What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[PenguinMum]

Hi All
Today; slice Livlife toast, butter, tea x2.
Lunch: small plate i eberg, little bits of mature cheddar andcheesy coleslaw on top.
Supper: will be h/m chicken Rogan Josh (from a jar but was in a hurry today) with Iceland green rice.

 

[Annb]

@Annb - there's a fairly easy recipe for making your own bacon on the River Cottage website
https://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/dry-cured-streaky-bacon which turns out very nice. I'm afraid I can't help with what to do with leftover veg - my dogs eat all the veg leftovers (not onion which is toxic to them). I just boil them up until tender and put it in their bowls once reasonably cool - they think its the treat of the week.

Lovely sunny day here today after a night of heavy rain - someone forgot to send a memo to my arthritis that the sun is out now!

So, today Sunday 12th January

BG is up - yesterday before dinner it was 5.4, 2 hours after dinner it was 6.7 and then up and up it went to 11.8 at bed time. This morning's FBG was 12.6 .... and I have absolutely no idea why as I didn't eat anything after dinner and only drank water.

B: Half cheddar / half mozzarella chaffle with 100g of baked beans, two fried eggs and a large amount of mushrooms (error on delivery on Asda's part - got four tubs instead of just the one and the nice new driver said just to keep the extra - I suspect that someone somewhere is three tubs of mushrooms short)
L: 20g cheese
D: A lot of home made broccoli and Stilton soup which I will NOT share with the dogs, no matter how much puppy eyed pleading or sighing they do!
Drinks: 2 x huge mugs decaff coffee with breakfast, decaff pepsi with tablets then water for the rest of the day. Dry January still going well.

Hug for the arthritis. And thanks for the link. I have found a few recipes online for bacon, but none of them seemed like goers (most use nitrite). This one looks pretty good. I'll definitely be trying that. Son No 2 has dogs, so I might just pass the veggies down to them. They'll eat anything that comes their way - whether they should or not (nothing toxic, the family are all very careful about that). I quite like pork belly cooked twice - usually once boiled and then fried, but I think it could work pretty well roasted and then chopped into cubes and fried.

Out this afternoon and I was very good. Just accepted a cup of tea and refused all the lovely fruit and soup and rolls on offer, as well as the box of chocolates and biscuits. Feeling very virtuous right now.

 

[Annb]

@DCUKMod

i usually get the belly pork in strips, cook it first in strips, and freeze in portions in zip lock bags.
Then pull it out of the freezer and cook from frozen in the airfryer.

If by some strange fluke I got it out of the freezer early and defrosted it, then the odds are I will dice into bite sized pieces before airfrying - purely because the pieces have more surface area to crisp up.

I usually get it in strips - the supermarket usually has that, but I wanted a joint this time. I often poach the strips for a while in a chicken or veg stock to make sure they are well cooked and then fry, braise or roast them.

 

[Annb]

@DCUKMod

i usually get the belly pork in strips, cook it first in strips, and freeze in portions in zip lock bags.
Then pull it out of the freezer and cook from frozen in the airfryer.

If by some strange fluke I got it out of the freezer early and defrosted it, then the odds are I will dice into bite sized pieces before airfrying - purely because the pieces have more surface area to crisp up.

Haven't used the air fryer for pork yet. Must try it.

 

[Annb]

We have our butcher cut our belly pork into large portion sized pieces, at the point of purchase. We normally buy 4 or 6 portions, when we see a particularly nice belly. That way, we don't have cold cuts. I enjoy roast pork, cold cuts, but,less so for belly.

If slowly roasted, it really puffs up, really tall.

If you enjoy belly, you might like to try Moo Grob, as you can do as much, or as little as you please in one go.

This recipe takes you through boiling th meat first. Whilst all very spiffing, that part can be forgotten. I tend to buy the pork belly slices then cut into the required sized pieces, season, then vac pack any not being cooked straight away, in single portion lots. I'll ideally fidge them for a few hours, then lob them into the freezer. When they come out the seasoning had matured a bit.

Then I air fry them.

I know @Brunneria makes Moo Grob, but I can't recall if she cooks it in slices, or pieces as I do.

It's utterly delicious, and can pretty much taste as you want it to.

https://rachelcooksthai.com/crispy-pork/

(Confusingly, Moo = Pork)

This evening I have had Tom Yum Gai, which is a spicy, lemongrass soup, with chicken. Whilst it doesn't sound much, there was a lot of meat in it and similarly coconut milk.

Delish

Thanks for the link - it does look good. That's another one I'll have to try soon.

 

[MillieT]

I was fasting for 18 hours and went out, got home and dinner was eggs, bacon, steak and i had almond toast as a pud with cream.
tonight i shall finish off last nights oxtail

 

[shelley262]

Today started reading tom Watson’s new book downsizing which arrived today and is about how he has lost 8 stone and reversed his type two by changing what he eats - it’s fascinating, would recommend.
Breakfast one slice of bacon, egg and half a chaffle
Middle of day about six walnuts and one hotel chocolate choc
Lots of coffee whilst working
Dinner beef curry with a chaffle and gin with soda followed by hm lc lemon mousse.
Few more days work to do but then cooper youngest sons dog is coming to stay for about a week so lots of fun and walks planned - an incentive to get work out of way
@Brunneria lovely doggies - shame I couldn’t get to meet them this time.

 

[Goonergal]

Evening all.

Sun, heavy rain and then sun again this morning. Got soaked in the downpour but made up for it with a sunny walk this afternoon.

Brunch was bacon, eggs and cheese. Dinner bunless bacon cheeseburger with mayonnaise and grilled onions at Five Guys followed by some Serious Pig Snacking Cheese.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Breakfast: Cheese and mushroom three egg omelette, bacon, tomatoes.
Lunch: Toasted cheese and ham sandwich, ½ a pitaya diced into a bowl of yoghurt.
Dinner: Steak and veggies, pan juice gravy.

Drinks: Black coffee no sugar, water.

 

[DJC3]

Oh I’m 60 posts behind! Frustrating, especially when a quick glance tells me there is discussion about moo grob. I need to try this so will be looking back.
Today just TWAM for breakfast.
Went to town, some errands and shopping and intended to have lunch at a good cafe we know but it was shut.. ended up in Costa, pretty much the only eaterie open. I bought a 40g pack of almonds from H&B to have with my coffee, still hungry so bought a peanut butter carb killer bar there too.
D: DD broccoli and cheese soup and 2 glasses of red.
@DCUKMod I’m going to have to cull my gadgets too. Waffle maker and food processor aren’t earning their keep. I’m cross with myself as they are both fairly new.
@Goonergal jumper cull coming up too - bought 3 ( yes 3) new ones in a sale today. Good grief!

 

[Rachox]

Breakfast in my hotel room: Greek yoghurt, coffee chia pudding and LC chocolate granola with black coffee.
Early lunch: eggs bacon and mushrooms with a coffee and cream.
Mid afternoon: gingerbread Carb Killa bar with black coffee.
Tea at ILs: cold meat, cheese and salad buffet followed by one Jaffa cake

 

[SlimLizzy]

12-01-2020
@Chook good decision, too much cauliflower can have undesirable effects. Well Done for sticking with Dry January.
@mouseee would the "biscuits" work with crunchy peanut butter? If so please can i have the recipe.
@Annb dishwasher disaster sympathy. Recently we had 100 litre hot water tank empty itself all over utility.
Today Breakfast. None FGB 7.2
Lemon tea only.
Hour later 6.4. More lemon tea
Later still 6.8
Decided on early lunch
Avocado, sheep's cheese and tomato salad with lettuce and cucumber. Tea to drink.
Mid afternoon CWC and gave in. Had two choc biscuits. Luckily MrSlim arrived to save me from the last one. He had cake as well, which I easily declined.
Dinner fish and chips for MrSlim, I had vegetable palettes. And a few sniffles chips , plus green beans and peas. After yesterday's FBG disappointment. no fruit or yoghurt tonight. Had some cheese instead. 2 large glasses of sav blanc. Lemon tea at bedtime.
Tomorrow the building work continues with the proposed removal of a granite lintel. The one anyone over 5ft 6 crashes into. It's a really Big job. Hoping the house doesn't fall down on top of MrSlim and Andy the builder.

 

[Annb]

The pork was lovely but I went and filled myself up picking at the crackling while on the phone to my brother (once weekly 1 hour conversation) so couldn't eat anything else. Loved it though. I'll have some of it cold tomorrow.

 

[Winnie-the-Pooh]

Today :

Made low carb sugar free muffins (using mix ). I’m so proud of myself , given I don’t know how to cook/bake .

Breakfast : one of the above muffins with black coffee . BG went from 91 to 127 . This means 36 point increase in Us measures (equivalent to 2.0 points in U.K. metrics ).


Lunch : we went out with bf . We had roasted Brussels sprouts for appetizer.I had steak salad. He had veggie burgers. For dessert , we each had a tiny caramel handmade artisan chocolate , and we shared a slice of Joconde Cake with Coffee Buttercream, Chocolate Ganache ( copy/pasted it , thus capital letters). I only had a tiny piece to be safe . I also had a tiny bite of an artisan macaroon just to taste it. I love this french bakery .

Afternoon plan:
Will watch a vampire movie together in daylight so I scare less . Last time , we watched it at night and he had to go everywhere with me afterwards since I was too scared to be alone in any room .


Dinner : bf will make vegetarian whole meal low carb sprouted tortillas with fake meat and mushrooms . And we will have my pumpkin muffins for dessert .

 

[Winnie-the-Pooh]

Just wanted to share a trick , to convert BG levels from American system to British system and vice versa , you can divide/multiply by 18.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Just wanted to share a trick , to convert BG levels from American system to British system and vice versa , you can divide/multiply by 18.

I have a app for that, not that I really need to convert US measurements as they are out dated imperial in a fully metric country like Australia.

 

[Winnie-the-Pooh]

I have a app for that, not that I really need to convert US measurements as they are out dated imperial in a fully metric country like Australia.

I often need to convert back and forth when I read this forum . I found that doing conversions mentally is much easier than using an app , specially if you approximate it by dividing/multiplying by 20 and perhaps do a tiny adjustment.

One of my fave things on this forum is BG levels because I can compare it against their diet and know how to improve mine and how well I’m compared . It helps a lot in stress reduction as well - knowing you are not alone .

I’m sorry about fires in Australia. Hopefully you and your loved ones are safe ?

 

[maglil55]

@DJC3 - I thought you needed the waffle maker for chaffles? I noticed on Diet Doctor there's more than a few chaffles. Back to swimming lessons today. It was a bit surreal. The boys were very compliant! Usually it's loads of moans first day back. Bed 4.8 FBG 5.4. I felt awful last night and it took ages to settle. No idea what caused it. My legs were pretty bad and got really tight. Got to sleep about 3am. I'm hoping getting back to Aqua tomorrow will loosen the muscles.
B. Usual TAG with ADOC.
L. Eventually had intended breakfast! 2 scrambled eggs with 2 rashers of back bacon.
D. Today's DD delight was a quite large pork loin chop with a cauliflower steak. It won't let me upload the photo but the link is below.
I changed it a bit as Gino D'Acampo was doing a veal chop milanese during the week. Veal chops are nigh on impossible to get so it became pork chop milanese. I made my LC crumb from a mix of Almond flour, flaxseed, sesame seed, parmesan and seasoning. Milled it through the Kenwood. Battered the chop down and dressed it. Cauliflower steak was covered in pecorino then finished in the oven. Had 4 HC 100% chocolate drops.
Fortunately, hubby likes cauliflower steak so I just had to add potatoes for him.

Oh, I lost 3 lbs too.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/pork-chops-roasted-cauliflower-parmesan-herb-butter

 

[ziggy_w]

Hello all,

Missed another three days of posting again.

@Winnie-the-Pooh -- Loved your chocolate mousse or should I say moose video. So funny.
@maglil55 -- Hope your legs feel better soon.
@Tipetoo and the other Australians (@annabell1 and @Quinn1066) -- keeping my fingers crossed for some really good rain.

Today's food ...

Lunch: A package of chicken cracklings (30g), a small piece of Sacher torte.

Later in the afternoon: Half a DD keto roll with mayonnaise and smoked salmon. Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol.

Dinner: About 70g of cheddar with port (bought by accident and contains about 5g of carbs) and 70g of chicken liver pate.

 

[ziggy_w]

Yesterday ...

Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol. Half a DD keto roll with butter and bresaola. A small piece of Sacher torte.

Lunch: Went out shopping, so had 30g of chicken cracklings on the way.

Dinner: Returned home, feeling cold. So had a bowl of lamb-vegetable soup, some chicken cracklings a whole tub of chicken liver pate. Another small piece of Sacher torte.

(Glad I have Cronometer, otherwise wouldn't be able to remember).