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I don't eat breakfast but weekday lunches are meal prepped so always a salad with cheese and chicken, although I do two different flavours/spice blends each week for the chicken so that does vary it a little. My husband and son aren't low carb and like to eat something different each night. We compromise by every other day…

Thank you for all the replies. Over the last few years I've improved massively thanks to medication (initially ) and lots of cognitive behavioural therapy. I haven't had any panic attacks from this recent spike in anxiety but only because I'm recognising when the spiralling starts and taking myself out of the situation.…

Started 1st January 2016. To date have lost 45lb going from 229lb to 184lb. I'm thrilled with this as all previous CICO diets would help me lose 10-15 then I'd give up. I've gone from a UK size 24 to 16. (Is that the US equivalent of size 20 to a 12?) I can't get over the lack of hunger, nothing like other diets and with a…

I've had to do something similar twice in work since I started low carb last year. First time I did a cheese board and also supplied chutneys and crackers for those who weren't low carb. Second time I did an antipasti platter with lots of different cured meats with feta, sundried tomatoes in oil and olives for vegetarians.

Massive thank you for all your ideas. I have to do this for a month, started on Tuesday in all honestly the pain and painkillers have wiped out my appetite but I can't expect that to last for a month. Up until now I've just had broth. I have to have a plan for when I get hungry. I guess I'll have to go get a decent blender…

Thanks everyone. I'm feeling a bit more confident about trying to eat today so will be starting with some broth. Thanks for all the ideas.

I'm not sure what the brand names are but I've previously take ssris. citalopram 40mg and then moved into sertraline 200mg at my worst. I did gain most of my weight when taking them. If I'm honest, I don't believe that they directly caused the gain but I think it was related. I believe that if I hadn't been ill and on…

I've been here since new years and my initial goal is getting to a healthy BMI. For me thats losing 70 lbs. So far I've lost 42lbs, 28 more to go. After that I'll see how I feel and how much more I want to lose. I know I could have done better than 42lbs in almost 9 months but I became complacent over the summer and just…

I'd guess it's the citalopram. I know that and another similar medication had that effect on me. I know it's easy for me to say and much harder to put into practice but take it easy over the next week or so. As your body gets used to it you won't feel like eating and you'll be lacking in energy. Be kind to yourself and…

Caerphilly South Wales. So excited there is someone else from South Wales.[/quote] That's crazy. I'm from Caerphilly. Born and raised there. Living in bridgend atm.

I'm from South Wales in the UK

Well, I did visit the shop. It looks lovely and there is a lot of choice. The flavoured options were a bit higher in carbs but they also had a wonderful selection of pick n mix which i decided to try. I have got some mini bars of the plain dark types and a couple of the dark truffles in the pic n mix. I've weighed the mini…

Im eating 75-80% at the moment but I am looking to up the content and get used to it. From what I can see, theres plain dark with varying %s, dark with sea salt, mint, lime, chili, orange, blueberry, raspberry, coconut, passion fruit. When I first started LCHF the darkest I could take was G&B dark mint choc. I then tried a…

I started my usual January 1st diet and within a week was struggling to keep to my lower calorie allowance. I was constantly snacking on what I thought was healthy fat free food (full of sugar) and was never full. I started to look up atkins but after worrying about having too much protein, found LCHF. Everyone told me I…

Whip together double cream and melted chocolate (the higher % the better ). high in fat and you only need a little bit to feel full.

SW 229 01.01.16 CW 196 GW 147 My first goal is to get to a healthy weight, which is 159, almost half way there.

We're exactly the same. I've lost the same amount and yet have never eaten so many eggs before in my life!

How's everyone doing? I'm another 6 days on and two more pound down. 29lb lost so far, 46 more to lose to get to a healthy bmi.

I'm not 40 but am committed to logging consistently. From my start weight I have exactly 75lb to get to a healthy bmi, which is my first goal, after that I'll figure out where I feel good. My counter says I've logged for 119 days now. Only 27lb lost so far although I know it probably could have been more if I didn't give…

If you are adding exercise into myfitnesspal it will recalculate the grams limit based on the % you picked and total calorie goal (which now includes the exercise calories).

I'll on 200mg zoloft per day. I've just gotten past the three month mark and I've lost 11kg. I started out with a bmi of 35 though so I have lots to lose. Just keep going, be kind to yourself and you'll do it. Any change big or small is a something to be proud of and lots of little changes soon add up. As long as you are…

I do 16:8 pretty much every day as I skip breakfast for just a glass of water. I have lunch late afternoon and dinner with family. I find with LCHF I don't have the cravings and the need to eat regularly so I have no problems sticking to it. When I first started and about three weeks in i had that period where I never felt…

Portions of berries or melon are my go-to. I used to be worried they would effect my cravings so only had them once a week but now I know they don't, i have them every other day as a treat. In the evening I either have a small bit of fruit or a square of dark chocolate.

I've seen these but never realised they were lower carb. (Are you talking about the ones in the bakery, triangular with seeds? ) . I usually avoid all bread to dodge future cravings but I guess it's good to know there is an option. How's the taste compare to traditional bread?

No lamb?!?! Ive nevet felt so lucky that I live in Wales where you can buy it just about everywhere. Now I'm low carb I have it at least once a week and it's a real treat. With mint and green beans. Remind me never to leave wales.

Me too. Never enjoyed the taste of olive oil, but then again, maybe I've been buying the substandard ones. I'd much prefer salted butter on my veg.

I really miss cooking my own meals every night but don't get much chance during the week. I have ordered a ceaser salad once before but then felt like a weirdo picking out all the croutons in front of our guests. I'm sure part of the problem is my self consciousness. I don't want to be awkward asking our waiter for…

Flabout? ??? I mean flavour!

Thanks for the ideas. Yep, nandos has been a good option for lunches with staff previously. I'll order the chicken thighs with side salad. Easy to track, plenty of flabout ams fits in with my macros. Unfortunately nandos isn't seen as upmarket enough for entertaining our clients so it's mainly restaurants where I'll order…

Thanks, will keep this in mind and save myself some time and money. :)