New UK Girl !

[Shaemess]

Way to go with your weight loss!!

It must be really difficult to work in such a high carb environment. I work with mentally challenged adults in a group home and since my shift are overnights I'm all alone in a house with usually tonnes of food. Just last week the goodies were especially plentiful with mile high banana cream pie, donuts, apple crisp and ice cream that called to me the entire night. (drools...) I'm sorry to say that I gave into temptation and had the tiniest sliver of the pie, just enough to taste. Thankfully though, I managed to restrain myself for the rest of the night.

[misplaced southerner]

wow.....starting a new way of eating AND dumping the cigs......i might shoot myself....you have GUTS.....you are here and you can do this!! so far i'd say you are tough!

[Uk Girl]

Hi
Thanks Becky - I really must go and buy a tape - it's **** trying to use my hubbies metal one! (it's cold!)

Sillygirl - I was the silly one that pm'd you about the name change! - got there - thanks!

Really fancy something sweet tonight - so put splenda in my coffee!

Angelstar - wow you have done so well - and you look so much YOUNGER !!

Misplaced Southerner - congrats on your wedding! would have been easier to not have smoked or got fat in the first place - especially as I managed to put on about 20lbs since last july!

Sheamess - hey I reckon you did well to restrain from picking - are there any 'free' foods we can nibble on?

[Labarum]

Welcome - I'm a Brit in exile!

[*Emma*]

yay another brit!

Welcome! and congrats on your journey so far!!!

i look forward to seein you about the boards!

[Uk Girl]

Thanks Labarum and Emma

hey how come my Ticker tapes doesn't show up any more?

[*Emma*]

did you add it into your signature? from what i can see it looks like you only added it to your post....

Click on User CP at the top and edit your signature, that should do it!

[sallyseachange]

Originally Posted by Uk Girl

Thanks everyone for your welcome!

You all look great!

The best thing about this way of eating so far is that I don't get hungry in between meals - before I was just forever snacking on carbs.

I have high cholesterol and having it checked 17/4 so will see what has happened there!

Scooter - will check out the threads - Thank you.

Btw... re your cholesterol check... bear in mind that it can take several weeks (I think at least six) for the effects of Atkins to show up in your bloodwork; so don't get stressed if your results are not what you want, so early... or postpone your bloodwork for a while longer.

[Shaemess]

Originally Posted by Uk Girl

Sheamess - hey I reckon you did well to restrain from picking - are there any 'free' foods we can nibble on?

Actually, according to the Dr. Atkins' Carbohydrate Gram counter there are a couple of things you can nibble on. The best one, if you can stomach them, are Pork Rinds with 0.0 carbs per 20. I don't mind them in small amounts and I guess you could even crush them really fine and use them to coat chicken to give it a crispy crust. I know it sounds icky but I've seen chefs wrap chicken in bacon which is pretty much the same thing.

[Richt]

A word of warning about the pork rinds. Yes they are legal, but limit them to say a small handful a day, as they are high in salt and can cause you to retain water.