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Oh, I forgot to mention, the new version contains a cure for leg cramps! \o/ Salt and magnesium. I take mag tablets and eat Frank's Red Hot Sauce :)

If you can get him to not hinder you, that's really all you need :) You can do this :D

The carb flu is just exhausting your internal sugar supplies, so if you're feeling a lack of energy, don't carb up to make it go away, it'll just extend it :D It passes quickly and there's more energy on the other side.

All the carb blockers I've ever seen have pretty dodgy ingredients (if any are listed at all). A lot of these pills come from pretty unregulated industries, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole :)

I'm not reading the article as I can pretty much guess the contents. Some doctors *are* lazy when treating fat patients, I've had a number of completely untreated health conditions which have directly contributed to my weight gain, because doctors just said "eat less, move more" and didn't bother listening to me, running…

Oh, if you add nuts and alcohol, you need more carbs in your limit, or you'll be under-eating on nutrition. I'd go up by 5 carbs at least. Coffee should be fine, but I find my macros are critical for good losses. Too low on protein or fat and I stall.

If you get a minus number when subtracting your fibre, you may be in a country (using data from a country) that doesn't deduct fibre, like Australia.

1 pound is good, 2 pounds is great :) Keep in mind if you're changing plans, you may also slow down while your body re-adjusts, don't make too many changes in a single week if you want to measure your results. I find eating too little is a much bigger staller for me than eating too much, counter-inuitive, but it's what…

Oh, and sleep, get all your sleep and ensure you get enough water every day. Lack of either can stress your body and then it's cortisol city :p

Get it checked out, not normal. May be vitamin/mineral related. Closed diary makes it hard to check for anything.

I'd pass on soy or canola oil in your mayo. Look for european brands, they tend to have different ingredients. Whole egg mayo tends to be better.

If you can't find it, some of the other thickeners are easier to use in a salt shaker, so you only add a little at a time.

How are you feeling now?

I highly recommend the Dana Carpender cookbooks, easy and loads of variations. Mark's Daily Apple has lots of Paleo info/recipes. There are lots of low carb bake mixes, muffins, pancakes and even cereal. If you're not sick of eggs yet, bake some egg & bacon cups :)

It didn't come on overnight, give it some time :) Not all of what you have lost so far will be water weight, so your body may need some catchup time. You've got 3 days in the last week with alcohol (which isn't Induction friendly I think). For me, any week I drink I don't lose weight (low carb or otherwise). Might be worth…

If the blog recipes are failing you, try a cookbook with great reviews. I'm in Australia and find a lot of online recipes are pretty dodgy at measurements and even ingredients. A "stick" of butter in Australia is a vastly different size, a "jar of salsa" is pointless to try and mimic. People who write cookbooks tend to…

Stevia in liquid form is usually more pure, but check the label. All powdered versions use some kind of filler, some are worse than others. Anything that's "spoon for spoon" will have the most filler (just like Splenda) as the filler is what makes it fluffy. I have liquid drops and powdered Natvia in little serving…

Atkins Induction is 20 net carbs (15 from vegetables), you shouldn't be below that at all.

Don't be too afraid of gaining a little, you know how to take it off again and you'll learn what triggers it :)

People use the term No Carb loosely (even doctors), they really mean very low carb (some low carb diets are up at 150g of carbs). You need a minimum 20g of NET Carbs (Carbs minus Fibre) with at least 15g from vegetables on Induction, don't go any lower than that (Atkins is generally considered the lowest in carbs, but you…

It's probably just water, I doubt it's exercise related :) Make sure you get enough water and eat more if you're doing a lot of exercise. You want a calorie deficit, but not the starvation effect.

If my partner was "mean" to me, I'd be ditching him. It's either a partnership or it's not and that includes support for your dreams and goals (and your support for his). You deserve better. Don't let motivation be an excuse to stay in a bad relationship. Life is too short.

Vegetables are an excellent source of fibre, so is flaxseed. Some veggies are higher in fibre and lower carb than others. Remember to subtract your fibre count from your total carbs for your Net Carb total.

Is there a reason you can't buy your own groceries while you're at home? That would mean you're not reliant on what your parents eat.

hehe, this thread always makes me laugh.. :D

You can make easy banana icecream, there's a few hot baked banana recipes too. If your banana doesn't turn soft enough for icecream, add a tiny amount of buttermilk.

I sent them a reminder when mine didn't turn up, and then it arrived ;)

You're expending extra, MFP calculates your daily limit based on your expenditure. If you don't use MFP's calculations (like those using the TDEE), it's different, but MFP expects you to eat those calories back. That doesn't mean you need to be silly, but be aware if you don't, your body may tip towards fat-preservation.

Maybe switch to cumin & paprika :D A lot of people are sensitive to cayenne and piri piri, might want to try some alternate heat sources :) I love Franks Hot Sauce (it's made with chilli, but fermented) and (if you can find it) Byron Bay Haberno sauce.

There is a lot of updated Atkins info now too, cure for leg cramps, all kinds of stuff. If you last had the book from the 70s, it's come a long way.