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We did the same. Loved their coleslaw as well.
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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)
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maglil55
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Finally! Friday - yesterday. Bed 7.8 FBG 7. BGs been surging a bit but still mostly OK. this is a rushed day with it being school 1/2 day and I'm really not sorted with shopping yet. Got boys to school - weather is miserable, took son to gen a new airfryer (one in Argos reduced to £35 in the sale) while I picked up stuff from M&S). Had about 1 hr at home before going for boys. Got soaked - rain really heavy!
B. TAG with ADOC
L. 4 rollitos and 4 cold chicken wings.
Got boys home for 3pm and collected hubby who had retreated to the pub.
D. All this talk about Red Rooster encouraged me to get a M&S chook to roast. Had it with 4 halloumi fries (now always done in air fryer - thanks @Brunneria), cauliflower cheese and a bit pork stuffing.
Finished last of Grahams goodness with some raspberries.
@Brunneria - the pups look super cute! @DJC3 - hows Dennis doing?
@Goonergal - still haven't found the time to get to Hotel Chocolate for one of these incredible looking Hot Chocolates but now you have to add incredible pork to the mix - help!
@shelley262 - have a wonderful holiday. Glad to see everything worked out and you got away.
As you may have gathered I've finally caught up but @Chook is still missing and where has @Viv19 gone?
B. TAG with ADOC
L. 4 rollitos and 4 cold chicken wings.
Got boys home for 3pm and collected hubby who had retreated to the pub.
D. All this talk about Red Rooster encouraged me to get a M&S chook to roast. Had it with 4 halloumi fries (now always done in air fryer - thanks @Brunneria), cauliflower cheese and a bit pork stuffing.
Finished last of Grahams goodness with some raspberries.
@Brunneria - the pups look super cute! @DJC3 - hows Dennis doing?
@Goonergal - still haven't found the time to get to Hotel Chocolate for one of these incredible looking Hot Chocolates but now you have to add incredible pork to the mix - help!
@shelley262 - have a wonderful holiday. Glad to see everything worked out and you got away.
As you may have gathered I've finally caught up but @Chook is still missing and where has @Viv19 gone?
The hot chocolate is delicious - and addictive! I’ve recently discovered that they’ll serve you the cocoa whip on the top separately and for free. Recommend that too. Would be a perfect dessert after the pork
I miss @Chook too!
It was. Need to book a couple more in.
On to today’s food. Made a new discovery while out today. Early start and train to St Alban’s for a walk along the Alban Way to Hatfield and a bit of retail therapy. Ravenous by around 3pm and headed for the shop at Hatfield Station. Found some chicken crackling. Pretty good too.
Aside from that just dinner - slow cooked lamb shoulder with garlic and thyme. So good to arrive home and find it ready.
ianpspurs
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Just tea and water for B. 1 tomato, 60 gms cucumber and .33 tblsp h/m mayo in skinny bread sandwich for lunch. Followed by last CCB of that batch - 100% choc topping very unpleasant taste. Rump steak and egg with wilted red little gem lettuce, 2 tomatoes and mushrooms for evening meal. May sound churlish/ungrateful to some but it was OK - nothing to rave about. Steak was only £2,33 and egg double yoke so had some good points.
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Annb
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I was going to have the last of the proscuitto for my lunch, about 1 pm, but Em beat me to it so I had some cheddar cheese with pickled silverskin onions. The onions were necessary because I was using the cheddar, of which there was plenty, rather than the smaller pieces of gruyere and Emmental. The cheddar is quite sharp and not very good on its own.
Dinner was at about 6 pm - well it was that late afternoon tea I spoke of yesterday. I had 3 of the mini frittatas and some salad. The hazelnut and apple buns went down well, but they looked a bit dry to me and the orange cake turned out to be a marmalade cake but appeared to be allright. I also had some bits of gruyere off of the cheese board. I'll pass the remaining buns and the cake on to No 2 son - both will work well with custard, as a dessert.
Em decided she was going to give me a test, like they have in school but which she made up herself. She very generously awarded me a mark of "A + Very good Ann". So at least I can still pass a test set by a 7 year old. Can't be all that bad although she may have gone easy on me because she was explaining that, often, when people get old (like me) they get a bit muddled and forgetful! Just so.
Dinner was at about 6 pm - well it was that late afternoon tea I spoke of yesterday. I had 3 of the mini frittatas and some salad. The hazelnut and apple buns went down well, but they looked a bit dry to me and the orange cake turned out to be a marmalade cake but appeared to be allright. I also had some bits of gruyere off of the cheese board. I'll pass the remaining buns and the cake on to No 2 son - both will work well with custard, as a dessert.
Em decided she was going to give me a test, like they have in school but which she made up herself. She very generously awarded me a mark of "A + Very good Ann". So at least I can still pass a test set by a 7 year old. Can't be all that bad although she may have gone easy on me because she was explaining that, often, when people get old (like me) they get a bit muddled and forgetful! Just so.
Ahhh the joys of returning to what I want to eat, when I want, in the portions I want... carnivory, how I do love thee...
B: 3 sausages
L: homemade smokes salmon pate on 9g carbs of oatcakes (easing down from holiday carb levels)
D: lamb chops
All 3 dogs are snoring off their holiday revels.
I expect the bouncing to start again tomorrow, with the dawn
B: 3 sausages
L: homemade smokes salmon pate on 9g carbs of oatcakes (easing down from holiday carb levels)
D: lamb chops
All 3 dogs are snoring off their holiday revels.
I expect the bouncing to start again tomorrow, with the dawn
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee
Lunch: fry up of bacon, egg, mushrooms and two cherry tomatoes followed by Greek yoghurt, raspberries and macadamia and coconut keto granola.
Mid afternoon: raspberry phd bar with a black coffee
Dinner: cold sweet chilli chicken with leafy salad and two orange rapture tomatoes, coleslaw and pork scratchings followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola.
Lunch: fry up of bacon, egg, mushrooms and two cherry tomatoes followed by Greek yoghurt, raspberries and macadamia and coconut keto granola.
Mid afternoon: raspberry phd bar with a black coffee
Dinner: cold sweet chilli chicken with leafy salad and two orange rapture tomatoes, coleslaw and pork scratchings followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola.
SlimLizzy
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28-09-19
breakfast, tea, then was meant to be cheesy scrambled eggs, but think the pan was too hot so it turned into an egg and cheese mess, had two rosti and a portion of spinach with it, quite tasty, but stomach was not happy. Tea
coffee, coffee and more coffee. Misunderstanding meant mrSlim made me coffee minutes after i had finished one, keeping marital harmony, said thank you and drank it
lunch, small amount of toasted baguette (they really are no good on second day) with ham and brie. Half a small tomato, one spring onion each and the last radish, we had to share! ( luckily more growing, but maybe two weeks before they are ready ) french salad. Cup of tea.
Collected fallen apples. then cut the grass, still wishing the mower would collect cuttings, there are leaves everywhere now and all the mower does is rearrange them.
Finished the tedious digging task and now there is another tedious digging task to do. However this one may be slightly easier.
tea
dinner. grilled pork chop, few potatoes, cauliflower and veg medley, runner and french beans, plus mange toute. The last of all of them, will be supermarket veg from now on
Yoghurt ( new brand, its ok, just not as good as the greek yoghurt, but we can only get that in one supermarket 15 min drive away. Two other nearer, same supermarket chain dont stock the greek yoghurt ) and raspberries. 2 glasses of Rose wine,
The feral cat came for her supper, seemed really hungry, which means she comes almost as soon as food is put out. She still takes any large pieces undercover to eat, but her confidence is definitely growing. If neighbours cat is around its difficult to get any food to feral cat. Next door neighbours cat also hangs about most evenings, hoping for titbits and cuddles. She can be quite demanding at times, expecting to be allowed in, leaping onto chairs and laps, sometimes attempting to get on the table- which always leads to her being thrown out...
MrSlim is having cheese and biscuits,. Succumbed to chunk of Bleu D'Auvergne, but put the chocolate that appeared before me back in the fridge. OFc 10 mins later it is back out wish i had more willpower - or less temptations.
breakfast, tea, then was meant to be cheesy scrambled eggs, but think the pan was too hot so it turned into an egg and cheese mess, had two rosti and a portion of spinach with it, quite tasty, but stomach was not happy. Tea
coffee, coffee and more coffee. Misunderstanding meant mrSlim made me coffee minutes after i had finished one, keeping marital harmony, said thank you and drank it
lunch, small amount of toasted baguette (they really are no good on second day) with ham and brie. Half a small tomato, one spring onion each and the last radish, we had to share! ( luckily more growing, but maybe two weeks before they are ready ) french salad. Cup of tea.
Collected fallen apples. then cut the grass, still wishing the mower would collect cuttings, there are leaves everywhere now and all the mower does is rearrange them.
Finished the tedious digging task and now there is another tedious digging task to do. However this one may be slightly easier.
tea
dinner. grilled pork chop, few potatoes, cauliflower and veg medley, runner and french beans, plus mange toute. The last of all of them, will be supermarket veg from now on
Yoghurt ( new brand, its ok, just not as good as the greek yoghurt, but we can only get that in one supermarket 15 min drive away. Two other nearer, same supermarket chain dont stock the greek yoghurt ) and raspberries. 2 glasses of Rose wine,The feral cat came for her supper, seemed really hungry, which means she comes almost as soon as food is put out. She still takes any large pieces undercover to eat, but her confidence is definitely growing. If neighbours cat is around its difficult to get any food to feral cat. Next door neighbours cat also hangs about most evenings, hoping for titbits and cuddles. She can be quite demanding at times, expecting to be allowed in, leaping onto chairs and laps, sometimes attempting to get on the table- which always leads to her being thrown out...
MrSlim is having cheese and biscuits,. Succumbed to chunk of Bleu D'Auvergne, but put the chocolate that appeared before me back in the fridge. OFc 10 mins later it is back out
wish i had more willpower - or less temptations.
SlimLizzy
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Am so jealous of your Halloumi soldiers, have been unable to find halloumi in the shops here.
Oh no! Remind me never to move to France!
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Lunch yesterday: Liquid lunch at the bowls club, rump steak and salad, several XXXX Gold pots.
Dinner: Stir fried spicy pork and veggies.
Breakfast: Usual c&m omelette, bacon, tomatoes, spudlite.
Drinks: Black coffee no sugary stuff, low carb beer, water.
Dinner: Stir fried spicy pork and veggies.
Breakfast: Usual c&m omelette, bacon, tomatoes, spudlite.
Drinks: Black coffee no sugary stuff, low carb beer, water.
ziggy_w
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Hello all.
@maglil55 -- So sorry to hear about the repeated problems with your car. Is there any hope they will replace it?
@Goonergal -- Thanks for the thumbs up on the chicken cracklings. Found them on Amazon too. Will definitely order them.
@PenguinMum -- Glad you enjoyed your time in Spain. Food sounded delicious. Too bad about the mosquitos. Not surprised they raised your blood sugar levels.
Food:
Yesterday ...
Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos.
Lunch: Mussels in cream sauce with a bit of celery and grated carrots. A three-egg omelet with cheddar. Several glasses of homemade low-carb bitter lemon.
Dinner: Out for one and half glasses of red wine. Later at home 120g of chicken liver pate, 30g of soft cheese, 50g of shrimp.
Today ...
Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos. Hamburger patty on lamb's lettuce, mayo, low-carb ketchup, cheddar and guacamole. 50g of shrimp.
Lunch: Last slice of egg liqueur cake. Several glasses of homemade low-carb bitter lemon.
Dinner: A DD keto roll with butter, a rather large piece of Rambol walnut cheese, two glasses of red wine.
@maglil55 -- So sorry to hear about the repeated problems with your car. Is there any hope they will replace it?
@Goonergal -- Thanks for the thumbs up on the chicken cracklings. Found them on Amazon too. Will definitely order them.
@PenguinMum -- Glad you enjoyed your time in Spain. Food sounded delicious. Too bad about the mosquitos. Not surprised they raised your blood sugar levels.
Food:
Yesterday ...
Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos.
Lunch: Mussels in cream sauce with a bit of celery and grated carrots. A three-egg omelet with cheddar. Several glasses of homemade low-carb bitter lemon.
Dinner: Out for one and half glasses of red wine. Later at home 120g of chicken liver pate, 30g of soft cheese, 50g of shrimp.
Today ...
Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos. Hamburger patty on lamb's lettuce, mayo, low-carb ketchup, cheddar and guacamole. 50g of shrimp.
Lunch: Last slice of egg liqueur cake. Several glasses of homemade low-carb bitter lemon.
Dinner: A DD keto roll with butter, a rather large piece of Rambol walnut cheese, two glasses of red wine.
Yesterday’s grub
B:CWC
L: 2 egg cheese omelette
D: Chicken adobo from daughters Gousto box but no rice for me. V nice. Red wine
Also Late afternoon 2 glasses Champagne in the bath! A lovely treat insisted upon by daughter after a wet and muddy woodland dog walk in which I slipped and fell down a bank twisting my knee. Struggled to get up but daughter&SIL helped, as did Dennis by bounding back to see what I was doing, leaping all over me, licking my face with a mouth that had just been eating horse poo! Adding insult to injury.
B:CWC
L: 2 egg cheese omelette
D: Chicken adobo from daughters Gousto box but no rice for me. V nice. Red wine
Also Late afternoon 2 glasses Champagne in the bath! A lovely treat insisted upon by daughter after a wet and muddy woodland dog walk in which I slipped and fell down a bank twisting my knee. Struggled to get up but daughter&SIL helped, as did Dennis by bounding back to see what I was doing, leaping all over me, licking my face with a mouth that had just been eating horse poo! Adding insult to injury.
Annb
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1 pm had 2 thin slices of black pudding, 2 rashers of bacon (back bacon - couldn't get any streaky in any of our town shops last shopping trip) and 2 scrambled eggs. But I was still hungry so I had 4 tiny melba toast slices with crowdie and cream (I'd made that up for the afternoon tea yesterday and forgot to put it out. It will go off quite quickly so I'll need to use it up).
That must have been about 20 carbs, but I'm only estimating what was in the black pudding. The melba toast was about 12 carbs. I will probably have to make do with that for food today. Must be quite a high calorific content.
I feel so frustrated when I see what many of you on this forum are eating. Even without eating very much my weight is almost stable (too high and creeping constantly up) and my BG is almost consistently higher than it should be - hovering around 11 since last night. I sometimes feel like giving up. I know I could burn more off, if I could exercise, but I can't do more than hobble around the place as much as possible and use as much energy as I can playing with Em.
It is also frustrating when I see TV items like the one I caught this morning about obesity and 2 of 4 panellists, as well as some of the people contacting the programme via social media, being sure that most obesity these days is about lifestyle choices.
Ah well, at least my bowel problems have eased since I went low carb, so that's a bonus.
That must have been about 20 carbs, but I'm only estimating what was in the black pudding. The melba toast was about 12 carbs. I will probably have to make do with that for food today. Must be quite a high calorific content.
I feel so frustrated when I see what many of you on this forum are eating. Even without eating very much my weight is almost stable (too high and creeping constantly up) and my BG is almost consistently higher than it should be - hovering around 11 since last night. I sometimes feel like giving up. I know I could burn more off, if I could exercise, but I can't do more than hobble around the place as much as possible and use as much energy as I can playing with Em.
It is also frustrating when I see TV items like the one I caught this morning about obesity and 2 of 4 panellists, as well as some of the people contacting the programme via social media, being sure that most obesity these days is about lifestyle choices.
Ah well, at least my bowel problems have eased since I went low carb, so that's a bonus.
ianpspurs
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@Annb from what I read in your posts you are trying really hard, testing, weighing and adjusting. Bear in mind that set against the total membership the regular posters on this thread represent a small percentage. The other point I would make is that, myself apart, they enjoy LC and have success. All those who find it more of a struggle and are less successful don't post here. Stick with the posting, testing and working out your own best way of dealing with the complex of issues you have. None of us have your specific history, set of problems or tastes - every journey is highly personal. Hang on in there you are doing fine.
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Annb
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Thanks for your kind words and encouragement ianspurs. I will keep going, although I sometimes think I shouldn't bother. I'm wondering now if I should go even further and try to do what my friend in Stornoway does - one very low carb meal only each day and never fruit. She's doing it on her own with no medical input; she's given up on that. There are some differences between us 1: she's younger 2: she's able to be more active even though she has to use a stick to walk and 3: she isn't diabetic 4: her problem was comfort eating during a violent and unhappy marriage. I'm thinking of sitting down for a chat with her to see how she's achieving her amazing weight loss (4 stone in 2 months).
Sounds like the champagne was much needed.
Carnivore/vegan day today.
Lunch was an odd mix of a bag of Serious Pig Snackingham, which was the savoury precursor to my vegan, keto triple chocolate cake (bought from Yummzy, local vegan keto bakery) with not so vegan clotted cream.
Dinner was the most delicious slow cooked beef short rib. Possibly the fattiest ribs I’ve managed to find so far and it showed. Deliciously tender and tasty. Saved some for tomorrow and followed up with a second round of cake and cream.
Cream was all the better for the fact it was free - found some 40g portions of Rodda’s clotted cream in Waitrose. No barcode, supposedly on the shelves in error so couldn’t be sold. However I asked if they could make up a price and was given 3 pots for free!
ianpspurs
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No B. 1/2 size salad with 84 gms cheddar and 160 gms avocado for lunch. 2 slices cooked beef with maybe 15 gms smoked cheddar as a sandwich mid afternoon. Roast chicken, roast kale, a few green beans, cauliflower and broccoli with a "gravy" of psyllium husk powder thickened juices. Gravy idea not a keeper. Think the LC gravy idea belongs in same category as me winning the Grand National on a rocking horse.
Great result with the clotted cream. Good old Waitrose.
@Annb I agree with @ianpspurs just by posting you are making headway - I find it helps to keep me focussed and make small tweaks to try and adjust this woe to suit me. I haven’t really sussed it to be honest, but I know I’d be in a worse position if I stopped. Keep at it, we all have our own medical and mental baggage to deal with as well as diabetes. Well done for persevering.
Back to today’s food
B: 1/2 a cheese omelette ( didn’t intend to have breakfast but daughter made herself an omelette then didn’t really fancy it so I ate it rather than waste it)
L: at a leisure centre as it was youngest granddaughter’s 7th birthday and she wanted to go swimming. The food was remarkably good a very meaty and well made bunless burger with loads of cheese and bacon. I asked for salad instead of chips and it was lovely - avocado, spinach, radishes, celery tomatoes. Nice coffee too.
D: 2boiled eggs mashed with butter and 2squares Montezuma’s with orange.
Back to today’s food
B: 1/2 a cheese omelette ( didn’t intend to have breakfast but daughter made herself an omelette then didn’t really fancy it so I ate it rather than waste it)
L: at a leisure centre as it was youngest granddaughter’s 7th birthday and she wanted to go swimming. The food was remarkably good a very meaty and well made bunless burger with loads of cheese and bacon. I asked for salad instead of chips and it was lovely - avocado, spinach, radishes, celery tomatoes. Nice coffee too.
D: 2boiled eggs mashed with butter and 2squares Montezuma’s with orange.
