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Low Carbing at Easter

Rachox

Rachox

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5F489DC5-880E-4134-9DD9-7753722B0D4C.jpeg I have found the lead up to Easter difficult at work this last week with people handing out chocolate eggs and Easter cakes, not everyone knowing I’m diabetic :(
However today at home with the family has been lovely. Hubby chose my Easter egg wisely, it’ll last me a while! Roast dinner was easy as I know what I can tolerate from previous testing. Then I made ‘lazy’ chocolate mousse popular on the Low Carb What have you Eaten Today thread, for pud. Tea at the ILs was cold meats, cheese and salad buffet :happy:
 
Rachox said:
View attachment 25971 I have found the lead up to Easter difficult at work this last week with people handing out chocolate eggs and Easter cakes, not everyone knowing I’m diabetic :(
However today at home with the family has been lovely. Hubby chose my Easter egg wisely, it’ll last me a while! Roast dinner was easy as I know what I can tolerate from previous testing. Then I made ‘lazy’ chocolate mousse popular on the Low Carb What have you Eaten Today thread, for pud. Tea at the ILs was cold meats, cheese and salad buffet :happy:
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I know what you mean about it being more difficult at celebration times. In the week leading up to Easter a colleague was preparing to leave, she is starting her maternity leave, we were all invited to a get together, I started to dread this but what a relief, we went for breakfast, eggs, bacon, sausage and mushrooms for me and no one suspected anything.
My partner and I are away for the Easter break and like you I received a lovely dark chocolate Lindt Easter egg, as you say it will probably last a while, thank goodness for Lindt, I am now a fan of dark, dark chocolate
 
jayney27 said:
I know what you mean about it being more difficult at celebration times. In the week leading up to Easter a colleague was preparing to leave, she is starting her maternity leave, we were all invited to a get together, I started to dread this but what a relief, we went for breakfast, eggs, bacon, sausage and mushrooms for me and no one suspected anything.
My partner and I are away for the Easter break and like you I received a lovely dark chocolate Lindt Easter egg, as you say it will probably last a while, thank goodness for Lindt, I am now a fan of dark, dark chocolate
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Oh a breakfast party, perfect! I turned down an invitation to a leaving do lunch the other day, it was at an independent pizza place, no online menu so didn’t want to risk it. It was on one of my days off (I work part time) so at least I didn’t have to watch them all parading out of the office at lunchtime!
 
Rachox said:
View attachment 25971 I have found the lead up to Easter difficult at work this last week with people handing out chocolate eggs and Easter cakes, not everyone knowing I’m diabetic :(
However today at home with the family has been lovely. Hubby chose my Easter egg wisely, it’ll last me a while! Roast dinner was easy as I know what I can tolerate from previous testing. Then I made ‘lazy’ chocolate mousse popular on the Low Carb What have you Eaten Today thread, for pud. Tea at the ILs was cold meats, cheese and salad buffet :happy:
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Hell's teeth that looks good! I must have missed my invite to dinner at your place? Don't worry, I'm sure there must be a perfectly good explanation :)

I know what you mean about Easter being a difficult time! Some very kind chap at my work brought in lots of chocolate eggs for everyone. I picked one up lovingly and thought about how nice it would be, but managed to resist quite easily, helped by the fact I had my own low-carb snack locked and loaded.
 
AdamJames said:
Hell's teeth that looks good! I must have missed my invite to dinner at your place? Don't worry, I'm sure there must be a perfectly good explanation :)
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Sorry I forgot there was no post on Friday so it wouldn’t have arrived in time ;)
 
Rachox said:
Oh a breakfast party, perfect! I turned down an invitation to a leaving do lunch the other day, it was at an independent pizza place, no online menu so didn’t want to risk it. It was on one of my days off (I work part time) so at least I didn’t have to watch them all parading out of the office at lunchtime!
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Aww bless you, it’s so hard to join in if you don’t know before hand what’s on the menu. Yes the breakfast party was perfect for me, I’m new to the team and didn’t want them to think I was being difficult so it worked out well.
 
My family were very good one green and black’s easter egg and a box of Green and Black’s velvet 70% cocoa and a bottle of famous grouse. The chocolate will last a month the scotch a lot less. Hardest part was organising an easter egg hunt for kids grandchildren nieces and various great grand siblings. Watching them stuff themselves with chocolate nearly broke my resolve! Especially watching one of the kids (30+) eat the ears off a large lindt bunny! Next year i will take them all out to breakfast Still nearly time for my one piece of G&B
 
I got a G&B 70% egg which is delicious!

We had breakfast at an Easter shoot yesterday and I was given a cup full of crispy bacon instead of a bacon butty. It was amazing and I was overwhelmed. I won an egg which I gave to my son who is on a diet!
 
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