coffee

[siddlem]

does coffee have any carbs in or is it suitable for the atkins diet??

[nickmo]

OK for Atkins diet but with no sugar added

[andyjevs]

Isn't de-caff better as caffine interferes with the bodies ability to burn fat

Good luck with the diet....it works well but make sure you have plenty of laxitives

[siddlem]

siddlem thanks guys, its going well.....but cant find a laxative that doesnt contain sugar!! any more advice out there..

btw, not a diet fanatic or anything, just need to shift a couple of stone!

[PhilBy]

syrup of figs will 'move' you better than any laxative... in fact if you take plenty you will not need a diet!!! (The last comment was purely tongue in cheek & not to be tried)

[siddlem]

but surley syrup of figs has sugar in it?? and therefore carbs??

[woofgang]

Atkins recommends isphagula husk. You could also use fibogel. Both these add extra fibre to the diet and help. Senna will "get things going" but should be used wiuth caution and not on a regular (sorry!) basis

[woofgang]

also drink LOADS of water and make sure you take your allowed carbs in a high fibre format. Atkins only counts digestible carb so the higher the fibre the more you get for your 20g of atkins carb