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luckyangel Sat, Oct-08-05 20:17

It really Works Living USA Born in Dublin
 
:) Hi,
All you Northsiders, and Southsiders Cant Leave Them Out.
Started Atkins 12 Day Ago, Down 12 pounds. It Gets Easier. The Sugar Cravings Do Go Away.Iam Thrilled. Iam Staying On The Induction Until I
Loose A Lot Off The Weight, But Its A Good Start. Hows Dublin? Keeping you All.Good Luck To You All.Love To Hear From You Dubliners Or Anyone Thats
Doing the Atkins Way Of Life. :wave: :wave:

greannmhar Sun, Oct-09-05 17:44

Hi luckyangel,
Best of luck from a Dub who went north (Donegal) a long time ago! Best of luck on LC - where you are it should be a wee bit easier to find things in the shops.
Babs

luckyangel Sun, Oct-09-05 18:00

Hi, Grennmhar
 
:) Hows it going? good I hope. Hows Donegal? What a beautiful place.
How do you like it. Eventually there will be more L carb products.I think
its really going to catch on. Keep up the good work. Surely Dublin has a lot of
products. Take care :) :wave:

greannmhar Sun, Oct-09-05 20:12

Donegal is great! Wouldn't go back to the city now for a pension. I get busy in the kitchen and don't really mind not having a lot of LC products - at least my 'goodies' don't vanish when LC goes temporarily out of favour.
And no, Dublin hasn't much that I can find - I have to buy my ingredients online, some even from US, like Stevia. All the while hoping the customs don't seize it ......;)
Babs

R0B Tue, Jan-24-06 04:43

Hi luckyangel..

congrats on the weight loss... i'm trying to start induction myself but can't get over the carb addiction yet...
If you don't mind, could you give us an example of what you're usual daily diet would be?
I'm just looking for ideas for induction - I can't handle eating meat all day long!!

cheers..

bankhouse Thu, Jul-05-07 13:01

hi from dublin anyone know where to get low carb snacks in dublin,

Helen H Fri, Jul-06-07 13:58

Depends on what you want.

McDonalds is suprisingly handy. You can have an egg and sausaage muffin at breakfast time, dump the bun. Or have a regular burger or cheese burger, again dump the bun. Or the side salad or the grilled chicken salad is fine. If you are in Grafton Street in Dublin, then the Vienna Coffee in the McCafe is wonderful, and made with proper cream, not sugary junk.

Avoca food hall, and Fallon & Byrne as well as a few other places, do Lindt 99% chocolate. This is great stuff, very low carb, amazing chocolate taste, but so strong you are happy to eat one or two squares and stop. It's also a great ingredient in things like low carb chocolate moouse. JC in Swords have it too.

Holland & Barrett have some useful stuff. GG crispbreads are very high fibre, so they fit well on a low carb diet. Flaxseeds are a great ingredient for making your own low carb bread and cakes. Whey protein powder is a useful ingredient in things like low carb icecream.

I do a lot of my shopping at the farmer's market in Temple Bar on Saturdays, lots of interesting vegetables and organic eggs and cheese there. Tesco is good for cheap nuts.

Things like John West Tuna with a Twist or a stick of pepperami are good to carry with you.

bankhouse Sat, Jul-07-07 07:26

thanks helen
 
well thanks helen for all your great tips, please keep them coming.

Helen H Sat, Jul-07-07 15:46

I forgot one of the most obvious, cheese strings. Very handy to carry, as long as you remember to take any leftovers out and put them in the fridge when you get home.

Most sandwich/bagel places will do a "chicken salad sandwich, hold the bread" and give you a small chicken salad on a plate.

Down to Earth in South Great Georges Street do Go Lower bars. They are low carb nut and seed bars and don't contain sugar alcohols. Mind you, at E2.05 for a small bar, I'd keep them as an occasional treat.

The Asian Market in Drury Street has jars of coconut oil for E1.65, which can be used to make all sorts of low carb goodies.

Helen H Sun, Jul-08-07 12:19

Pork Rinds in Dublin!!!
 
I've just found some pork rinds in Dublin that are actually nice.

There is a red and white shop with a name like Pino Sari in Abbey Street, just opposite Independence House, and they have big bags of pork rinds for 3.50. They are light and crispy and slightly salty, ideal as a treat snack. And no carbs!

I'm really glad this thread is here, it would have really annoyed me finding them, and not being able to tell anyone who would be interested.

bankhouse Mon, Jul-09-07 13:04

ah helen ur a jem im going into town to get all the great stuff u have found for me.thanks so much marie

bankhouse Mon, Jul-09-07 13:06

what goodies can i make with cocanut oil. ?

Helen H Tue, Jul-10-07 14:56

There's a long thread about coocnut oil on the Atkins forum. One thing I do is melt a square of Lindt 85% or 99% chocolate with a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil, divide between six or eight cake cups and freeze. Excellent high fat, low cal snack.

CO is supposed to have all sorts of health benefits.

bankhouse Wed, Jul-11-07 14:31

great stuff helen thank u so much,any more info let me know will be looking out for u.

Helen H Wed, Jul-11-07 17:13

How are you getting on? What part of Dublin are you in?


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