New LC'er here - Hi!

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Well - I thought I would give the LC diet a go. I was 14st 10lbs (206lbs)
and need to be 11st (154lbs) to be really happy (with my weight anyway).
Have set 12st (168lbs) as a target (if only) - that's 2st 10lbs (38lbs) to
lose.

Hi OnlyMe, welcome to the group!

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Breakfast is hard but today I had bacon with all the fat trimmed off (I HATE
fat - can't eat it!) with some fried mushrooms (shame I can't eat eggs - the
smell of them makes me feel sick) - I need to add tomatoes I guess.

You NEED fat if you are low-carbing -- it's a MAJOR part of why low-carbing works
as well as it does. It doesn't have to be animal fat, though -- you can get fat
from oils (such as olive oil), avocados and nuts. Go easy on the nuts, though.
Are you doing Atkins? If so, you'll have to wait until after induction to add
nuts. If you are trimming the fat off the bacon, I have to wonder why you are
eating it at ALL, since bacon is MOSTLY fat -- seems almost masochistic (not to
mention expensive) to cut the fat off of it!

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I'm drinking lots of water and several mugs of decaf tea with Splenda and
small(er) amount of milk. Plus a couple of non-decaf teas at work (must
take my own tea-bags in!)

Milk can be high in carbohydrates, so if you can, try to use cream or half &
half.

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Completely ignored the large tin of chocolate biscuits someone brought in at
work and resisted the yummy looking chocolate bars another colleague brought
back from Australia.

Good for you!

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I think you'll agree that I'm not a natural for a LC diet (I don't like red
meat, can't eat eggs, love bread, pasta, brown rice, breakfast cereal,
chocolate...)

Can't speak to the meat and egg part (other than to say I'm not much of a meat
eater, like you, prefer chicken and fish), but most people here are former
carboholics who LOVED their bread, pasta, etc.

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...but I started the LC diet 6 days ago - this morning I had lost 5lbs!
(38 - 5 = 33) New target = 33lbs to lose!

Good job!

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Wish me luck and if you have any tips or suggestions that might help me - I
will be very grateful (already read many of the posts and got a few helpful
bits of info).

Keep reading and you'll find them! I post a long list of tips once a week (on
Sundays) -- Google this group for them if you haven't already read them.

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PS I can find no mention of Quorn in any Atkins books - do you Americans
have Quorn? Is it called something else?

I'm sure it can be found if one looks hard enough for it (probably can be found
at health food stores), but I would venture to say that the majority of the
American population has never even HEARD of it. I gather it's a type of textured
fungi protein that is often used as a meat substitute in the UK. You'll need to
know the carb count for your Quorn products in order to know if it fits into your
low-carb plan.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

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Breakfast is hard but today I had bacon with all the fat trimmed off (I

HATE

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fat - can't eat it!) with some fried mushrooms (shame I can't eat eggs -

the

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smell of them makes me feel sick) - I need to add tomatoes I guess.

If you are trimming the fat off the bacon, I have to wonder why you are
eating it at ALL, since bacon is MOSTLY fat -- seems almost masochistic

(not to

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mention expensive) to cut the fat off of it!

From my understanding, the bacon sold in the UK is quite different from the
crispy, "streaky" American bacon...it is more like ham slices, so it is
conceivable that one could cut the fat off and still be left with something!

S t a c i

Thanks for your reply Saffire :o)

When I mentioned milk I meant 'semi skimmed' - is that the same as 'half and
half'? - anyway - I have less of it in my tea than I used to...

I guess Staci has answered the one about the bacon - it looks like this:
http://www.broughs.com/acatalog/Back%20Bacon%20pict.jpg

Quorn sausages, Nutritional Info for 2 sausages:
kcal: 109
protein: 14.3g
carb: 4.5g (0.3g sugar)
fibre: 3.7g
Fat: 3.7g (0.6g saturates)
Sodium: 0.7g

- making that: 0.8g carb? That's good isn't it? ...and they are delicious!

I bought the Atkins book several months ago - skimmed it - put it
somewhere...
Last week after talking to a friend who isn't overweight but told me he went
on the diet for a couple of weeks and lost 9lbs - I decided to try it. All
info has been gathered from the web and various articles but I will find the
book at the weekend if I have to turn the place upside down!

Thanks again

Ric

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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]

says...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Well - I thought I would give the LC diet a go. I was 14st 10lbs

(206lbs)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and need to be 11st (154lbs) to be really happy (with my weight anyway).
Have set 12st (168lbs) as a target (if only) - that's 2st 10lbs (38lbs)

to

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lose.

Hi OnlyMe, welcome to the group!

Quoted message said:

Breakfast is hard but today I had bacon with all the fat trimmed off (I

HATE

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

fat - can't eat it!) with some fried mushrooms (shame I can't eat eggs -

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

smell of them makes me feel sick) - I need to add tomatoes I guess.

You NEED fat if you are low-carbing -- it's a MAJOR part of why

low-carbing works

Quoted message said:

as well as it does. It doesn't have to be animal fat, though -- you can

get fat

Quoted message said:

from oils (such as olive oil), avocados and nuts. Go easy on the nuts,

though.

Quoted message said:

Are you doing Atkins? If so, you'll have to wait until after induction to

add

Quoted message said:

nuts. If you are trimming the fat off the bacon, I have to wonder why you

are

Quoted message said:

eating it at ALL, since bacon is MOSTLY fat -- seems almost masochistic

(not to

Quoted message said:

mention expensive) to cut the fat off of it!

Quoted message said:

I'm drinking lots of water and several mugs of decaf tea with Splenda

and

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

small(er) amount of milk. Plus a couple of non-decaf teas at work (must
take my own tea-bags in!)

Milk can be high in carbohydrates, so if you can, try to use cream or half

&

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half.

Quoted message said:

Completely ignored the large tin of chocolate biscuits someone brought

in at

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

work and resisted the yummy looking chocolate bars another colleague

brought

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

back from Australia.

Good for you!

Quoted message said:

I think you'll agree that I'm not a natural for a LC diet (I don't like

red

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

meat, can't eat eggs, love bread, pasta, brown rice, breakfast cereal,
chocolate...)

Can't speak to the meat and egg part (other than to say I'm not much of a

meat

Quoted message said:

eater, like you, prefer chicken and fish), but most people here are former
carboholics who LOVED their bread, pasta, etc.

Quoted message said:

...but I started the LC diet 6 days ago - this morning I had lost 5lbs!
(38 - 5 = 33) New target = 33lbs to lose!

Good job!

Quoted message said:

Wish me luck and if you have any tips or suggestions that might help

me - I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

will be very grateful (already read many of the posts and got a few

helpful

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

bits of info).

Keep reading and you'll find them! I post a long list of tips once a week

(on

Quoted message said:

Sundays) -- Google this group for them if you haven't already read them.

Quoted message said:

PS I can find no mention of Quorn in any Atkins books - do you

Americans

Quoted message said:

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have Quorn? Is it called something else?

I'm sure it can be found if one looks hard enough for it (probably can be

found

Quoted message said:

at health food stores), but I would venture to say that the majority of

the

Quoted message said:

American population has never even HEARD of it. I gather it's a type of

textured

Quoted message said:

fungi protein that is often used as a meat substitute in the UK. You'll

need to

Quoted message said:

know the carb count for your Quorn products in order to know if it fits

into your

Quoted message said:

low-carb plan.

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333