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douglas99 said:
Nice pub meal at the weekend with the family, battered fish, chips, mushy peas, a very nice apple and blackcurrant crumble with custard, a pint of beer, no issues I'm pleased to say, and definitely better than staying in and cooking on your own.

Each to your own I guess.
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I hope you don't mind me asking but how many carbs would you estimate for that?
 
Eldorado said:
I hope you don't mind me asking but how many carbs would you estimate for that?
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I'm guessing here, but I would say around
1500 calories in the main meal, maybe 200g of carbs
600 calories in the pudding, maybe 150g of carbs.
200 calories for the pint of beer, 20 g of carbs maybe

2300 calories, 370g of carbs?

I don't count carbs, only calories, so based on the portion size I reckon the calories are close, but I could be out a bit on the carbs, I had to google a few examples for portion sizes, so maybe a bit less?
I don't normally eat that much, puddings are rare, but I had been out working all morning in the cold, and felt I could afford the luxury.
 
douglas99 said:
I'm guessing here, but I would say around
1500 calories in the main meal, maybe 200g of carbs
600 calories in the pudding, maybe 150g of carbs.
200 calories for the pint of beer, 20 g of carbs maybe

2300 calories, 370g of carbs?

I don't count carbs, only calories, so based on the portion size I reckon the calories are close, but I could be out a bit on the carbs, I had to google a few examples for portion sizes, so maybe a bit less?
I don't normally eat that much, puddings are rare, but I had been out working all morning in the cold, and felt I could afford the luxury.
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lucky you, I'm envious
 
douglas99 said:
I'm guessing here, but I would say around
1500 calories in the main meal, maybe 200g of carbs
600 calories in the pudding, maybe 150g of carbs.
200 calories for the pint of beer, 20 g of carbs maybe

2300 calories, 370g of carbs?

I don't count carbs, only calories, so based on the portion size I reckon the calories are close, but I could be out a bit on the carbs, I had to google a few examples for portion sizes, so maybe a bit less?
I don't normally eat that much, puddings are rare, but I had been out working all morning in the cold, and felt I could afford the luxury.
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Yum yum. I love a crumble too. Are you Type 1? Maybe this is a daft question, but how do you know how much to inject if you don't carb count?
 
Eldorado said:
Yum yum. I love a crumble too. Are you Type 1? Maybe this is a daft question, but how do you know how much to inject if you don't carb count?
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Type 2.
Well, reversed type 2 at the moment.
 
Jamesuk9 said:
So, last night after 3 months of strict LCHF, I decided to experiment by having fish shop cod, chips, curry sauce and a slice of wholemeal bread.

I learned that whilst it didn't take my post prandial above 7.8, I really did not enjoy it, it completely messed up my nice calm stomach and I spent the morning on the crapper, with a higher fasting level than I'd like and raised levels all day.

To think that a few months ago this was one of my go to meals that I really enjoyed.

Not worth the payback, I won't be experimenting again!

Pork, cauli, broccoli and Lidl roll tonight, I can't wait.
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This is so true for me too. I thought at first it was just a mental thing, as I have got into the low carb mindset, but it really is physical.. the last time I had a small fish and chip takeaway I didn't really enjoy it and felt really yuk afterwards.
Same with milk chocolate. I used to love it but now it tastes so sickly sweet I can easily ignore it when offered.
 
I did exactly the same a few days ago. My husband asked me to get him fish and chips and I went when I was hungry, I had battered cod and chips, and then spent the next 2 days suffering from a dodgy tummy and high levels. It definitely tasted amazing when I ate it but I pretty quickly began to feel ill, and seeing the numbers skyrocket was horrible. Takeaway is definitely not worth the guilt at seeing those numbers rise.
 
zand said:
I enjoy battered cod once a week (no chips) with fresh veggies. It's my naughty treat. :)
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I'm trying to do this now. Ev Sat night we have M&S beer battered cod or haddock with mushy veg. With the mushy veg I can manage it.its an absolute treat for me...
 
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