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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)
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I’m on my holibobs at the moment, I think I forgot to post yesterday! Today however was as follows:
Breakfast: self catering so my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Mid morning: coffeee shop coconut cappuccino and a Good food dr protein bar.
Lunch: M&S coriander and chilli prawns and leafy salad with one tomato followed by Deliciously Guilt Free chocolate and orange brownie with cream.
Dinner Chinese take away: crispy duck, 3 small pancakes, a smidge of sauce and veggies followed by SF cherry jelly and cream.
Breakfast: self catering so my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Mid morning: coffeee shop coconut cappuccino and a Good food dr protein bar.
Lunch: M&S coriander and chilli prawns and leafy salad with one tomato followed by Deliciously Guilt Free chocolate and orange brownie with cream.
Dinner Chinese take away: crispy duck, 3 small pancakes, a smidge of sauce and veggies followed by SF cherry jelly and cream.
Riva_Roxaban
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Two slices of middle bacon, two egg and cheese omelette, some fried up leftover mashed veggies for breakfast.
Nothing for smoko just lemon cordial osomolax mix.
Cottage pie with mashes JAP pumpkin on my portion, green veggies, small portion of lemon sorbet for lunch.
JO fish cakes for supper at six.
Blue, and tasty cheddar cheese on pepper crackers, watching a tv series called Leverage on Prime video.
Have a great Australia Day today.
Nothing for smoko just lemon cordial osomolax mix.
Cottage pie with mashes JAP pumpkin on my portion, green veggies, small portion of lemon sorbet for lunch.
JO fish cakes for supper at six.
Blue, and tasty cheddar cheese on pepper crackers, watching a tv series called Leverage on Prime video.
Have a great Australia Day today.
Annb
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Had my bacon and egg around 8 pm and immediately developed indigestion and nausea, which is still there. Bacon and egg in the morning has never caused this kind of reaction so it must be something to do with the timing. I'll just go back to having it early in the day and hoping it will do for OMAD more days than not and being part of TWOMAD on some days.
Annb
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"Like" except for the blue cheese element - that's another thing I won't eat. Never realised I was so fussy.
MrsA2
Expert
And to you!
Annb
Expert
It's 11.30 am. Been up for hours but until half an hour ago I'd only had water and one cup of tea. At 11 I had my (hopefully) one meal today. Bacon, Eggs and 2 slices of wholemeal toast - about 30 g carbs. I might manage to get through the day with nothing else, other than fluids. Here's hoping!
RosemaryJackson
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Well, yesterday I said, I'll cut down my carbs and try the 16/8 window of eating. The wndow opened and the idea flew out.
I decided to have bf at Tescos and their bf is egg, bacon, b/beans,tomato, hash browns and toast or fried bread. I was very virtuous 
and refused the bread and baked beans but thought oh one hash brown can't be too many. When it came, it had 2 hash browns! Could you leave one??? I couldn't . Not so very virtuous after all. So that came to 32g of carbs in one fell swoop. Hey ho, back to the drawing board. Will have to be scrambled egg for tea.
I decided to have bf at Tescos and their bf is egg, bacon, b/beans,tomato, hash browns and toast or fried bread. I was very virtuous and refused the bread and baked beans but thought oh one hash brown can't be too many. When it came, it had 2 hash browns! Could you leave one??? I couldn't . Not so very virtuous after all. So that came to 32g of carbs in one fell swoop. Hey ho, back to the drawing board. Will have to be scrambled egg for tea.
Alexandra100
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Always hard to pass up on food that is free or already paid for. That's why "all you can eat" buffets are such a disaster. Next time maybe negotiate when ordering. Could you leave out all the carby foods but score eg extra bacon? Then the temptation would not be there right on your plate.
Alexandra100
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@RosemaryJackson, perhaps both at once was a bit over-ambitious. Maybe decide to try one or the other, [I'd go for cutting down the carbs] and then when that has become easier, try the other?
RosemaryJackson
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thank you. I'll try ditching the carbs first and see what happens. Maybe I won't need to window-eat!
Not eaten much as of yet, as I had this surprise dentist appointment.
I have this one molar in the back which has been a bit loose for a while, dentist and I hoped it would settle again. It's been just so slightly botherig me, so I thought to give them a call to ask for an appointment to have it extracted sometime in the next months, no hurry.
This was at 1:10 pm, and I hadn't eaten yet. The assistent said someone had rang off so could I make it in 20 minutes?
It being a 15 minute drive, this left me 4 minutes to brush my teeth, so off I went but without having eaten anything yet!
It's 5:30 now, and the numbness is finally getting better. I did have some grated cheese (bad idea when your cheek, half your tongue and even part of your throat is numb, but that's just what you do without thinking when grating cheese) and I scooped some cream cheese from the package with my finger when making cauliflower puree (went a lot better than the grated cheese).
To make up for the lack of food and because I'm feeling rather sorry for myself with the surprise tooth extraction, I added at least double the usual amount of cheese (both grated and cream) to the cauliflower puree I'll have later tonight with boef bourguignon from the freezer.
I was going to make something with minced meat but it turned out I didn't have any. Not a bad thing at all, I doubt I'd be up to be cooking from scratch today.
For now, there is a saying that a beer is a cheese sandwich in the Netherlands.
Not counting the little bit of cheese I had while cooking, I guess we can say I'm having a well deserved cheese sandwich for breakfast right now...
I have this one molar in the back which has been a bit loose for a while, dentist and I hoped it would settle again. It's been just so slightly botherig me, so I thought to give them a call to ask for an appointment to have it extracted sometime in the next months, no hurry.
This was at 1:10 pm, and I hadn't eaten yet. The assistent said someone had rang off so could I make it in 20 minutes?
It being a 15 minute drive, this left me 4 minutes to brush my teeth, so off I went but without having eaten anything yet!
It's 5:30 now, and the numbness is finally getting better. I did have some grated cheese (bad idea when your cheek, half your tongue and even part of your throat is numb, but that's just what you do without thinking when grating cheese) and I scooped some cream cheese from the package with my finger when making cauliflower puree (went a lot better than the grated cheese).
To make up for the lack of food and because I'm feeling rather sorry for myself with the surprise tooth extraction, I added at least double the usual amount of cheese (both grated and cream) to the cauliflower puree I'll have later tonight with boef bourguignon from the freezer.
I was going to make something with minced meat but it turned out I didn't have any. Not a bad thing at all, I doubt I'd be up to be cooking from scratch today.
For now, there is a saying that a beer is a cheese sandwich in the Netherlands.
Not counting the little bit of cheese I had while cooking, I guess we can say I'm having a well deserved cheese sandwich for breakfast right now...
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Annb
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Not eaten much as of yet, as I had this surprise dentist appointment.
I have this one molar in the back which has been a bit loose for a while, dentist and I hoped it would settle again. It's been just so slightly botherig me, so I thought to give them a call to ask for an appointment to have it extracted sometime in the next months, no hurry.
This was at 1:10 pm, and I hadn't eaten yet. The assistent said someone had rang off so could I make it in 20 minutes?
It being a 15 minute drive, this left me 4 minutes to brush my teeth, so off I went but without having eaten anything yet!
It's 5:30 now, and the numbness is finally getting better. I did have some grated cheese (bad idea when your cheek, half your tongue and even part of your throat is numb, but that's just what you do without thinking when grating cheese) and I scooped some cream cheese from the package with my finger when making cauliflower puree (went a lot better than the grated cheese).
To make up for the lack of food and because I'm feeling rather sorry for myself with the surprise tooth extraction, I added at least double the usual amount of cheese (both grated and cream) to the cauliflower puree I'll have later tonight with boef bourguignon from the freezer.
I was going to make something with minced meat but it turned out I didn't have any. Not a bad thing at all, I doubt I'd be up to be cooking from scratch today.
For now, there is a saying that a beer is a cheese sandwich in the Netherlands.
Not counting the little bit of cheese I had while cooking, I guess we can say I'm having a well deserved cheese sandwich for breakfast right now...
Why can't I do a funny and a hug? Chose funny in the end because you are so up-beat but having a molar removed deserves a hug any day.
Annb
Expert
I didn't manage the whole day without food - maybe should have had a bigger breakfast although BG didn't go down as far as I expected - been around 12 - 13 all day but it finally came down to 9 and that's when I decided to have a banana. Now up to 10.8. We'll see if it drops away in the next hour or so.
Thanks!
Happy to have made you laugh, and I wasn't doubting you and @Alexandra100 meant very well with the funny ratings!
Bildad
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I had my first lo dough wrap today made a "pizza" with it and I was very underwhelmed with the outcome.
It is unfortunate that they come in packs of 2 as I have no idea what to do with the other one. Needless to say I will not be buying them again.
I must learn that things masquerading as "normal" food rarely are worth the money or the time.
It is unfortunate that they come in packs of 2 as I have no idea what to do with the other one. Needless to say I will not be buying them again.
I must learn that things masquerading as "normal" food rarely are worth the money or the time.
shelley262
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@Antje77 another one here who opted for funny but also wanted to give you a big big hug I hate extractions they are quite traumatic hope it settles quickly
@Bildad im also not a big fan of lodough and don’t buy anymore however after earlier trials - I seem to remember that the thing I used it for and liked the most was using as a pastry substitute for the bottom of a quiche - maybe worth a try - as if you don’t like it you can just eat it the filling as pastryless quiche so less waste!
Lunch two eggs scrambled in butter with a few M and S seeded crackers followed by yoghurt with a few raspberries and two squares of 90% chocolate
Dinner venison meatballs with hm passatta and 10g of lc protein pasta plus glass of red wine followed by Deliciously Guilt Free salted caramel blondie warmed and served with spoon of extra thick cream.
@Bildad im also not a big fan of lodough and don’t buy anymore however after earlier trials - I seem to remember that the thing I used it for and liked the most was using as a pastry substitute for the bottom of a quiche - maybe worth a try - as if you don’t like it you can just eat it the filling as pastryless quiche so less waste!
Lunch two eggs scrambled in butter with a few M and S seeded crackers followed by yoghurt with a few raspberries and two squares of 90% chocolate
Dinner venison meatballs with hm passatta and 10g of lc protein pasta plus glass of red wine followed by Deliciously Guilt Free salted caramel blondie warmed and served with spoon of extra thick cream.
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maglil55
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It's not so much ditching them as reducing them. The NHS advised me, when I was first diagnosed, to have 130g of carbs a day. I ignored that pretty quickly, but I brought them down gradually. I dropped to 70-80g then stuck around 50g for a few weeks. I never thought I'd go under 20g but discovered not only was it possible, it soon became normal. One step at a time.
MrsA2
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Nothing to report today. Doing an unplanned fast after nasty stomach upset last night. Boys are fine and all ate the same so maybe I got something from touching the raw chicken when cooking?
At least all the info on the forum means I'm not fearing the fast, in fact I sort of welcome it. If all goes to plan it will be 40 or more hours.
Oh and my libre failed in the night. Another is on way, making the second replacement. 3 for the price of 1
At least all the info on the forum means I'm not fearing the fast, in fact I sort of welcome it. If all goes to plan it will be 40 or more hours.
Oh and my libre failed in the night. Another is on way, making the second replacement. 3 for the price of 1
Evening all.
Quite agree on the substitute foods @Bildad and @RosemaryJackson it must be the day for wandering off piste. My mitigating circumstances are that I was led astray by @DJC3
Very nice lunch at Nando’s. Was going to say we shared a whole chicken, but I had about three quarters of it! Added some Halloumi and their moreish nuts. Then what should have been a 4 mile round walk to the nearest Hotel Chocolat cafe turned into a 6.3 mile walk the ‘scenic’ way. An 85% hot chocolate and whip followed. BG spike limited by the walk either side. No photographic evidence, but did snap this along the way.
Quite agree on the substitute foods @Bildad and @RosemaryJackson it must be the day for wandering off piste. My mitigating circumstances are that I was led astray by @DJC3
Very nice lunch at Nando’s. Was going to say we shared a whole chicken, but I had about three quarters of it! Added some Halloumi and their moreish nuts. Then what should have been a 4 mile round walk to the nearest Hotel Chocolat cafe turned into a 6.3 mile walk the ‘scenic’ way. An 85% hot chocolate and whip followed. BG spike limited by the walk either side. No photographic evidence, but did snap this along the way.
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