Anyone else here from UK?

[b0llywud]

Hi, I'm from Peterborough and have been doing atkins for 6 weeks now. Love this forum and was wondering if there were many pple on here from the Uk and what their experiences have been trying to get low carb foods etc / eating out experiences etc. I have found that i can have takeaway curries without feeling guilty ( as long as i have them without rice and naan of course :) ) my local does a really nice bhindi (ladies fingers) fry and i can have lamb/chicken jalfrezis etc. I just eat it with loads of salad (using lettuce leaves as a substiute naan! ) i also love paneer (indian cheese) with spinach

i managed to find some splenda - v expensive! but i haven't used it yet - i bought when i had a slight sugar craving but managed to beat it and still have the pack unopened - my theory being that if can really avoid having it and the taste for it then i wont be missing any thing . I do indulge in 10g of 85% green and blacks most days though and it doesn't seem to have hindered my progress - scales not moving much but inches dropping off. :) sorry about the ramble - thanks for listening. :wave:

[JodieUK]

Hi

im also from the uk, used this site for years now, back on atkins after about 2 years going of the plan and gaining all the weight id lost - 3 and a half stone, but slowly getting abck on track.

I must say I havent had any curries since back on this plan, and dont know for certain but always assumed that they wud be higher in carbs, with or without rice - but not sure - and if its working for you then do whatever you need to keep on track. Many people might say to cut things out of your diet - but to me i feel like as long as you continue losing at a rate your happy with and can eat some of the things you want then why not.

finding atkins products can be difficult - a few years back when i started atkins i could go to asda, tesco etc and find lots of things like teh shakes and chocolate bars, but not any more - i can only find them in boots at the moment the uk doesnt seem to have cottoned on to the low carb lifestyle (or it may just be my area)

saying that I tend to avoid things like that anyway. eating out isnt a problem - as with anywhere u can always get something like a steak, chicken, fish, salads, low carb veggies. and i still eat donner kebabs without the pitta bread with no problems.

good luck x

[b0llywud]

hi should make clear that i eat 10g in weight of green and balcks which equates to 2g of carbs!

i tried looking for atkins at boots and was told they don't do it here any more. I guess in a way its kinda better that way - at least i wont be tempted by 'frankenfoods' .

Its like when i was vegetarian for a somne years in my younger days and kept looking for meat substitutes and 'lookey likeys' - meaning that i wasn't really ready to give it up. So , by the same token - if i'm not tempted to find LC 'lookey likeys' and just stick to the natural and home cooked foods as much as possible i've got a better chance of 'desiring' them...though i have found some really delish Young's fish meals which are made with as near as d*mmit 'real' ingredients (cream, butter etc) that are between 3 and 4 g carbs in total - really satisfying with steamed/boiled veggies. and low in cals too.

[Elizellen]

Hi !
There are quite a few UK Atkineers here - I am from Bournemouth and have been Atkineering since June 2003.

I find it fairly easy to eat out as most places can do plain meat and veggies if asked. We usually eat out at luchtime rather than the evenings and an easy standby Atkins meal is an allday breakfast - bacon, eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes is my normal order!

[b0llywud]

i've just had my first doner on atkins! i asked for meat and salad no pitta or sauces - i was starving and that was the quickest(tastiest) option at the time. I must say - i've never enjoyed a doner so much ! lol

[syted]

Hi, yeah I'm well pleased I just started again 2 days ago and was looking for sausages, couldn't find any on Tesco online and while Googling found http://www.theblackfarmer.com/, went to Tescos tonight and they had 3 packs half price, looking forward to breakfast tomorrow :yum:

[2of3]

I'm also in England - Bath but could be moving soon. I did Atkins about 3-4 years ago and lost weight - not sure how much as I never weighed. It was noticeable though. But I couldn't stick with it. I'm doing South Beach now - started near the end of May and am half way to my goal now.

2/3

[Lian]

hi bollywud, very surprised to see your message, I am origannally from peterborough, but moved to canada 10 years ago, you dont often see someone on hear from your home town. all my family and friends are still in peterborough, congrats on your weight loss. I tell ya my hubby and I, really miss donor kebabs, and currys.........
take care
x

[b0llywud]

hi bollywud, very surprised to see your message, I am origannally from peterborough, but moved to canada 10 years ago, you dont often see someone on hear from your home town. all my family and friends are still in peterborough, congrats on your weight loss. I tell ya my hubby and I, really miss donor kebabs, and currys.........
take care
x
Hiya lian, wherebouts in Peterboro? I also have family in canada!!! wot a small world wide web!!!lol

Im in a village called glinton, have family in toronto, waterlooville and winnipeg

and yes - a world without curries and doners ...? (espcially guilt free ones!!! ...now THAT's wot i call a diet! lol

[Lian]

Hi bollywud,
grew up in standground, back 10 years ago we lived in parnwell.
we are just outside of toronto, about 25 min drive away........
have u been here before?
I did not realize how expensive uk is, until I came here.....
enjoy the rest of your weekend
x

[stella48]

Hi I'm in UK too, Cheshire. I joined this site today & I'm looking for a way to kick start my weight loss again after a month long stall !

[b0llywud]

Hi I'm in UK too, Cheshire. I joined this site today & I'm looking for a way to kick start my weight loss again after a month long stall !
why don't u post up some sample menus maybe we can help ? also does any one know what 'revolution rolls are? are they an american thing?

[Lian]

Hi bollywud,
they are a kinda bread roll that you make, check out the recipe section. I gave it a go, no good gotta get a whisk....
sound good,
have you tried the 1 min muffin, made with flax meal?
that muffin has helped me so much, to be able to stick with this diet.
have a good day
x

[Lian]

hi, another good sweet snack what helps me, taste like cheesecake.
check on how much you can have, I usually just put 2 tablespoons, cream cheese, some cinnamon and 2 splendas, mix it all together....this is so yummy especially if you are craving a sweet treat.

[duffy149]

Hi Uk LC'ers

Im in nottingham and our Boots does still sell a small range of Atkins frankenfoods! i only use them in a dire emergency, like most of you i have found eating out no problem although my work collegues are bemused at my ability to eat steak 4 nights in a row!
Bollywud : Can't beleive you are in Glinton, i grew up in Deeping St James - V.small world!

H

[b0llywud]

hi, another good sweet snack what helps me, taste like cheesecake.
check on how much you can have, I usually just put 2 tablespoons, cream cheese, some cinnamon and 2 splendas, mix it all together....this is so yummy especially if you are craving a sweet treat.


I'm going to experiment and make some 'cheesecake' with sugar free jelly and mascarpone cheese - kind of use a concentrated mix of the jelly instead of gelatine - will let u no how it comes out!

also going to make some rev rolls today !

[Lian]

sounds yummy,
keep us informed....

[b0llywud]

well i tried out the recipe for rev rolls and was AMAZED! they turend out just like in the picture! ( maybe a little flatter - but not too different) i ate 2 with butter while they were still warm and they tasted a bit like a crosissant! (could taste the egg - but still...!) i've put them in a kwikzip bag as per instructions as they supposedly taste better the next day - cant wait for breakfast!!!

didnt get time to do the 'cheesecake' but will def try it out tmw.