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alliebee said:
Side dishes spinach and paneer and onion bajies home made with gram flour ( chickpea flour) and a veggie side dish. Creamy and mild. Will have 2 poppadoms as no carbs today
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I posted a nice paneer and green bean curry on the low carb forum if you like paneer.
 
mat1uk said:
Ok to follow on from my post yesterday, pre tea 4.4 after 1 hr tested twice 4.8 & 4.7 after 2 hrs tested twice 4.8 & 4.9
what did i eat??????

old el paso bbq fajita mix 1/2 packet
1 onion 1 red pepper
160g chicken breast
250g Tilda brown basmati rice (microwave pouch)
half pint of coors lite.

should i test on 3 hrs ??????
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I seem to recall on here that someone on a continuous glucose monitor noticed a spike after rice at 5hrs so maybe spilt difference and go for 4?
 
pre tea 6.9 post 9.9.
a bit of a hike but i did have some cough mixture in between readings
 
cold ethyl said:
Nuts, cheese, butter all very high in calories. I do think for those of us who were/are very overweight some sort of calorie as well as carb restriction is needed initially. Eat freely is a dangerous phrase if you are used to huge amounts of carbs and then replace them with fat!!
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Thanks cold ethyl, i do know I need to do it.. The first stone came off so easily, that I thought I had it licked. Will start from tomorrow with adding my food etc to my fitness pal and I am sure I will be shocked at the calories I'm eating even without the carbs...
 
Kezzer4321 said:
Thanks cold ethyl, i do know I need to do it.. The first stone came off so easily, that I thought I had it licked. Will start from tomorrow with adding my food etc to my fitness pal and I am sure I will be shocked at the calories I'm eating even without the carbs...
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They soon add up. I tend to try and keep to around 1200 or so though as it's got colder I've crept up a bit some days. I also peddle most days for at least 20 minutes just to burn a teeny bit extra off. I've found that having a green tea helps as sometimes it's not hunger but thirst or just habit to snack,
 
fasting 5.1
post breakfast/pre lunch 5.5
late testing after lunch - 6 but really jittery after opticians and had only had two tiny 12g cheese things for lunch so not surprised
pre dinner 5.3
post dinner @11/2 hrs 5.8
 
Kezzer4321 said:
Thanks cold ethyl, i do know I need to do it.. The first stone came off so easily, that I thought I had it licked. Will start from tomorrow with adding my food etc to my fitness pal and I am sure I will be shocked at the calories I'm eating even without the carbs...
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Take heart @Kezzer4321 You are not alone. I've been stuck for the past 3 weeks or so and have followed all the advice here and dropped all the things I thought it was okay to eat and am now counting carbs (a strict 1200 daily) something I thought I wouldn't have to do on LCHF and still no difference. I use MyFitnessPal too

Last resort has been to go back to my personal trainer for some hard core exercise. First thing she said when I phoned her was not to worry about plateauing - its natural.
 
Hi.
  1. Fasting Before Breakfast 5.1 Yogurt (added skimmed milk to make creamier) Sprinkling of Granola Blueberries, Cheese chunk
  2. 1hr 7.0
  3. 2hr 5.6
  4. Before lunch 4.8 Olives 5/6, Tomato, Piri Piri Mackeral Warm, mayo
  5. 1hr 5.6
  6. 2hr 4.6
  7. before dinner 4.8 Spinach lots, Broccoli lots, 2 x Cod Loin Small, 2 glasses red wine Merlot, 25 minute walk, very brisk.
  8. 1hr 5.1
  9. 2hr 4.5
Very pleased with this........:)
 
daddys1 said:
Hi.
  1. Fasting Before Breakfast 5.1 Yogurt (added skimmed milk to make creamier) Sprinkling of Granola Blueberries, Cheese chunk
  2. 1hr 7.0
  3. 2hr 5.6
  4. Before lunch 4.8 Olives 5/6, Tomato, Piri Piri Mackeral Warm, mayo
  5. 1hr 5.6
  6. 2hr 4.6
  7. before dinner 4.8 Spinach lots, Broccoli lots, 2 x Cod Loin Small, 2 glasses red wine Merlot, 25 minute walk, very brisk.
  8. 1hr 5.1
  9. 2hr 4.5
Very pleased with this........:)
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That is so not fair!
 
dianagrace said:
That is so not fair!
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Sorry, I feel embarrassed sometimes posting, when I see what some others post.

I was when diagnosed borderline, very lucky, but I have now started 1hr readings as I had an 11.2 just recently when I was having the same breakfast which I been having since diagnosis, (late September), but with a full 40g of granola, did not realize I had been spiking on the 1hr. So now the granola is just a sprinkling to use up, 2 bags so it'll take a while.

Neil
 
alliebee said:
Side dishes spinach and paneer and onion bajies home made with gram flour ( chickpea flour) and a veggie side dish. Creamy and mild. Will have 2 poppadoms as no carbs today
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Ooh that sounds Yummylicious. How do you cook the spinach paneer and onion bajies? Do you shallow fry or oven bake?
I fancy making them tomorrow.
 
dianagrace said:
Take heart @Kezzer4321 You are not alone. I've been stuck for the past 3 weeks or so and have followed all the advice here and dropped all the things I thought it was okay to eat and am now counting carbs (a strict 1200 daily) something I thought I wouldn't have to do on LCHF and still no difference. I use MyFitnessPal too

Last resort has been to go back to my personal trainer for some hard core exercise. First thing she said when I phoned her was not to worry about plateauing - its natural.
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Hi Dianagrace, Thanks for the kind words of support... I have to say that old habits die hard, yesterday I was feeling very sorry for myself, I am just getting over a bad cold and I felt that all my hard work (diet wise) was a waste. But I gave myself a slap and then got down to doing something about it.. I've downloaded myfitnesspal, weighed out all my food and planned all my meals for today.. and if it ever stops raining I'll increase my exercise too...at some point if I keep doing all the good things.. the weight will have to start moving again.
 
Rose28 said:
Ooh that sounds Yummylicious. How do you cook the spinach paneer and onion bajies? Do you shallow fry or oven bake?
I fancy making them tomorrow.
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Hi I shallow fry the onion bajies...just sliced onions then a batter of gram flour spices of your choice. I use pataks paste. Then water till thick enough to coat them
The sag paneer is online all day I dream about food site. Yummy
 
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