Is there any one out there living in Ireland

[joe burns]

Hi

Is there anyone out there living in Ireland ?
If there is i would love to hear from you to compare how you find things especally when food shopping and general reaction when you tell someone you are Low Carbing

Joe

[fiona]

Where I live in England is more commonly known as The Irish Centre!

Can't comment on the shopping but generally the reaction to LCing is not too positive. If it was not for this Forum and the support and advice I get here I would likely have been pulled back into the Low Fat is healthier way of thinking. You need to try it and if it works for you do everything in your power to stay with it.

When I first started the first two weeks were so tough (still remember the headache) that it was only my determination to give it a full two-week 100% commitment trial that kept me going. I am very glad I did. It has changed my life.
Take care.

[tink]

Hi,

Where abouts in Ireland are you ?

I'm not there but I have roots there. I do most of my shopping online - even Tescos as I never have time to actually go. I tend to stick to things I know, fish, cheese, veggies, cream etc etc. About once a month I try to go to check out labels and try new things. I also use these boards as inspiration and a source of info for foods and recipies.

I have had a fairly positive reaction as a few people I know are doing it and others have seen the results - even my mother - a hardened low fat, calorie counting weight watcher is off to buy herself the book this week !

there is loads of support and info here

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[joe burns]

Hi Tink


I live in Sligo just moved from the UK back to Ireland after living there for 18 years, in September.

I find most people have not heard of Low Carbing .If i am in the Cafe for breakfast they think somethings wrong if i dont take the bread or toast as their portions are very genourous.


Joe

[Doodle]

Hi Joe!
i am in Dublin, born and bred, except for a few years in the states... DELIGHTED to meet you! We must chat.
Doods.

[joe burns]

Hi Doodle

Yes we must chat.

Do you know anyone else in Ireland that is Low Carbing.

P.S my sister law is married in Baldoyle

Joe

[toodlepip]

Hey Joe.....I'm in Dublin.....just started low carbing today......spent half my lunch hour plodding through M&S and Dunnes reading labels.....

I haven't told too many people I'm doing this yet, going to wait and see how it goes....

[joe burns]

:dazzle:

Hi Toodlepip

Yeah i find it easier not to tell anyone.I have told only family and a few friends as it is easier than having to explain what your doing.But if i am out at lunch at work i just explain to whoever i am with, then i dont end up eating something i shouldnt.
Good luck with the Low Carbing and keep in touch


Joe

[Doodle]

As soon as we collect a decent amount of people in Ireland, we should arrange a "get together".
Doods.

[toodlepip]

Yeah Joe, I think I'll tell people as need be. So far just my live-in partner knows and he's very supportive, if not slightly bemused by my ranting " I cannot have sugar, we are not going out for dinner and I'm off the booze!".



Sounds good Doodle...

[clodagh]

HI Joe

I live in Dublin and have been following The Schwarzbein Principle now for 9 weeks. and 8lbs down!!!

I don't find it too hard to feed myself, as the main ingredients for my woe are easily available ....meat, veg, salads etc.

I am demented looking at labels in Superquinn ...to the point where I am now reading the ingredients on the back of washing powder boxes!!!

I'd love to be able to get the sweeteners they talk about on this site so I could make some desserts!!!!

I buy bournville chocolate and eat 2.3 squares when I need a fix.
But I would kill for a low carb cereal!!! I really miss that.

how are you getting on? and where do you live?

Clodagh

[Doodle]

Hi Clodagh, where in Dublin are you?
Doods. :)

[joe burns]

:wave: Hi Clodagh

I am getting on really well i am quiet happy with my progress.
Its becoming second nature now
I miss my pint occasionaly but i am getting to like Spritzers.
My Sister in Law lives in Balydoyle.
I live in Co Sligo myself but i seem to be out numbered by the Dublin ladies.
Keep in touch

Joe

[clodagh]

Morning all

I am from Raheny originally ( I know Baldoyle well, Joe) but now live in Clondalkin with my fiance.

Seamus is from Tipp and we spent the weekend there visiting his Dad. I tried to explain my diet to him but he is quite old and he found it very confusing!!!!!

He just couldn't understand why I wouldn't eat cereal and bread but lashed into a plate of bacon and eggs!!!!!

Where are you, Doodle?

[Doodle]

I am in Blackrock, I grew up in Sandymount and went to school in the states ( my mum is american)... We should meet up sometime!
Doods.

[joe burns]

:wave: Hi everyone

I forgot i have relatives in Raheny i think it was Mayfield Drive they are O Reillys.My wife is from the same part of Sligo as myself.
We moved back from the UK after 20 years.


Joe

[clodagh]

Joe

Would it be Maywood Drive? If so, I think I might know them. We lived on the main Howth Road so I used to play around in that estate when I was a child.

[joe burns]

Clodagh

Brendan and Rose were the parents Brendan died a few years ago he worked at the airport


Joe

[clodagh]

I'm not sure if it's the same people but are there a couple of girls and 1 boy in the family?
and are they very tall?!

Isn't it funny how Irish people always know someone in common? I worked in a hostel in Perth Australia a few years ago and I was the only Irish person there.

The lads in the hostel were fascinated that everytime an Irish person checked in, the new person and I would go through a ritual of ...'where are you from?' do you know so-and-do?

They used to sit around waiting for us to find someone in common...and I think they used to bet on how long it would take...

[joe burns]

:daze: Yes there was a boy he was the eldest and 2 girls


Joe

[Darkginger]

Total newbie to this forum here! I'm in Mayo (near Westport) - moved here from the UK almost 3 years ago. Great to find other people in Ireland here - I thought I was the only low carber in the country!

Jo

[clodagh]

Jo

welcome to the Irish corner.

All, I am going to be on Marian Finucane on the radio on Tuesday!

I have a medical condition called PCOS, and we are setting up a support group for women with this condition.

It is so exciting for us, as we are having a big meeting on SAt 25th so this will help us fill up the room!

It's on between 9 and 10 if you get a chance to hear it.

I'm going to talk about low carb if I can.

Clo

[fiona]

Good Luck with your support group for PCOS and on Tuesday, Clo.
We have a PCOS sub-forum (http://forum.lowcarber.org/forumdisplay.php?forumid=46) on this website - feel free to post there to keep in touch with each other.

{Clo: Isn't it funny how Irish people always know someone in common?} LOL! Whenever I went anywhere with Mum I would just sit and wait for them to "take off". The conversation would go just as it did in this thread! Sometimes I'll go to a wedding or other social event without her and complete strangers (to me anyway) would come up and ask if I was so-and-so's daughter ;)

Take care.

[joe burns]

:cheer: Good luck tommorrow
What station is it on?


Joe

[clodagh]

Thanks Joe

It's on RTE Radio One between 9am and 10am. We don't know yet what time we'll be on.

Clo

[Doodle]

Best of luck tomorrow, I will surely tune in.

We need our own little space here I think! ;)

Doods.

[joe burns]

:clap: Clodagh

Well done this morning ,i thought you and your friend came across very well with your topic and ye were both very brave people to discuss it.
There is a station here in the West called NWR and the host is Tommy Marron so ye might like to speak to him i am sure he would give you some air time.As alot of females in the west would be listening to the show rather than Radio 1.



Joe

[Darkginger]

Blast! I missed it - and I really wanted to hear it, too. Glad it went well for you - would love to hear you on NWR, too - keep us posted!

Jo

[Doodle]

:mad:
I missed it too... I was preoccupied with the new puppy cr*pping everywhere :(
Doods.

[clodagh]

Hi all

You can listen to it on the web if you like www.rte.ie and look up marian finucane.

The diet got most response - RTE's switchboard was jammed completely.

It was very exciting and we have tripled our membership in 2 days!!!

I also wanted to tell you all about a ready made dinner I bought in Tesco - I never eat processed food, but was so busy today, I got the Thai red chicken curry - only 12g carbs per pack!

and it was gorgeous!!!!

just thought you might be interested. Had a big salad with it. it was very good.

Clo

[murf]

Irish here too.....Born and bred in Killester,but living in Co.Meath for the past 21 years.......new here as of today........and I think I'm really going to like it. :roll: I've been on Atkins for 3 weeks and nothing much is happening........ok ok .......so I made a few mistakes....but I'm now on the strictly straight and narrow.Am seriously considering getting checked for candida.....any idea where to go?

[joe burns]

Hi and welcome

Why dont you start a journal ,and we can see what you are eating and doing and we might be able to help



Joe:wave:

[murf]

hiya Joe
ty for the warm welcome.....good idea about the journal.......but how do i start one? I've been rooting around here trying .....but no luck yet. :wave:

[joe burns]

Go to the Introduce Yourself Forum Second line down that will show you


Joe:cheer:

[joe burns]

Well i have gained 1 LB since this Tournament started i have no excuses but we have done well even without




You know who ?

Roy who ?

[joe burns]

Hi Everyone

Just checking that ye are all still there or are we still drowning our sorrows.
I am off on holidays for 2 weeks so i will see ye all later


Joe :wave:

[Fireglow]

Hello Joe,

I've just started the diet... I've done it before and it does work but i'm useless in the kitchen and get bored with the same food and go back to all my bad habits... mainly living on white bread.
I would love to find out more about shopping for low carbs... i'm living in cork. Most of the sites i've found are really expensive.. do you buy from them

Hope to hear from you

Firelgow

[Scarlet]

Hi

I'm Irish too. I'm living In Dublin but am from Kildare originally. I am doing a low GI diet and have been reading Montignac which I think I'll adapt slightly. I have also ordered the diet cure and potatoes not prozac which I will also use for my own low carb plan. I find it difficult to follow any particular plan because I am sensitive to lots of different foods.


Scarlet

[Clare Anne]

Hi all,

I'm Irish too and new to this forum, though I've been lurking for a little while. I'm trying like mad to rid myself of the 'low fat is good' mentality that I've built up over years of weightwatchers and other diets! My question is, how have people managed with basically adapting the very American bent of the low carb books and eating plans into a way of eating that is easy in an Irish context? I'm finding it slightly frustrating reading the recipes and menus and not being able to get some of the ingredients here, or knowing how I can make them with what I can get here and still adhere to the plan.

Just wondering how anyone else is coping with that... If anyone would post a daily menu that would be really helpful.

Thanks so much,

Clare Anne

[Gizmo]

Hi Joe,

I'm Irish too and living in the west.

What has happened to our Irish page - has everyone gone on holidays?

I'm on Atkins and I would like to hear what foods you are all eating. I would love to hear from anyone - type of local support, you can't beat it!!

Perhaps we can breath some life back into our Irish forum? how about it LC buddies?

Good wishes from the damp(forget damp) wet west! Hope to hear from you soon! :wave: :wave:

Marie

[Jelly]

Hi Guys,
I am only on day three of my low carb diet. I live & work in Dublin. Anyone know where to shop for low carb food in Dublin?

Any advice that you can give to a learner is also very welcome, :agree:

[sylvia]

hi there irish low carbers!!
I `m from CORK and delighted to see Irish eating andDRINKING habits being discussed as eminen says ifwe are being discussed does that mean we are disgustinghaw haw !! :p
Anyway I lost 2stone on the atkins diet whatIwould like to know how other people motivate themselves again ,especialy
as people cn`t wait to tell you how bad it is for you morning noon and night
at work I had people accusing me of starving myself
etcetc
even my 8 yr old daughter has lost weight because i drastically cut down on the amount of bread she was eating it certaily is delighted and she`s not ona confidence killing diet BIG secert she dosent know i just give her more fruit veg +of course protein
but peop[le can really bring you down any ideas tojazz up meal times would help see ya :wave:

[Jelly]

Last time I replied I wasoonly onthe diet 3 days. I am now on it five weeks and have lost 1 stone 6lbs. The problem is I am off to USA tomorrow for three weeks and I am a little scared that I might eat stuff I have not been eating lately. But the good thing is that I can find all the low carb goodies over there. I recently found a shop in Dublin that sold low carb bars in blueberry flavour - I thought I was great as there was only 3.5 gms per bar - they tasted so bad I had to throw them in the bin!

Anyway, back in 3 weeks and lighter than I am now. I actually find the diet alright because I am used to it now. Though my first PMS weekend was awful because I craved sugar so bad for two days solid before the craving went away. I DID NOT GIVE IN!
ANyway, keep up the good work and I will be back soon,

[terrabet]

Hello

Im living in Belfast, Northern Ireland, i guess i can count myself as living in ireland.

Ive gone from 22stone to 19 on low carb diet, hit a bit of a no weightloss wall at the minute.

(edit food stuff)

eggs,
chicken
slice ham
cheese(various types),
lettuce,
salad dressing,vinegar
tomato's
cucumber
bacon
burgers
fish
mushrooms
soya milk(not sure if i really should be drinking this)
diet coke
did i say eggs?

peter.

[suze_c]

http://animatedgif.net/people/babies/dancing_baby_e0.gif It's Your Birthday~ Live it up~ :dazzle:

[3Vandoo]

Dia dhuit to all the Irish in here :)


slàn

322 :wave:

[willeke]

goedemorgen to you, too <g>
how are things? did you already find a brand of bangers without rusks??
would really like to know one o fthose!
cheers
Willeke

[marzie]

:angel:

Hi I'm Irish but living in London and thought that I'd feel more at home joining the Irish forum! On the subject of bangers without rusks; my butcher makes them for me - very nice man - I usually go for pork with smoked bacon, loads of black pepper and some onion powder - truly scrumptious!!! He also makes excellent burgers with no rusk or additives. If you can find good butcher and give him pleanty of notice I'm sure he will oblige.

[N00dle]

Hi folks,
Another Dub girlie here. I was converted to this WOL last christmas and never looked back. Only really getting into finding new fods now. Stuck to mostly unprocessed meat and veg til I reached my target weight. Major discovery yesterday Flax seed is called Linseed here. God I've a lot to learn!
Any way great to meet like minded people.
N00
I work in Tallaght so have easy access to the square.

[glenellen]

Hi joe, im in Co laoise, born and bred in dublin moved here a year ago. LC unheard of here.

[Dumbletore]

Hi joe, im in Co laoise, born and bred in dublin moved here a year ago. LC unheard of here.

But its getting more popular