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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Goonergal said:
A standard portion for me (on one or two meals a day). Very satiating.

The beauty of real foods is that they are filling - I wouldn’t bother with calories, just be guided by your appetite.
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Ah okay, thanks for that, good to know. :)

Funny, with pasta/rice/potatoes or bread or whatever on a plate I wouldn't dream of eating 250g meat before but probably better for me, wasn't hungry at all for hours and hours after, like you say, very satiating.

This is it, to be sustainable I think I need to keep it simple and not be micromanaging stuff too much (not opposed, but if I don't really have to/forced to)

Saying this, I think I do need a little bit of a plan ahead with meals, with cost and making food for others in the house in mind as I'm making it up as I go along atm, which is probably more expensive and a bit self focused. (only on day three now)

Don't want to get into making differing meals (last night my spouse had the same just some rice with hers.)

Posited the idea about her joining me with reducing carb levels, not trying to convince her as it's ultimately up to her, would make things easier I reckon, but if not we can at least plan around that to make the same but hers with 'extras.'


Bizarre but today I feel my eyesight less blurry, I was starting to get to the point where if I looked at a phone/small text then look away things could be quite blurry, started to think I'd gotten to the age I started to need reading glasses (probably have as well as opticians overdue), but eyesight seems a lot better this week)
 
ravensmitten said:
Ah okay, thanks for that, good to know. :)

Funny, with pasta/rice/potatoes or bread or whatever on a plate I wouldn't dream of eating 250g meat before but probably better for me, wasn't hungry at all for hours and hours after, like you say, very satiating.

This is it, to be sustainable I think I need to keep it simple and not be micromanaging stuff too much (not opposed, but if I don't really have to/forced to)

Saying this, I think I do need a little bit of a plan ahead with meals, with cost and making food for others in the house in mind as I'm making it up as I go along atm, which is probably more expensive and a bit self focused. (only on day three now)

Don't want to get into making differing meals (last night my spouse had the same just some rice with hers.)

Posited the idea about her joining me with reducing carb levels, not trying to convince her as it's ultimately up to her, would make things easier I reckon, but if not we can at least plan around that to make the same but hers with 'extras.'


Bizarre but today I feel my eyesight less blurry, I was starting to get to the point where if I looked at a phone/small text then look away things could be quite blurry, started to think I'd gotten to the age I started to need reading glasses (probably have as well as opticians overdue), but eyesight seems a lot better this week)
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Don't worry about eyesight yet or rushing to opticians as your bgs hopefully continue to lower they will settle but it can take a while so new glasses would be a bad buy! My eyesight settled along with so many things as my bgs normalised. You could always get eyes checked but not commit to new specs until level bgs.
I'd also add to @Goonergal s advice re not counting calories eating to satiety but keeping carbs low.
It's hard when sharing meals - we've always gone for having same nutritious meal and my OH has a few carbs as extras although he was keen to reduce his carbs too as he was prediabetic and his middle getting bigger! He's now like me maintaining normal bgs and a slimmer middle by managing the carbs but eating other foods to satiety. Once you get results it's very motivating. Sounds like you are already seeing some benefits.
 
ravensmitten said:
Ah okay, thanks for that, good to know. :)

Funny, with pasta/rice/potatoes or bread or whatever on a plate I wouldn't dream of eating 250g meat before but probably better for me, wasn't hungry at all for hours and hours after, like you say, very satiating.

This is it, to be sustainable I think I need to keep it simple and not be micromanaging stuff too much (not opposed, but if I don't really have to/forced to)

Saying this, I think I do need a little bit of a plan ahead with meals, with cost and making food for others in the house in mind as I'm making it up as I go along atm, which is probably more expensive and a bit self focused. (only on day three now)

Don't want to get into making differing meals (last night my spouse had the same just some rice with hers.)

Posited the idea about her joining me with reducing carb levels, not trying to convince her as it's ultimately up to her, would make things easier I reckon, but if not we can at least plan around that to make the same but hers with 'extras.'


Bizarre but today I feel my eyesight less blurry, I was starting to get to the point where if I looked at a phone/small text then look away things could be quite blurry, started to think I'd gotten to the age I started to need reading glasses (probably have as well as opticians overdue), but eyesight seems a lot better this week)
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Years ago, before diabetes had entered anyone's consciousness, I went on a low calorie diet (900 calories a day) for months but ate the wrong things and ended up both ill, and heavier than ever. No harm counting calories, if you want to, but better to have real, value filled calories rather than empty ones (carbony ones - I was going to write carboniferous there, but that's a geological period of time. Not sure of the correct term for carb filled).
 
ravensmitten said:
Ah okay, thanks for that, good to know. :)

Funny, with pasta/rice/potatoes or bread or whatever on a plate I wouldn't dream of eating 250g meat before but probably better for me, wasn't hungry at all for hours and hours after, like you say, very satiating.

This is it, to be sustainable I think I need to keep it simple and not be micromanaging stuff too much (not opposed, but if I don't really have to/forced to)

Saying this, I think I do need a little bit of a plan ahead with meals, with cost and making food for others in the house in mind as I'm making it up as I go along atm, which is probably more expensive and a bit self focused. (only on day three now)

Don't want to get into making differing meals (last night my spouse had the same just some rice with hers.)

Posited the idea about her joining me with reducing carb levels, not trying to convince her as it's ultimately up to her, would make things easier I reckon, but if not we can at least plan around that to make the same but hers with 'extras.'


Bizarre but today I feel my eyesight less blurry, I was starting to get to the point where if I looked at a phone/small text then look away things could be quite blurry, started to think I'd gotten to the age I started to need reading glasses (probably have as well as opticians overdue), but eyesight seems a lot better this week)
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My OH is the main cook in this house (and a very good one too). On diagnosis, he wanted to understand my proposed way of eating, because he was NOT going to be making separate meals for the two of us. Our breakfats have always differed, but I do those and we both have yoghurt with something, just different yoghurts and different fruits/additions. Lunch when we have it is also different. He will usually have a sarnie and I have a salad. I prepare lunches.

He doesn't low carb. He is slim and his A1c is in the high 20s at the last routine test, so he can do as he pleases, in his mid-70s. Curiously we were just discussing this this morning over breakfast.

At home, we'll have the same main element and veggies to our dinner, but he will have spuds, rice or whatever. I can handle smaller portions of those things, but don't always bother, but they are there if I choose.

We are currently in the tropics until April and he is really quite low carb here, by choice. I haven't done any form of counting, but neither of us eat lunch here. Breakfast is a bit later and dinner often earlier, without the need to snack in between, although it isn't unknown if we want or need it.

It takes a little while to find routines that suit a family, or even a couple, so my steer would be to expect lots o f discussions in the early days around, "Can you have x, y or z?". Indeed, sometimes those still happen with "stuff" that hasn't been on the menu for a while.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. You'll be fine.
 
Antje77 said:
Looks doable, just found this section.
www.nibblers.store

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Glad I don't live in the UK or I'd be in trouble now I found this webshop...
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That’s why I try and buy small quantities in shops! Although I have just bought these from Amazon: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B098TKMBQD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
shelley262 said:
Don't worry about eyesight yet or rushing to opticians as your bgs hopefully continue to lower they will settle but it can take a while so new glasses would be a bad buy! My eyesight settled along with so many things as my bgs normalised. You could always get eyes checked but not commit to new specs until level bgs.
I'd also add to @Goonergal s advice re not counting calories eating to satiety but keeping carbs low.
It's hard when sharing meals - we've always gone for having same nutritious meal and my OH has a few carbs as extras although he was keen to reduce his carbs too as he was prediabetic and his middle getting bigger! He's now like me maintaining normal bgs and a slimmer middle by managing the carbs but eating other foods to satiety. Once you get results it's very motivating. Sounds like you are already seeing some benefits.
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I did book an appointment a couple of weeks ago but now I'm double guessing thinking that might be the case that the results would be somewhat skewed and don't have money to throw down the drain, so might leave it just a wee while longer.

My usual glasses for distance to correct astigmatism seem to be just fine at the moment, I do think I might need to get readers at some point but due to the astigmatism I think off the shelf ones from the chemist aren't suitable, well the ones I tried seemed all to be like looking through a bottle. Could just be the higher bgs not helping like you say, thanks for the advice.

I checked the calories and nutrients of what I've been eating for the last 3 days on one of those weight tracking/food diary apps and it seems I'm a fair bit under calories for the lump that I am and around 30-35g carbs each day (probably not massively accurate) but cant see how I could eat any more proper food, I've been full and clocking up about 1200-1500 cals a day it seems. (deficit of 1k-1.5k a day if I was maintaining my current weight apparently, yes I'm that big at the mo I'm ashamed to say)

Definitely feeling better in myself, saw the doc today about swelling in my ankles and said I was doing the right thing and was a big thing taking these first steps, and that is wasn't a concerning swelling to her, after checking few things, and should go down as I lose excess weight.

Annb said:
Years ago, before diabetes had entered anyone's consciousness, I went on a low calorie diet (900 calories a day) for months but ate the wrong things and ended up both ill, and heavier than ever. No harm counting calories, if you want to, but better to have real, value filled calories rather than empty ones (carbony ones - I was going to write carboniferous there, but that's a geological period of time. Not sure of the correct term for carb filled).
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Carboniferous, :D I like that

Fair point, noted, I just know I'll struggle turning eating into a math exercise if I don't really have to, but occasionally need a reminder.


AndBreathe said:
My OH is the main cook in this house (and a very good one too). On diagnosis, he wanted to understand my proposed way of eating, because he was NOT going to be making separate meals for the two of us. Our breakfats have always differed, but I do those and we both have yoghurt with something, just different yoghurts and different fruits/additions. Lunch when we have it is also different. He will usually have a sarnie and I have a salad. I prepare lunches.

He doesn't low carb. He is slim and his A1c is in the high 20s at the last routine test, so he can do as he pleases, in his mid-70s. Curiously we were just discussing this this morning over breakfast.

At home, we'll have the same main element and veggies to our dinner, but he will have spuds, rice or whatever. I can handle smaller portions of those things, but don't always bother, but they are there if I choose.

We are currently in the tropics until April and he is really quite low carb here, by choice. I haven't done any form of counting, but neither of us eat lunch here. Breakfast is a bit later and dinner often earlier, without the need to snack in between, although it isn't unknown if we want or need it.

It takes a little while to find routines that suit a family, or even a couple, so my steer would be to expect lots o f discussions in the early days around, "Can you have x, y or z?". Indeed, sometimes those still happen with "stuff" that hasn't been on the menu for a while.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. You'll be fine.
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Similar as your first sentence, though I'd leave it to others to say if my cooking is good.

As I say, I'm not trying to convert her, she's a grown woman to be making her own choices, think maybe she would benefit though.

I think that's inspiring, the main element, i like that. I often make a dinner for my 9 year old earlier in the evening, sometimes eat with her too - depends, as partner works far later in the evening than I do and takes a while to get home, working shift patterns so is on different time on those days.

I tend to try these days to make one thing and heat it up later on those days instead of cooking 2 dinners one for the child and one for us, which I was doing at one point then realised it was barmy and I was in the kitchen more than out.

Thanks for your kind words and support in the last bit of your message there, (and to everyone else here) this is just it, while I realise at the moment I need to focus on myself. I'm part of a bigger unit so am mindful that we all need to be involved.
 
Morning all. Another disturbed night so am not feeling great. Tummy not great either but had a small piece of beef yesterday when I felt a bit peckish and a small piece of cheese for my tea. I'm going to do the same as yesterday again, fast as long as possible. Hopefully it may put things right. Have a good day everyone
 
Goonergal said:
You can buy it on Amazon - from 4 packs at a time up to many more.
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Nope, out of stock...
Annb said:
Or you could just buy cheese and make your own:

sugarfreelondoner.com

Keto Popcorn (Puffed Cheese!)

Did you know that dried cheese pops in the oven just like corn? Try out this Keto popcorn hack and see for yourself!
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if you can be bothered.
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I can definitely be bothered and will try!

It'll have to wait until the weather is warmer though, there's no way the cheese will dry out anywhere in my house currently. Unless I put it directly next to the stove, where the drying cheese will quickly disappear, thanks to dogs and cats.
 
B - 2 Ryvita with peanut butter
L - Skipped, have just weighed myself and have to cut back on the fats I have gained for the first time half a stone. I have upped my exercise but still annoyed with myself. I have been eating rather a lot of walnuts and peanut butter though :bigtears:
5.3 at the moment so not eating till 5pm
 
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Annb said:
Yes - I see that. Dogs and cats could be a problem when drying cheese. You don't have a dehumidifier, do you? That would keep the animals off of it. Or, perhaps you could lay it out in your loft.
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I was thinking of letting it dry in the closet where I keep my diabetes stuff and some books, it can be closed. :)
But it's not warm and dry enough for anything to dry right now.
I don't have a dehumidifyer but I think my neighbour-in-the-garden might have!
I'm off for a neighbourly visit. :joyful:
 
Breakfast was the 2nd half of the crustless quiche from yesterday but it left me hungry so I had an early lunch of RyVita with peanut butter. I wouldn't have done, but Neil had left it out so that I could bake that recipe that Antje posted a few days ago. Put the BG up a bit for a while, but it dropped away again to 3.8. Then I had a jelly sweet to stop the drop and it is now back up to 6.5.

Still hungry.

Next meal will be chopped up Lorne sausage, fried with a selection of vegetables. Hope that is enough to make my stomach feel satisfied.
 
Antje77 said:
I don't have a dehumidifyer but I think my neighbour-in-the-garden might have!
I'm off for a neighbourly visit. :joyful:
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He has one, brilliant idea @Annb !
He doesn't know where though, hasn't been unboxed yet since he moved so I need to have some patience.

The good news is that he wants to use it himself at some point in the next few months because he has to have his index finger amputated and wants to keep it (yes, he's an unusual man), so he'll search for the dehumidifyer, hopefully this week. :)
I prefer to make my cheese things before he uses the thing for his own experiment really.
 
Plenty at my favourites
www.cheesies.co.uk

Cheesies Crunchy Baked Cheese

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@Antje77 I tried making my own but it was a right faff. Days of drying and then several failed attempts at cooking temperature and duration. If you crack it let me know..

Meanwhile I buy the Cheesies above and ration them
 
New avatar is me this morning doing my hiking powered on coffee. 7 mile walk today. I'm trying to up my regular walking to manage stress and my bgs. Can't do daily because of caring demands but trying to do as often as possible and challenge myself to longer distances.
2ish tin of Baltic sea sprat smoked and preserved in olive oil - also known as Baltic sardines a present from Sweden -ate them with a few olives, kimchi, sauerkraut and a few nuts followed by portion of kefir and two squares of 90% chocolate (I'm needing to exercise discipline with this as it is so much easier for me to overeat I find it much easier with 100% but couldn't resist the lindt offer price!)
5ish slow cooked chicken casserole with one small hm roast potato followed by LC blondie warmed with yoghurt.
Diabetes annual due at end of next week and focuses the mind!
 
shelley262 said:
2ish tin of Baltic sea sprat smoked and preserved in olive oil - also known as Baltic sardines a present from Sweden
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Ooh, used to love these if similar, would get ones with a little tin with a watercolour fish on the box it came in.

Fish related, funny to say after last few days only thing I'm really craving at all is smoked mackerel.


Lunchtime, I finished the bacon, 3 slices, fried it up with a little gem lettuce and threw a few olives in, served with a boiled egg.

Ate far more yoghurt than I should and threw a few blueberries in, less than a handful though

This evening I smashed up an avocado and finished the lettuce left over, cucumber, 2 more eggs but fried them.

2 strawberries with less than a handful of raspberries & some single cream I needed to use up.


Def a few more carbs today in that I took some fruit in, still don't reckon over 50g total based on amount I had (only guessing by weights), probably not a big issue, I'm sure.
 
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