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Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

This is somewhat an experiment for me ,I was 5.8 before meal,I shall test at 1 hour and 2 hours:)

12.120pm Lunch 1 piece of lean steak (medium) broccoli.cauliflower,tiny portion og gravy and a spoonful of mash potato'

Pre meal 5.8 mmol
2 hour post meal 6.2 mmol
 
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God wiseowl_123 wish I could eat some of those carbs my readings would be off the scale.But you are doing well,I think it's because I've been 17 years type2 diabetic that I cannot eat carbs now but I'm not going hungry with the veg.to fill me up Keep doing well good luck to you.
 
Made low carb scones. 2 cups almond flour. Half cup fine coconut. 1 Tbsp xylotol and 1tbps baking powder. Pinch salt. 3 oz cold butter and 3rd cup of full fat milk. 2 eggs. Mix all dry ingredients then rub in butter. Beat eggs with milk and gently add to dry mix. Do not over mix. Spoon 8 to 10 spoons onto creased baking tray. Brush with a little milk. Bake 180 c for 15 to 20 mins. Approx 3 to 4 carbs each. Quite nice when you fancy something for desert.
 
Good afternoon @Granny_grump_ and thank you my friend no one is no more surprised than I am ,no matter what I eat lately(in Moderation) eating every 3 hours 5am until 5pm my numbers seem quite good all day 5's and 6's:)
 
Breakfast: 2 small slices of soya flour toast topped with avocado and smoked salmon, black tea, black coffee followed by a 4 mile walk.
Lunch (cafe): Falafel and halloumi wrap with salad. Left half of wrap but ate all filling.
Dinner: Squash and cottage cheese tortilla with green vegetables.
Snack Roasted nuts, usually far too many!
 
Had the omelette at 11am no snacking in between, at 5 pm 6oz fryed steak cooked in olive oil and small amount butter in mushrooms carrots and turnip broccoli and cauliflower with 2 teaspoons butter in veg. has this Exept for steak is for 2 people cup tea only drink mostly coffee and a couple drinks tea and then water .One hour brisk walking with dogs in morning.Do you think I'm having more fats than I should weight not shifting so well,about 6 lb in 5 weeks.
 
Granny_grump_ said:
Had the omelette at 11am no snacking in between, at 5 pm 6oz fryed steak cooked in olive oil and small amount butter in mushrooms carrots and turnip broccoli and cauliflower with 2 teaspoons butter in veg. has this Exept for steak is for 2 people cup tea only drink mostly coffee and a couple drinks tea and then water .One hour brisk walking with dogs in morning.Do you think I'm having more fats than I should weight not shifting so well,about 6 lb in 5 weeks.
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The problem is, Granny, that what is too little/enough/too much for one person can be quite the opposite for another. Your 6 lbs in 5 weeks is nice gentle loss, and there are advantages to that, in terms of how our skin reacts.

I didn't have masses of weight to trim off, but it happened quickly for me. I was only concentrating on getting my bloods right, and the love handles, and more disappeared FAST. I appreciate how annoying that might be for you, but it's how it was. The downside is, I am left with loose skin on my arms and my previously noticeable bosom have gone. Losing more slowly may have helped me. Of course, that's only a theory, as I can't change it now.

If you want to try to accelerate your loss you could just try trimming back your fats a bit. The thing about fats is that a small amount can make a real difference to some folks, so don't go too mad paring back or your end up hungry and really not getting enough nutrition.

Good luck with it all. :)
 
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Made low carb scones. 2 cups almond flour. Half cup fine coconut. 1 Tbsp xylotol and 1tbps baking powder. Pinch salt. 3 oz cold butter and 3rd cup of full fat milk. 2 eggs. Mix all dry ingredients then rub in butter. Beat eggs with milk and gently add to dry mix. Do not over mix. Spoon 8 to 10 spoons onto creased baking tray. Brush with a little milk. Bake 180 c for 15 to 20 mins. Approx 3 to 4 carbs each. Quite nice when you fancy something for desert.
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I've got to try those with some raspberries microwaved in to a sort of jam and whipped double cream. Thanks for the suggestion. :)
 
Yesterday.
Breakfast. Bacon, egg, sausage and mushroom

Lunch. 1 baby bell cheese and a few pork scratching.

Dinner. 1 Lidl roll sliced into 4 to make 2 fish finger sandwiches followed by Greek joghurt.

BG this am was 6.2 - fish fingers probably not good.
 
Breakfast yesterday: 3 chestnut mushrooms fried in olive oil and 2 fried eggs

Lunch: 2 long peppers and 2 Portobello mushrooms roasted in olive oil. 1/2 avocado, spinach, peas in shell (forgotten their name!) 4 avocado ado spears and 2 slices Parma ham

Tea at work: 1/2 avocado, smoked salmon , mxd lettuce leaves, 4 tiny tomatoes

Snack after work at 10.30pm. Few nuts (Brazil and pecan). 2 seamen recital with butter WHERE DID THAT COME FROM! I can assure you I have NEVER snacked on that! I remember having 2 sesame rivitas with butter though :)
 
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Breakfast. Porridge with blueberries flaxseed and drizzle maple syrup. Stringless Turmric fingerboard cinnamon (my bs didn't like this )

Snack of 25g 70 % dark chocolate with thick layer peanut butter ontop

Lunch chicken mayo salad with apple after it

Dinner will be chicken stir fry with probably cauliflower rice
 
Today I started seriously the LC diet after almost one month of average reading of 11-12 mol/l.e
Today fasting 8.9
Breakfast 3 scrambled eggs 2 sliced beacon
Lunch couple of slice of ham 30 g of blue cheese salad with lettuce tomatoes olives and avocado
After 2 hours reading 5.6
before dinner 5.4
Dinner roll pork roast 2 big slices and salad
2 hours reading 5.6
Yeahhh now we are talking about readings
 
Breakfast - just a cup of tea
Mid morning - cup of Bovril - excellent appetitite suppressant!
Lunch - 3 slices bacon and a pile of sauteed veg
Smack - sliced up apple and tablespoon of Almond butter (yum) amd a square of 85% chocolate
Evening meal will be home made lean beef rendang curry, red rice, sauteed veg
 
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B. Raspberries with Greek yoghurt

L. Prawn cocktail. Half roast chicken with a selection of green beans, cauliflower, peas, tiny bit parsnip.

Snack. Roasted cashew nuts. ( found it very hard to stop eating them... Yummy)

D. Strawberries and yoghurt. :)
 
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