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The Lone Low Carber

Celeriac

Celeriac

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I was looking through fridge and cupboards earlier, prior to doing an onlne order and this thread idea came to me.

My other half has NCGS so there's nothing with gluten in the fridge, freezer or pantry. His mother is T2 and despite NCGS and attacks of gout (in his thirties as well, cracks me up) The Husband is a carb fiend so there is currently a box of ASDA Free From cornflakes (81g carbs per 100g with milk) sitting on a kitchen counter. In the fridge there's a pack of gluten-free gnocchi with a use-by date next year #NotProperFood and a pack of two-part-baked ciabatta rolls which could be mistaken for solidified dinosaur poo.

I'm wondering whether anyone else has to suffer things we shouldn't eat, right there on the kitchen counter, in the fridge, freezer and pantry ? Having to juggle different diets eg low carb, gluten free, vegetarian, low fat ? Jealousy from family when you're tucking into a piece of steak with cream sauce and buttered veg and they've got the beefburgers and chips which they asked for ?

The Husband has one side of the fridge and a shelf in the larder plus a fruit bowl. Do you hide the naughties out of your sight ?
 
Celeriac said:
I was looking through fridge and cupboards earlier, prior to doing an onlne order and this thread idea came to me.

My other half has NCGS so there's nothing with gluten in the fridge, freezer or pantry. His mother is T2 and despite NCGS and attacks of gout (in his thirties as well, cracks me up) The Husband is a carb fiend so there is currently a box of ASDA Free From cornflakes (81g carbs per 100g with milk) sitting on a kitchen counter. In the fridge there's a pack of gluten-free gnocchi with a use-by date next year #NotProperFood and a pack of two-part-baked ciabatta rolls which could be mistaken for solidified dinosaur poo.

I'm wondering whether anyone else has to suffer things we shouldn't eat, right there on the kitchen counter, in the fridge, freezer and pantry ? Having to juggle different diets eg low carb, gluten free, vegetarian, low fat ? Jealousy from family when you're tucking into a piece of steak with cream sauce and buttered veg and they've got the beefburgers and chips which they asked for ?

The Husband has one side of the fridge and a shelf in the larder plus a fruit bowl. Do you hide the naughties out of your sight ?
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I hear you on this one. My husband is not diabetic or intolerant of anything and takes great delight in shoveling ready meals and sweet stuff down his neck....often find him with his ''secret stash '' of chocolate and cakes....take aways, chips, pizza etc. I then find him peering at my food and saying hmmm that looks nice ..I'll try that ...to which he helps himself from my already small portion grrrrr. I even caught him diving into my jar of peanut butter,,,,,funny how he never ''liked it'' before but now it is on MY menu he has to have his share. Ask him if he would like some of the spinach or any other low carb food though and it's a big fat no. So I take great delight in tucking into my steak and just say don't worry dear....with all the junk you eat you will be diabetic one day, then you can have some too :D It is torture for me to make his meals....lots of chips and puddings but one day it might just come back and bite him on the ass :D He had already been warned about his sugar levels so that may be sooner than he thinks ;) You would think he would learn...but no :( I don't hide the ''naughties' ....I just show him I am strong enough to resist them :D
 
We try and both stick to the same diet - it makes life a lot easier, although I have to hide the 2 finger kit kats (which are bought as a hypo treatment and sit in the medicine cupboard!)
 
Yes and no. My husband started eating lower carb after I started, so now we just prepare the same food for the both of us. As far as the kids, they are mostly non-picky eaters, so they eat what we eat, but have treats. I for sure don't touch them and DH only touches them occasionally.

Most days, it isn't even a blip on my radar, but I do have my moments. Doing LCHF has really helped with my cravings. If I want salt, I eat nuts. If I want something crispy, I eat pork rinds/cracklins. If I want something sweet, I will eat berries with whipped cream, dark chocolate, creamy hot cocoa/smoothie, or some cream cheese & SF DaVinci sweetner.

The longer I do LCHF, the easier it is.
 
Another example- we had several people over for Father's Day on Sunday. I made a strawberry cake for everyone else and chia pudding with a few raspberries for me. I didn't miss the cake at all.

So, I guess I don't really go without, as much as I substitute.
 
Gezzabelle said:
I then find him peering at my food and saying hmmm that looks nice ..I'll try that ...to which he helps himself from my already small portion grrrrr. I even caught him diving into my jar of peanut butter,,,,,funny how he never ''liked it'' before but now it is on MY menu he has to have his share.:D
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This made me laugh! My husband peering at MY food was what started him eating LCHF. He wanted to drop a few pounds and thought...hey, if she can eat like that and lose, I am going to give it a whirl. Silly man. :p We won't talk about how quickly he has lost weight compared to me, though. I am slightly bitter. ;)
 
vintageutopia said:
This made me laugh! My husband peering at MY food was what started him eating LCHF. He wanted to drop a few pounds and thought...hey, if she can eat like that and lose, I am going to give it a whirl. Silly man. :p We won't talk about how quickly he has lost weight compared to me, though. I am slightly bitter. ;)
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Lol...I don't mind him peering but it annoys me when he won't eat healthily despite being on statins and having been told his sugar levels are a bit on the high side. He is the pickiest eater on the planet and is only happy eating fried everything and chips. So be it....he has already said he couldn't eat what I am so unless he pulls his socks up or gets very lucky he may not have a choice :)
 
My husband and kids are really supportive of my LCHF but we still have a lot of their high-carb items in the house. I'm amazed at my ability to resist, something I've always struggled with in the past. I think it's the instant feedback from using my meter that makes the difference - I now feel like carbs are "toxic" to my system and find that I don't crave them anything like I used to.

But when I catch them eyeing up MY treats I can get very territorial :stop:
 
Alzebra said:
My husband and kids are really supportive of my LCHF but we still have a lot of their high-carb items in the house. I'm amazed at my ability to resist, something I've always struggled with in the past. I think it's the instant feedback from using my meter that makes the difference - I now feel like carbs are "toxic" to my system and find that I don't crave them anything like I used to.

But when I catch them eyeing up MY treats I can get very territorial :stop:
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Omg I agree.....I tell my hubby.....get your eyes OFF MY scratchings right now sunshine hahaha...only thinking of his high cholesterol of course ;)
 
My other half still are his own diet (mostly rubbish) and wasn't at all interested in my food until he saw how much weight I had lost and how little energy he had
 
@Gezzabelle That made me me laugh. Mrs DeeJay hates to think she's missing out on anything.
She keeps her comfort food (choc digestives, cherry bakewells, Whispas) in her shop. Whatever I'm making has to be on her plate too, so it's mostly my low-carb stuff with a spud, pasta or rice for her.
There is one shelf in the food cupboard which is mostly her stuff -- bread and cereals.
Our diet is much more interesting than it used to be! And we usually take longer over our meals.
 
DeejayR said:
@Gezzabelle That made me me laugh. Mrs DeeJay hates to think she's missing out on anything.
She keeps her comfort food (choc digestives, cherry bakewells, Whispas) in her shop. Whatever I'm making has to be on her plate too, so it's mostly my low-carb stuff with a spud, pasta or rice for her.
There is one shelf in the food cupboard which is mostly her stuff -- bread and cereals.
Our diet is much more interesting than it used to be! And we usually take longer over our meals.
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It gets quite comical at times...almost knives and forks drawn like weapons ready to stab any wandering finger that might be tempted to steal a morsel off the others plate. I must admit though, I did expect my diet changes to be almost impossible to even contemplate at the start but now I actually enjoy my food and the effect it has on me ...feeling full of energy and slimmer :) There is very little that I actually miss and I am eating far healthier than I ever have. If only I had done it sooner....maybe I wouldn't be in the position where I have no choice. It is slightly interesting though...that my hubby also has his ''comfort food''...and eats the unhealthy stuff...and it is always HIM falls asleep in the armchair and is tired out and it is HIM with the sky high cholesterol and on statins....;) Maybe eating some of my food now and then would actually do him a bit of good ;)
 
My wife is on my LC journey. She's gone from 7st 6 to 7st, I have to keep forcing her to eat crisps or something or she will disappear altogether.
 
I gave my middle child the stink eye last night when he grabbed one of my strawberries off my plate. Did he not understand that I had portioned out those THREE strawberries, knew how many carbs were in each one, and there was no way I was willing to share?

Lucky thing that he is cute. ;)
 
vintageutopia said:
I gave my middle child the stink eye last night
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That's a good one! Not heard that before but have stored it away until appropriate.
One of my favourites is "I cursed 'ee flashes". I think it's Somerset for being very rude to someone.
 
I'm lucky that my OH loves my cooking and is quite happy on the LC fare, with some high carb extras or alternatives like rice, pasta, couscous (and biscuits - which never really were my thing). My bigger problem is the large extended family, as any gatherings always involve loads of food! Luckily, there's usually a great choice of meat & veg, but also some very tempting home-made carby goodies as well, and I always find it more difficult to control my eating when there is a lot of choice and a lot of people mingling.
 
Just a few things I have to put up with
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The tins are filled with chocolate and there a few more bags of cookies thrown in there too. It does get tempting.

Atleast if I ever go low at home I'm in no danger.
 
My kitchen cupboards and fridge are full of high carb foods, son aged 8 is always hungry, eats 3 slices of toast with peanut butter every morning (multi seed high fibre bread with 100% peanut butter no added sugar :) ) on most days I barely notice but some days the smell of toast …….
He and my OH love their biscuits and ice-cream too :arghh: I do regularly check their fasting BG levels

I know i could make a low carb alternative but often don't bother 'just' for me.

Though I do like avocado chocolate mousse and when son then aged 6 was desperate to try it - he didn't want it again :happy:

He does know more about nutrition and healthy eating than my Diabetic nurse though
 
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