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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

ravensmitten said:
Think I'm just drained>bad sleep>pain>poor impulses leading to decision making down the drain.
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It happens.
Cut yourself some slack and try to make the best decisions you can with a brain not fully functioning from lack of sleep and pain, and try to look at the good decisions as a win instead of letting the less sensible ones dragging you down!
 
Antje77 said:
It happens.
Cut yourself some slack and try to make the best decisions you can with a brain not fully functioning from lack of sleep and pain, and try to look at the good decisions as a win instead of letting the less sensible ones dragging you down!
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True, sometimes I think I need to beat myself up a bit though to keep some semblance of sanity :joyful:

I tend to be quite pessimistically optimistic or something, probably quite absurdist in nature.

obviously there's extremes like with everything though.
 
Evening all

Sunday

B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and baby plum tomatoes, all seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine.
Baked whole sea bass, belly stuffed with sprigs of French tarragon and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
Steamed asparagus spears topped with a knob of butter.
Baked broccoli, leeks, onions, garlic and sweet red peppers.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Four squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

D: Salad made with anchovy fillets, eggs, avocado, lettuce, Padrón chillies, salad onions, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with walnut halves.
Water to wash down tablets.
 
Today:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and four tiger prawns, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

Baked halloumi and sweet red peppers,
Roast cauliflower with Egyptian duqqah using toasted almonds. hazelnuts, pistachios. sesame, fennel, cumin and coriander seeds.
A small portion of hummus with Kalamata olives
Salad using cucumber, rocket, salad onions, raspberries, strawberry halves and mint, dressed with olive oil, garlic, a touch of lemon juice and topped with toasted sesame seeds.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D: Seafood salad made with brown shrimps, mussels, lettuce, fshredded red cabbage, apple peel, celery, baby plum tomatoes and flat-leaf parsley with a dollop of aioli for dipping, topped with toasted pistachios.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
ravensmitten said:
Thanks mate. It's a tricky one as it was my elderly father taking off as thought I had cleared the vehicle, total accident, don't know whatever happened to mirror signal manoeuvre though. He felt awful about it and I didn't want to twist the knife.
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Well, maybe not compo, but at least some pocket money!
ravensmitten said:
I'm hoping its not as bad as last year, I was out of action for 5 months, couldn't even push the hoover around the house for pain and it was a 14 week wait to get physio. I did ask them last time to send me some videos to carry on good form at home, so I've got a pile of rehab exercises to do which I think will help quicker. will just have to see if it improves with time, what else can you do.
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Maybe get one of those robot hoovers. You can just sit back and watch the cat ride on it while it does the work! All the best with the rehab exercises.
ravensmitten said:
I know I shouldn't be putting off my blood tests, but think it will even out the blip a little by kicking the can a little down the road. I do estimate it to be a lot lower than before as my readings got pretty consistent.

good luck with your blood tests though!
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Thank you. I'm not gonna worry about the results too much at the moment. I think my HbA1c will be a bit higher, but we'll see.

But at least my local Aldi has re-opened. They've installed self-service tills now. Which is good, because all the people with overflowing shopping carts (their weekly shop of ultra-processed "food") won't bother to use them, which means I get out of there quicker!

Take it easy. Don't worry too much about the numbers, just focus on improving the things that you can. All the best.
 
Finished yesterday with a few strawberries and double cream - BG was a little lower than I would have liked, going to bed and that was enough to boost it a little.

Just about to put on my sausages for breakfast and have some scrambled egg and some mushrooms to go with them.

2nd meal will be green beans with some toasted cashews, I think.
 
Morning all. Yesterdays lunch club....small bowl of mushroom soup, pork steak with carrots, cabbage and one ice-cream scoop of potatoes. Forgot to take my pudding so didn't have one. :angelic: 2 crumpets with melted cheese on for tea. Packet of crisps as well. :banghead: Today I have a duck leg, air fried, with lots of green veg. No more crumpets, my friend is having them to stop me being tempted. Probably a couple of boiled eggs for tea. Or scrambled. Not poached because I would have to have them on toast and I have no bread in the house. I'm rambling, so I'll shut up! :rolleyes: Have a nice day all.:)
 
IanBish said:
Well, maybe not compo, but at least some pocket money!

Maybe get one of those robot hoovers. You can just sit back and watch the cat ride on it while it does the work! All the best with the rehab exercises.

Thank you. I'm not gonna worry about the results too much at the moment. I think my HbA1c will be a bit higher, but we'll see.

But at least my local Aldi has re-opened. They've installed self-service tills now. Which is good, because all the people with overflowing shopping carts (their weekly shop of ultra-processed "food") won't bother to use them, which means I get out of there quicker!

Take it easy. Don't worry too much about the numbers, just focus on improving the things that you can. All the best.
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Hahaha, I 'owe' him far more, but appreciate the humor! I'll never let him hear the end of it though, in a playful way.

I have to keep moving, I really don't want to lose the range of motion this time, so going easy with tasks. Robot hoover is a good idea though as is a cat too, been playing with the idea for a few years of finding a rescue one, we do get lots of visits from the neighbours cat though I try not to encourage it too much. well maybe a little but am mindful that I don't want to confuse the poor thing. keeps coming over when I cook chicken but wont feed him, wil lsay hi and give a little fuss though.

Nice to know the Aldi's back in commission.

Thanks, of course, you've had a lot on your plate recently, so bound to skew things a bit, can only do what we can I guess.

bacon and eggs for me this morning!
 
Yes, @ravensmitten, of course it was as an attempt at a bit of humour.

Regarding the cat thing, my old neighbour used to leave the small (top) kitchen window open when she was cooking. Whenever she roasted a chicken, a nearby cat would get in.

Anyway, to stay on topic, I just had some air-fried chicken legs, followed by some mixed nuts, with a couple of squares of 85% dark chocolate.
 
LivingLightly said:
Is Hunter's chicken another name for chicken cacciatore @RosemaryJackson? If so, I reckon it's fairly low carb.

I lived and worked in the USA for a time before I was married; a wonderful experience which I wouldn't have missed for the world, but I was glad to come home to old Blighty.
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Chicken cacciatore is very different. Bone in chicken portions (I tend to use thighs, but legs are good too). Chopped onion, red & yellow peppers, garlic, mushrooms, black olives, crushed tomato, red wine, thyme, oregano, tomato puree, and I like a little chilli flakes in to too. Brown the chicken, then it's a slow cook job in a casserole. Wine needs reducing before it's added to the mix. Lovely with cauliflower rice.

Hunter's chicken is chicken breast wrapped in bacon. You can get mushrooms in it too, but the thing to watch is that there is barbecue sauce in it. Some of the supermarkets put very sweet BBQ sauce on it. It is topped with a cheese mix of grated mozzarella, cheddar, and parmesan.

A lot of chicken dishes get made in this household!
 
DJC3 said:
@RosemaryJackson I didn’t know that about the Military Wives choirs, that’s really interesting, and such a good idea, it must get lonely for the wives.
@MrsA2 I also have a l/c Jaffa cake recipe - I made them once but as you say they are very messy and not really worth the faff I don’t think.
@LivingLightly - I always make mayo too. I use the 60 second method using a whole egg and stick blender. I also make butter mayo ( egg and hot butter) which is heavenly, and makes a good hollandaise sauce when still warm.
Back to todays food-
H/m yoghurt with seeds and coconut flakes
L/c sandwich using slices of Edam as the ‘bread’ filled with salami. 20g Hotel Chocolate 90% to follow.
Others had pizza so I nipped home for a l/c pizza base and made my own, topped with chorizo, mushrooms, jalapeños and olives. DGF raspberry crumble.
Lots of tea with a splash of milk. View attachment 67182
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It was Gareth Malone that got the Military Wives Choirs going. There was a wonderful TV series about it a while back. The climax was them performing at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. There was a song specially written for them - Wherever You Are. It brings tears to your eyes. I doubt it will still be on iPlayer (it was BBC it was on), but it might be on YouTube.
 
Catch up day today after being away - lots of indoor jobs to do - mind you lots of heavy rain and hail today so made me feel ok about needing to be indoors!
Mid morning small hm kefir
Lunch a few bits of cheese, four LC seeded crackers and small salad. My salad was a mix of avocado, hm sauerkraut and some microgreens. @DJC3 I have been thinking of buying a micrgreens kit like yours but hadn't got round to it so was thrilled yesterday in Waitrose when spotted micrgreens for £2.25 think they will do a few days to improve salads
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Cooked a hm tomato, garlic and herb sauce in slow cooker today to use some as a pizza topping and the rest for hm Bolognese tomorrow. @Rachox thank you for recommending the low carb pizza bases from the low carb company. I followed your defrosting and cooking instructions and they worked perfectly. As it looked small and sharing with two of us I also cooked some Cajun chicken to go with it. Think next time I'll cook less chicken and slice one portion to top the pizza. Served with same salad type made at lunch and also had small glass of red wine.
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ravensmitten said:
Hahaha, I 'owe' him far more, but appreciate the humor! I'll never let him hear the end of it though, in a playful way.

I have to keep moving, I really don't want to lose the range of motion this time, so going easy with tasks. Robot hoover is a good idea though as is a cat too, been playing with the idea for a few years of finding a rescue one, we do get lots of visits from the neighbours cat though I try not to encourage it too much. well maybe a little but am mindful that I don't want to confuse the poor thing. keeps coming over when I cook chicken but wont feed him, wil lsay hi and give a little fuss though.

Nice to know the Aldi's back in commission.

Thanks, of course, you've had a lot on your plate recently, so bound to skew things a bit, can only do what we can I guess.

bacon and eggs for me this morning!
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Sorry to hear about your accident and hope you manage to keep some movement going despite your pain - it must be difficult. As you say earlier though trying to keep on track as much as possible with managing your carbs is even more important when struggling with other physical issues as well as type 2 diabetes. From various stuff I've read over the years keeping carbs and processed food low can also help lower inflammation and consequently pain management so you may get more improvements from keeping low carb.
 
Monday 8 April - bed 7.9 FBG 7.3. Meeting a friend who is over from Australia for lunch today. I'm still coughing with this bug, but I was going no matter what.

B. Just TAG

L. Tapas - which was wonderful. Goats cheese - it did have chilli marmalade on it, but not a lot. Chicken done in stock & coriander, squid, peri peri prawns, GF chicken strips with honey and chilli, ham & hollandaise crochetta, celeriac done in creme fraise, creme cheese and herbs. A lot of white wine and a large espresso.

D. Much later - half a keto keto banana bread bar and a small bit of crustless quiche.

Tuesday 9 April - bed 7.7 FBG 7.3

B TAG and 2 slices of SRSLY toast with smashed avocado and poached eggs.

L. Nothing

D. 2 slices of SRSLY bread with ham & mustard and a couple of individual cheese portions. I could still remember the taste of the tapas from yesterday.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and another carb killa bar.
Dinner: meatballs in tomato and mascarpone sauce with cauliflower, broccoli, mangetout and green beans.

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