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Hey you sound on better form! Yep, know what faecal transplants are!! It's really interesting stuff, if you don't think too much about it, although to be fair, I saw a documentary once, where they showed how the "product" is prepared! It's not that gross. I think I'd still be a bit fussy as to...

Glad the energy levels are back up. There is nothing worse than being hungry and tired! What do you reckon are you doing differently - or was it the break from the tedium (aka the JD tipple) that was a welcome break and rejuvenated you? In the first few weeks, I tried to mirror normality by...

Welcome Patrick. 5lbs is a great loss in two weeks and as you seem to like the plan, that bodes really well for lots more losses in the future.

I'm a great one for sniffing all carby products....did a whole range of them today, before chewing on the incredibly dry and choking Exante cookies and cream bar ( I won't name the objects of my sniffing for fear of tempting others). The effect was so much better, than the exante bar!! Managing...

Hey, glad you are feeling better and got to enjoy your days away. The drama though must have been very frightening. 😯. Deal is lovely, I'm so glad you had a pleasant time. Living outside of a city and commuting, can seem a bit daunting, but the quality of life benefits are amazing (despite...

Never feel down about a loss! A loss is one step closer to your goal! 🏆Like you I'm struggling a bit with a desire to eat real food, but I like rules, so whereas sticking to the shakes was easy, adding a bit extra is always hard to manage (for me at least). Your next mini goal is on the...

Great stuff! I've upped to 800. Three packs, and a light 200 protein heavy, carb light "meal". Stayed the same this week, but bought smaller trousers from eBay, so feeling pretty good: they are a comfy fit! I played around with the idea of doing 2 packs and a 400 meal, but decided to go with...

I'm a daily weigher. I find it keeps me in check, also helps me to leap out of bed in the mornings, knowing I'm not allowed my first coffee of the day until I've weighed! Obvs I don't see a change everyday, which is why I like to only use my Saturday morning result to see my overall progression.

Hey, just to let you know,I've just finished food week and have a "stayed the same". Disappointed, but so glad the weight didn't go up. It can be done!

Personally, I would love a glass of wine, but I'm sure the guilt I would feel from drinking one would ruin the pleasure.😉

Hi, that's a great start. Good luck. What does the exercise course involve?

Hey I wondered too about changing plan, when my BMI dipped below 30, but decided to keep on TS. I have been sneeking the odd bit of produce from the garden, without too much damage, the odd carrot, tomato, mange tout and berry 🤭. I don't know what the right answer is, my clothes are deffo...

Shame Kate's not with you on your super successful journey, but you aren't alone, you have the power of the Minimins forum behind you and all your online chums here. 😁

😁 30 mins of hitting golf balls today. First time in 3 weeks...so a start for me.

Inspirational @Chubby Ghost 😁

Lol, that elusive pound is still there this morning (#daily weigher!). Thanks, it's taken a while, I wish I'd pumped for VLCD earlier, I was just always a bit wary of them in relation to getting all the nutrition one needs and how sustainable they are long term. But, with the recent research...

Hey how's it going?

I used to buy from Asda or eBay..both good because they were cheap, high waisted and gave me incentive to loose some more weight so I could buy a smaller size without much outlay. 😁

Hello! Good luck on your journey. You are right this is a great forum, so hopefully it will help you on your way. 😁

Hey! Six weeks into VLCD today and 24lbs lighter! So all good here. I'm getting a bit bored with the packets and looking forward to the end of next week when I can eat a meal a day too 😁

It really is something you don't notice until you do too much! I agree power naps are the best too!

I actually bought quite a few Exante packs on eBay and all for lower than the RRP. They seemed to be people's left overs rather than unscrupulous people taking advantage of desperate dieters. It did make wonder why people would have some spare....either the ex-exanters are incredibly successful...

Wow bad planning Exante! Glad I stocked up. I don't think I could live on just strawberry shakes, if that's all they have!! 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

Hey great to hear from you! Still going strong? Nice to see some of the old faces here. 🙂

Weigh in? *Rolls Eyes* at fat finger typing!

How'd the weighing go?

Congratulations! That's a great loss. Good luck for the next week. 😀

What's up? Have they run out of things?

Welcome back. I'm currently on Exante too, switched over from low carb to get over a plateau and have every intention of switching back after a couple of months. Good luck. 🙂

...roll on week 3 and even more successes!

Great Week 2 loss! Congratulations.

Good luck tomorrow!

12lb loss is amazing! Don't compare yourself with a man. Men tend to lose weight much more quickly. Ketone sticks aren't the be all and end all. My sticks are never really purple, but I think drinking lots of water dilutes the ketones, so don't worry about that! Deffo don't drop to 400 cals...

Hi Nelly, I was on keto, but after initially losing, I reached a plateau for about 6 months, and so I switched to Exante. It's a bit boring, but it's pushed me on a bit in the last five weeks, so quite happy. I have so much going on in my life right now, that not having to think about food/cook...

Hey Sparkle, How'd the weigh-in go?

I was on keto for a few months before exante, I hit a plateau so switched to exante. I think switching between the two will work for me. I love keto coffee! I do miss it on exante, but find a coffee mixed with a vanilla or coconut able kind of fills the gap 😀

Just finished my food week last week. I was quite pleased to be back on the TFR. 😁

I think that's the answer...do what works for you. 😁

Just give them a ring and ask for the ebook. They forgot to send mine too. Re the bar question I don't know the answer. I try to restrict my bars to one a day, but that's just because, they tend not to fill me up as much as drinking the shakes, and are too quick to eat. The shakes take longer to...

Hi, right now I'm too scared to try anything that might contain additional, albeit natural sugars so am giving all fruit teas a wide berth. Also avoiding them for any natural citric acid they may contain. I must have seemed so ungrateful the other day, when I returned a free glass of tap water...

Hi both. I've looked at diet now, keen to see what's it's like.

Hi both. It sounds like you are both doing great! I mix my shakes with double water....makes them taste like old fashioned nesquik, makes them last longer, and keeps the water intake high. Now you are both seasoned coffee drinkers 🤭, you could try mixing some of the flavours with coffee rather...

Water! Water! Water! That's what I've taken on board this week! I actually I find water makes me hungrier, so whilst I like being hydrated and do drink a few litres a day anyway, I try not to drink too much. However, after reading a post on water intake, I've upped to over 4 litres a day. I...

Ooh great idea with the marbles! Wish I'd thought of that! Good luck and enjoy the weather. 😁☀️🔆🌞👒

Great loss so far @ChilliEm. You are doing great. 😀

Hi Susie Yes exercise is bad! Trouble is my job is incredibly sedentary and at times when I'm out and about quite strenuous. One day in the field this coming week and I might take an extra bar. 😃 Week 1 was 8lb loss, week two was 2lb, this week was 3lb. All happy with that. I now weigh the...

Hi Just from my experience, I think the man plan is recommended for men rather than the total one. As a female I went on total and went into ketosis on day two. I generally do 40 lengths when swimming, but to be honest since I started 3 weeks ago on exante, I haven't had the energy. As swimming...

Good luck @BonnieP 🍀🤞

Hey. Well done on the loss and great to nibble away at your Christmas weight target rather than cheese🤣😂. I think that's a great idea: upping your food on strenuous days. 600+ calories really doesn't lend itself to much physical activity. Have a lovely day! Sun's out! ☀️🌞🔆

This week, I have also learned that if I am really hungry, there is a food I don't like....exante chocolate mint shakes...yuk! Really chemically tasting. I've also learned that despite feeling full of beans and definitely in ketosis, 600 kcals is not enough to do anything strenuous. Had a...

Good luck Andy!

After trying Exante Apple and Cinnamon Porridge each morning for a week, I've had quite a battle. It invariably boils over in the microwave and trying not to waste a single gram of energy has been a struggle. It's actually quite tasty, but cleaning up boiled porridge is tough especially when one...

good luck!

Yes I like the raspberry and white chocolate shakes. The equivalent biscuit is a bit dense. I tried a Dahl pot today, needed some chilli. I find the meals/ sachets that need cooking much more satisfying. The shakes I can finish in a couple of mouthfuls, at least the hot ones take longer to gulp...

Ooh I had the cheese and egg one, last week ...rather odd and whilst not unpleasant, it was a weird cheesy-eggy pancake; didn't get any bacon flavour. I've read that some try to scramble it....not sure I would advise this...if you are hungry enough you'll eat anything, or so I've found. 😀

Noodles are definitely going on my shopping list for my next order, I actually really liked them. Strawberry jam bar is another winner. Lots of stuff seems quite salty, but I've not tried anything yet that I haven't been able to finish...maybe hunger has dulled my palette!

I hope that it's not Rob who is bringing your packets out to you....will he get out in time?!? 😄 Glad you've made contact with Kate, it's good to have a friend, but starting off I would guess you don't need any negativity to make you fall off the wagon. Did you get your hob sorted? Even doing...

Thanks Susie, glad to see a friendly face still here. Had a look around for Di (alpacca), Jim and Linzi, but they all seem to have headed off. Hopefully, I'll catch up with some of the others too. It's good to be back. I've been doing ok but need a bit of a whoosh after stalling for a few...

This week, I have learned that there is no sensible way of storing exante packets without them slipping and sliding out of the cupboard and falling on the floor. Whilst there is a major design fault for easy storage, I must have burnt the equivalent calories of a replacement meal in picking the...

Aw Lyds. I do hope you feel better soon. :(

Today ( well actually this week) I learnt that Minimins hasn't actually closed down! So I'm back. A little lighter than when I last posted on here, but not by much. As I haven't lost any weight for months on a low carb lifestyle, I thought I'd mix it up a bit...a low carb life eating too much...

As a hungry person I can pretty much stomach anything! 😁 I don't think that normally I would eat either the bars or meals, but with such reduction in choice in this diet, I'm not fussy! The shakes are quite nice, but I'm going to have to train myself to constantly eat sweet things....sweet...

How's it going Wannabe? Hanging in there?

Good call on the bars...terribly sweet! Just had my first cookie, that was even sweeter. Oh! And a really weird stodgy texture. Not weird enough or stodgy enough for me not to finish though! I woke up this morning ravenous, and needed anything to get rid of the metallic taste in my mouth; all...

All in the right direction. 😀 Congratulations!

How annoying! But at least you know the ones on the UK are on the way and will be hand delivered! My supplies eventually arrived around about lunchtime. I'm glad I've made a second order for shakes....the order that arrived this morning contains many biscuits and bars...the idea of living on...

Haha. They sent me 2 banana milkshakes from my first order....rest to come! I deliberated whether to wait to start, but went out and bought some Lighter life stuff to see me through until the next part of the order arrives....should be today. My worry is that I've ordered too much of a variety...

Hey that's a great loss since Jan 😀 I'm on day 3 of exante and guess I'm feeling pretty similar to you....not hungry but very tired....and cancelled swimming for the foreseeable! Hopefully this won't last long....the tired feeling not the lack of hunger and swimming!! What have you...

Great going. Any sign of the exante yet? I started meal replacement on Saturday, so interested to see how you are getting on. 😀

Wow! I disappear for a couple days.....and you shrink massively! YAY!!!

Oh I 've never heard about keeping away from Iron - does anyone have any more info on this?

My Coconut Oil arrived this week - thought I would give it a try. I don't know if i helps with Weight Loss - but is a really nice taste.

Today I learnt that mushrooms fried in coconut oil are lovely :)

If you're suffering stress/tiredness tonight, why not spend the evening watching Simon's Cat on You Tube and comparing Orby's behaviour :) Simon's Cat 'Cat Man Do' - YouTube If you have seen them before - they are always worth a re run.......

hello! :)

OH NO! YOU CAN'T GO!! (caps entirely intentional) :)

Sorry your feeling confused! - It's pants! That's why I like Atkins induction - so simple and rules to follow - I like rules! But you have to do what's right for you though don't you? Do SW still do red days? - which are pretty similar to Atkins as far as I can tell. GOOD luck with whatever...

Such a busy day no time to read anybody else's diaries - i will catch up! Anyway will let you know if I have a carb fest in my dreams tonight when I pop in tomorrow evening! night night all :)

Haha - I'm a plate licker too - but only in the privacy of my own home! It's hard not to on Atkins - with all those creamy sauces!

Hello! Welcome to weigh day!

You are doing so well - you CAN get through the first week! I must try the chicken stock "soup" sounds like it might be a goody! Word of warning though.... Be careful about hidden carbs - Ceasar Salad dressing is sometimes laden with sugar and chipolatas and most run of the mill sausages...

How's it all going - Hope your back to full strength now :)

How about modifying the JUDD principle to a lo-carb version? Induction carbs one day and then a "sensible" amount the next day? see if you can confuse your body?

Great news on continuing to lose! Bit jealous about your trip to Spain though! :)

Hello all - I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! All being good I hope. I had a weird dream about eating a Creme Egg the other night! Strange as I haven't had any carby urges recently....I don't think I enjoyed eating it though. Decided to try oven baked Flax bread - might be a bit of...

Haha YES! Some folks say that ketosis is the best way of judging of well you are doing - I think the best way of judging is how long it's been since the last good "rip"!! :D

Hello! good to see you! I switched to BT a while back from Virgin. I got the feeling that Virgin were going to play dirty so I spent a bit of time smarming up to them on the phone and getting tips on exactly how they cut you off - they were really helpful in the end and the switch went over...

It's all very exciting here!!! OH and I are off to st George's Market tomorrow - so will think of you whilst you are gallivanting with one of your beaus!

i'm generally smiley - just unbearably smug as well as all smiles - quite a mix!! Ate an awful lot of protein today and had my favourite Mcdonald's Meal: a "big breakfast" - they are really good in my local branch and swap the muffin for an extra sausage burger - I throw away the hash brown and...

Great Loss!

Thanks! *smug*

hope you are feeling better :)

Good Evening all! Well what a lovely welcome - - only just in the door - cooked some haddock in cream and served with the biggest pile of greens I could fit on my plate (it was quite a small plate) but it was yum! So having come in to say hello I am greeted by loads of lovely mesaages! Bren -...

haha I think the tutu is still firmly in the wardrobe - I had a sneaky peek this morning - and there was no wooshie sound to be heard, just the tumble weed rolling through the bathroom. :)

thanks all - W-IW tomorrow - not expecting a whoosie - although I think I deserve one!

I think it's marvellous! Well done!

I have nothing more to add! :)

Hi I melt cheese in milk - add a little salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir in some xantham gum - it thickens it nicely.

mmmmmm love fish! Hope you are feeling better

Today I learnt that i can eat absolute rubbish in a low carb version. :D Birthday weekend so I made a trifle - SF jelly with a very thick Atkins Vanilla shake as the custard and whipped double cream! No need to add any sweetner to the cream as everything else was so sweet. Fake chocolates can...

Why not look on tinternet for a keema? It's a really tasty indian mince dish - a sort of dry curry - there are loads of recipes out there - just look for one without toms and onions. Yum!

cumin in mince - really helps

How many things can I disagree with in this post! Inspirational - er yes you are! Ancient - errr no you're not! Ages to come off -errrrrrrrrrr no! look at your numbers since you started - you have done amazingly! Your body is probably just catching up with you. And now you are in the 30s, the...

hoho - I just couldn't be bothered to move to get anything to eat. I curled up with a laptop on my knees and edited reports all day - I only moved to chuck more logs on the fire. I guess laziness is the best diet!

hmmm my late night water drinking - was a rubbish idea! I was awake half the night wanting to go for a pee - I should have gone but it was too cold - so I stayed awake - keeping it in! I was tired all day as a result. 2 atkins shakes, one for brekkie and one for lunch and then cabbage and...

Thanks Honda - It was a nice feeling knowing that I made the right decision not to eat the "naughty" bits!

:( get well soon!

Evening all, Today was a funny day - ate both my breakfast (bacon and mushrooms) and planned lunch (atkins shake) before 9am! I was soooo hungry on the drive to work I had the shake too! - made a mental note to put all food items out of reach whilst driving! Was in a meeting all afternoon so...

:) I'm a wednesday weigher too!

You deserve a visit soon! - The wooshie fairy has probably been stuck with a Christmas tree up its bum for a month - but will get round to you soon! x :D

well done on the loss

absolutely - if I can keep it going down a lb at a time - with the occasional visit from the wooshie fairy I shall be quite content :)

What a great idea! I shall have to encourage OH to get another takeaway soon!

The crunchy outer bits are calling my name from the Kitchen - I hope that OH gets hungry soon! At least soon they will be too cold and greasy to be appetizing :)

don't forget to relax on your week off! :)

Evening all :) Well another weigh-in wednesday has come and I scrapped another 1lb. I'm quite pleased as a couple of the sneaky mid week weigh ins were threatening a slight rise! My quandry today is however that since I am now the owner of two sets of scales the mechanical (new) ones show me...

just reread the post -- i just shake the cream and water before adding it to the coffee.

I think the make of mine is Tanita - they do body fat % - although I'm sure they lie! I have a spreadsheet to work out bmi. The ones we bought today - are mechanical old fashioned scales -just measure weight in Kg and stones - they were Salter from Asda Living (£7.50). There was a fancier...

great loss!

Evening All - finally got to posting on my own thread after coming back from a fantastic meet with Di and 4. Thank you both for coming along - I had such a lovely time - sitting chatting between the Atkins friendly cheese stall and the coffee stall. I was so enthused by the chat that since I...

Hey 4! DS1 (LOL) really sounds a marvel! Great day yesterday - thank you!

brown flax can be a bit bitter - golden is less so - which do you have?

I use half cream and half water in my decaff coffee - shake it up in a jar so it goes a bit frothy. Sorry don't drink tea - but eugh! even if I did - coconut milk - really??? :)

I wonder if chilling the mixture for a while might make it a little less prone to running - might try that tomorrow. OH has a hospital appointment at lunchtime so taking the day off - time to crisp up a bit of bacon, make pancakes and scrambled eggs for brekkie!!

I have every faith in you - loads of support on this board to help you if you need it :)

Susie - I wiped the bottom of the pan with kitchen roll dipped in oil - just to give the base of the pan a sheen. I also used a cookie cutter to shape them a bit better - just was careful not to put too much batter in - as it tended to spill when I removed the cutter - they then kept their...

tried these earlier this evening - yum!

well I'm off to but shares in Baybel as soon as the London stock exchange opens in the morning :D

what a great idea - must try this!

I will look out for a beautiful woman like that tomorrow when I head in to town!

EXCELLENT NEWS!! ( I did mean to shout - so I'm not apologising for the caps!!) :D

Italy milk?

hi Julie - welcome to Atkins!

hello! I love MiMs but I find they stall me - so I don't touch them :(

hey minky - how's it going?

OMG! You would have passed the turn off to me if you'd gone along the coast the whole way!! Any plans yet for Sunday - pm me if you prefer. :)

freezing and wet here Jim! Working from home today - watching the tennis - writing reports and drinking water! All good - you off to the pub tonight?

see you soon!

hello!

Not to everyone's taste - but have you tried pickling eggs? We pickle a dozen every so often - Yum!!! Wave the pickled egg over some cayenne - just to pick up the sligtest bit - GAWJUS!

hello back!

aw the poor baby chook!

thanks J :)

That spinach recipe, mentioned above goes really nicely with chicken or prawns too.......slurp!

the great thing about atkins is that fat consumption is important - so some of the cheaper cuts of meat fit in really well - look out for belly pork (yum!) or a breast of lamb joint - Sainsburys, Asda and Tesco do a breast of lamb roll in their respective "basics" ranges. eggs, bacon and cheese...

Chorizo rapido???? spill the recipe! please :)

welcome "home"!!

fry a bit of cumin and coriander in a pan with butter or ghee, and then sweat the spinach in the same pan with a lid on - yummy! Even better the next day! If you have the carbs to spare - add a little fresh chilli and finely chopped garlic to the spices - mmmm

keep it up Lee - you're doing great. I'm not averse to blowing a rapberry or two either!

Thanks all - of course I'm happy :) - but I'm so aware that at this time last year I was 30lbs lighter - okay I had lots going on since then but it's still a bit irksome that I was doing so well and I lost focus! The good thing is I didn't go up higher than my highest! The problem is I don't...

there's a gap!! Hopefully by now you are in Belfast and enjoying the rain!

oh my oh my! I hope things are better soon. :/

It's January ! It rains continuously in Belfast until at least April!

St Georges sounds like a great idea! Don't worry Di - easy to find!

yum Cauli rice - fry a little turmeric in butter and throw the cauliflower rice on top! one of my favourite dishes of all time!

Sunday would probably be more relaxed for me! I'm easy either way. I've never met anyone from the internet before!!

GRRR to the stall! I'll cheer you up on Friday! Any plans yet?

OMG! so pleased for you!

Kat1e Do you remember posting this? http://www.minimins.com/atkins-diet/184490-things-i-learnt-week.html#post3108882 Your dreams have come true!! :)

morning all. Weigh-in wednesday revealed a 1lb loss. So the 1 stone mark reached in a month. :) Happy days!

Ditto

So true

Evening all! Haha Jim I have found that not only am I am more susceptible to drunkenness on wine whilst on Atkins but I also am more susceptible to wanting to have a drink. It's probably not clean and green but I saved enough Carb allowance to have one square of Lidl 81% chocolate and a small...

THANK YOU! for being such an inspiration to us all and well done!! Hooray!!

Hello All "Happy Friday!" Had a bit of a busy week so so pleased that the weekend is here - stiil got some things to do but at least i can do them at my own pace! Foodwise I've been good - lots of greens and lots of meat - i've cut out cafinated coffee - decaff seems to do the trick - but...

Thanks! i'd have been happy with 2lb on week 3! looking forward to week 4 :D

yum yum yum yum! ghee, tumeric, dried chili powder (less carbs than fresh) and cauliflower all tossed in a pan for as long as required!

oh yes - it's great! - you can even get it a bit crispy-esque!

:) so proud of you!

how was day 1 on the powder?

haha Katie, a Akkins shake, a home made protein bar, and a couple cups of coffee and cream certainly add up! Your point is duly noted! 4lb loss on WI this morning! Signature is looking a little healthier - onwards and downwards!

a 12! I've never been a twelve! *dreams*

Thanks for that Mushrooms here i come!

Well yes - I thought I could eat as many as I wanted to which is why I munched through 250g. when I put the amount into My Fitness Pal it came up as 10g of carbs! If they are "free" I'll just munch away. Thanks!! I'm a bit wary of the values on MFP anyway. I bought some alpro soya today...

Good going!

Great photos! Ex sounds like a complete d*@K!!!! Ignore him!

That's great advice! "stick to it!" I might make it my new mantra! :)

good luck!

Keep strong PK - you can do it!

Thanks all for the ideas - I'll try and put them into practice! I don't dislike water at all - I guess I just need to train myself to drink more after years of dehydration! Anyway managed 3 litres in the office today - but I was starving too; overindulged on button mushrooms and hit my daily...

I hoped you gave that Stone a nice wave as you sent it on it's way!

ha ha - we still have a small packet of Milky Way Stars slowly mouldering away on the mantelpiece! I need a carby friend to take them.

That is so well done! I hope you are overjoyed - you should be!!! :)

Great loss!

Happy New Year!

Hello and congratulations on the first week's loss :)

Welcome, welcome, welcome!

I have strawberry protein powder - I wonder if that would work......hmmmm

My work is quite flexible where I work, i.e. whether I work at home or head into the office So I work from home a lot!! From My analyses of my food "urges" :) : When I work at the office - I always drink my water, never want to smoke but i am sooooo hungry. When I work at home - i don't drink...

Way to go!! - And...Enjoy the weekend :)

Are these per bar?? RECIPE????? :)

must hunt for some unsweetened soy milk - you and Susie have inspired me!

OH BOY! Today I have just wanted to eat and eat and eat! The good thing is I didn't want to eat "bad things" - just things - so I could manage it by eating "good things"

I could never dream of going TFR or VLCD - i'd miss eating too much! But there seem to be plenty on the Atkins boards who have successfully made the move over. Welcome over if you decide to come :)

That is such an amazing achievement! :)

Did you actually come off the naughty step from the last time Jim?? Or do you just live on it? :D

A cute 3lb loss for the second week on induction. :) Don't worry Jim - I don't see induction coming to an end just yet!

She's probably off running a marathon!! - I might try and PM her - see if she picks it up! :(

Well done (both of you!)

are you feeling better Katie?

other side of the Lough 4! But i'm in Belfast a few days a week so I'll wave across at you next time i'm travelling down the Shore Road! :D That sounds great! Has anyone seen Waterworks (Claire) on the boards lately?

That is absolutely fantastic!!!!

end of first 2 weeks induction tomorrow - I will total the loss for the 2 weeks to see how Atkins rates my metabolic rate for loss - I've been so good not jumping on the scales every morning so I'm reasonably excited! TBH - living in a house without central heating means that in the morning in...

4 - I came across the following recipe for Chocolate Syrup this evening - worth a try? It's from the USA - but I think it works out at 1.8 carbs per Tablespoon. I only have Xantham Gum - but I might give it a go if I can find some guar gum. Chocolate Syrup 1 1/2 cups Splenda sweetener 1...

ooh I miss ketchup! Those syrups looked like they might be worth a try though :)

Well done!!

Do you live close to the Scottish Wolf pack reintroduction area?

Hi Jim and Katie! It's definitely not morning any more - but it's been a busy day - big deadline - so I didn't dare to get distracted from my work and log on. Still found enough time to stop and eat though! This evening we made our first turkey "pizza". Turkey mince mixed with an egg...

I had a look - there aren't many reviews and the one for the Ketchup is dire - It's worth a look for a laugh! :-)

OOH! A Belfast Minimins meet! :D

Yay to losing 4lbs! :)

ooh I saw that when I was looking the other day - If you think it works okay I might give it a go. :)

I've only looked for the shakes and bars this week for the first time in ages - so not sure if they are regularly reduced - but TESCOs appear to have a a deal on at the moment - although only the bars are on the web site - the shakes are also reduced in store.

Oh brilliant instructions - I've changed mine now too. It should make using MFP a bit more sensible now!! Thanks Katie (and Susie for having this post on your diary!)

Thanks Jim - I know lots of it's water as it's a week one weigh in - but it's a nice start to give me a boost to carry on. Aww thanks - onwards and downward eh? :) SOOOOOOO right Wrinkly - I bought 5 today to have in store as emergency rations - Between me and the OH - there is now only one...

Whoops cross post Jim! When I was on holiday I bought a couple of packs and smoked them. Haven't even thought about them since I've been back. But I haven't had a drink either lol!

6lbs gone!

Happy Anniversary! I remember you starting - I'm just sorry that I've missed most of your journey, but sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pleased for your achievements. :)

The worst Frankenfoods I have ever had are Sainsbury's sugar free marshmallows! May be it is because they are easy to get your hands on and then after buying them in a supermarket, the temptation to eat a whole bag in the car on the way home is just bl**dy riduculous! At least with the LCM...

Welcome to Atkins!

Welcome back!

excellent start!

Happy Birthday! - is a good or a bad thing to have your birthday coincide with Hogmanay?

hope you feel better tomorrow :(

oh - i couldn't have a cigarette in my possession and not smoke it! If I don't have cigarettes I'm fine - but if I were to have a ten pack in my bag - if I had one the rest wouldn't be there very long!!!

I love it when a post makes me actually laugh out loud - but two in a row is magic! It's the noise my stomach makes when I'm on the Poly-ols that really gets me - and all those in proximity!! :D

On one hand I so hope you are wrong - Coke Zero being allowed was good! On the other hand - I so hope you are right! - It's about time I stopped drinking so much of the stuff!! The next time I actually manage to find some - I shall check and report back!! :cool:

I wish I could turn the volume up on my own "You're full, stop now" voice. :sigh:

Cross posted on this one! It used to annoy me when "skinny" people wanted to lose weight - or worse whined about their difficulties in buying clothes - they were always too baggy! One very small person once actually said to me "you don't know how difficult it is to find clothes to fit" I...

Right - I am off to cook my breakfast and then off to buy some string! I was reading on other posts about making sure you take measurements so that even if there is a stall in weight loss it may be possible to ascertain if other bits are lessening! The problem with this is I don't own a...

Welcome and Good Luck! We're all behind you!

Oh yes! So don't want to go back to work on Tuesday. :(

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

OMG! Is this true!!?!?!? :eek:

Soooooooooooo true! Avoid! :cry:

Hope 2012 is as good for you as 2011 was - Happy New Year!!

Hey I just read your post of a few days ago - I'm so sorry you were feeling so pants (to put it mildly!), hopefully you are feeling a bit better and realise that however ugly/lonely/desperate/sad/ (delete as appropriate :) ) you were feeling, that life and you are in fact great - you just need...

Hey Kez, I can't really add to the absolutely great posts left already - absolute gems of wisdom! But I can say "Welcome and good luck".

Good Luck for tomorrow! - I'm the same - can't bear to throw good food away!

Three days on and still excited! Portugal was amazing! Definitely going back. The weather was amazing -over 18C - on all days. We were staying inland in a small hillside village on the Spanish-Portuguese border - Sky was blue and it was warm enough to sit outside enjoying people watching...

Hey Katie! Happy New Year! Congrats on an amazing 12 months!

Good luck for tomorrow - are you ready to go?

I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas - I whizzed off to Portugal for the Christmas period - hence the lack of posts! Not too much damage done - but both OH and I are decided to go back properly to Atkins. Low GI was fine for maintaining a steady weight but no good for weight loss! So...

HAHA - The funniest post - i've read all day - a real LOL moment! Thanks!

Off to ASDA tomorrow to get stocked up on vitamins! :D

Yay! Another week of impeccable behaviour! - but only just!

That just sounds so delicious - I must give it a try

Ha ha - well i wouldn't worry - it's not the same situation at all! - I've never been stick thin!

A turkey steak - beaten out would probably work a treat too.......must go shopping!

Oh go on - I'll have a red too. I wasn't going to, but I don't like the idea of anyone drinking alone!! (yum!!)