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Sorry to sound dim but I just want to be sure. If I buy something that says on the packet 10g of carbohydrate and 2g of fibre, I count it as 10g, not 8? I can empathise. I took early retirement 9 years ago and it was a good thing as my partner started to developed severe osteoarthritis a few...

Yesterday: B: Mug of coffee with 150 ml of almond milk, tsp of Splenda and 10 ml of double cream. L: Roasted chicken breast, mozzarella, a tomato, 100g of bean salad and10g of light mayo. A pear and 20g of 90% chocolate. Afternoon snack: An oatcake with 20g of St Augur. Pre-supper: 10g of...

It tastes quite ham like I suppose but is softer in texture. If I could eat anything I wanted all the time I wouldn't ever eat it but when you are on a dietary regime of any kind you have to make compromises don't you and it's low in carbs and calories and moderately high in fibre so fits my...

Just got back from taking partner to the hospital for blood tests and then some shopping so having a late lunch. Tested when I got back and got 6.8 and 7 after not eating for 15 hours (apart from a coffee with almond milk and 10 mils of coffee at around 10.00). I wonder how long I would have to...

Yes, they are dark chocolates. I'm trying to let my partner eat most of them but if I can fit in one or two I shan't complain. :D I hope your SpO2 level improves and you soon start to feel better. Fasting level this morning 7.7, about the same as usual. Yesterday I had: B: Mug of coffee with...

I ordered a box of chocolates from Hotel Chocolat for a friend's birthday. They arrived today but the box was damaged and looked quite tatty so I couldn't give it as a present. I rang them and they offered me either a £10 gift voucher or a return label and I could return them for a refund. I...

Thank you for the suggestion and it's a good idea and I will do that but I don't feel quite ready yet to let go of the 'comfort blanket' of keeping an eye on my calories too.

You may well be right but I feel that I need to know how many calories I'm having as for years I have eaten lots of high fat foods but have still overeaten. I'm used to keeping track of what I eat when on any sort of food regime and I have to weigh things and calculate and record the carbs...

Morning everyone. My BG readings just now, 13 hours after eating, were 7.3 on the first test and 7.6 on the second. Why are second and subsequent tests nearly always higher than the first? I really want to get that figure below 7 and I hope that if I stick to my LC diet I will do in time...

It looks nice, but 487 calories per portion :eek:

I like to keep my fibre intake up too. I've only been low-carbing for a week but I've had lentils or some supermarket mixed bean salad every day in order to get some more fibre into my diet. I've found that 100g of either, along with some meat and other veg/salad hasn't given me a spike, I also...

The main issue for me is that whatever I plan to do before I go, when I get there I think, 'what the heck' and have something carb and calorie laden. I will try hard not to do that this time though. The first visit is to a one-off French restaurant and the second is to a Côte. I'll try and...

Thanks. I just hope I can keep it up. Because we are not having anyone over for a meal or going to anyone and not really eating out (although we do have two meals out planned but I'm getting a bit worried about going with the rise in cases) it's making it easier. I'm one of those people who can...

Yesterday I had: Breakfast: A glass of water Pre-lunch (well it is the weekend. :cat:) a few macadamias and almonds and a large glass of wine. Lunch: pork pâté with 2 tomatoes, bean salad; a pear and 20g of 90% chocolate. Afternoon snack: 20g of 90% chocolate Pre-supper: 2 small glasses of...

Thank you - that's really helpful and I'll give them a try. My wholefoods shopping list is getting very long. :D I bought two silicone mats ages ago but have never used them. Now's my opportunity - providing I can find them.

Thanks - I'll give it a go. That brunch looks soooooo good. I'm currently eating that Waitrose chocolate. As you say, it's delicious Thank you.

Yes, I do. I"ll give them a go. I'll go to Wholefoods next week and buy some almond flour and some of the flax seed flour that ZF mentioned. Perhaps I can trade in my wheat flour. :D I was only joking and do know how much better it is to slowly melt chocolate rather than just chewing it. The...

Thanks. I looked at several recipes for fat head dough but they all require a microwave. I looked on Amazon to see if there was any ready made but there wasn't. Perhaps I should just accept that bread and crackers are just things I don't eat any more - at least until I've got my BS and weight...

I don't have a microwave. Do you think they would work in an oven? They look and sound absolutely yummy. You rebel. :D I'm working on that one. :watching: Incidentally, I saw a post from someone which mentioned making home made LC crackers but I can't find it now. Does anyone have a recipe...

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