A new low-carb support thread for 2016

Ah that makes sense aquagran. Will be interesting to hear how it goes.
Lazigirl we both lost about a pound a week, with a few pauses.

Yes Mamie, I am following the Diet Doctor meal plan, although we didn't fancy the egg pizza last night, so had chicken stir fry instead. Tonight it is garlic chicken and cauliflower mash, but I will follow the recipes posted on here.

I have stuck to carb free for main meal but have porridge for breakfast, and one crispbread at lunch time, and have only lost 8lbs in about 10 weeks. I can see why you did the crash diet Shysal as its so frustrating not to lose much weight. My aim is to remain low carb for rest of my life so not sure a crash diet will really change my food/drink habits. When I weigh 8.8 (am 9st)I will get blood sugar checked again to see if it's working. Trouble is am off to Cornwall for a week and DH will be scoffing pasties, fish and chips, cream teas And I'd win no prizes for will power!

I have posted on here that my weight has not gone down much since starting low carb eating, so last week I decided to try and kick start the loss. I followed exactly blog.slimmingsolutions.com/all/the-1-week-diet-the-egg-diet/ and lost 8 lb. This week I have returned to my usual eating pattern and put on 2lb but will try to be a bit stricter in future. The crash diet wasn't actually low carb and it included a slice of dry wholemeal toast on 3 days, but I chose it to keep myself 'regular' as it included fruit and salad.

I don't put anywhere near that much butter and cheese either, I would say about an ounce of each. I make saffron mash too, with some saffron strands melted in a splash of milk.
Are you following a diet plan aquagran?
For anyone who is interested there is a new low-carb bootcamp starting on Mumsnet next week.
We forgot to get the chicken out today so after finding some minced lamb in the freezer, tonight will be moussaka instead. I use mozzarella and feta instead of a cheese sauce.

Thanks Shysal, I will try your recipe.

Cheesy cauliflower mash is my absolute favourite low-carb food! I don't put anything like that amount of butter in mine! I use about an ounce, but add a dash of single cream or milk if a bit stiff. That amount of cheese seems about right. Like you aquagran, I find choosing low-fat is a hard habit to break.

My OH and I are on day 4 of low carb diet. Irritability has set in! It is anybody's bet as to which one of us will be alive at the end of the week! Pass the bouillon!

Do we really put 4oz of butter and 4oz Parmesan in mashed cauliflower? It is for four people. I know I have to kick the habits of a low fat diet.

Off to my son's in a while as it is youngest GDs birthday. Having lunch at Giraffe at Lakeside ( school closed for polling)
Menu at Giraffe is excellent. Lots of choice for LCHF eaters. I shall probably have Shakshouka.
Also lovely day here and promise of warmth.

Chicken salad left over from yesterday. for lunch

Porridge sprinkled with ground mixed nuts for breakfast

Seared prawns and scallops with sugar snap asparagus and beans also left over from yesterday. For supper

Oh dear Nana3 let's hope for a cake-free day!
I love Manchego. It is hard to find here, but when Lidl have Spanish week we stock up on that and the very nice Mahon cheese.
Riverwalk I agree it is hard to resist the rosé at the moment. I sat on the terrace in the sun with a glass of fizzy pink while OH barbecued last night.
Think it will be barbecued lemon chicken with salad tonight, with fizzy water. I promise.

My daughter invited me to her cake club, couldn't resist, not the cake but being with her for the evening. I had a sliver of about 8 cakes (there were more than 30 there). It's beginning to feel like everyday I have to start again. Sugar and carbs are absolutely everywhere in my life.

Anya recently mentioned having a slice of Manchego - I thought at the time, wonder if that was a thin slice or, as in my case, a thick slab! I love the stuff.

I've just finished the piece that I bought yesterday, approx 200g, and feeling a bit of a glutton now. But I had to eat something as about to have a chilled glass of rosé and didn't want to drink on an empty stomach

I blame this warm and sunny weather!

We have always eaten chckpeas, but have those and other beans only about once a week.. It will slow down the weight loss a bit I guess, but I agree they add variety.

We only did the no carb because of DHs blood sugar count. It is drastic. Now we are on top of it we will start introducing other stuff , but definiteky no sugar

I am considering adding Chickpeas to my diet, for a bit more variety, have looked on Diet doctor for any hints but they don't appear ( even as Garbanzo beans which is the American name). How will these effect the weight loss?

I would say low-carb Nana3. No carb is very hard to do and my personal feeling is that taking it a bit more slowly and gently is better for us as we get older.
We cut out sugar, flour, potatoes, rice, pasta, couscous etc to start with. You also need to limit veg grown below ground and fruit. No fruit juice.
Remember to drink plenty of water, have plenty of protein and some good fats. The Diet doctor link in my original posting is helpful.

Good morning, I'm new on this thread. I started low carb eating on Monday and would you believe it had an afternoon tea (booked weeks ago) Tuesday.
Starting again today.
Do you think I should be aiming for low carb or no carb?

Kippers for breakfast
Roasted chicken with peppers -can't remember the rest of the recipe but it will involve vegetables
Snap with tuna salad mamie but mine will only be tinned tuna
Glorious day. DH off for heart consultation - follow up on heart attack and I'm on the South Downs walking the dog after a spell in the garden. Thats after the boring bit of stesm cleaning the wooden floors, and ironing.

Isn't it great. Everyone doing so well.,Congratulatios girls and Whitewaves DH

Lots of fish and no custard tarts tow.
Fantastic news whitewave.
Had visitors yesterday and a triple chocolate confection from the patisserie so a strict day today.
Tuna salad for lunch and barbecued spicy pork chops with Greek salad tonight.

Whitewave and Lazigirl , yes I need to change my name to Flabbyoldwoman. Is there a thread for tightening up the wobbly bits !! ?
Off on holiday to Portugal on Sunday , so pleased that I can get into all my old holiday clothes . Have browned the remaining blubber with Dove so it looks a bit better ! Will avoid the Portugese carbs !

Very well done tiredoldwoman

Well done tow
Blimey fancy not noticing loosing 2stone! My skin would be folding around my ankles.
DH has had his latest blood sugar reading and it is normal!!!!!! It has taken 6 weeks of very strict dieting -so zero carbs, no high sugar fruit etc so it works. Haven't lost as much weight as I thought we would but hey that wasn't really the object of the exercise. Will keep going though, as find it relatively easy and never get hungry.

Brilliant news tired old woman. You will definitely need a name change.