Time to fight the flab!!!

[gemza]

Has anyone bought anything from the low carb superstore???

 

[moonlights]

Take a look at the Atkins questions answered and the sugar alcohols and why Atkins bars are evil threads before buying from the low carb shops - most of the sweets / pasta substitutes etc are not a great idea. I buy 1 carb ketchup and davinci syrups (which are sweetened with Splenda not sugar alcohols) and that's all. A few people here buy the tortillas, but they're not induction friendly.

Best advice is to avoid buying 'substitute' type products for as long as you can.

 

[losingit]

I bought the mini meringue things from there a long time ago, and they were absolutely disgusting, lol. I did enjoy low carb maple syrup though, can't remember which one i bought.

 

[moonlights]

Yes in general the sweet things are overpriced and taste foul - and most are sweetened with maltitol which has a GI higher than orange juice and should be counted as 75% carbs rather than carb free.

There are a couple of things worth buying, it can just be a minefield finding them, especially if you're new.

 

[stef2009]

I was told they was abit rubbish too? I'm staying away it may make me binge lol xxx

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[gemza]

I thought the same when I was looking at all the desserts!

Lost another pound today

And got my brother started on it on Wednesday and has lost 5lbs already!!

 

[ladyfelsham]

I bought the mini meringue things from there a long time ago, and they were absolutely disgusting, lol.

I agree - horrible things!

Well done on the pound

 

[gemza]

So today I finished my induction

I've just made chocolate macaroons from
Cocoa
Butter
Desiccated coconut
Grounds almonds
Splenda
And salt

Is this ok??

 

[moonlights]

Dessicated coconut is ok if you've decided to move on to OWL and add nuts in. Make sure you're counting the carbs. Splenda is fine but preferably liquid or tablets - granulated Splenda is mixed with a carby filler so you need to add 1g carbs per tsp. cocoa, again, count the carbs.

I don't use coconut in cooking myself but do use almonds. All your ingredients should be ok in the nut rung of OWL so long as you count carbs. I try not to have more than 5g carbs from a 'dessert' type meal in one day (I allow myself a little more per meal if it's just veggies).

Pictures please!

 

[gemza]

Chocolate coconut macaroons! Yum

 

[gemza]

Can you stay on induction only foods for longer than 2weeks??

 

[stubbsey]

yes you can i stayed on them for a few months, i found i was hitting a bit of a plateau so changed things up a little and now its better again! do you have a copy of the book?

 

[gemza]

No but I must get one, Ive had 2 of my macaroons tonight do you think I can go straight back to induction tomorrow?? Or will they have affected it??

 

[moonlights]

You can stay on induction as long as you want - many people do. Some people stay on the first rung or two of owl (like me). I think in the Atkins book it says up to 6 months on induction, but people have definitely done longer.

Am sure a couple of low carb macaroons won't have affected anything!

 

[gemza]

Will I lose faster eating induction foods only?? And when should I move into owl??

 

[stef2009]

They look amazing!!! Move over to owl whenever ur ready
induction is known to have better losses as ur eating less carbs, I'm Staying on it for 6 weeks Christmas, having a break at Christmas then going to owl x

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[moonlights]

Move onto owl when you want a wider variety of food or need a break from induction or are within a stone or so of your goal. Some people stay on induction right up to goal, some do 2 weeks induction and start owl. It's personal choicexx

 

[losingit]

I aim to stay mostly on induction, but occasionally have OWL days when i feel i want/need to. I've probably got another 12 months to go yet before i get to where i want to be (or longer!).

 

[gemza]

I had to throw my chocolate macaroons away yesterday as after ate one I could have kept going until they were all gone!! No more dessert baking for me until I can trust myself! X

 

[gemza]

Today's menu*

Breakfast.
3 egg omelette with cheese and a small amount of chopped tomatoes, cup of tea with 3 sweetners and dash of cream

Lunch.
Peppered pork steaks with cauliflower cheese. Glass of water

No dinner

Snacks
Chocolate Cheesecake, no base and a can of diet coke

Missing my juice

Which is the healthiest and Atkins friendly juice to add to water??