First Day so far

[Viv0147]

This morning for breakfast I had 2 eggs 2 bacon 1 tomato 4 mushrooms no bread or toast. For lunch I had 3 large strawberries sliced 12 blueberry's with double cream. For dinner I am having a salmon salad with a jacket potato I realise the Jacket potato is a no no but while making a transition to my new low carb diet I am going to use up my stocks as a pensioner I can't afford to just give or throw food away, so I estimate it will take a few weeks before I will be ready for a full attempt and while that is happening I will be able to research the correct food to buy and recipes for future meals.

I am looking forward to the challenge the diabetic nurse weighed me yesterday and I am 16 stone I have another appointment in 8 weeks I will let you know my weight at that time.

I missed my bread this morning could anyone suggest a healthy alternative please I have a breadmaker so a recipe would be really useful and where to buy the ingredients or are there any ready made breads in the supermarkets that may be suitable. Thanks

 

[jack412]

this is what I found too
when you start,,you are going to be hungry today and tomorrow, in 3-5 days you hit the carb wall and will be cold, extra protein will help, 10 days all good.
because I cut out the rubbish I needed to add a teaspoon of salt a day and LC flushes salt, 'atkins carb flu'

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm

 

[Pasha]

Great to see that you have left the starting line, and are on track to establish your own personal records. Look forward to your progress reports.

 

[julifriend]

Whilst I appreciate you're going to go low-carb, if you have a Lidl near you they sell a small low GI multiseeded cob loaf. Whilst it has quite a few carbs it is low GI and therefore the effect on blood glucose levels should be more levelled out rather than spiky. It has a lovely crispy crust and is very much like granary bread inside. I've tried it and tested every thirty minutes over a two hour period and it had almost no impact on my BG level. If you miss bread then it might be worth a try to see how you get on.

 

[kateincornwall]

I allow myself a slice of bread per day , I buy Burgen Soya and Linseed loaf, it keeps well and is comparatively low carb , keeps me sane ( ish )

 

[ExChocoholic]

I allow myself a slice of bread per day , I buy Burgen Soya and Linseed loaf, it keeps well and is comparatively low carb , keeps me sane ( ish )

What else do you eat in place of bread if you don't mind me asking. I am not a big eater and for breakfast I have plain mini shredded wheat or porridge with just blueberries to help combat blandness eaten with almond milk. Lunch usually sandwich of Wholewheat bread but feel pretty sure one slice is it enough. Dinner usually chicken, fish plus small portion of potato - never been lover of them anyway - and veg. Dessert low fat yoghurt with fresh fruit - blueberries, strawberries or raspberries - if I get snackish usually a piece of toast with marmite, or plain. If we have pasta it is wholewheat - rice is basmati supposedly lower in carbs but cannot get on with brown rice. But if i cut out bread I really can't see how to overcome hunger pangs.

 

[kateincornwall]

I don't eat rice unless its a tiny amount of brown rice, but a really tiny amount , desert spoon full , otherwise I eat cauliflower rice , that's grated cauli and gently fried in olive oil. I don't eat any pasta , as a rule , just occasionally I have a few egg noodles but usually I just don't bother , you do get used to it, honestly ! I make lasagne using lightly cooked leek as a substitute for pasta sheets , cut them lengthways and open up as sheets, cook lightly then use as lasagne sheets . If I`m feeling very hungry , or am about to go for a long walk , I allow myself two slices of the Burgen bread and pile it sky high with chicken or home boiled ham and masses of salad . I always have a ryvita with marmite before bed , hope this helps .

 

[Robbity]

I eat cauliflower of celeriac instead of potatoes, pasta and rice. I can honestly say that I rarely miss these now!

I use ground almonds, ground hazelnut, and sometimes coconut flour for baking muffins, shortbread, cookies, etc, and occasionally make bread from a ready prepared (and rather expensive!) mix from Sukrin, but if you search around there are plenty of bake from scratch low carb recipes as well as ready made loaves available too.

Robbity

 

[Ellie-70]

This morning for breakfast I had 2 eggs 2 bacon 1 tomato 4 mushrooms no bread or toast. For lunch I had 3 large strawberries sliced 12 blueberry's with double cream. For dinner I am having a salmon salad with a jacket potato I realise the Jacket potato is a no no but while making a transition to my new low carb diet I am going to use up my stocks as a pensioner I can't afford to just give or throw food away, so I estimate it will take a few weeks before I will be ready for a full attempt and while that is happening I will be able to research the correct food to buy and recipes for future meals.

I am looking forward to the challenge the diabetic nurse weighed me yesterday and I am 16 stone I have another appointment in 8 weeks I will let you know my weight at that time.

I missed my bread this morning could anyone suggest a healthy alternative please I have a breadmaker so a recipe would be really useful and where to buy the ingredients or are there any ready made breads in the supermarkets that may be suitable. Thanks

Well done on your first day Viv, you are doing really well. A good breakfast like you had is a great start to the day. We have all been brought up to eat bread with most of our meals so it is natural to miss it. I miss it too, not so much the taste but the way bread and other starchy foods act as a 'filler' so to speak. I too am on a tight budget so am always on the lookout for the cheapest cuts of meat, vegetables, nuts etc. I have been looking at commercial Low GI breads online and they are very expensive. However I looked at the list of ingredients too and noticed that a high percentage of the ingredients are seeds, especially Linseeds (flaxseeds). I bought a bag in an Asian supermarket yesterday (Asian supermarkets are generally far cheaper than the mainstream supermarkets) and I am going to try making my own 'Low GI' bread tomorrow so I will keep you posted with the results!

 

[Daks]

Moving in the right direction fella, hold course it's going to get a little choppy out there, calm waters not to far ahead.