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[Lorarogers18]

Hi everyone one I'm new here and I was just wondering if anybody has any tip and tricks or anything. Im about to start the atkins diet soon ( dont have the groceries yet ) So I'll mostly be eating chicken, cheese, veggies, and maybe fruits later on.

[Wobbleless]

Hi Lorarogers18 Welcome to the group. I don’t know much about Atkins diet but have seen some good results from it. Your shopping list is a great idea fill your store cupboards with only things you want to eat on your plan. Focus on your goal and tell yourself every day I can do this sometimes it’s a head challenge as well as an eating challenge. Good luck.

[Gizmocat Moderator 13kg Maintainer]

Hello and welcome to our friendly and supportive forum. Do have a good look around and join in as much as you can.

All the information you need can be found in pinned posts

healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

You might like to start be checking out the weigh in. Just post your start weight and some information about yourself. The Daily Diary is a good place to go for meal ideas. There are lots of other clubs you can join too.

If you have any questions just ask.

[Lorarogers18 in reply to Gizmocat]

Hi! thank you for the welcome! How do I weigh in? Do I just make a post about it?

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Lorarogers18]

You follow the link to Pinned Posts that Gizmocat has given you (just click on it), then you click on the title for the weigh-in, 3rd entry. You'll find the explanation of how to log your weight in the header of Barcud's thread

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hi Lorarogers, welcome aboard.

I can't think of any members who follow the Atkins diet but there are a lot of us who follow a low carb, high fat way of eating. As I understand it, there are similarities but Atkins relies on a lot of protein whereas LCHF starts from leafy, above ground veg, adding in protein of your choice and being relaxed about healthy fats in cooking and with your protein.

It might be more manageable for you, and cheaper as it doesn't require as much meat as Atkins goes for. This is a good introduction dietdoctor.com/low-carb

I'll second what Gizmocat said and encourage you yo find your way around the forum and join in with activities. It's the interaction that sets this place apart

[Brumosa Maintainer in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thanks for the link to Diet Doctor videos. The one discovery I made he is talking about net carbs, not carbs. So myfitnesspal usually counts carbs. An avocado is 8%, whereas net carbs are 2%. Explains why I struggled to get my carbs low. I tried 130g, but that was gross carbs not net. Have been losing weight though, quite steadily! I guess I would need to get a list.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Brumosa]

Yes, you're right

I don't use mfp routinely but I write a recipe (which I only do if I'm adding it somewhere on the forum, like Springers Specials healthunlocked.com/weight-l... ) then the Nutrition Facts show Total carbs as well as dietary fibre: I deduct dietary fibre from the whole to get net carbs.

I would say the beauty of a LCHF approach is that you don't need to count anything. Once you have a good idea of where carbs lie (which is the big eye-opener for most of us) then we can just choose low carb ingredients and build meals round them. These visual guides are ideal for that. dietdoctor.com/low-carb/vis...

[Brumosa Maintainer in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thanks, that's helpful. I will just deduct the daily fibre from the daily gross carbs, should give a lower figure. I am keeping a food diary for the time being, otherwise I tend to stray.

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Atkinson Diet or any other are time limited.Yes by all means start with what appeals to you.To be honest it’s a overall Lifestyle change mentally and physically combined with the food.The above links are great,30 mins a day reading peoples success and failures will make the Life Journey easier.Get going and Best Wishes.

[amykp Visitor]

Also watch Dr. Jason Fung, either video or podcast. Don't pay to join, just check out what he has for free.