ooh and hello and welcome to mer and anyone else I missed. I need more coffee - without sugar of course ;-)

Lauren from Southend, Essex here.

(Yes yes, an Essex girl.. without all the stereotypes! Hehe)

My second time round. Prepared me a LC chocolate cheesecake tonight incase I get those dreaded monthly cravings that always swing round. Clean induction starting tomorrow, but thought atleast if I'm tempted it'll still be low carb!

hi there.
cheese cake sounds really nice right now.
gosh i havn't been to southend in a while,to many candyfloss memories.... and honeycomb bits.

Hiya well I done it 2 yrs ago lost about a stone then had to move house etc etc excuses I know . Having a horrible time at the moment though day 4 induction flu !! I wanted to try it again as it was the best I ever felt in my life shall see how it goes. Having bother goig to the loo have eaten plenty but not been to loo since Tues can anyone recommend anything ? Im drinking loads of water and eating my beg and salad !

A x

Hi amanda, Linseed works for me. i sprinkle it on my salads and it gives it a nice crunch too. you can buy it in tesco and waitrose for around 2.00.

From what another member posted on the board recently, eating whole seeds is not a good idea if you allow any to stick in your teeth/gums as you can get problems. Also grinding them will allow your body to make use of the good things in them, un-ground seeds will just pass through you undigested.

I heard magnesium is pretty good for getting things moving through you. 500mg or more. Happy sunday guys. Ps Laurie, I am originally an Essex gal too, from Clacton-on-sea, ahh the donkey rides and white stilettos......

I have been to health shop and stocked up on linseed, multi vitimans and magneesium hopefully shall work

A X

Thank you Elizellen i did not know that and you are right, sometimes the seeds get stuck in my teeth so from now on i will grind them.

Hi guys,
Am trying to learn more about what works on Atkins for eeryone.

Please go do my short quiz!:
forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=375586

I promise not to go al Jeremy Paxman on you -"Come on, come on! Either you know the answer or you don't Brunel!!"

ps note my stats - who would've thought one measly chocolate brownie could cause a 5lb gain!!! Watch and learn ladies and gents...

Has anyone found a place to buy Walden Farms Pancake syrup ever since Low carb megastore stopped selling it?

I used to love that stuff -- and the chocolate one! Ever since I've gone back on plan, I can't find any UK sites that sell it.

psyllium husks in a capsul form i find are great.
drink plenty of water when you take them,
i take one most mornings,and find i no longer have that problem.

Hey again y'all . Been on holiday to Paris - I mostly ate cheese, but a bit of cake as it was my birthday and the waitress 'suggested' I had to order choc cake. Turns out the other half had arranged for candkes to be put on the cake and all the waiters to sing to me!

Ah well, back on the diet again and happy to be.

Another 'English' question for you guys - what is 'heavy cream'? Double, single, whipping? Eh? Does it even matter? I am looking to get creative with cream. I never fancied it before, but need something for sweet cravings after my b'day treat. I can NOT face another mock danish....

I think double cream is the equivalent of heavy cream - maybe single cream is called light cream