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@Ringbearer2 , gonna get my stuff together tonight, take measurements and photos, ready to start tomorrow after work. We can do this!

Thanks all for the encouragement and advice. I have also heard you should take measurements and photos, ad weight loss is not always the result, but instead you lose inches. Planning on starting Monday ☺

Glad someone else asked this question, I was wondering the same after losing 27lb in 6 weeks with no exercise. (5ft 11, starting weight of 245lb). Also worried my calories were set too low, at 1290, but I am not eating all of those most days (pretty close though), and do not feel hungry at all, so am loathe to up the…

P.s. my diary is open if anyone wants a look

A bit low class for work lunch, but my kids love eating out. I normally try and go places I can see the menu beforehand, but my staples for when it is unexpected are;- McDonalds, the lowest Carb meal I could find on their menu, is the grilled Chicken and Bacon salad (4.8g) with Balsmatic dressing (4.4g). You could always…

Girl after my own heart ☺

[/quote] Can you give me an idea of what kinds of foods you're eating?[/quote] Sure, have a peek at my diary, I think it's open to public viewing. @Sunny_Bunny_ I thank you for advocating the benefits of electrolytes, especially magnesium, I think these are partly responsible for my great results thus far x

Great thanks. I read so much about loose stools and constipation, I thought I was abnormal

Genius. Thank you for sharing your vitamin C experiment and results. I to was a little concerned about a citrus / onion tang. Just checked out my local supermarkets webpage following a tip from @celticdawn and have placed an order for some frozen avocado to try.

Oh, where have you seen them, I'm gonna have to go a ' hunting

P.S. I got a perfect one today, came away from the skin easy, was a bright green on the inside near the skin, paler green near the stone, soft enough to mash with a spoon, but not too squishy.

Wow, loads of advice there, thanks everyone. Can't believe it's taken me almost 40 years to try avocado. Didn't realise what I'd been missing. I'm enjoying eating avocado mashed, with a little salsa, and would welcome any other suggestion on what to do with it, chocolate avocado pud is something I will have to look into.

You're right. The RDA in the UK is 3500mg a day for adults. Having looked at the levels of potassium in varies foods, I would need to eat masses of food to get to this level. Potassium rich low sodium salt substitues (bit of a mouthful) such as LoSalt have about 450mg of potassium per 1.3g (1/4 tsp) and may be an option to…

Thanks for the tip @KnitOrMiss.

Thanks @Sunny_Bunny_ for the nu salt tip. Just checked my diary, and I am low on potassium so will definitely be adding this to my shopping list (if I can get it locally). I am also going to start taking magnisium citrate along with my other supplement.

Thanks for the replies. The breakfast bars are only until I use them up. Bought them on offer before this WOE and hate to waste ;) I was wondering why a lot of LCHF followers were obsessed with consuming Salt and bone Broth. I was not aware that Keto makes you lose salt / sodium, or the benefits of it. Thank you also for…

I take a supplement which has 400mg of magnesium oxide and 350mg of potassium in it, to help with my BP. I hear that Magnesium Oxide isn't absorbed as much as other types of Magnesium (who knew there were so many), and that in 400mg of Magnesium oxide, only about 280mg will be absorbed, so I'm thinking of adding 100mg of…

So true, however after two weeks of this WOE and they could be giving it away and I wouldn't want it... sugar cravings have been eliminated.

Just posted this elsewhere, but was just wondering if any of you had any thoughts. I take a supplement which has 400mg of magnesium oxide and 350mg of potassium in it, to help with my BP. I hear that Magnesium Oxide isn't absorbed as much as other types of Magnesium (who knew there were so many), and that in 400mg of…

I have just amended my diary settings to public. Please feel free to have a look any input is appreciated. My Carbs are normally in the 30g ballpark, so that's good. I am not taking any bone broth or extra salt, in fact I am trying to keep sodium / salt low due to high blood pressure (which I'm hoping this WOE will help),…

genius

Defo gonna try these with a bit of salsa and sour cream ...yum

My readings are 140-150 over 90-100. Go is loathe to put me on med. I don't drink or smoke, and neither parent has high BP. Hope diet and weightless help...With some exercise thrown in.

this is right up my street!

Thanks for the replies all, it is reassuring, that this woe will help rather than hinder me in this challenge.

Only been at it a week, but I log everything and have an open diary, feel free to add.

Hi, My fats tend to come from meat, olive oil, dairy, and nuts / seeds. I am only on day two but have been working on a meal planner and look to incorporate some oily fish. My fats tend to be high saturated, and I posed the question to see if this was okay as I am unable to keep the sat fat below the mfp recommendation. As…

Hi , thanks for the replies. The Sat Fat I am eating comes mainly from meat. I have now removed the sat fat counter from my diary dashboard, and refuse to stress over it. I was getting worried about hitting the Protein / fat target macro, but finding it impossible without exceeding the sat fat macro / target. There is so…

Great list for those of us starting out, thank you. I have printed it out and will be taking it food shopping with me tomorrow. Anyone in the UK have any LC shopping staples that they have discovered within our supermarkets not listed above?

Alright, lets do this! I am taking the plunge and going with the online calculator and recommendations of those with more experience / knowledge than me. I have to start somewhere, and can always tweak the numbers later if I need to. I have to start somewhere, so I am going all in with Carbs 10%, Protein 20% and Fat 70%…