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Gotta get back on track!!!!!!!!

its not cadburys fault lol, you could buy a gun nd a wrap of crack from the corner but your not going out holding up post offices for your next hit

just say no to cadburys :) you know it makes sense
 
have you tried 85% dark chocolate? its a good substitute when you get used to it and its so strong you cant really gorge on it....well not as much anyway
 
Yeah, I know it's not Cadbury's fault , but mine... Lack of will power and such. I have a 75 % dark choc which I like and anything stronger I use for hot choc and baking as I don't enjoy eating it. :confused:
It's a new day today, Cadbury's is in the bin and gotta keep on trying. Water under the bridge....:cyclops:
 
We got given a HUGE 1 kg bar of the purple choc yesterday.

I mean, a middle aged couple, both a tad (cough) curvaceous, with no kids, really NEED a present like that, don't they?

I'm going to have to take it to work and throw it to the gannets to get rid of it.

If it lasts til then.

I don't even enjoy that Cadbury's any more. It's sickly and they stuff it with milk. I have just spent 5 years training myself to enjoy the taste of dark choc. I'm aiming for one of those snobbish mindsets where milk chocolate is a contemptible food for people with un-cultured palettes...

But that sickly little purple voice is there, in my head, saying

'Eat me'
 
It'd be saying to me - 'EAT ME' ! :D
EAT ME EAT ME EAT ME EAT ME EAT ME EAT ME
 
skal said:
Well, a quick update...

Last 2 days were a complete car crash... Meals were all ok, meatballs, salad, eggs...

Then, as I was tidying up, I found a big bar of chocolate, and promptly ate it all. It was totally impossible for me to throw it away or give it away... Felt **** the next day so are more carbs. :mad:

Reset the hard drive for today and the massive carb cravings are already here. Plan for the day: Greek yogurt with blueberries and raspberries and seeds for brekkie. Salad with ham and feta for lunch. Veg soup for dinner, and some home toasted and peppered nuts for snack.

I have evoked all my willpower to resist cakes, sandwiches and most importantly, crisps...:rolleyes:
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Hej på dej! I did wonder from the name if you were Scandinavian! I discovered a fab ice-cream recipe on a cream packet when I was living in Sweden. 2dl vispgrädde (you can't use single cream or it won't work) 200g frozen berries (strawberries are the nicest) and sweetener. The original recipe had 1msk of sugar per 100g of fruit but I use 1tsk truvia per 200g of fruit. Blitz the berries in a food processor till they are in tiny bits. Add the sugar and cream and blitz till mixed. You may need to add more cream and sweetener - up to you. You don't have to give up the choccie. I have 2 squares of 70% dark choccie with my coffee every night.
I make krabbpaj in answer to your post about crust less quiche but without pastry. It is just krabbpaj without pastry! Works well as food to take with me to work. I can post the recipe if you want. I have a thread called rather unimaginatively Scandis recipes with some things I have made. I also eat salted nuts (so shoot me) . Try http://www.lchfrecept.com - fab recipes and deal with some of your sweet cravings.
Lycka till!
 
skal said:
Phew, yesterday was a triumph. Carbs are haunting me though, I dreamed of crisps and dip. ..:confused:

Today, one of my colleagues gave me a potato Bindi and it is in the fridge... Gratefully, I accepted and have decided to freeze it for a special occasion. The curry is talking to ne, enticing me but I will resist its siren call and eat my low carb lunch instead....:angelic:

I am going to try the crustless quiche tonight with a salad too, and try and resist the lush potatoes:wideyed:
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Have the dip but have veggies. I ODd recently with carrots so won't be doing this for a while. I miss crisps and proper bread. What about knäckebröd? This doesn't spike me at all.
 
skal said:
Yeah, I know it's not Cadbury's fault , but mine... Lack of will power and such. I have a 75 % dark choc which I like and anything stronger I use for hot choc and baking as I don't enjoy eating it. :confused:
It's a new day today, Cadbury's is in the bin and gotta keep on trying. Water under the bridge....:cyclops:
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Thats the spirit :)
 
popsy said:
I agree with Andy, I weigh every day. It isn't obsessive with me, just something I do each day, first thing and nekkid :) It gives me my first insight to how I'm going and how I went the day before although I have noticed that if I've had a bad day it doesn't show on the scales until two days after oddly. I know that it's recommended to only weigh once a week but that has never suited me. As with everything else, it's all individual :D

@skal You are going to be fine. I think Andy's advice about only looking ahead to the next meal is excellent. Trying to do it all at once is too hard but little goals are achievable and it's true that as soon as you do something that makes you feel better.....your'e off! :happy:

Good Luck and keep us up to date okay?
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Morning Popsy! I weigh every day. Bit of a double edged sword as feel fab when lost but **** when gained. Maintaining is vaguely disappointing if I haven't lost all week. I gain several pounds throughout the course of a day so I only weigh myself in the morning now. Got that bloody education or punishment course next Tuesday. Tried to get out of it but my manager is fine about me going. It's going to be difficult not to throttle the dietician who will be preaching the NHS party line. If you read about a dietician being throttled by an irate person with diabetes it will be me!
 
skal said:
I also have a lot of weight to lose, around 7 stone. Currently I only take metformin 1g twice daily and losartan 50mg once daily so weightloss isn't an issue from medication point of view. Otherwise of course it's a different matter... ;)
There is a huge chance your meds will reduce as you continue to eat less carbs so the weight will drop easier too. I'll be doing this to feel better and if the weight comes down it's all the better. I weighed myself yesterday and won't be getting on the scales again soon. I definitely have obsessive tendencies and they will ruin all the good work if I let them.

I need to work on this for a proper change of lifestyle for good rather than a temporary measure since I see the end results of badly managed diabetes in my work in operating theatres...
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Don't think of it as 7 stone. I need to lose 6 stone but that is too overwhelming. I decided on 5 stone long term. Then my medium term was 3. Short term is every 1/2 stone. So far 2 stones 4lb. Am now 13 stone 11lbs. That 11bs is my sole focus now. If I ever get to 11 stone, I'll be over the moon and looking to get to 10. Trying not to think about that as don't want to fail.
 
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Never a truer word said. Last night my eldest was going away for the week on an adventure week. I was taking her friend as his mum was unsure about getting him to the meet point in time. By the time I'd got the girls from school then collected him, gone to Tescos I had half an hour and we got fish and chips. I had whole piece of fish and child's portion of chips. Smaller than all 3 kids Infact. I really enjoyed them but at the back of my head a little voice said "really?" Didn't really spike - 8.5 an hour afterwards then 7 two hours after eating. Was going to say occasional treat but want to stop regarding food as treats, as it was too many "treats" and my **** will power which partially got me into this mess in the first place! I don't think I am to blame for my diabetes as I do believe that there is an element of genetics but I do think that being significantly over weight and having a **** diet didn't help!
 
I agree, genetics play a part as mum, dad, several uncles and cousins and other family members are all types 2 as was my Nan. But the amount of junk I've stuffed down my throat over the years is clearly the biggest reason I'm in the state I am in....

Once I get myself sorted with a meter, I will play with different things to see if I can go back to enjoying some of the Scandinavian delicacies like rye bread and Finn crisp crisp breads. At the moment I need to try for tee total as I have no will power...
 
skal said:
I agree, genetics play a part as mum, dad, several uncles and cousins and other family members are all types 2 as was my Nan. But the amount of junk I've stuffed down my throat over the years is clearly the biggest reason I'm in the state I am in....

Once I get myself sorted with a meter, I will play with different things to see if I can go back to enjoying some of the Scandinavian delicacies like rye bread and Finn crisp crisp breads. At the moment I need to try for tee total as I have no will power...
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Why not just pop to Boots and buy the matching meter for the strips you have on prescription? In UK, my local (small) boots had quite a selection of meters, and by recollection, under £20. That doesn't seem a big piece to pay to get back on track ASAP?

Or, if that's completely unpalatable, try mailing the manufacturer? I'm sure they'd replace it free of charge, as you are committed to their strips. I'd be surprised if the manufacturers didn't send out for next day delivery.

Just a thought.
 
All good ideas and will look into it... I have no strips on repeat, I just ask the doc for some. I'm off tomorrow so may be able to go and see what's available. Thankyouplease!
 
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