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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Stronggirlsclub said:
Yes...I’m sure you’re right. I didn’t get this way over night, so I can’t really expect to fix things over night either.

Thank you for the encouragement. It really helps :)
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Strongirlsclub (love the name) - If you find yourself a bit queasy after the fat, the may need to take things a little more gently. When I increased my fat (when I didn't want to lose any more weight), I found if I was too aggressive with it, I had a reaction, including exra trips to the loo.

I hope you're not affected in the same way, but if you do, don't despair, and try dialing back on the fat a bit, then increasing slowly. If you want or need to trim up a bit there's no huge need to up the fat, unless you find yourself very hungry, which only you would know about it.

Good luck with it all.
 
So last night’s dinner at Nando’s prior to the Harry Styles concert at the O2 in London fell through as the queue was too long so I had to wing it! My heart sank when my daughter said she’d like Ask Italian instead, all that pasta and pizza!:wideyed: Anyway it turned out ok, I chose the hot chicken and pancetta salad which according to their website is 11g carbs, it was delicious, chicken, pancetta, avocado, red onion, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach and rocket with Parmesan cheese grated on top :hungry:
No opportunity to test before and after but confident it was a good choice. Blood sugar before bed at just before 2am was 5.2 even after suffering the underground and a coach journey home!
Concert was fantastic btw!
 
I think I’m beginning to see some very very small changes (I’m fully aware that I’ve still got an awfully long way to go though) but my 2hr post prandial reading after dinner last night was 8.4mmol which was lower than my pre dinner reading and the lowest reading I’ve had to date.

Today’s breakfast was yummy, but I think it might have been too high in carbs given the 2hr pp reading.

Breakfast Coffee and cream, Streaky bacon, avocado, 6 piccolo tomatoes ( 15g carbs, 16g protein, 25g fat)

First morning reading 10.2, 2hr pp 11.2.

Definately suffering from Dawn Phenomenon but I’m aware that this reading is usually the last to change.

Would appreciate any thoughts or feedback as I’m learning so much!

SGC x
 
Stronggirlsclub said:
I think I’m beginning to see some very very small changes (I’m fully aware that I’ve still got an awfully long way to go though) but my 2hr post prandial reading after dinner last night was 8.4mmol which was lower than my pre dinner reading and the lowest reading I’ve had to date.

Today’s breakfast was yummy, but I think it might have been too high in carbs given the 2hr pp reading.

Breakfast Coffee and cream, Streaky bacon, avocado, 6 piccolo tomatoes ( 15g carbs, 16g protein, 25g fat)

First morning reading 10.2, 2hr pp 11.2.

Definately suffering from Dawn Phenomenon but I’m aware that this reading is usually the last to change.

Would appreciate any thoughts or feedback as I’m learning so much!

SGC x
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Easy one on breakfast if you want to reduce the carbs per meal is to cut or reduce tomatoes the advocado is well worth the few carbs as comes in a great healthy fats package - tomatoes are carbier I do have a few but if so as the only veggie with breakfast also use mushrooms as an alternative - which are brilliant if you like them and cooked in butter are delicious.
You’re doing well keeping your eye on the general trend rather than worrying about highish early morning reading at this stage. best readings to educate yourself about your own body - as we all react differently to different foods and some of us can tolerate some foods better than others - are your pre and post bg readings.
 
shelley262 said:
Easy one on breakfast if you want to reduce the carbs per meal is to cut or reduce tomatoes the advocado is well worth the few carbs as comes in a great healthy fats package - tomatoes are carbier I do have a few but if so as the only veggie with breakfast also use mushrooms as an alternative - which are brilliant if you like them and cooked in butter are delicious.
You’re doing well keeping your eye on the general trend rather than worrying about highish early morning reading at this stage. best readings to educate yourself about your own body - as we all react differently to different foods and some of us can tolerate some foods better than others - are your pre and post bg readings.
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Thank you for the tip about tomatoes. I’ll remember that tomorrow.

It’s early days for me so still working on changing my mindset as I’ve done low carb diets in the past which allowed you to eat fruit so I would snack on oranges and grapes etc.

Right now I’m craving tomatoes and oranges. Anything natural juicy and sweet, but not craving processed food or bread or starchy carbs which I thought would be my problem.
 
DCUKMod said:
Strongirlsclub (love the name) - If you find yourself a bit queasy after the fat, the may need to take things a little more gently. When I increased my fat (when I didn't want to lose any more weight), I found if I was too aggressive with it, I had a reaction, including exra trips to the loo.

I hope you're not affected in the same way, but if you do, don't despair, and try dialing back on the fat a bit, then increasing slowly. If you want or need to trim up a bit there's no huge need to up the fat, unless you find yourself very hungry, which only you would know about it.

Good luck with it all.
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Thank you for replying.

I think you’re right and I should build up the fat gradually. I had 25g of fat with breakfast (avo and streaky bacon) and felt fine afterwards, so maybe it’s cream and cheese i need to be careful of?

I definitely need to drop a couple of stone (3.5 stone is the goal, to get me well into the ‘healthy’ BMI category) so I shall try not to beat myself up about eating fat too much.
 
Stronggirlsclub said:
Thank you for the tip about tomatoes. I’ll remember that tomorrow.

It’s early days for me so still working on changing my mindset as I’ve done low carb diets in the past which allowed you to eat fruit so I would snack on oranges and grapes etc.

Right now I’m craving tomatoes and oranges. Anything natural juicy and sweet, but not craving processed food or bread or starchy carbs which I thought would be my problem.
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Difficult I know as those things are sweet which can make them more attractive. Several of us on here do things like no sugar jellies which can hit the sweet desire! I make lemon
And lime jelly adding a bit of extra lemon zest and juice and eitherserve when set with cream or beat a bit of cream when mixing the jelly to make a mousse or you can add raspberries or strawberries to the jellies. I make whole pint up and the put in small pots in fridge. You can also buy pots done @Rachox eats one as a regular snack I think. Hope this idea helps. Most of us also do high percentage chocolate as I’m sure you’ve noticed!
 
shelley262 said:
Difficult I know as those things are sweet which can make them more attractive. Several of us on here do things like no sugar jellies which can hit the sweet desire! I make lemon
And lime jelly adding a bit of extra lemon zest and juice and eitherserve when set with cream or beat a bit of cream when mixing the jelly to make a mousse or you can add raspberries or strawberries to the jellies. I make whole pint up and the put in small pots in fridge. You can also buy pots done @Rachox eats one as a regular snack I think. Hope this idea helps. Most of us also do high percentage chocolate as I’m sure you’ve noticed!
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Yes I eat the Hartleys 10cal ready made jellies, although aimed at the low calorie market, they happen to be low carb too. Less than 1g carb per pot depending on the flavour, they get me through my weak spot for snacking mid afternoon between lunch and dinner (we don’t eat dinner til around 8pm some nights)
 
Rachox said:
Yes I eat the Hartleys 10cal ready made jellies, although aimed at the low calorie market, they happen to be low carb too. Less than 1g carb per pot depending on the flavour, they get me through my weak spot for snacking mid afternoon between lunch and dinner (we don’t eat dinner til around 8pm some nights)
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What a great idea....I’ve a huge shopping list for when I go food shopping this afternoon. Any other recommendations?
 
Stronggirlsclub said:
What a great idea....I’ve a huge shopping list for when I go food shopping this afternoon. Any other recommendations?
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Other snack foods I have are the aforementioned high % chocolate, Babybel cheeses, nuts, pork scratchings to name a few...
 
Stronggirlsclub said:
What a great idea....I’ve a huge shopping list for when I go food shopping this afternoon. Any other recommendations?
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If you like pasta I’d recommend the bean pasta explore cuisine the mung bean fettuccine is great as is the spaghetti which i use once cooked as noodles in a stir fry and I don’t notice the difference it’s 1.3g per 10g of pasta and I eat about 25g - plenty I find. Oppo ice cream is another favourite of many of us. Enjoy your shop allow plenty of time to read the labels! You soon learn which areas of supermarket to avoid!
 
shelley262 said:
If you like pasta I’d recommend the bean pasta explore cuisine the mung bean fettuccine is great as is the spaghetti which i use once cooked as noodles in a stir fry and I don’t notice the difference it’s 1.3g per 10g of pasta and I eat about 25g - plenty I find. Oppo ice cream is another favourite of many of us. Enjoy your shop allow plenty of time to read the labels! You soon learn which areas of supermarket to avoid!
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I could happily never eat pasta or rice again (I’m a meat and 2 veg kinda girl) but my hubby is joining me on this journey (not diagnosed but a lot of visceral fat so I suspect some degree of insulin resistance) and he adores pasta. He’s sad that he will never eat a proper spag Bol/chilli again.

Where will I find the mung bean pasta? It might prove to be a life save for him!
 
Stronggirlsclub said:
I could happily never eat pasta or rice again (I’m a meat and 2 veg kinda girl) but my hubby is joining me on this journey (not diagnosed but a lot of visceral fat so I suspect some degree of insulin resistance) and he adores pasta. He’s sad that he will never eat a proper spag Bol/chilli again.

Where will I find the mung bean pasta? It might prove to be a life save for him!
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I buy mine from Sainsbury’s not sure if other places have it but they probably do. In Sainsbury’s it is in the gluten free speciality section and there are different varieties - the green fettuccine would be a great one to start with as when it’s cooked and served with a sauce it tastes just like Verdi pasta in my opinion. Hope you find it. I did find some Aldi’s own brand bean spaghetti a week or so ago but haven’t yet tried it so can’t comment.
 
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Stronggirlsclub said:
I could happily never eat pasta or rice again (I’m a meat and 2 veg kinda girl) but my hubby is joining me on this journey (not diagnosed but a lot of visceral fat so I suspect some degree of insulin resistance) and he adores pasta. He’s sad that he will never eat a proper spag Bol/chilli again.

Where will I find the mung bean pasta? It might prove to be a life save for him!
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These are the three that Tesco stocks, I like the fettuccini one best too and it’s the lowest carb of the three. I’ve never fancied the black one! :hungover:
I also substitute spiralised butternut squash for spaghetti to make a ‘spaghetti’ bolognese. My hubby who eats whatever I cook (!) prefers it to spaghetti now, as do I.

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SZB2357 said:
@bassamaklan I was wondering how do BG readings fare with one cup rice + lentils since with the same mine are at 9 or 165 two hours later......
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@SZB2357 If I eat 1 cooked brown rice and lentis, I get two post meal different readings based on the time. If it is between 12and1pm, my bg reading would be 140mg. If my lunch is after 2pm, it would reach 160-170mg.
I tried this several time and got the same results.
Today I cooked the same meal, but I added ginger powder and 200g mushroom and eat it with my family at 1:30pm. my bg reading 2 hours after was 102mg.
maybe this low reading because of morning 5 minutes abs exersice, but this was amazing result for me and I don't have it usually.
 
Lunch was a salad of tuna in oil, mayo, leaves, a little grated beetroot, gerkin and 4 silverskin onions, followed by 3 slices of Edam cheese.

Before lunch 8.4
2hr after lunch 7.9

I’m so happy with this progress!

I’ve just had a snack of 6 raspberries and a glass of sugar free squash. I’ll check again in 2 hours to see if they have an impact.
 
Hello all. Was home late, so didn't get to post yesterday.

@maglil55 -- A big hug from me. Hope you get over the flu soon. Sounds as if it has hit you hard.

@Stronggirlsclub -- Welcome to this thread. You are doing great. With respect to the breakfast, I believe a 1 mmol rise two hours after breakfast is acceptable. However, if you would prefer a lower rise, I agree with @shelley262, maybe reduce the number of tomatoes. Maybe two would work too. Or you might try to have them later in the day. Often we are more insulin sensitive later in the day.

In term of shopping, all the above suggestions are great. Another option might be lettuce (virtually all kinds), Caesar's dressing (I use Cardini's with 1.7g of carbs per 100 ml) and grated parmesan cheese. Also, lots of eggs in the fridge are a great idea as they are very versatile.

Yesterday's meals:

Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol. Lupini hummus, low-carb cole slaw, about 100g of pan-seared lamb.

Lunch: Nothing.

Dinner: One wiener sausage and three Adonis bars (a bit indulgent I know, but was a bit stressed and frustrated with work). Two glasses of dry red wine.
 
Hi all
What a soggy wet grey day but Thursday is my favourite day as it’s my Pilates class mid morning - love it.
Brunch cheese omlette fried in butter followed by 2 squares of Lindt 90% chocolate
Dinner salmon fried in lemon butter served with cauliflower cheese followed by raspberry mousse planning a gin and soda water later.
Planning doing decorating over next few days treats may be needed! Wouldn’t mind as much if it was spring like!
 
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