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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 23:00

I am not on atkins but Dukan ;)...instead of eggs have low fat/no fat yogurt and 3 oz of meat. Can you eat oatbran? have 1.5 tbls as porrage (made with water) with yogurt and cinimon on top. Anyway, that is just another alternate ;)

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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 21:47

Jenna, you don't like the taste of eggs or you don't want eggs at all? Because if its just the taste, I have one flax muffin a day which requires the usage of 1 egg, or flax pancake, french toast... but all need egg though u could use egg substitutes! Sometimes I skip breakfast and just have coffee with 1 tablespoon of whipping cream and that fills me up! Well the strips don't necessarily mean u aren't in ketosis, sometimes u're just not producing enough for it to show, but yes decreasing carbs can be an option. Greek salad with some tomatoes (1/2 cup) lettuce and cucumbers + feta works fine! Just have to count exact amount of carbs in the meal. I use fitday.com to do so and make sure I don't go over 20grams of net carbs! Will check both at spinneys and life pharmacy as I'm currently in Qatar during the week and in Dubai on weekends! Thank a lot for the help :-)

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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 14:52

if the stick stops being the bold purple, then what? does that mean you have to reduce greens? or tomatoes? thanks I love Greek Salad but i guess the only thing I could eat on it would be feta?

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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 14:32

I get them from Life Pharmacy... use them for my diabetic dog...

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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 14:25

Sorry to hijack, but what are you having for breakfast? I lost 15 kilos on this diet in my early twenties and kept it off too. Now, after having DD 6months ago I need to lose about 7 Kilos however I can no longer tolerate eggs, any other breakfast options you can think of?

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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 14:15

yes! cheese and heavy whipping cream too :-)

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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 13:08

Are you also eating cheese?

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Latest post on 29 March 2011 - 12:45

Thank you so much hellsbells and all you other girls, will check this weekend and hopefully find them! I am really loving the fast weight loss and no feel of being deprived on Atkins!

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 21:12

Thanks girls! Yes I know how to use them, and am quite sure I'm in Ketosis but would be a nice motivator if I could get hold of the strips to track how much and how it varies. Glitzi, do you happen to remember in which pharmacy you got them? i've been to those in Dubai Mall and none had them... Thanks again :-) Oh it was such a long time back but I think I bought them at the life pharmacy sh zayed rd. Best to follow Helsbells Spinney's lead. And yes they are such a motivator..hope you find them soon! Best of luck with Atkins :)

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 19:49

they have them at the pharmacy at spinneys on al wasl - approx 35 aed

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 17:22

On Cambridge and slipping off after 3 weeks, I do miss eating. Thinking about going back on Atkins. I remember thhe keto sticks turning purple meant the fat was burning. Have you tried Life Pharmacy?

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 17:17

Good luck! I lost weight with Atkins in the past and I know fast results are a great motivator. :)

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 17:08

Thanks girls! Yes I know how to use them, and am quite sure I'm in Ketosis but would be a nice motivator if I could get hold of the strips to track how much and how it varies. Glitzi, do you happen to remember in which pharmacy you got them? i've been to those in Dubai Mall and none had them... Thanks again :-)

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 13:59

Have recently started the Atkins diet and would like to be able to test whether I'm in Ketosis, these are normally used by either low carb dieters, diabetics or epileptics. Does anyone happen to know where I can get them? I used these strips before and if i remember correctly they were by AcuCheck and I think they had ketones/Glucose written on them (White cylindrical tube like box)...but just to be sure you could ask the pharmacist They are available at most pharmacies and have a pink to purple shade chart to match it with the colour on the strip you get..and it tells you the level of ketosis. Pink is low and deep purple means you are at a high level of ketosis...& when you are on Atkins, thats the colour that makes you smile :) HTH

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 13:31

Sorry I don't know where you can find those test strips here. If you are on strict Atkins, you will likely feel the effects of Ketosis 3-5 days after you start. Good luck!

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 13:27

I use them to test whether I'm in ketosis too, but I'm in Australia. What I generally do is get the pharmacy to order them in if they are not part of their normal stock. You would probably need the following information (and I'm assuming it's the same product number etc in Dubai): Manufacturer is Bayer Product Name is Ketostix Ref No is 2880 or possibly 08059142 This is for a container of 50. Are you familiar with how to use them? And what colour you need your test strip to be when expelling a safe level of ketones? If not, give me a hoi and I can explain it.

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 13:08

Have recently started the Atkins diet and would like to be able to test whether I'm in Ketosis, these are normally used by either low carb dieters, diabetics or epileptics. Does anyone happen to know where I can get them?

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