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A Month Into Low Carbing

GeoffersTaylor said:
Another option, and I never thought I'd see myself write this, is tinned fish. Tesco own brand sardines in brine are just 40p. You could have a few of them in stock for emergencies. Similarly you could have some beef jerky or pork scratchings. Need to be careful with the jerky, as a lot of the brands have a fair amount of added sugar - biltong is best, I find.
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Hi Geoffers, yes I do keep tinned fish in most of the time but it's what to have with it that gets me. I'm only used to having it on toast in the past or with salad which is one of the things I keep running out of. Pork scratchings .. mmm I have bought them but I fear for my fillings :) Beef jerky - o/h mentioned that once and we tried it but not for me thanks .. lol.

Appreciate all the suggestions though xx
 
CatLadyNZ said:
Please don;t beat yourself up about difficulties with planning and organising, because there are two factors that make it harder for you than most people - chronic pain and being on Diazepam. I have chronic pain and also anxiety, and I take meds for both that affect me this way too. But it's better than the alternative. So please go easy on yourself my friend. You are doing the best you can with what you have. xx
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Thanks CatLady x Feeling a bit more positive today as I did a big shop yesterday and am happy that I have supplies to make stuff and some quick stand-by things in the freezer too. Birds Eye Inspirations is a frozen dish, very low carb (fish with various flavoured toppings/sauces) and was reduced so I've stocked up on them for emergencies. Of course I have ordinary fish but it's nice to have interesting toppings instead of just plain fish. Also got all the usual staples. I discovered Alpro Greek Yogurt with coconut flavour. It's a change from the bland plain stuff. It take ages to get round the supermarket now with reading all the labels but I'm finding more and more things that I can incorporate into my meals.
 
copey399 said:
Hi Geoffers, yes I do keep tinned fish in most of the time but it's what to have with it that gets me. I'm only used to having it on toast in the past or with salad which is one of the things I keep running out of. Pork scratchings .. mmm I have bought them but I fear for my fillings :) Beef jerky - o/h mentioned that once and we tried it but not for me thanks .. lol.

Appreciate all the suggestions though xx
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Often for my lunch, particularly if I'm busy, I just drain a small time of sardines, in oil and eat them on their own.. The fish, for me, is the filling bit. The salad just adds texture.

I buy my sardines in Lidl, and from memory, they're under 40p a tin, so very nourishing for the cash. I don't buy massive amounts in Lidl, but do have their 1kg buckets of Greek yoghurt, the sardines, and I always look at their veg, and pick up what's appropriate that I like. The yoghurt I bought yesterday has a sell by date of mid October on it, so I don't even have to go too often.
 
I'm getting bored on lchf. I need a few inspirational dinners. I'm eating the same things. Bacon, eggs, cheese, nuts and pork scratchings. Different meats (gammon, pork and chicken). I've added broccoli and cauliflower with the peas or very occasional sweetcorn.
I'm too no cook never mind chef. Baking a cake or making cheese scones no problem. But what should I inspire to make now?
I've put together a basic bulletproof coffee and quite happy but now I'm being told to watch for too much cream so I guess I should just have one a day?
Fatty liver has gone thanks to lchf so it does work but to date still no weight loss even though my calories are in keeping with 1650 per day. Hypothyroidism has a lot to answer for. Well I assume but thyroid levels are checked every 3 months at mo and on thyroxine so not low.
I need to lose 8 stone and it isn't budging. Surely my body carnt think I'm starving. I am not. Fat helps me stave off hunger no problem.
I've seen my shape change but not a less dress size yet. Just bigger tummy it seems.
Can anyone suggest where I could be going wrong and any inspiration would be thankful welcome.
 
CatLadyNZ said:
Please don;t beat yourself up about ... You are doing the best you can with what you have. xx
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And I always think that 9 times out of 10, in the guise of giving you helpful advice, people tell you what works for them. It's good to hear what other people do and how they do and don't cope, but in the long run, you have to work out what suits you (and is a bit better than what we're doing at present). Sometimes the things suggested do work, but at other times, I think we work out completely different things which do work for us.

I was at one of the X-PERT course sessions this morning, and talking with someone else there, we said we knew what we ought to be doing, but the big stumbling block was sorting out what changes we're actually capable of making! If there's one of these X-PERT courses available in your area (and I think they're meant to be all over the country), you could get a place on it. For me, it's not what they're teaching us that's helping, it's the face-to-face contact with other people struggling with the same things.
 
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AndBreathe said:
Often for my lunch, particularly if I'm busy, I just drain a small time of sardines, in oil and eat them on their own.. The fish, for me, is the filling bit. The salad just adds texture.

I buy my sardines in Lidl, and from memory, they're under 40p a tin, so very nourishing for the cash. I don't buy massive amounts in Lidl, but do have their 1kg buckets of Greek yoghurt, the sardines, and I always look at their veg, and pick up what's appropriate that I like. The yoghurt I bought yesterday has a sell by date of mid October on it, so I don't even have to go too often.
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I've eaten tinned salmon on its own but I don't think I could cope with sardines. What worries me about buying the 1kg yogurt is that the "sell by" date usually only applies to before it's unsealed and if you read on the side it usually says once opened use within 3 or 4 days. It would take me ages to get through that as its only for me. I tend to go for the smaller pots so they're always fresh.
 
ickihun said:
I'm getting bored on lchf. I need a few inspirational dinners. I'm eating the same things. Bacon, eggs, cheese, nuts and pork scratchings. Different meats (gammon, pork and chicken). I've added broccoli and cauliflower with the peas or very occasional sweetcorn.
I'm too no cook never mind chef. Baking a cake or making cheese scones no problem. But what should I inspire to make now?
I've put together a basic bulletproof coffee and quite happy but now I'm being told to watch for too much cream so I guess I should just have one a day?
Fatty liver has gone thanks to lchf so it does work but to date still no weight loss even though my calories are in keeping with 1650 per day. Hypothyroidism has a lot to answer for. Well I assume but thyroid levels are checked every 3 months at mo and on thyroxine so not low.
I need to lose 8 stone and it isn't budging. Surely my body carnt think I'm starving. I am not. Fat helps me stave off hunger no problem.
I've seen my shape change but not a less dress size yet. Just bigger tummy it seems.
Can anyone suggest where I could be going wrong and any inspiration would be thankful welcome.
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It's so disheartening isn't it hun. xx I'm trying to just concentrate on keeping the BS down and if the weight comes off it's a bonus and at least I know I'm eating healthily. Not much consolation to you though. :( I'm in the same boat really - I know I've lost weight but not much change in the tummy area. It always seems to look worse in the evening, bloated.

I did have a nice lunch today. Bought some slices of cooked roast pork yesterday (o/h will eat that too) and it was just crying out to be slapped between 2 slices of bread (drool) but I spread it thinly with some horseradish sauce, added a small round piece of thinly sliced chorizo and another of salami, filled it with salad leaves and rolled it up. It was quick, and very tasty "finger food".

As I said before, I tend to have meat or fish and greens mainly for dinner. By looking at all the carbs I've found a few more accompaniments that make it more interesting. Like half a pack of garlic mushrooms which won't break the carb bank. And some Chinese sauce for stir-fry which looks like a carb no go at first but just a drizzle will add flavour without going over the top.

So even if you're not a whizz in the kitchen and not able to rustle up interesting things out of thin air,(like me), there are things to be had if you have the time to read all the labels.

Keep at it and we'll get there xxxx
 
JenniferW said:
And I always think that 9 times out of 10, in the guise of giving you helpful advice, people tell you what works for them. It's good to hear what other people do and how they do and don't cope, but in the long run, you have to work out what suits you (and is a bit better than what we're doing at present). Sometimes the things suggested do work, but at other times, I think we work out completely different things which do work for us.

I was at one of the X-PERT course sessions this morning, and talking with someone else there, we said we knew what we ought to be doing, but the big stumbling block was sorting out what changes we're actually capable of making! If there's one of these X-PERT courses available in your area (and I think they're meant to be all over the country), you could get a place on it. For me, it's not what they're teaching us that's helping, it's the face-to-face contact with other people struggling with the same things.
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I agree Jennifer. I like to hear what other people do but it is all about what works for you. I'm glad you found the course interesting and, as you say, half the battle is chatting to like-minded people. xxx
 
AndBreathe said:
Often for my lunch, particularly if I'm busy, I just drain a small time of sardines, in oil and eat them on their own.. The fish, for me, is the filling bit. The salad just adds texture.

I buy my sardines in Lidl, and from memory, they're under 40p a tin, so very nourishing for the cash. I don't buy massive amounts in Lidl, but do have their 1kg buckets of Greek yoghurt, the sardines, and I always look at their veg, and pick up what's appropriate that I like. The yoghurt I bought yesterday has a sell by date of mid October on it, so I don't even have to go too often.
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I don't know if it is the same with the Lidl Greek yogurt but I bought a 1kg tub of their Turkish yogurt and it had a long sell by date but when I opened it the next day and then noticed it said that once opened to consume it within 2 days Even though there are two of us having it we would never eat 1kg in that short time so I must admit we did it eat for a couple of more days after that but still did not finish it up. So back to making my own with the EasiYo system.
 
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Pinkorchid said:
I don't know if it is the same with the Lidl Greek yogurt but I bought a 1kg tub of their Turkish yogurt and it had a long sell by date but when I opened it the next day and then noticed it said that once opened to consume it within 2 days Even though there are two of us having it we would never eat 1kg in that short time so I must admit we did it eat for a couple of more days after that but still did not finish it up. So back to making my own with the EasiYo system.
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Yes, that was my point. I struggle to get through the 500g ones as I tend to often just have a little poured on a sugar-free jelly and I don't have it every day. I know it works out expensive but I get the small pots even though they're 50p each.
 
I must be weird - or have a cast iron stomach. I keep eating yoghurt for days and never look at the use-by date. I only throw it out if it has mould on it or doesn't taste the way I expect it to. I'm still here, so eating past use-by date can't be that ghastly for me.
 
Indy51 said:
I must be weird - or have a cast iron stomach. I keep eating yoghurt for days and never look at the use-by date. I only throw it out if it has mould on it or doesn't taste the way I expect it to. I'm still here, so eating past use-by date can't be that ghastly for me.
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I'm the same... I always assume we can go 2-3 days past the use by date with dairy products anyway. They put the shortest date possible on it, probably to sell more product.
 
Yup.

Yogurt that has turned is immediately identifiable. Until then, it is all good.
Mind you, the easi yo yog is fantastic stuff, and has a use by date of 2 weeks. That is because you make it yourself so there isn't all that wasted time in the store and on lorries.
They say with easi yo that the live bacteria are still going strong at that 2 week point too. so you could probably eat if later. but we have never had a pot last that long.
 
Brunneria said:
Yup.

Yogurt that has turned is immediately identifiable. Until then, it is all good.
Mind you, the easi yo yog is fantastic stuff, and has a use by date of 2 weeks. That is because you make it yourself so there isn't all that wasted time in the store and on lorries.
They say with easi yo that the live bacteria are still going strong at that 2 week point too. so you could probably eat if later. but we have never had a pot last that long.
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A 1kg pot of EasiYo usually lasts us about 5 days but I don't have to worry if we miss having it a day or two for any reason because of the 2 week point. I have probably thrown away shop bought yogurt from time to time because the use by date has passed but it
is still perfectly good
 
I'm a fairly bold food consumer. I would be more inclined to trust my nose and taste buds for off-ness than a date on a package. Such an example would be Tesco milk that was off when I opened it, before the date.

Yoghurt tends to develop a slightly fizzy sensation in the mouth as it goes over. Not that I eat much of it now, but I have always been careful with bread, and any slight mould whatsoever is a bin immediately job. That's dangerous.

About a year ago, there were a flurry of TV programmes on all of this, which highlighted how overly cautious the food retailers have become with theit use by/sell by recommendations.
 
copey399 said:
Yes, that was my point. I struggle to get through the 500g ones as I tend to often just have a little poured on a sugar-free jelly and I don't have it every day. I know it works out expensive but I get the small pots even though they're 50p each.
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You may find that the EasiYo system to make your own yogurt would be more cost effective in the long run for you as it makes a 1kg of live yogurt that you can go on eating for up to 2 weeks The packs of the unsweetened Greek yogurt can cost anything from 2.50 to 3.00 each depending where you buy it then you just need the EasiYo maker which is just a large vacuum flask really you add the powder to cold water in the pot that comes with it shake it until it is dissolved and put it in the flask that you have filled with boiling water for about 8 hours and then in the fridge to set for two hours and it's ready to eat for up to 2 weeks You can get the EasiYo pot which is quite inexpensive and the yogurt powder to make it in Holland and Barrett but it may be cheaper online.
 
I haven't done it in a while, but I've made home made yoghurt in the old fashioned way - that is heating milk until hot, then cool to around body temperature, stir in some natural live yoghurt (I use about half a pot of Yeo). Leave the sealed container (I use a clip top container), somewhere warm-ish 0 an airing cupboard is idea, or somewhere out of any draughts, with a towel around the container. After around 24 hours, transfer to the fridge.

Before I give it the 24 hour ignoring, I usually decant a small container of the liquid 50-100ml - ish), and leave it with the larger container, wherever I'm leaving it for the 24 hours.

Once refrigerated, that gives me a litre of natural yoghurt, plus my starter for the next lot. Once you've done this once, your next batch only costs as much as your litre of milk, plus a little electricity to heat the milk for the very first stage. That's never gone off on me, and I know exactly what's in it.
 
I have often chanced stuff past the Sell by/use by date on the unopened pack but I always read the small print about how long they keep after opening. Have chanced a day or 2 beyond this point but I always think it tastes funny beyond that. Probably all in the mind ...lol but it puts me off.

Don't think I am tempted to make my own yogurt though - told you I'm a lazy moo who likes to stay out of the kitchen as much as possible :)

BS amazes me. Went to bed on a 5.6 and woke up to a 7.5 :( I know it's the liver dump thing - either that or I'm sleep eating) :rolleyes:
 
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