What have you eaten today?

[pavlovsdog]

Ps. I'm still in ketosis at 55 g a day

How can you tell you are in ketosis @alliebee?

 

[alliebee]

I started with ketostix. You can buy these at any chemist cheaply. They turn pink to purple if you are below your threshold for carbs and low carbing. It takes a few days. I also have a blood serum tester but the strips a v expensive...but after a couple of weeks I could just "feel" I was in deep ketosis. Boundless energy. Feeling of well being. Alert. Better sleep and the weight just fell off. Vv quickly

 

[alliebee]

Your body changes from using carbs for energy to using fat stores

 

[pavlovsdog]

Thanks @alliebee I think I must be, as I am feeling more energised and my mood has improved. Ill have a look for those testing strips though. Just as a point of interest, some years ago I did the LighterLife diet which was not dissimilar to the Newcastle diet, and they tested for ketosis too.

 

[alliebee]

They are cheap a pot of ketostix. Cut them in half and you get 100.

 

[Kezzer4321]

B- bacon and mushroom omelette
L- roast chicken, with sprouts, peas and 2 roast potatoes
D- crust less quiche and tomatoe salad

 

[Brunneria]

B: bacon and egg + latte
L: roast chicken, masses cabbage, cauli cheese, tablespoon peas, tablespoon swede and carrot mash, 1 roastie
S: 2/3rds baby whole wheat pitta with taramasalata
D: mackerel pate on karg cracker with salad

Bedtime snack peanut butter or strawbsncream

 

[cold ethyl]

Breakfast scrambled egg and turkey bacon
Lunch small smoked turkey salad 1/2 an aldi bar 85% dark choc
Dinner too tired to cook so out to Indians. Poppadum, pickles ( yogurt , onion and a tsp lime) 1 1/2 onion bajhias lamb rogan josh and small portion paneer and spinach. Stuffed and not testing !

 

[bookmite]

B Field mushrooms on flax bread toasted.

L. Cold meats and 30g cathedral city light.

T. Corned beef bake.

Treat. Muller rice light.

Oops. That little lot totted up 90g carb

 

[Mike d]

B - Roast Chicken omelette

L - Two lamb chops with bacon

D - To be decided

... and a LOT of water

 

[badbrogs21]

Breakfast.... muffin
Cereal bar for lunch
2 sausage beans and toast for tea

 

[lizdeluz]

Medium sized closed cup mushrooms, stalk up in small roasting pan, sprinkled with an inch of chopped red chilli ( or however much I can stand today), a handful of rain-soaked chopped chives from the garden, salt and pepper, some dried thyme, some flaked almonds or other nuts and a couple teaspoons olive oil. Baked in a hot oven for about 20-25 mins, or until mushrooms were tender. Served with torn mozzarella and loads of basil leaves dressed with vinaigrette and more black pepper.

 

[Nyxks]

Not bad day considering I spent 90% of the day cooking, cleaning and doing the books

Breakfast
Home made Gluten Free n Vegan Chocolate Cinnamon Pancakes with Coffee, Real Canadian Maple Syrup n Vanilla Soy Milk
BG pre: 4.1 ... BG post: 5

Lunch
Salad Greens (Romain Letttuce, Red Cabbage, Kale, Swiss Char, Baby Buk Choy), zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, radishes, carrots, snap peas, n 3 oz of extra firm tofu crumbled with yellow curry powder and Sunflower Oil with Apple Cider Vinegar (home made dressing) n Coffee with soy milk
BG pre: 5.5 ... BG post: 4.7

Dinner
Garlic Cauliflower Bites n Buffalo Tofu Bites with home made hummus dip
BG pre: 5 ... BG post: 6.1

Snacks
Carrots, Apple n Hummus ... Fermented Tofu strips ... Can of Pepsi Next ... Homemade from scratch Gluten Free n Vegan Vanilla Cupcake

Insulin
Lantus Base Line = 100 units
Humalog With Meals = 10 units total
Humalog With Snacks = 15 units total
Total Humalog Units Today = 25 units

 

[aphex2k]

Breaky - 3 eggs from my chooks, scrambled with a bit of bacon in, 3 slices of wholegrain toast and a black coffee.

 

[Susikav]

B: oats marinated overnight in Greek yoghurt and a drizzle of cream with raspberries - still a bit rich for me but would be lovely as a dessert, so I'd welcome any suggestions for breakfast that is quickly and easy
L: 2 slices of ham, beef tomato, 2 radishes, cheese, small portion of cheese coleslaw
D: nothing as yet, can't decide what to have.
Snacks: sunflower seeds

Sorry to be indelicate, but is constipation a problem with lchf diet?

Hello Pavlovsdog... not a bit of it... I have ulcerative colitis and was soooo worried about eating low-carb.. I make almond bread with flax-seed meal and pile it with marmite, cream cheese and herbs - or ham - or low-sugar jam, eggs or anything really... and I eat milled pumpkin, sunflower and sesame seed - plus milled chufas, which is called Tiger Nuts - it's a Spanish root actually, not nuts or seeds... I have been eating low-carb because of newly-diagnosed T2 for about 6 weeks and I have never been so well... my UC is non-existent for the first time in around 40 years and, although I have never been overweight, I have lost 5 kilos.... my hair and nails are stronger and I feel full of energy... none of that tiredness and weakness after food now... no running to the loo... no gulping bottles of water... etc... and only one dizzy spell in all that time... and best of all, no meds.... You have to be strong and eat low carbs - you need to research - potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, etc, in fact all the obvious veg, are not good... porridge is bad for me, so maybe you could have what I have ... a smoothie with lush full-fat Greek yoghurt, handful of blueberries and 4 strawberries or raspberries (frozen or not), half a small banana or peach, all the milled seeds and slake it with some full-fat coconut milk... It's lovely, and my readings after 2 hours are always around 5... especially if I exercise afterwards... it's very quick to make and drink - you could put a straw in it and take it in a take-away coffee cup if you need to leave for work.... My goodness - you'll need to lie down after all that rabbit from me! Look up low-carb recipes - the net is awash with lovely stuff.... good luck....

 

[beatdise]

To my surprise, I have realised that I have now done 8 weeks and 1 day of this Diabetes Miracle, Phase 1!

The rules were:
Unlimited amounts of very low carb foods, including veg
Low fat (ignored that one from the start!)
30 mins exercise most days (dog walking takes care of that)
Eat something every 5 hours
Only eat a max of 5g quick release carb foods with meals, or as a snack last thing at night
Drink 2 cups Green Tea every day (this was an unmitigated disaster. I hate it. Maybe drank my quota on 5 days in total)
For every 5 hr period you break these rules, add 3 days on to the 8 weeks

The intention of all this is:
Prevent the liver from dumping glucose (eat every 5 hrs)
Rest the pancreas from panic insulining (very low carb)
Weight loss including reducing insulin resistance
Allow both organs a chance to recover from their habit of over reacting

At the end of 8 weeks (+ extra time):
Very gently add in a few extra carbs, to bring carb intake up to about 15g carbs with every meal, and with evening snack.
Again, prevent liver dumps and insulin surges, keep the organs in their new, rested state.
Continue indefinitely while weight loss continues...

So, how have I done?

It's been bloody marvellous.
In 8 weeks, I have not eaten more than the 5g limit in any one session (unless you count 9bars, but they have negligible effect on BG, prob cos not quick release, so I consider them ok)
I have lost about 5 pounds - without hunger or cravings, and am delighted
I have not liver dumped, except for my dawn phenomenon - which I cannot control
I feel fantastic. More energy. Fewer aches. No stiffness in joints. Good sleep.
My blood glucose has not risen above 7mmol/l at any time except for 3 higher than normal dawn phenomenons, usually work stress related - awesome

However, I have broken the following rules:
Forgot the late night snack, 4 times
Didn't drink Green Vile Tea
Ate high fat (I'm guessing that I could have lost 3x the weight if I had gone low fat, but blimey, it would have been miserable!)
Failed to exercise enough in the last 3 weeks when dog got a nasty cold virus and couldn't be walked (interestingly, that was when my weight loss stalled. Would have lost more otherwise)

So I should really carry on with phase 1 for approx 2 more weeks to compensate for these crimes?

Do I have the willpower to resist a celebratory latte this morning?
It has been 8 weeks since my last one!

Emotionally, I have felt that the pros outweigh the cons.
My body has felt great.
There were a few wobbly moments when my BG dropped to 5.1-5.3 consistently before meals. I've adjusted now.
BUT it has been boring. The food has become quite a grind. Same breakfast. Same lunch. Evening meat, veg, cheese and berries with cream.
I am drooling at the thought of that latte.
A slice or 2 of live life bread.
Maybe try a tablespoon of brown rice!?
2 squares of 70% choc with my berries...
It is little things like that which will turn this from 'endurable for a fixed term' to 'enjoyably sustainable'.

And overall, I am f*cking delighted with myself!
This is the first 'diet' that I have ever stuck to with such success. No cheating. That alone is AMAZING.
And it is all because of the lack of carb craving.
All previous diets have involved carb craving and have therefore been nothing more than a ticking time bomb counting down to carb crashing failure.

What a star, what an inspiration. I'm gonna check all this out. WELL DONE

 

[alliebee]

Breakfast cheesy scrambled eggs
Lunch is swiss mushrooms. All bubbling in the oven as I type
Dinner yet to be decided

 

[cold ethyl]

What are Swiss mushrooms? Anything with mushrooms should be on my radar.

 

[alliebee]

Mushroooms sauteed in butter with garlic. Then transfer to baking dish and cover with talleggio cheese or fontina. Or any melty cheese pop under grill till bubbling. Lovely with a crisp romaine salad

 

[cold ethyl]

Mushroooms sauteed in butter with garlic. Then transfer to baking dish and cover with talleggio cheese or fontina. Or any melty cheese pop under grill till bubbling. Lovely with a crisp romaine salad

sound delicious. will give them a try. i like the addition of salad. wouldn't want to upset the NHS fat police.