What have you eaten today?

[Mrsass]

B - Raspberries & cream

D - 1 slice of brown bread with pretty much a full pack of ham & lots of butter.

T - Chicken omelette with broccoli

Snacks - mixed nuts, 9 bar, 3 custard creams

 

[Sable_Jan]

Dairy and fat free yoghurt = water?

Alpro soya yoghurts

 

[Sable_Jan]

Breakfast: usual cereal mix but the extra 5-10gs I didn't put back into the box made my ave 1.5 spike into a 2.4 one - just lucky I started at 4.9 today
Dinner: Mushroom soup (home made) with soured cream topping stirred in
Tea: lightly battered large cod, mushy peas and a few pinched chips 6.0 at 2 1/2 hrs
Snacks: 200g pot of greek yoghurt, some sugar free jelly with mandarins......

 

[KateA]

B - Raspberries & cream

D - 1 slice of brown bread with pretty much a full pack of ham & lots of butter.

T - Chicken omelette with broccoli

Snacks - mixed nuts, 9 bar, 3 custard creams

Cream! I just discovered I can have cream, I am pretty pleased about that.

 

[Mrsass]

@KateA I go through cream so fast coz I have it allllll the timeeeee lol

 

[Susikav]

Breakfast - scrambled eggs with mushrooms and smoked salmon cooked in butter with some cream
Lunch - 2 sausages with salad
Snack - cheese wrapped in ham with mayonnaise
Dinner - chicken, rocket, avocado, olives, 2 black olive, pumpkin and sunflower seed crackers http://www.diabeticgoodbaking.com/ followed by breadless pudding - v yum :0) http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/breadless_pudding.html

Thank you, @Mongolia - two lovely recipes to try...

 

[Susikav]

The only exciting thing I ate yesterday was confit duck last night... All the rest was as it is every day - omelette, smoked salmon, berries and cream, BabyBel for lunch, lots of espresso with cream.... so boring... can't wait to get home tomorrow night... The thunderstorms here have been so bad it's extended our stay here by three days...

 

[HA3]

Hi,

You are following the classic pattern that I pioneered when I tried to cut down:
I used to start each day with the most fantastic, virtuous intentions, but by late afternoon I would have eaten a small elephant. Dipped in breadcrumbs. And deep fried.

I'm actually astonished by your selfcontrol (no irony intended).
I would have fallen head first into a takeaway after that breakfast and lunch...

I've no idea if that it too many carbs for you, but it would be too many for me. But then I have a v low carb tolerance.

But I'm certain that is too little food (esp fat) at brekkie and lunch. So you are left wanting to chew furniture.
Sorry if I sound critical. I don't mean to. And believe me, I've been there!

How about trying, for one day:

Bacon and 2 scram eggs for breakfast (use cream instead of milk in the eggs). No carbs.
Time how long it takes you to get hungry.

Then at lunch, have the soup, and the egg, but add a good wodge of grated cheese.
Time how long it takes before you get hungry.

I'm hoping that will give you a more controlled approach vector to your evening meal.
The evening meal looks great, by the way. And that pitta (or half?) may be within you personal carb tolerance.

Ooh. Another tip you may find helps - a cup of broth, or coffee, with a dash of cream in it has an almost magical soothing effect on hunger/cravings. You can adjust the cream quantities for your personal fat targets, but try it - it may help a lot.

Hope that helps!

Thanks @Brunneria for the advice, I really need to change something before I dive headfirst off the wagon! . It was a whole pitta bread, i think if someone had tried to take half i would have eaten them instead! .

I normally breakfast once i get to work which is why i kinda stuck to the cereal but i do have access to a microwave so can do scrambled eggs in that and cook bacon at home and bring in to warm through. Lunch will stick with the soup and egg with maybe a couple of breakfast balls and a coffee n cream (don't like cheese unfortunately). Havent tried broth and cream is that just a stock cube?

Going away to a conference today for a few days so just need to survive that first. Will try my new plan next week and let you know how i get on. It would be nice to come home from work without eyeing everything that moved as a potential food source!

Many thanks again x

 

[HA3]

Personally I'd say you weren't eating enough....if you're going really low carb the advice seems to be to include more fats be it in the form of cheese, nut butters and cream..... I don't do low carb, just low enough to keep my meter happy so have to be careful not t overindulge on the fats

Thanks @Sable_Jan, and @pavlovsdog , i think you are both right, i am going to try and reduce carbs but up fat intake during the day and see how i get on.

 

[Brunneria]

Thanks @Brunneria for the advice, I really need to change something before I dive headfirst off the wagon! . It was a whole pitta bread, i think if someone had tried to take half i would have eaten them instead! .

I normally breakfast once i get to work which is why i kinda stuck to the cereal but i do have access to a microwave so can do scrambled eggs in that and cook bacon at home and bring in to warm through. Lunch will stick with the soup and egg with maybe a couple of breakfast balls and a coffee n cream (don't like cheese unfortunately). Havent tried broth and cream is that just a stock cube?

Going away to a conference today for a few days so just need to survive that first. Will try my new plan next week and let you know how i get on. It would be nice to come home from work without eyeing everything that moved as a potential food source!

Many thanks again x

Ah, I get you with the breakfast option at work...
How about cold ham, or crustless quiche (make exactly as for normal quiche, but instead of lining the dish with pastry, use bacon or ham slices)
There are also recipes around that make breakfast cup things (egg and quiche type ingredients) that can all be cooked, then frozen or refridgerated and reheated as required.
In your situation, I might just go for a humungous coffee and cream, or a bulletproof coffee in the morning..

The broth is (ideally) a hand titivated real broth simmered for hours over a Highland croft hearth... but I just use the Knorr stock things (the wee individual pots, that are like a jelly, not the solid stock cubes). I use a big 450 ml mug per stock pot thing, and a dash of cream. Bovril works too, if it floats your boat. basically it is just a way of increasing your liquid and salt intake, which are both good when low carbing. But the added benefit is they seem more filling than an ordinary drink, and by adding the cream you can con yourself that you are drinking a cream-of-chicken or cream-of-beef soup.

 

[Weird Science]

Frustrating for you... Would cream be better in your coffee? Too sad not to drink it... Maybe on a quiet day you could try proper coffee?

Probably but whenever I try it almost curdles

 

[Weird Science]

Clearing the loft must have earned you gold stars and really good BG.. Win-win...

I've got British Gas coming round early April to see if I qualify for free loft insulation, but if not at least it's cleared out! and yes was good BG!

 

[Weird Science]

Cookies sound lovely......do you have the recipie at all please? !

I'll ask the misses, not cookies as such, not sure what to call them

 

[Weird Science]

Sunday morning was more loft clearing, paying for it now on my lower back!
Bfast 2 egg cheese omelette
L succumbed to a bacon burger McD, mozzarella dippers and a portion of chicken selects BG 2 hrs was 6.8 ( was expecting much higher, well done loft )
D steak, mushrooms & peas, sugar free jelly

Went to bed at 6.4 but woke with 10.8!!, delayed reaction, or just caught up with me..?

Monday
B 4 bacon
L 1 slice burgen with cream cheese and avocado with a runny poached egg, half bag of pork scratchings
D som tam, sugar free jelly
BG high but ended at 6.7

Today
B mushrooms & cherry tomatoes
L same as yesterday
D sea bass & salad, jelly and few nuts
need to get my BG back down to what it was 2 weeks ago as its steadily rising

 

[DeejayR]

B: bacon lardons, cherry tomatoes and piece of Livlife toast in a fried eggy-bread
L: cheese salad & chicken soup with home-bake focaccia-type bread substitute
D: monkfish and mash from Jamie's recipe http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/...ive-sauce-and-lemon-mash/#1L2sjaHmCib4cMA2.97
At the fishmonger today I got two big monkfish tails for less than a fiver so I googled a recipe and chose this yummy one. Getting the membranes off the fish was a pain as usual. Instead of spud for mash I used butternut squash & celeriac. Nice thing about monkfish is apart from the spine it has no bones.

 

[Susikav]

Probably but whenever I try it almost curdles

What kind of coffee are you making love? What kind of cream? Maybe that's the problem... Don't buy Elmlea... it's buttermilk and oil...

 

[Susikav]

Ah, I get you with the breakfast option at work...
How about cold ham, or crustless quiche (make exactly as for normal quiche, but instead of lining the dish with pastry, use bacon or ham slices)
There are also recipes around that make breakfast cup things (egg and quiche type ingredients) that can all be cooked, then frozen or refridgerated and reheated as required.
In your situation, I might just go for a humungous coffee and cream, or a bulletproof coffee in the morning..

The broth is (ideally) a hand titivated real broth simmered for hours over a Highland croft hearth... but I just use the Knorr stock things (the wee individual pots, that are like a jelly, not the solid stock cubes). I use a big 450 ml mug per stock pot thing, and a dash of cream. Bovril works too, if it floats your boat. basically it is just a way of increasing your liquid and salt intake, which are both good when low carbing. But the added benefit is they seem more filling than an ordinary drink, and by adding the cream you can con yourself that you are drinking a cream-of-chicken or cream-of-beef soup.

What a truly excellent idea @Brunneria... I will look forward to that when I'm tired and low... Thank you...

 

[Susikav]

Sunday morning was more loft clearing, paying for it now on my lower back!
Bfast 2 egg cheese omelette
L succumbed to a bacon burger McD, mozzarella dippers and a portion of chicken selects BG 2 hrs was 6.8 ( was expecting much higher, well done loft )
D steak, mushrooms & peas, sugar free jelly

Went to bed at 6.4 but woke with 10.8!!, delayed reaction, or just caught up with me..?

Monday
B 4 bacon
L 1 slice burgen with cream cheese and avocado with a runny poached egg, half bag of pork scratchings
D som tam, sugar free jelly
BG high but ended at 6.7

Today
B mushrooms & cherry tomatoes
L same as yesterday
D sea bass & salad, jelly and few nuts
need to get my BG back down to what it was 2 weeks ago as its steadily rising

Hardly surprising that your numbers are creeping up... you are going through a lot right now... plus the loft and the aching back... be kind to yourself... and 6.8 was very good, even if it was a surprise..

 

[Weird Science]

What kind of coffee are you making love? What kind of cream? Maybe that's the problem... Don't buy Elmlea... it's buttermilk and oil...

I did buy elmlea lol, any suggestions?

 

[Susikav]

I did buy elmlea lol, any suggestions?

I carries on being a learning curve, doesn't it... Whipping cream or, as I found while I was home this time, lactose-free cream... Single cream for coffee? I just buy the best I can find - it has to be from grass-fed cows of course... Double and whipping cream have the least carbs and most fat I believe... While I am in here in Qatar it is UHT cream from Saudi herds - they are Irish Frejian cows - been over here since the 70's... Our vet, who was a Kiwi, when we lived in Dammam took a job with the herd and he was staggered when he saw the humungous air-conditioned sheds they live in and the scale of the entire project.. They're famous I believe... The largest indoor dairy by far in the world... Al Marai... We're just so grateful for it.. I remember when they started selling real milk in Saudi... it was a celebration day, as before that we had Nido, which is powdered milk... I live in Bahrain now, and they import Elmlea! Sometimes we get fresh cream from the UK or Ireland, but usually I have to rely on UHT cream from France... One of the chaps on here mentioned Jersey cream... lush... We need the fat if we're LCHF... if you have sugar-free jelly, berries and cream, you need lovely thick cream though I think... no point in having a treat if it's a 'careful' treat.. How is everything going for your lovely wife? I still light candles for her... I do wish you both well in your struggles...