[SarahUK]

Thank you for looking at my menus.

I just wanted reassurance that my menus were OK. I do struggle to keep the protein down to 30% as I love meat. I've done Atkins before but I lent my book to someone (can't remember who) and although I'm waiting for a new one to be delivered I'm going from memory for a few days and reading the stickies here until it arrives. I know I should have waited and re-read the book before starting but I really wanted to get going.

I do plan my eating ahead, sometimes as much as 2 weeks and I only buy in the food that I'm allowed to eat. Obviously things happen and meals get switched around but for me planning is very important. Always having food that is Atkins friendly around means that there is no excuse to eat the wrong thing if I'm running late. If I'm going to be out for a few hours I eat before I leave and pop some individually wrapped cheese in my bag for emergencies that way I'm not tempted to grab a burger or sandwich.

I successfully lost 5 stone (in 6 months) a few years ago on Atkins so I know it does works but after 20 years of the low fat, low calorie brainwashing it takes a leap of faith to trust the book and believe that eating fat which we've been told is the thing that makes us fat will actually make us thin.

Apart from the weight loss what I love about Atkins is that I don't feel hungry and I don't crave. After only 2 days I can already feel that my sugar level is stabilising. Although to be fair for the last 6 months or so I've only been eating fresh meat, fish, veg, rice and fruit so I haven't had the processed foods to get out of my system.

Off to have a nice steak now!