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  1. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    Blah FBG 6.9 - unplanned dinner out last night Lunch: Salmon fillet, bok choi, garlic, ginger, and tamari, keto coffee Dinner out: Steak and green salad (no bread, no alcohol, no desert! :angelic:) Cal 1,066, net carb 21g On the plus side, my ketones are right up there this morning :)
  2. OzBlossom

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Arrgh, 6.9 - unplanned dinner out last night - steak and salad - so well over my current 800 cal limit but kept net carbs to 21g and my ketones are looking great this morning! ;)
  3. OzBlossom

    cholesterol.

    Rhyia, I don't know if you're already doing this, but if not, have you considered adding psyllium husk or ground flax seed and green tea to your daily menu? see this link from Mayo clinic in USA...
  4. OzBlossom

    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Thought I'd join in! Just finished Week 7 of 12 Weeks of <800 low carb program Another .8kg gone this week and melted another 1.2% body fat So total loss 7.1kg and 5% body fat in past 7 weeks. Wish it was more but apparently post menopause makes the weight loss slower AND I need to kick...
  5. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    Love seeing the other menus - probably slightly envious right now! :) Anyway: FBG 5.9 Yesterday Lunch: Cream of mushroom soup, celery sticks, keto coffee Dinner: Protein meal shake, green leaf salad, stevia hot chocolate Cal <800, Net carbs = 20g End of Week 7of 12 in current program
  6. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    FBG 6.0 this morning after a quiet day inside yesterday with paperwork - need more gardening! TRE 16:8 Lunch: cream of mushroom soup, green leaf salad, keto coffee Dinner: protein meal shake, bok choy with ginger 1/2 tsp peanut oil and 1tsp tamari, stevia hot chocolate Cal <800, net carbs 23g...
  7. OzBlossom

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.0 this morning - after an 'inside' day yesterday with paperwork - a sign that more gardening is better for me!
  8. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    FBG 5.2 :) Gardened most of the day yesterday - steady work but no heavy digging Lunch: cauliflower and leek soup, green salad, keto coffee Dinner: protein meal shake, green salad and goat's cheese Cal <800, net carbs 20g
  9. OzBlossom

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Sounds like you are very much going in the right direction again!
  10. OzBlossom

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    That's so interesting re the exercise thing. I gardened most of the day yesterday (no heavy digging so no heart rate challenge, but lots of weeding, planting,mulching and watering) and was astonished and not pleased that when I happened to do a finger prick test at around 5pm, my reading was...
  11. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    7.0 (sigh) bouncing around so much this week for no apparent reason :banghead:. The journey continues! Think I definitely need to follow the example of others here and get more serious with exercise. Yesterday <800 cal and 19g net carb Lunch: keto coffee, 2 boiled eggs curried with cottage...
  12. OzBlossom

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    7.0 this morning. The whiplash continues and I cannot see a reason :banghead: (cal yesterday <800, net carb 19g) I shall persevere!
  13. OzBlossom

    Shocked

    If you scroll down a little on that website, you'll see the HDL/Trig calculator, it's just below the Insulin Resistance Calculator but the HDL/Trig ratio is in itself an indicator of insulin resistance - at least that's my understanding of it - but not an expert by any means - am still very new...
  14. OzBlossom

    After 14 years - Low carb success

    Congratulations what a fantastic outcome for your efforts! I've only recently started the first phase intense low-cal, low-carb battle (now week 7 of 12) - good results so far. Hope to follow in your magnificent footsteps! :)
  15. OzBlossom

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    5.7 :) but I'm getting whiplash from my readings so far this week! (6.8, 6.0, 6.8, 5.7)
  16. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    5.7 :) but I'm getting whiplash from my readings so far this week! (6.8, 6.0, 6.8, 5.7) TRE: 16:8 Lunch: green salad and cottage cheese, protein shake + psyllium, keto coffee Dinner: broccoli & goats cheese soup (end of batch new soup tomorrow!), stevia hot choc - no milk Cal <800, net carbs...
  17. OzBlossom

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.8 - this seems to be a pesky week for me. :banghead:
  18. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    :shifty: 6.8 *sigh* after 3 weeks of hovering more in the bottom half of the 6s and even high 5s - cannot fathom. Yesterday TRE 16:8 Lunch: keto coffee, asparagus and goats cheese omelette Dinner: Atkins protein shake with extra pea protein and psyllium husk Cal 800, carbs <20
  19. OzBlossom

    T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

    6.0 this morning - best read for a week! :) Yesterday (16:8 TRE) Breakfast: omelette 2 eggs with bok choy and mushrooms, a little chili and ginger, 1/2 tsp sesame oil and 1 tsp tamari Lunch: broccoli and goats cheese soup Dinner will be: mexican spice stuffed capsicum with mushroom and...
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