Starting Tomorrow

[Mollie67]

Hello Everyone

I will be starting the Atkins diet on Tuesday (have to get the food in tomorrow). I tried Cambridge Diet last week but had to give up after 4 days as I just cannot cope without food and felt so ill.

My friend who has previously lost around 4 stone doing Atkins will also be starting too so I have someone to help me along as I have never followed the plan before.

Can I just ask everyone what they do about tea? I love my cuppa and understand that I can have a dash on cream in coffee but I cannot cope with drinking black tea. I don't mind limiting myself to the amount of cups I have to say 2 or 3 per day but is there anyway I can have a splash of milk in these and count the carbs towards my daily allowance - has anyone else done this? If they have, what's the best milk to use for carb content.

Thanks for your help

 

[shrinkingannie]

Hi Mollie, welcome on board, atkins is great you will love it! The first couple of days can be a bit tough but its plain sailing after that! I still have milk in my coffee - you shouldn't technically, but as you say I count it towards my carb allowance and I don't like cream in coffee. Full fat is the best option after cream from a carb point of view. Good luck and let us know how you are doing!

 

[Jim]

Hi Mollie and welcome love, I drink green tea, have you tried that?

 

[LVLLM]

Hi Mollie. I have milk in my one cup of tea in the morning but just count it as carbs. (naughty me - but I just cant cope without my tea first thing in the morning). It all decaf though

 

[girlygirl1]

Gold Top milk has an even higher fat content and makes delicious tea, but go easy especially during Induction. By the way if you mix some cream with water in a bottle or a jug - shake it up or blend thoroughly - you get a 'milk' mixture that is very nice in both tea and coffee. Make it as weak or as strong as you like!

Welcome to Atkins, and good luck.