I have not been losing on Atkins for a while and was worried I was making a mistake somewhere. I was fed up with eating so little fruit and veg too. I have my first weigh in tomorrow and from the scales this morning it looks like I have lost plenty. So my advice is go for it.

Well tomorrow is my first WW weigh in, I have stuck to it religiously and am proud of myself. It has been fairly easy with this great weather though.

Another good WW day and didnt go mad at the party last night. Plenty of salad in this fab weather.

Hi Katie, many thanks. It is what I needed, too many failed diets in the past. I had put on and hadnt been losing so decided to switch. Atkins did a brilliant job of kick starting the really bad bits though! Enjoy another sunny day. Annie

Hi ya, had a good evening. Just the two sausages with salad and a hot banana off the bbq, strawberries and a ww yoghurt. A successful day. Got a party tomorrow so will use a few of my extra points for nibbles.

A good WW day today, lots of salad, just putting some WW sausages on the BBQ with more salad.

Thank you ladies although cant believe I have just wasted 3pts on a pack of Snack a Jacks when I could have had something far more interesting like a Curly Wurly. What a wally I am.

No, am not going anywhere. Just needed more fruit and veg and was desperate for my old cereal. I hope it starts to come off again soon. Annie

Hi there, I have been on Atkins since March 10th and decided now is the right time to move to WW. Was missing some foods a great deal and I will find WW easier with summer coming and being able to eat more fruit. Have done really well on Atkins and lost nearly 2 stone in a short space of time...

After a good think I took the plunge and went to WW this morning. She weighed me in at 13 stone 3.5lbs so it shows my scales are way out. I am happy with my choice as I was going a little wayward on Atkins. i found my last WW book and my start weight was 14 stone 11 so to start at 13 stone 3...

Phew Sandra! Well am a bit fed up this morning, 2lb on. Back to 13 stone. Seriously considering either SW or WW for the next stone.

Thank you, all praise gratefully received!

A belated Happy Birthday from me too Katie, enjoy your week away (if possible).

In the park?!

Welcome Laura!

Hello Mark and welcome to our world. Atkins is very kind to men so I promise not to get too jealous. Annie

Morning Fiona, Di, Sandra and and everyone else. All well in Annieland. It just seems to be second nature to eat low carb now. I dont even really think about it. I havent weighed for a while as has been TOTM so will later this week. Found a granola made by Lizi's that I have from Tesco. It is...

I might treat myself to some od those posh scales!

Morning ladies, hope you have all had a good weekend. I have. Lost another pound, feeling great. Tending to wake up an hour earlier each day too. Wanttobeslender - I didnt go back to Lighter Life due to costs, hair falling out, didnt work.

Go girl! You've lost a third of your body weight get out there and live a little and be proud and forget what the scales says then you will get rid of those next 3 overnight!

Thank you all, temp work now finished but they said they want be back and I really enjoyed it. Serviced offices with around 20 companies onsite and 20 more virtual ones that you take messages for. A nice group of people a d gorgeous offices. All 60's inspired with dwell.co.uk type furniture...

L - leftover shepherds pie D - chicken korma and small amount rice

Oh, it is only reception but it uses my best skill which is talking!

I have had a lovely morning temping and I am going back tomorrow. Really looking forward to it. Up the road from home with free parking. They want to hire me without going through the agency in future but am not sure about this but they said they will pay much higher rates.

I will let you know how I get on. Pay isnt great but at least it is free parking. Oh and a pound gone this morning. I am finally in the 12's. Yes!!

Have a great evening, enjoy your birthday. X

Dont bother reading, just flick to the rude bits!

Good luck to you but dont be impatient, Atkins is a fickle diet. You will lose one week and not the next. Just keep off the scales.

Hi Katie, feeling a bit flat and bored today. Got a couple of days temp work tomorrow and Thursday so that should keep me a bit busier. Weather driving me crazy.

Di, stop looking at the number, it is just a mental thing. Hold your nerve, it will happen. Annie

Hi Sandra, this weather is making me weary!

B - Coffee L - prawn and avocado salad with mayo D - 2 eggs and sausages, slice cheese, slice corned beef, sf jelly and creme fraiche, 2 Tesco french toasts (5.2 each I think) spread with Philly. Oh dear I really had the munchies today! Lots of water though

Thanks di, it seems to come naturally now.

Hi Sandra and ML, I really dont know, what I do know is the friendship had become blooming hard work. Today I feel a bit guilty and wonder whether to write to her but on the other hand she was so quick to lay into me on the phone I dont know. I am not cross with her, just feel a bit indifferent...

B - 2 packs pork scratchings and a boiled as DH and I went to the bootsale L - salmon stew - tinned toms, chili, garlic, onion, courgette, salmon and fish stock and sf jelly with raspberries and yoghurt

ML - I think the 'I have lost 24 lb' text to her the day before should have been a big enough clue! LF - Thanks for all your kind words. I am just thinking back to what I said to her, I only said "I think we are heading in different directions" and then she started laying into me on the phone...

Not bad at all, had a prawn shaslick which is pretty dry with veg, a bhaji and some mushroom rice. All washed down with four diet Cokes (to try and get things moving! - normally does the trick).

Hi Fiona, God knows but I know I am fed up with her and surpsrised myself with thinking I didnt want to put up with a crap friendship anymore.

B - natural yoghurt with raspberries L - egg salad with fried pepparoni D - Indian takeaway,king prawn shaslick, bhaji and mushroom rice

Sort of fell out with a friend yesterday. Have been thinking for some time our friendship had gone downhill. I saw her yesterday for the first time since mid March and she didnt say a word about my weightloss. I was very disappointed as other friends have said how much better I look. As...

B - one sausage L - corned beef salad D - fish stew. Pineapple and blueberries.

This morning I had natural yoghurt with hot, cooked rhubarb.

Cabbage with butter and a bit of bacon is nice too. Yum.

Great ideas thank you and well done on that pound.

Looks like I am losing around 2lb a week so on target to be gorgeous by the summer just wish I could get into the 12's and say goodbye to the 13's.

B - 5 sticks stewed rhubarb and natural yoghurt L - piece of cheese and half an avocado D - frittata with asparagus and salad S - 3 slices corned beef

B - 2 fried eggs and leftover carrot and swede mash L - half avocado, lettuce, onion and toms with mayo S - 2 mini cheeses D -2 egg omelette filled with cheese and fried onion

Ok, but when it does up! Awake early this morning convinced the '12' fairy had been in the night am 13 stone dead! Will try again in a couple of hours.

It sounds a bit gross Di but it is pale gold and will look lovely with jeans or black trousers. Now I just need to concentrate on getting it done up!

Ah thanks Fiona, well TMI I know but last nights laxative has finally worked so maybe tomorrow will be the good weigh day. Anyway, on another note I managed to get on a jacket I have never been able to wear before (Ebay purchase). It is gold leather but not mad gold, quite muted. I got it on...

Well done TL, the diaries are really inspirational. Keep posting how you feel and what you eat.

Well done, I read that as' too much to drink mail bus' and for a moment thought what is a mail bus?

Today I am wearing a pair of Autograph jeans that I bought in the sale 2 or 3 years ago and have never been able to get on. Size 14. Woopdedoodledo! They had been sitting in my wardrobe with their price label still attached. This morning I had one of my naked looks at myself and thought the...

B - 2 eggs and 2 bacon L - frittata with mushroom and salad and a few parsnip fried things at a cafe plus tea and water D - small piece fillet steak and salad, 2 sausages and mayo

Just found a piece of fish in my fridge left from last week. It was in Tupperware, I opened it and I dont think I have ever smelled anything so BAD in all my life!! It stunk out the kitchen, opened the window and got it outside fast.

Thank you all, after a 'bathroom break' this evening perhaps another pound may have left me tomorrow morning!!

Today I am wearing a pair of 3/4 leg trousers I bought at a boot sale 2 years ago but I have always been too fat for them and they are on and comfy!

Thanks Di and Fiona, been out with DH to the outlets and had a lovely time. He has gorgeous new gear for his slimmer body. B/L - Whopper from Burger King with no bun! Added bacon and cheese and extra salad. Yum yum! S - mixed up some Philly, butter, lemon juice and Sweetener again for a sugar...

Hi Sammy, dont jse it much but perhaps I should. Have lost a pound this morning and think there is more to come off tonight.

Thanks Susie B - one egg and 3 rashers bacon S - fancied something sweet so mixed Philly, butter and lemon juice with a bit of sweetener, quite nice L - at 4.50pm? A burger cut up and fried and giant mushrooms filled with Philly, cheddar, garlic and red peppers. Bit of left over mash from yesterday

It stops the spasms that make you need the loo apparently. Google it for more info. Hope it helps.

B - 3 fried eggs and 2 rashers bacon L - Big Mac with no bun and a side salad S - cheddar spread with Marmite D - cold gammon and swede and carrot mash

If anyone isnt sleeping due to getting up for the loo try a magnesium supplement.

OK so brain of Britain here just weighed herself and I am STILL 13 stone 2 pounds. May need to saw off a limb at this rate. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Just checked back and I have been this weight for 6 days now. I am OK, keep plodding on waiting for 'it' to fall off.

Havent weighed myself in ages, seem to have an aversion to it now. Perhaps will check at the weekend. Need to floss as have been stuffing gammon. Yum!

Just roasted a joint of gammon, scored the skin and the crackling is glorious! Heavenly.

Hi Katie, lovely evening thanks but a change of pub next time. Food gone downhill a bit. B - stewed 3 sticks rhubarb, added sweetener and some natural yoghurt and watched Jeremy Kyle! L - half avocado and prawn mayo and salad with parmesan and low carb coleslaw. Sf jelly with 8 blackberries and...

We mustn't expect instant results ladies. Just keep going and stop weighing yourselves. Drink plenty of water and have a multi vitamin. Stay away from anything made with sugar or flour. Maybe lower your dairy intake a little to see if this makes a difference.

So you have lost a stone in 6 weeks. Are you drinking 3 litres of water a day? Start a diary in the diary section and write down everything that goes in your mouth every day so you have a record of what is happening. Some people only weigh in once a month on Atkins. Keep going, you are...

Enjoy Yarmouth Sandra, hope the sun shines for you. Annie

Morning Fiona, it is a gang of 6, we meet up every couple of months mainly to gossip. Have a great day.

It is a pain when things grind to a halt isnt it but it seems to happen to all of us. Hope the fast works, dont forget your vitamins and water. Dont want your hair falling out!

Morning all B - 2 egg omelette, fried up some onion, tomato and ham and poured the omelette mix over the top. 3 blackberries L - I had a very healthy chicken breast stuffed with mushroom and wrapped in pancetta with mixed veg and loads of tea. The cake came round and I had no yearning for it...

Well done, you look fab, very inspirational. I would kill to be 10 stone something! I too love a bit of JK in the mornings! Makes me feel classy! Annie

Hi, my son wants to go to Uni in the US too, we are going to MA in August but he hasnt contacted any about looking around them. Typical boy. He wont be going until next year though.

Morning Sandra, where do you get your Atkins muesli?

Enjoy your day

Funny you should say that Katie, you are right but DH just said it was the scales! Back on the wagon today. Susie, I did take a photo of the bluebells but it is on my phone, I am a bit of a techophobe and got as far as getting it to Facebook but dont think I can get it to here. B - cant...

Morning all, DH just brought me breakkie in bed, both kids off school poorly. B - 2 rashers bacon and 2 fried eggs L - cant remember but it wasnt much D - turkey with sauce made with Tesco soup, curly kale, spinach and fried cauliflower! i then beat up butter, Philly, G and B's cocoa powder and...

Hi yes, you need to be careful after LL as a few of us have done it and put all the weight back on again afterwards.

Morning Susie, lovely walk amongst the bluebells, now housework - yawn.

Morning all, off for a walk first thing. At least it is dry. B - smoked salmon and scrambled egg with cream L - was out with a friend, the only sensible ish option at Costa coffee was a prawn sandwich so I just ate half of it with a cup of tea D - chicken chasseur ready meal with creamed...

B - orange sf jelly and tea spoon creme fraiche L - 2 rashers bacon and 3 fried eggs yum! S - small bowl garlic prawns that DH couldnt finish and a Marmite cheese D - 2 Debbie and Andrew's sausages dipped in Marmite and some slices of cheddar. Small bowl raspberry yoghurt (I know I shouldnt...

Thanks Susie, I am in control and feeling good. I bought a size 12 cardi in Laura Ashley yesterday, cant get it on yet though!

I would like to but am not awfully brave and dont fancy the underground after dark so if you do meet up earlier that would be great. It isnt the underground I dont like, it is the people on it! Lol.

That looks like a good week, could you have an egg for breakfast? I find the secret with the water is to have a big bottle by your bed and guzzle loads when you wake up.

Am doing same, Sunday Times to work my way through in bed. DH had a 7.08am golf tee off time this morning and the poor thing is driving to Liverpool tonight for an appointment there tomorrow morning.

Hope you've had a great day together. Annie

Thanks Sandra. Ok so am back from the carvery B - nothing L - Toby carvery, gammon and turkey and lots of crackling, red cabbage, peas, little bit of gravy. Went halves with DH on an Eton Mess (seemed the least evil dessert to go for). 750 ml of water in the restaurant. S - 1.5 pre sliced...

OMG thought my body looked different this morning. 2 more pounds gone! Am now 13 stone 2lb, nearly in the 12's.

I am just cross with myself that I have got to 44 without realising/learning all this and always thinking low fat/calorie was the way to diet.

Hi Katie, just put your stats in a coverter and it came back with 5.35 stone (kgs mean nothing to me!). That is fantastic, keep going Mrs Role Model.

Yay, well done Sandra.

Atkins is not a calorie counting diet, you eat squillions of calories.

Boggins - what other issues does he deal with?

Ah thank you. DS has a virus so not sure if he will come with us. Thankfully we have a table booked so shouldnt be too much of a scrum in there. Did you hear about the radio 4 interview with Dr John Briffa about the UK Diabetes website giving out incorrect information to diabetes patients...

Well done you, keep posting and try and spend an hour listening to Dr John Briffa on You Tube, he talks very much about what we are doing.

Thanks for the tip, I spent an hour listening to him yesterday and have ordered the book. My diet makes so much sense now, I am so much happier in my head.

Yes, mine is heavily diluted sf squash. I keep it in an empty squash bottle so I can keep an eye on exactly how much I am having. i aim for at leat 3 litres a day. Already nearly emptied my first one. As soon as you wake up you can drink loads.

I would say a month but it would probably be less depending on what goes in your mouth my lovely!

Oh yes! For some reason it is now pretty noticeable, I have obv just got to that point now. Going out for a carvery lunch for my Mum's birthday today so need to be careful. Have a great day all. Annie

Well done Scrumbles, dont forget to keep glugging away at the water. I have just had a coffee with a friend who could not believe I was eating pork scratchings on a diet!

Thank you for the support ladies, it is much appreciated. It is silly isnt it, you spend years piling on the weight then you just expect it to disappear over night. I am so keen to get into being 12 stone something. Anyway saw a friend earlier I havent seen for a few months and she said "look...

B - 2 fried eggs S - 30g bag pork scratchings L - sf jelly, 15 raspberries and tea spoon creme fraiche D - now we went out so not totally on plan but not too bad. Had a litre bottle of fizzy mineral water, a cheesy haddock thing to start, a burger with no bun and with salad and about 20 skinny...

Just needed to report the following; My numb heel has completely gone away my bras are no longer tight and in fact I am hooking them on the middle fastener now I can now take off all of my rings I can get into a lot of my old clothes - except one leather jacket and some Monsoon maxi dresses...

Hi C, crikey give your body a break. It isnt going away overnight. Stick with it and start that diary so we can see what you are having and perhaps help out a bit. Keep going!

Ah, sounds like you will make yourself ill before you get slim! To do Atkins properly you need to be eating well and drinking around 3 litres of water a day and having vitamin supplements.

Hi Katie and all, good luck with the carb tolerance level. I am looking forward to that day but in the meantime will just keep stuffing egg and bacon.

I have all sorts of rubbish for my two to eat. Thankfully I am still being good (dont know where it has come from).

Do you have a sugary/sweetener in your mouth?

Hi Katie, thanks for that I was getting fed up and thought I would leave it until the end of the month and maybe switch to SW but am now very happy!

Thank you TL. B - About 10 raspberries and tea spoon creme fraiche L - 2 egg omelette made with cream and small amount tomato and cheese inside S - a Marmite cheese,3 rashers of bacon D - chicken and avocado salad with mayo and some fatty bits out the bottom of the roasting tin! Yum yum Just...

Morning Sandra, Fiona and all. I dont know what the secret is, just have been in a rut for a week then within 2 days I lose 3 lb. long may it continue.

Roast Chicken for us tonight. Yum.

You have got to really want it to get there TL. Ask yourself do you really want to be healthy and slimmer or do you want to eat junk? I wrote down all my reasons I wanted to be slim, I look at it every now and again to remond myself. After the initial satisfaction of eating the junk I feel...

Good morning Sandra, how are you getting on? I had stalled but thankfully it is coming off again now.

OMG! Lost another 2 lb this morning!!! Yippee!! I went just over 3 litres on the water yesterday and had pork scratchings to up the fat. Who knows if that did it (oh and a laxative bathroom break this morning!!). Now off to change my stats.

So desperate to get a decent loss this week!

Be careful out there.

Hi Beki, have you got some vitamins to take? Chromium picolinate, potassium, magnesium and general multi vitamin is what I take plus 3 litres of water a day if I can manage it.

Hi Sandra, take a laxative and that gain will be gone in no time!! X

Good luck Moonlights.

Just read up to page 50 Katie!

Ok, better start this morning B - 3 egg omelette with cream and cheese but couldnt eat it all already drunk nearly a litre of water already L - for the first time in my life I forgot to eat lunch!!!!!! D - sole fillet in dill sauce, with spinach, garlic mushrooms and spoon of mixed veg. SF...

This is yesterday B - coffee with Alpro L - egg and chicken salad with mayo S - jelly and creme fraiche D - 2 fried eggs and selection of veg There is probably more will try and remember and add to it. Upped the water a bit yesterday and am going to up it again today. Think I will make the...

Thanks for the tips ladies. What I did was to re-introduce stuff that helped me lose weight at the beginning as I had stalled but this morning there is another pound gone. So moving in the right direction. Going to pop to Tesco later.

Still 13 stone 6 pounds. When I look at what I ate yesterday it looks such a small amount. Will review the rice cakes but they are the Rude Health ones and I think are 5.2g. Starting to wonder about trying Slimming World, mmmm. Going to give it until the end of the month and see what happens...

May discuss changing the phone as it is ready for an upgrade. I have been so good and the weight is sticking, so annoying.Yesterday's food B - 2 eggs and 2 rashers bacon S- jelly L- 2 rice cakes with cheese and Marmite D- avocado, parmesan and chicken salad and jelly with creme fraiche Water...

Well, I am 13 stone 6lb and was convinced some more had come off but it hasn't. Grrrrr. Not sure what I have to do to get into the 12's. Driving me crazy. Will get my Atkins book out later.

Hi Fiona, think I might need a new phone for that app as I have a Blackberry. All OK at the wedding, didn't eat any pastry or bread but did have sugar in the form of booze and sorbet. Not much drink though as I was plastered after 3 glasses!!! Going to have a weigh in tomorrow to see what...

Hi, no it wasnt the cake as I have been stalled for nearly a week now but I do think perhaps I am eating too much. Expect things will go a little pear shaped at the wedding tomorrow so will just get back on the wagon. I have spent the past hour hunting through my wardrobe for a wedding outfit...

Morning Sandra and Fiona Just running around ironing and sorting out for the weekend, still undecided on an outfit. Put on a pound, not happy. Real re-think of diet going on. Cutting back as was def eating too much. B - nothing except Alpro coffee L - porridge with water S - handful of dry...

I felt rough for a while, dont forget some vitamins. My head is lovely and clear now and I have more energy although that could be because I have lost 18lb!

Hi ML, please keep posting your photos and good luck. Annie

Hi Helen, got mine from an independent health food shop. They dont have it in Waitrose as checked there first. Well done on your inspiring menus,

Well, as I still seem to be stuck at 13 stone 7lb and have been for too long I thought a different approach today. B - none S - cappucino in town made with Alpro L - 2 more slices of that ruddy cake, nearly all gone thank goodness D - 3 low carb sausages, cauli mash and cauli cheese, fried egg...

Yes, I scoffed 4 slices. I was really cross with myself. Really stupid at least I know I have a big problem still and it has given me a wake up call as we are going to a wedding at the weekend.

Morning Sandra, been peeing down here for two days. My drier is in the garage and I having to trek backwards and forwards over there. First of all sorting out the mess/muck in DS bedroom also in the garage but not close to the tumble!

Glad you finally have it and ditto the wedges. Sorry to hear you are still poorly, keep dosing yourself up.

Hi Scrumbles, oh yes! I have put the recipe on the Atkins recipe board. I need to go back and add that it is a total carb count of 10.2 and 1.3 per serving (depending how big it is!). Great with a Philly topping and a few berries.

Yum, yum just made this. I whizzed up the egg whites first and then did the other mixing after so I didnt need to watch up the hand mixer in between. For a topping I mixed some Philly, small amount butter, lemon juice and a very small amount of Stevia. Just had two slices with my tea. 5 eggs...

OMG - have just made the Italian Sponge Cake on page 380 of Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution. It is glorious. I made up some Philly/lemon juice/ butter as a topping. Yum, yum, yum! So pleased.

Morning Sandra, somehow I dont think it will be! B - 2 egg omelette with single cream and Alpro, one slice cheese and gammon S - Dr Atkins Italian sponge cake - 2 slices topped with Philly/lemon/butter! Now I have had another slice -eek! Ended up having 4 ruddy slices. L - salad with prawns...

Morning all, another wet and wild day beckons in Stansted. Going to make Dr Atkin's lemon cake today, will update you later.

Welcome!

Going to start reading your diary from the beginning Di. I keep seeing your loss counter go up and up, very inspirational. Just got to finish Katie's then I will start on yours. Annie

Welcome Lisa and good luck.

Morning Sandra, hope all is going well.

Welcome!

Hi Katie, I have now read up to page 25. Learned I shouldnt be eating tomatoes and I need to look at LCM for some ideas. Will keep ploughing through later. Have a great day.

I forgot to measure myself so have no idea unfortunately. I know it is coming off and I really have lost loads since March 10th so I need to calm down a bit. B - coffee decaff with cream and yoghurt with raspberries S - slice cheddar with Marmite x 2 L - jelly and cream so far! Avocado and...

Well as it is a great success story I thought there must be some good stuff in there. You are the same height as me too. Well we have woken up to no hot water, immersion heater is on but it is first day back to school and both kids are moaning. Cold showers all round on this lovely, rainy day.

Just needed to report that one of my rings is spinning on my finger! Yippee! Also need to report that I changed outfits 4 times before I went to the bbq on Saturday now that things fit again. Long time since I have done that. Oh and I bleached my top lip - all things to boost my self esteem...

Hi Helen and welcome. Looks like you are doing great already. Please share your menus so we can see your foodie tips. Annie

I think I will join you with that mushroom soup. Sounds yummy. I have looked at a few cartons/tins of soup but the carb contents are all really high.

Good luck DD.

Ah thanks girlies. Katie, I started to read your diary from the beginning for tips. I have got to page 16 so far! Lovely brunch thank you, I did scrambled eggs with cream, Debbie and Andrews sausages, bacon, toms and mush and I also made Dr A's protein bread which was tolerable. My friend is...

Morning girlies, one measly pound is all that dropped off but at least we are going in the right direction. Got friends coming for brunch today so off to Tesco now. Had a really good sort out of clothes yesterday, got my summer stuff out and hung up all the size 10 trousers that I havent worn...

For me, it is all in my head. I am sick of my overeating, sick of not wearing nice clothes, sick of puffing going upstairs, sick of my numb heel. Perhaps you should write a list of why you want to be thin and then perhaps why you want to spoil it and stay over weight.

Not sure if I should say this as I don't want to jinx things but I really feel like I have dropped some weight today, my face looks thinner and my jeans are looser again. I am so excited about getting on the scales tomorrow morning. Must take a Dulcolax first though - ha ha!

I have stuck to it rigidly (apart from one slip yesterday). I havent lost anything in about a week. Dont beat yourself up, this is a long haul process. Keep drinking lots of water, the weight WILL come off eventually if you are not eating the rubbish you used to - it has to doesnt it!

Good morning! I succumbed to meringue yesterday but that was all. Back on the wagon today. Full scale bedroom/bathroom clean up and wardrobe tidy today. Some of the biggest clothes are coming out and going in the wardrobe on the top floor. DS didnt come home last night and didnt let me know...

Morning all, I Woke up at 6.30 - very unlike me. Feel bright and perky. Still in bed though! DH has gone on a golf weekend with the boys. We are off to a bbq at 1pm. Need to be careful what I eat. Got a new carb counting book, think I will do some reading up before we leave.

Congratulations! X

Get yourself a multi vit without iron, calcium, magnesium and chromium picolinate tabs. That is what I take anyway. Drink LOTS of water. Presume you know you will taste the ketosis when it starts - a sweetener taste in your mouth.

Thank you all, well we drove home via Cambridge, I told her I wanted to go shopping and she could wait in the car (as originally she said no to going to Cambridge). She then changed her mind and we had a happy afternoon. We are off to a wedding next weekend and she got a lovely dress in Tammy...

Just packing up to check out. She arrived for breakfast at 9.50 am, 10 mins before it closed. B - small amount of natural yog with 4 small pieces of pineapple, 3 rashers bacon, scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomatoes. Lots of tea with Alpro (go my money's worth). L - an interesting concoction...

No one else to tell this to. DD has been a total pain in the arse today. She had her spa treatments then took to her bed, refused to come into Bury St Edmunds this afternoon. Asked me to take her back a tuna sandwich, I did then she refused to eat it. I asked her to come down for dinner with me...

Hello Alison, I have been low carbing for a month. I was an 18 on top and 16 on the bottom. Still a looong way to go though.

Good afternoon everyone, after a terrible nights sleep we have moved hotel rooms. Been to the spa for facial, massage and pedicure for me. Just letting our toes dry a bit longer then we are off for a bit of retail therapy. B - 3 rashers bacon, scrambled egg, mushrooms and tomatoes and small...

Morning Sandra, for us I think the nocturnal thing is to do with Xbox, players in the US. He lives in the garage (which has been converted!) so it doesnt affect us too much.

Your Lighter Side | Make Lunch not War. Preferably with Bacon. just seen this on the food porn thread. Wow! This site looks brilliant.

Thank you all for your good wishes. We went to Prezzo and had a yummy dinner, big bottle fizzy water. Back to the hotel for a huge bath - really high sides. Bliss. In bed with DD now half watching a dreadful film 'Dumb and Dumberer'. Up early tomorrow, dont want to miss my egg and bacon! Then I...

My DS is 17, he is in 6th form. Fairly nocturnal at the moment, drives me crazy.

Free internet! Yippee! DD has had a facial and a massage and she loved it. We have treatments booked tomorrow morning and afternoon. B - 3 rashers bacon and 2 fried eggs L - caesar salad with poached egg ( no croutons), tea with Alpro S - a Marmite cheese D - went to Prezzo had Chicken...

Hi Scrumbles, good luck on your weight loss journey.

Good morning everyone, well today I am off on my spa break with DD today so will post my ramblings now. I should have checked to see if the hotel charges for internet. Anyway, I was naughty and got on the scales again (sorry Fiona) but as my belly looked flatter I went for it and yes I have lost...

Thank you from one Annie to another. Where can I buy sugar free granola?

B - 2 egg omelette with cream and salmon L - Rude Health Oaty Thins x 2 (i know I know) with 2 slices cheddar and Marmite S - 1 x Marmite cheese (like a Babybel). D - prawn stir fry with veg and some mince bolognese (picked out the carrots!) Made a dessert that I have put in the freezer used...

OK, will try but it gives me such a buzz when I have lost!

Please inspire me with your breakfast ideas for OWL. Just had yet another omelette.

I seem to be stuck at 13.8, have been that for 4 days now. When I look in the mirror I cant see I have lost any more either. Seem to have stalled but am definitely in ketosis.

Morning all, going to have fish today. Getting a bit fed up with all the meat. Got lots of cleaning and ironing to do and packing for our trip to Suffolk tomorrow.

Oh yes, the spa idea went down a treat thank you! Fiona, do check on what ages they will treat as I had to ring round a few before I found one that would treat DD. Have just made Revolution Rolls - step by step instructions on You Tube also just made chicken in Parmesan (fried it after...

Did it make you feel any happier when you ate the stuff? Prob not. What did Kate Moss say? Nothing tastes as good as being thin. You know you can do it.

Hi Fiona, all good. Been to Lakeside with DS this morning and just booked spa treatments for DD and me as we are off to Suffolk for a spa break for two nights on Wednesday. Cant wait. B - very small bowl porridge (I know I shouldnt have had it) L - Junior Whopper with no bun S - cheddar and...

Morning Alpaca, am feeling good again now and DH has joined me. Just made a couple of the wrong choices. Need to sit down with my books again.

Hi Fiona, lovely lie in and even went back to sleep until 10.30 when the phone rang grrrr. Feel much better today mentally and physically. I wonder if it was the bread that made me feel so bad yesterday. B - scrambled eggs with cream and smoked salmon - very decadent S - 2 slices cheddar D -...

Morning all, and Happy Easter. Am having a long lie in this morning. Getting fed up with not seeing the sun this past week. Apart from that my headache is gone.

Hi Dawn, keep looking at everyone else's food diaries thats what I do. I have learned to cook in thepast year (I am 44). You just need to be brave.

Smoked salmon and scrambled sounds great for Easter morning. Think I will join you. Happy Easter everyone.

Many thanks for that. I feel much better this morning. No more bread for me. Also had a rotten upset tummy last night (sorry TMI I know). I did Google my symptoms and it said my carbs were too low which is why I ate more than usual. Hopefully today will be better.

LadyF, I am fine about my Dad. He was in a lot of pain. I have been to Waitrose after the porridge, still felt rough - tired, dizzy, headache walking around so I have just eaten a small amount of full fat raspberry yoghurt. Hopefully it will make me feel normal again. The other problem I am...

Oops, better put it in the freezer then. Thanks for the tip. I have an anniversary coming up too, my Dad on 9th April but was 9 years ago but am OK. Sorry to hear you are still so sad, she wouldn't want you to be you know. X Annie

So no Burgen then? At all? It was only 12g a slice so thought that would be OK. Thank you for the kind words, I know all these teens are the same it is still horrible though. She isn't old enough to be left alone and I can't really leave her with anyone unfortunately. I am just having some...

I am so tired today, feeling low anyway but I haven't had the amount of energy I have been reading about. In fact I don't physically feel any different to when I was eating the rubbish (except for a nice quiet tum). I was hoping for the energy burst. I also have a bad headache and have taken...

Feeling a bit (a lot) flat and tearful to be honest. Was really hoping to get away on a cheap, warm break somewhere next week. There is nothing available and my DD has been really horrible saying she doesn't want to go away which is really hard. Am in a bad mood and very tired, this diet isn't...

Good morning! B - 2 slices cheddar which seemed a bit boring. I bought a Burgen loaf yesterday and had one slice (12g carb) toasted and spread with peanut butter one litre of water gone decaf coffee with cream L- salmon in chili (from Tesco) plus salad and mayo. S - bowl of porridge with cream...

Good morning world, another great day beckons. Must get some of those green veg eaten today. NB note to me, something makes me think I stalled yesterday. Am not going to weigh for a couple more days but it could possibly be the avocado? No, just checked the avocado and very low in carbs...

Thank you for all being so inspirational. I am on a quest to get slim for the very last time.

Hi Fiona, he says he isnt coming on the site but will join me low carbing for the next couple of weeks. He is now waiting for dinner - chicken, bacon and avocado salad! Well, to be a size 8 or 10 would be a dream..........

If you want to a secret, I have never counted my carbs from the start. I just keep it as low as I can.

Make sure you have plenty of fat, you need to keep the fat up, not the carbs. Your little ones have lovely names! Annie

Well TahjmansDad might be joining us. We have 2 weeks before the family wedding and he has a suit he cant get into that he would like to wear. I have assured him that if he sticks with the plan, he will get in the suit. He is now carrying round his bottle of water and has had eggs and bacon for...

I had a Big Mac (took the bun off and hid it in the box). Also had the chicken and bacon salad and removed the coating from the chicken. Had the caesar dressing on the salad. The burgers have the lowest carbs (not the chicken ones).

B - 3 rashers bacon, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup mushrooms plus a litre of water already sunk L -3 medium strawberries dipped in whipped cream, handful of dry roasted peanuts and 2 slices of Cheddar dunked in Marmite. D - chicken, bacon and avocado salad with caesar dressing and parmesan shavings. 3 litres...

Nope, not buying anything. Just wanted to see if I could get them on. I have a large wardrobe full of clothes I cant get on! Annie

Gorgeous, what are their names? I have an Olivia who is 13 and grumpy.

Hi there, just read your whole diary. Really inspirational. Sorry to hear aboht your health problems. Hope to see you back here again soon. Annie

Morning All, looked at my diminishing belly in the mirror this morning and decided it was time for another weigh in. Another 2 glorious pounds have left me. I have lost 16lb in less than a month and I am ecstatic. I cant believe I am finally doing it. Very few friends know what I am doing as...

Hi Sandra, thanks for that will give them another try when my poor tummy has calmed down. Will get some veg in tomorrow. Have got some broccoli and greens waiting in the fridge. Annie

You have more of an excuse than me, I havent had a baby since 1998! I would have loved twin girls!

That sounds pretty healthy. My eating has really slowed down the last few days but need to get it moving or I dont suppose I will losing anything at all. Hope your DD is out of the hormonal stage - mine is such a grump.

Hi Julia, I am new to the diaries too. Good luck. This diet really suits me and my lifestyle and I am looking forward to being slim this summer for the first time since 2008 when I did Lighter Life (put it all back on afterwards).

You know what Fiona, I should have made a topping with butter and Philly. They probably would have been bearable then. Will have another go tomorrow. Have got some Tesco Finest burgers defrosting for dinner. Going to make some cauli cheese to go with them.

Today so far B - 3 eggs and 2 rashers bacon oops and not forgetting the 2 slices of cheddar spread with Marmite S - 2 x yucky Mims, most of them went in the bin though S - had half of an Atkins chocolate bar - choc and orange, not as nice as the other one I had D - ended up with half an avocado...

Spent £11 on two packs of flax seed from the health food shop. I made two Mims, one sweet and one garlic and boy do they taste disgusting. I think I am going to need to be really desperate to swallow much more than that. They did have a fairly immediate laxative effect though so there is one...

I sat an ate another bag whilst watching America's Next Top Model yesterday!

Morning Fiona it is 'The Illustrated Atkins New Diet Cookbook' bought it secondhand from Amazon.

Good morning Di. My Atkins cookbook arrived yesterday so I am going to have a good look through it today. I feel more positive and focused than I have on any other previous diet. I have no cravings at all and am managing 3 litres of water a day. As soon as I wake I up I try and drink as much as...

Hello James, I am a newbie. Just wanted to offer my support. With regard to eating out I have tried to slow right down with my eating. Also, if you think about it could any of us say we notice how much other people eat on a night out? We think people will notice but they really won't. Please...

Lisa, keep posting. You can and will get through this. If you have had enough now is the time to sort it out. Summer is coming.

Mmm, couldnt get the oats to soften with the Alpro so I abandoned them. B - 4 rashers bacon, 2 eggs and small amount low sugar ketchup - heavenly Snack - 2 more rashers and a pack of pork scratchings L - salad, prawns, cheese, anchovies, feta and peppers D - small bowl strawberries and cream 3...

As long as you have plenty of support over there. Just thinking about breakkie, going to have rolled oats and going to try the unsweetened Alpro with it. Hope this sunshine has some warmth in it later on.

Can you ask them to show it on the Atkins diary section?

Hi Buttercups, first of all I read a boom by Gary Taubes about why we are fat and what we can do about it. Not a huge book but very interesting. I havent done Atkins induction but found myself in ketosis after cutting out nearly all carbs when a friend suggested it. So I have moved over to...

Good morning Fionut - I was naughty and got on the scales and 2 more pounds have gone that is my first stone! Yippee. What is your diary called and I will come and support you too. X Annie

Good morning world. Another great day and I can see the sun too this morning. My first 500ml water is nearly gone. Feel the urge to get on the scales but know I mustn't. My head feels very clear today. I am looking forward to digging through my wardrobe for some clothes I havent been able to...

Ok will swap the multi vitamin for one without iron, thank you. I have been feeling tired last week but feel a lot better now. I do eat plenty of bacon and pork scratchings! Have a great day. Annie

Lisa, could I also suggest you read the following book called 'Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It' by Gary Taubes. It is not a huge book but will give you understandable sciencey reasons for our weight. It will take you back to 1850's America and explain why the women were overweight. All...