Newbie!

MuffintopGem
MuffintopGem Posts: 16 Member
edited October 5 in Introduce Yourself
Hi, Im a newbie - downloaded this app to my phone today and think its fab! Following the New Atkins diet and lost 7lbs in 3 weeks - think I had gone a bit off track after the first week so using this app to help me track my carbs. Anybody else doing anything similiar?? :happy: Next weigh in for me is tomorrow morning :noway:

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  • UFFStudent
    UFFStudent Posts: 20
    Hiyarr! I'm a newbie too! Started a general healthy eating plan and some increased exercise a month ago and lost 12 pounds so far. Would love any tips off anyone :) x
  • MuffintopGem
    MuffintopGem Posts: 16 Member
    Hi, phew - at least Im not on my own then lol! Im really enjoying doing Atkins - finding it so easy and people are noticing the weightloss now which is always good - 12lb is fab well done! Im starting running again in January - did quite a bit last year then injured my knee - was going to start again this week but I reckon theres not much point if we end up with all the snow again over xmas so will wait til January then have 6 months til my first 10k so hopefully that will help me shed some lbs lol!
  • alyssiawood
    alyssiawood Posts: 33 Member
    Hi I would love to be your friend :) I've never done the Atkins diet but from what I read from yours it sounds great!! Did you get a book or something on it or find it online??
  • UFFStudent
    UFFStudent Posts: 20
    I tried running the other day and I broke my headphones so gunna try again soon :) and what is the Atkins diet? I've heard a bit about it but nothing major x
  • MuffintopGem
    MuffintopGem Posts: 16 Member
    Hi - course I dont mind you adding me - we all need support! I did Atkins years ago when it had a very unhealthy approach it was basically fry ups! Its been rewritten now and has a lot more healthy approach - I found all the details on Atkins.com for free, I recommend you read through all the scientific stuff too, takes a bit to get your head round it! I really enjoy it, for example today I have had a bacon and cheese omlette for brekkie - had pork belly with cheesy creamy brocolli and an atkins choc bar (which are lush) and for tea when Im actually hungry Im having chicken and bacon with rosemary and garlic in a cream sauce on top of raw spinach - if you like meat, eggs, cheese and cream then its the diet for you - of course you can have salad and some certain veggies with it but thats all explained on the site. Im getting weighed in morning but know I have lost inches if nothing else xx
  • UFFStudent
    UFFStudent Posts: 20
    wow. sounds lovely to be honest! I'm not quite sure whether I should start an actual diet or carry on what I'm doing for the moment, I just don't want to plateau because I'll knock my confidence I think. I'm not sure though
  • MuffintopGem
    MuffintopGem Posts: 16 Member
    Id stick to what works for you chick - and it obviously is - Im just not strict enough to not follow a plan cos little treats always keep jumping into my 'healthy eating' lol! Im going to stick to what Im doing at the min but Ive done every diet under the sun lol! I like atkins cos it kerbs my hunger so much - Im not even hungry yet from lunch so still got my tea to go, got jelly and single cream for pudding and then still got some cheese left to have with some green olives tonight - still got 5g of carbs left as well. This is the first day that I have tracked my food using this and I think its a fab way to keep on track - even if it is saying Ive over eaten by 1200 calories today ! I must do everyday then but that the joy of Atkins is the more healthy fats you eat like olive oil etc the more weight you lose x
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