Stuart's latest diet update 8 October

Well I've not updated for a while as I've been static for 2 or 3 weeks. There have been a few 'wine days' which probably haven't helped but then again thats not high in carbs either.

Anyway on the diet I have now moved to having lost 15lbs in 6 weeks so I am happy with that and is a positive move of 2.5lb since last week. Ironically on my last post I mentioned about starting to do some walks at the weekend and I noticed pretty quickly that after those walks I would often have added weight when I weighed in the morning before and after. That was despite keeping to the diet plan on those days!

I have now added a few supplements to my diet and they are a probiotice multi vitamin and a selenium supplement which helps with ensuring that the thyroid works properly and thus that any food is processed efficiently.

On the snack front this week I have dropped peanuts for walnuts which contain a lot more fibre and are therefore effectively carb neutral.

Yesterdays diet plan on this Tesco ediet was:

• Bacon & vegetable stir fry with cheese
• Gammon steak & salad
• Thai coconut chicken curry
• snack of Chicken strips & guacamole
• orange 60g

What I have noticed now that I have moved to advancement level is that you are able to manipulate each recipe so if you didn't fancy the 3oz's of Feta Cheese on the Gammon Steak Salad then you can swap it for 9 oz cottage cheese, 3 oz brie or 3 oz low fat cheese. This sort of swap is available on a number of the recipes so you can stay to the meals even if you have run out of one ingredient or you don't like one of them.

Good stuff.

Atkins Diet Product Reviews: BBQ Sauces

This video is from Bowulf:

"In a first of a new series, I review low carb products that I have encountered in my own life. These are my own personal opinions and based upon my own tastes. In this episode, I deal with BBQ sauces.

Walden Farms Barbeque Thick and Spicy - Thumbs Down (too watery, too sweet, and weird taste)

KC Masterpiece Classic Blend - Thumbs Up (Thick Rich taste, and good commercial product

As an alternative to these commercial products, you can always create your own."