"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[MrsA2]

10:30 2 scrambled eggs with a little cheese
11:30 a nut bar
The quickest ever eye appointment at the hospital ! Usually at least 2 or 3 hours but today less than 30 minutes as we even got out of the car park within the 30 free minutes parking. Amazing!

Not really lunch just picked at some ham and cheese

Then a much needed back and shoulder massage. A shoulder hasn't been right for several weeks, so hoping this fixed it.

Then a carb slip, not saying what . Suffice to say now fasting as long as possible.

 

[LivingLightly]

I did my talk today on the Low Carb Skipton meeting, and I think it went well.
At least they said they did, and I even got a round of applause. Hard to judge with English people though, you will say you liked something even if you hated it.
But a couple of people came to me afterwards to tell me how much they liked my enthousiasme, which seemed very genuine, and one told me it was 'life changing', but left before she could elaborate.

If members of the audience wait around to speak to you afterwards @Antje77, that's a pretty clear indication that your talk was well received.

With years of experience to draw on and your lovely sense of humour, no doubt it was not only a "life changing" talk, but entertaining too.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

No breakfast yet, although I should do something about it soon. It will be bacon and egg. First though, I'm trying to get plenty of fluids in me so that the nurse will be more able to find some blood for the blood test the doctor wanted. Also shan't take fluid pills or BP pills until I get home (about 12.30).

I did have my cabbage and bacon yesterday evening. Added some slices of apple and a sliced onion to the mix and kind of braised it all in butter - the bacon was not very fatty, so I figured it needed a bit more fat - and the juices that came out of the vegetables. Worked very well and I probably ate too much of it. BG very good overnight and this morning though, but I've put on almost a full kilo in weight this week.

For the 2nd meal today, I'll have to wait and see what is available in the shops when Neil goes shopping for me. Apparently salmon is high in potassium, so I shouldn't be having that, but it is supposed to be a healthy fish, being oily. Can't decide whether to ask Neil to get salmon, if he can, or to try to get some white fish, which, I presume is not so high in potassium.

Ann, if you are drinking more, that will weigh heavier. It doesn't have to be a bad sign so don't worry.

 

[Annb]

Bacon and egg for breakfast. BG is the 7's.

There may be a 2nd meal today, but it won't be much.

 

[Annb]

Hugo - the Bassett Hound is paying me a visit this afternoon. It was to have been very brief, just to see how he would handle the steps from our back door, having such short legs. He managed fine and he seems fairly comfortable here so he should be OK when he comes for his hols next week. At the moment, because I have vacated it, he has ensconced himself in my big chair - no, he's just got down and is now sitting beside me, staring up at me as though he wants something. The plan was for a very short visit, but that changed and now he'll be here for a couple of hours until his family comes back from town. I think he likes company. When I move around, he follows. Had a bit of a struggle to keep him out of the toilet a short time ago. His neck is so much thicker than his (quite handsome) head, that he can't wear a collar so the only way he can be taken on a lead is with a harness. Actually, I think he would would alongside without a lead at all. Not that I can take him for walks but even the 3 year-old gr grand daughter can take him for a walk because he doesn't tug or try to go off anywhere.

Banksie is doing well in his new home. Regular walks and an enclosed garden to run around in, and his new owner (a young man) has taken up baking to make special dog biscuits for him. He also goes to the rugby pitch when his owner plays rugby. So glad that it has turned out well for him.

 

[Annb]

That's Hugo gone home now. He seems to think he's a lapdog and had to be made to understand that it just wasn't on. He gave up after a while. He really is a bit of an attention seeker. I think his holiday with us will go well enough.

I'm told that Banksie has been established as a canine assistant for his new owner who has some mental health issues but seems fine most of the time. Banksie is to be his companion to stop him becoming depressed. Not sure how that is made official, but it seems to have been done - that's how he's allowed to go to the rugby pitch.

Didn't bother with any 2nd meal. Plenty of drinks though.

 

[MrsA2]

Watched the Northern lights last night, but got very late and very cold. By the time I went to bed I was also very hungry so had trouble sleeping until about 4 a.m.

B: yoghurt with seeds and 8 blackberries
A trip to the land of IKEA
L: 2 servings of their open prawn and egg sandwich, but I gave the bread to hubby who also had their fish and chips at only £3. Tea and coffee was free with our card.
Quite a restrained haul, and found storage boxes in just the size I needed.

D: hm lc bolognaise sauce, on courgette for me and spaghetti for hubby.
A pud of thin sliver last years Stollen (found in the Christmas cupboard supposedly 8 months past best by date but was fine) topped with 2 teaspoons apple and blackberry (no sugar) and cream.

The rest of the Stollen is going to be sliced and frozen and put on hubbys shelf in the freezer, except I may use some to make a pud to take to friend's tomorrow night.

Hoping to see the Lights again tonight, but smaller chance apparently

 

[LivingLightly]

No breakfast yet, although I should do something about it soon. It will be bacon and egg. First though, I'm trying to get plenty of fluids in me so that the nurse will be more able to find some blood for the blood test the doctor wanted. Also shan't take fluid pills or BP pills until I get home (about 12.30).

I did have my cabbage and bacon yesterday evening. Added some slices of apple and a sliced onion to the mix and kind of braised it all in butter - the bacon was not very fatty, so I figured it needed a bit more fat - and the juices that came out of the vegetables. Worked very well and I probably ate too much of it. BG very good overnight and this morning though, but I've put on almost a full kilo in weight this week.

For the 2nd meal today, I'll have to wait and see what is available in the shops when Neil goes shopping for me. Apparently salmon is high in potassium, so I shouldn't be having that, but it is supposed to be a healthy fish, being oily. Can't decide whether to ask Neil to get salmon, if he can, or to try to get some white fish, which, I presume is not so high in potassium.

Potassium content certainly varies with the species of fish @Annb; cod, sea bass and sole being among the lowest.

Salmon contains higher amounts of potassium, but can still be incorporated into a low potassium diet by combining it with low potassium side dishes like Brussels sprouts, French beans and cauliflower. An oily fish, salmon provides valuable nutrients, as you say.

 

[LivingLightly]

10:30 2 scrambled eggs with a little cheese
11:30 a nut bar
The quickest ever eye appointment at the hospital ! Usually at least 2 or 3 hours but today less than 30 minutes as we even got out of the car park within the 30 free minutes parking. Amazing!

Not really lunch just picked at some ham and cheese

Then a much needed back and shoulder massage. A shoulder hasn't been right for several weeks, so hoping this fixed it.

Then a carb slip, not saying what . Suffice to say now fasting as long as possible.

Oddly, I interpreted your post as 10 to 30 scrambled eggs @MrsA2. Perhaps it's me who needs a vision check-up!

 

[LivingLightly]

Hugo - the Bassett Hound is paying me a visit this afternoon. It was to have been very brief, just to see how he would handle the steps from our back door, having such short legs. He managed fine and he seems fairly comfortable here so he should be OK when he comes for his hols next week. At the moment, because I have vacated it, he has ensconced himself in my big chair - no, he's just got down and is now sitting beside me, staring up at me as though he wants something. The plan was for a very short visit, but that changed and now he'll be here for a couple of hours until his family comes back from town. I think he likes company. When I move around, he follows. Had a bit of a struggle to keep him out of the toilet a short time ago. His neck is so much thicker than his (quite handsome) head, that he can't wear a collar so the only way he can be taken on a lead is with a harness. Actually, I think he would would alongside without a lead at all. Not that I can take him for walks but even the 3 year-old gr grand daughter can take him for a walk because he doesn't tug or try to go off anywhere.

Banksie is doing well in his new home. Regular walks and an enclosed garden to run around in, and his new owner (a young man) has taken up baking to make special dog biscuits for him. He also goes to the rugby pitch when his owner plays rugby. So glad that it has turned out well for him.

So your grand dog Hugo is spending his holiday with you @Annb. A friend of mine has a basset hound. If he's any guide, they have a lovely temperament.

Home-made dog biscuits, eh? It sounds as though Banksie has landed on his paws.

 

[LivingLightly]

Watched the Northern lights last night, but got very late and very cold. By the time I went to bed I was also very hungry so had trouble sleeping until about 4 a.m.

Hoping to see the Lights again tonight, but smaller chance apparently

So you went Aurora hunting on Thursday night @MrsA2 or perhaps you could see them from your back garden. Watching the shimmering northern lights must be a magical experience.

 

[Antje77]

Good morning from my lovely campsite in Weeley on this last weekend of my holidays.
I'm sharing the campsite with sheep, goats, cows, guinea pigs, an alpaca and what I think is an ostrich, no people.

(Pic from yesterday morning because the light was so pretty.)


Had a lovely day yesterday. The weather was amazing, almost summer, so first I hung my soaked mattress over the gate to the cows and sternly told them to leave it alone.
(I hadn't correctly put up my tent in the Yorkshire Dales in the rain a couple days back, which resulted in a very wet bed.)

It worked, my mattress is dry again!

Then I went back to the church organ I played with at the start of my holiday to have another go with it.
All week I've been thinking about this song I might be able to do something with on the organ, despite not playing the piano, let alone a church organ.

I don't expect to get the chance ever again, and @Grant_Vicat was kind enough to accept my request and turn the organ on for me once more.
What I had in mind actually worked, albeit very slowly to give me time to hit the right keys and foot pedals at the right moment!

It's an amazing experience to make music on such an impressive instrument, thanks again Grant!



Lunch together afterwards, pork, stuffing, crackling, and applesauce on a soft white bun, and a beer.
I asked them to leave the applesauce out and only ate about a quarter of the bun, making it fairly low carb.
My insulin dose was pretty much perfect but it could have used a prebolus, which is much easier to do at home than when out and about, so I'm not complaining at all.

Evening meal was cold meats and cheeses and some LC bread in my tent.



No plans for the day so far, so any tips or ideas on what to see or what to do in the area are very welcome!

I'm at the blue dot.

 

[Annb]

Bacon and egg again for breakfast. Not feeling full, but I daresay it will be enough for the day.

Did some baking that almost went wrong yesterday. Not presentable but tasted fine. Hugo and I both enjoyed the result. I shouldn't have, of course, and it produced a huge spike overnight (15.9). Down below 8 at present and dropping.

Done some more baking this morning - one a normal coffee traybake, the other an experimental date and banana traybake. There's a possibility of guests today, so I needed to have something available to have with coffee or tea. I'll need to get them finished off soon. Not sure when (if) guests will have time to call in.

Em and her brother called in to show me their costumes for a comic book convention being held in Stornoway today. They both made or put together their costumes. Em went as Edward Scissorhands - a very impressive outfit. She looked so very much like the real character. B was a character I didn't know but he looked very realistically alien.

 

[Annb]

I am going to ave a 2nd meal today - it will be salmon on a bed of spinach. Both high in potassium but that's what I want.

B called in on his way back from the convention. It seems a good time was had by all. He came in to pick up all the frozen grapes I've been storing for months for DIL as she has decided now's the time to make wine with them. That frees up almost a whole shelf in the freezer - there were a couple of other things there behind the grapes.

 

[Deleted member 208503]

Family made stew? Not sure as we don't really name foods we make.
3 cups of it I will be having later.
They gave me a few days worth.

It has ground beef, carrots, sweet potatoes, canned peas, spices?
tomato paste, tomato sauce.
Done in slow cooker.

 

[Grant_Vicat]

Good morning from my lovely campsite in Weeley on this last weekend of my holidays.
I'm sharing the campsite with sheep, goats, cows, guinea pigs, an alpaca and what I think is an ostrich, no people.

(Pic from yesterday morning because the light was so pretty.)
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Had a lovely day yesterday. The weather was amazing, almost summer, so first I hung my soaked mattress over the gate to the cows and sternly told them to leave it alone.
(I hadn't correctly put up my tent in the Yorkshire Dales in the rain a couple days back, which resulted in a very wet bed.)

It worked, my mattress is dry again!

Then I went back to the church organ I played with at the start of my holiday to have another go with it.
All week I've been thinking about this song I might be able to do something with on the organ, despite not playing the piano, let alone a church organ.

I don't expect to get the chance ever again, and @Grant_Vicat was kind enough to accept my request and turn the organ on for me once more.
What I had in mind actually worked, albeit very slowly to give me time to hit the right keys and foot pedals at the right moment!

It's an amazing experience to make music on such an impressive instrument, thanks again Grant!

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Lunch together afterwards, pork, stuffing, crackling, and applesauce on a soft white bun, and a beer.
I asked them to leave the applesauce out and only ate about a quarter of the bun, making it fairly low carb.
My insulin dose was pretty much perfect but it could have used a prebolus, which is much easier to do at home than when out and about, so I'm not complaining at all.

Evening meal was cold meats and cheeses and some LC bread in my tent.

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No plans for the day so far, so any tips or ideas on what to see or what to do in the area are very welcome!

I'm at the blue dot.

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Glad you enjoyed it! See you in Keto Land tomorrow!!

 

[Antje77]

Glad you enjoyed it! See you in Keto Land tomorrow!!

It's a rare present you gave me.

A church organ is not an instrument that's usually available to play with, especially not without any relevant experience or specific interest.

Together with the swimming in the waterfall and of course the meeting with various friends and baboons, having a go at your organ, freely trying out all the registers (is that what it's called?) to find the sound I liked was definitely one of the highlights of my trip!

Very funny you'll find yourself in a keto restaurant too tomorrow, not being a T1 anymore, and never having done low carb anyway!

Don't worry though, they do sell beer.
Low carb beer...

 

[Grant_Vicat]

A church organ is not an instrument that's usually available to play with, especially not without any relevant experience or specific interest.

If we want people to play them anpreserve them for the future, they should be more accessible generally. Imagine a child having your experience and enthusiasm. They would pester their parents!

freely trying out all the registers (is that what it's called?) to find the sound

Registers is the correct European Continental term. We call them stops because they are designed to shut off or stop the wind supply when a family of pipes isn't required.

Very funny you'll find yourself in a keto restaurant too tomorrow, not being a T1 anymore, and never having done low carb anyway!

This has amused me ever since the restaurantwas suggested.

Don't worry though, they do sell beer.
Low carb beer...

I'll drink to that!

 

[MommaE]

It's a rare present you gave me.

A church organ is not an instrument that's usually available to play with, especially not without any relevant experience or specific interest.

Together with the swimming in the waterfall and of course the meeting with various friends and baboons, having a go at your organ, freely trying out all the registers (is that what it's called?) to find the sound I liked was definitely one of the highlights of my trip!

Very funny you'll find yourself in a keto restaurant too tomorrow, not being a T1 anymore, and never having done low carb anyway!

Don't worry though, they do sell beer.
Low carb beer...

Baboons? In England? Have to ask.

 

[MrsA2]

So you went Aurora hunting on Thursday night @MrsA2 or perhaps you could see them from your back garden. Watching the shimmering northern lights must be a magical experience.

Front bedroom window actually. A very rare occurrence this far south