"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[Mrs T 123]

Sitting down now and a couple of drinks may be on the menu - got the xmas tree and decs up today so looking like a winter wonderland in here - nice and cheery and cosy!

 

[ianpspurs]

Aww lovely card and lovely baby - you are so lucky - enjoy!

Thank you and yes, we do enjoy being blessed with our grandchildren and being able to spend so much time with them.

 

[maglil55]

Just found out Vets are using Libre sensors on diabetic cats & dogs. Wonder if they charge the same amount?

 

[Chook]

Hi Chook, lovely to see you. You have been missed.

Related to your new diagnosis, are they going to treat you in any way?

Edited to add, I too have had an arthritis diagnosis, although mine seems to be considered osteo over multiple joint. Typically for me, I'm not presenting typically.

No **** Sherlock!

Did they talk about Capsicaine cream with you?

No, he never mentioned anything like that. TBH we got off to a bad start when he took off his mask and said i could remove mine. (No chance!!) It kind of went down hill from there. Yes, mine is over several joints as well.

 

[Chook]

Chook the 800 Cals diet seems to be working wonders for you - fantastic weight loss and great FBGs too. I think you are definitely onto something with eating earlier. @ziggy_w I know does the same. I try to, but feel guilty if I’m eating before Paul gets in from work.
I love the idea of fire pit and booze with neighbours at Christmas - worth waiting to have a drink for.
Hugs for all those conditions you’ve just been diagnosed with - crikey! Glad you’re feeling better now though.

i ate an hour later on Saturday and my FBGs were 0.8 higher than they have been on the days when I eat alone.

 

[Chook]

Hey @Chook great to hear from you. I am doing fine thanks - I got made redundant from my office job because of all this covid carry on but after doing only office work for over 35 years I have landed myself a job in retail - a change for me (as there is absolutely nothing on the office front at the moment) I am just going with the flow ... nothing else for it. And preparing now for Christmas. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... it has been very cold and snowy here today - I am even looking forward to the forecast for rain tomorrow - anything but snow - especially when I have to go out in it - it has been great working local today as I didn't have to drive in it.

@zauberflote very kindly started this general chat thread for us all - thanks again Mrs - not a low carb chat just an anything chat really - have a look around and please join us and fill us in, in what you have been up to - I for one would be very interested in what you are eating these days to achieve your amazing FBGs you have achieved on the other thread. Looking forward to you catching up with us all - only if you want to - please do x

Sorry to have taken so long to reply - I've gotten out of practice of posting. I used to work in an office (solicitors) but when we moved to Yorkshire there was nothing suitable that was available within an easy travelling distance so I got a job working with adults with autism and absolutely loved it. I

What I'm eating..... the first two weeks of this 800 calorie diet I stuck to low carb but found I wasn't eating much at all (in volume) and was constantly hungry so slowly introduced more carby stuff. So today is fairly typical...

Breakfast: (8.30 am) sachet of Sainsbury's gingerbread porridge made up with unsweetened roasted almond milk
Lunch: (12.15 pm) Lidl sesame crispbread with low fat cream cheese sprinkled with a few pomegranate seeds
Dinner: (4.30 pm) A home made red lentil and chickpea curry with cauliflower rice
Treat: something for approx 100 calories - today its a slice of fresh pineapple but it could have been something like a KitKat

Drinks are black decaff coffee, water and Sainsbury's no added sugar fiery ginger beer

 

[Annb]

Sorry to have taken so long to reply - I've gotten out of practice of posting. I used to work in an office (solicitors) but when we moved to Yorkshire there was nothing suitable that was available within an easy travelling distance so I got a job working with adults with autism and absolutely loved it. I

What I'm eating..... the first two weeks of this 800 calorie diet I stuck to low carb but found I wasn't eating much at all (in volume) and was constantly hungry so slowly introduced more carby stuff. So today is fairly typical...

Breakfast: (8.30 am) sachet of Sainsbury's gingerbread porridge made up with unsweetened roasted almond milk
Lunch: (12.15 pm) Lidl sesame crispbread with low fat cream cheese sprinkled with a few pomegranate seeds
Dinner: (4.30 pm) A home made red lentil and chickpea curry with cauliflower rice
Treat: something for approx 100 calories - today its a slice of fresh pineapple but it could have been something like a KitKat

Drinks are black decaff coffee, water and Sainsbury's no added sugar fiery ginger beer

Ooh @Chook, that sounds like my kind of diet! I tried the 800 cal diet but avoided the carbs and had no success. Just couldn't manage it - felt really poorly and gained lots of fluid, so lots of weight as well. Might look at this again. I'm using lots of insulin anyway even on low carb. But then I do seem to be seriously insulin resistant.

 

[DCUKMod]

No, he never mentioned anything like that. TBH we got off to a bad start when he took off his mask and said i could remove mine. (No chance!!) It kind of went down hill from there. Yes, mine is over several joints as well.

Chook - for my experiment, I made this. It's very warming and soothing, so I'm sure there's a certain amount going on akin to a TENS machine - different sensation, so distracion, but the warming is soothing in itself.

As my issue is with my hands, it can get a bit messy, if I'm not careful, and of course, we should be very careful not to get it in our eyes (or other sensitive bits)

https://learningherbs.com/remedies-recipes/herbal-pain-relief/

I didn't use a double boiler, but lobbed it into the sous vide bath overnight.

 

[maglil55]

Sorry to have taken so long to reply - I've gotten out of practice of posting. I used to work in an office (solicitors) but when we moved to Yorkshire there was nothing suitable that was available within an easy travelling distance so I got a job working with adults with autism and absolutely loved it. I

What I'm eating..... the first two weeks of this 800 calorie diet I stuck to low carb but found I wasn't eating much at all (in volume) and was constantly hungry so slowly introduced more carby stuff. So today is fairly typical...

Breakfast: (8.30 am) sachet of Sainsbury's gingerbread porridge made up with unsweetened roasted almond milk
Lunch: (12.15 pm) Lidl sesame crispbread with low fat cream cheese sprinkled with a few pomegranate seeds
Dinner: (4.30 pm) A home made red lentil and chickpea curry with cauliflower rice
Treat: something for approx 100 calories - today its a slice of fresh pineapple but it could have been something like a KitKat

Drinks are black decaff coffee, water and Sainsbury's no added sugar fiery ginger beer

Are you still on insulin?

 

[DJC3]

i ate an hour later on Saturday and my FBGs were 0.8 higher than they have been on the days when I eat alone.

That’s interesting - I’ll know to blame Paul if fbg is high now

 

[Chook]

Chook - for my experiment, I made this. It's very warming and soothing, so I'm sure there's a certain amount going on akin to a TENS machine - different sensation, so distracion, but the warming is soothing in itself.

As my issue is with my hands, it can get a bit messy, if I'm not careful, and of course, we should be very careful not to get it in our eyes (or other sensitive bits)

https://learningherbs.com/remedies-recipes/herbal-pain-relief/

I didn't use a double boiler, but lobbed it into the sous vide bath overnight.

Thank you for that

 

[Chook]

Are you still on insulin?

No, thank goodness. Having to re-start injecting it was my main reason for trying the 800 cal diet. I only carried on the insulin until the start of the second week when I had a hypo and realised I didn't really need it while doing this. Total experimentation of course and not everyone is the same as me. I'm sure one day I will fulfil my GP's expectation and will need to use it all the time (but not just yet).

@Annb - if you do decide to try it do talk to your diabetes nurse or GP first. I spoke to the DN and explained it was like the shakes they are prescribing to the newly diagnosed but with real food. She told me to go for it.

one thing that has made it a bit more do-able is the bbcgoodfood.com website because their recipes are already calorie (and carb) counted.

 

[Chook]

Ooh @Chook, that sounds like my kind of diet! I tried the 800 cal diet but avoided the carbs and had no success. Just couldn't manage it - felt really poorly and gained lots of fluid, so lots of weight as well. Might look at this again. I'm using lots of insulin anyway even on low carb. But then I do seem to be seriously insulin resistant.

Yes, I'm insulin resistant, too. This is the first time I've found any method to get my fasting BGs down. I looked at the shakes that people are being prescribed and they are really carb heavy so I thought I'd introduce a few carbs and as I've really missed porridge thats where I started followed by a very tiny lunch and a reasonably substantial dinner. Plus, of course, my 100 calorie treat.

 

[Annb]

@Annb - if you do decide to try it do talk to your diabetes nurse or GP first. I spoke to the DN and explained it was like the shakes they are prescribing to the newly diagnosed but with real food. She told me to go for it.

one thing that has made it a bit more do-able is the bbcgoodfood.com website because their recipes are already calorie (and carb) counted.

I spoke to my diabetes nurse about diet a couple of weeks ago. She's very much in favour of keeping a reasonable amount of carbs in my diet. We weren't talking about an 800 cal diet though. She did say that she's not an expert and I should speak to the dietician. She offered to refer me - this, the second time she has done so, but the dieticians don't seem to be seeing anyone at present, or even getting in touch. When I spoke to the GP, about a month ago, about low carb/carb, he just told me to do what seemed to suit me best. As usual, I think I just have to wing it and see how it goes.

I'll check out that website - thanks.

I actually had a small bowl of porridge (Scottish style - salt, no sugar but a little cream with it) this morning. Not feeling very full, but it should keep me going for a bit.

 

[DJC3]

Chook - for my experiment, I made this. It's very warming and soothing, so I'm sure there's a certain amount going on akin to a TENS machine - different sensation, so distracion, but the warming is soothing in itself.

As my issue is with my hands, it can get a bit messy, if I'm not careful, and of course, we should be very careful not to get it in our eyes (or other sensitive bits)

https://learningherbs.com/remedies-recipes/herbal-pain-relief/

I didn't use a double boiler, but lobbed it into the sous vide bath overnight.

This looks really interesting. Does it stain the skin though? - It says it can be used for headaches which my daughter is suffering from a lot at the moment.

 

[DCUKMod]

This looks really interesting. Does it stain the skin though? - It says it can be used for headaches which my daughter is suffering from a lot at the moment.

I haven't noticed any staining, but as you would imagine, with using it on my hands, they are encountering more soap and water than one's face might do.

It's obviously a cheap and cheerful experiment. I bought my beeswax pellets on eBay, and bought 100gr, because I just knew I'd be experimenting a bit more.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yellow-B...-Cosmetic-Grade/293778984565?var=592558242262

Well, you know me. Life is one big experiment.

Edited to add, if I find myself using beeswax more (as a means of carrying various "stuff"), I'll source some local wax, from local hives.

 

[ianpspurs]

Really cold here today in a rehearsal for Christmas when 90.99 YO MIL is here. Window open ( That wizard wheeze will never work - she'll freeze) for a power lead as the fencer is replacing the fence at the back. Good fences make good neighbours Bobby Frost said. I feel I need to be in a room with the pups to stop them chewing things. Julie and the granddaughter in "that picture" are in the living room, cosy and warm. Winter, cold, LC food - really outside my comfort zone but I'm inching - (think inch by inch speech from Any given Sunday certainly not Ode to Joy) towards a deal with warm LC food provided Swipey, scales and other data stay where I want. Could change at any moment with adverse data. For those such as @Sugarlisa, @Annb @Chook and others - @PenguinMum ?- all my data is fine but I'm not about to prozelytize on behalf of this WOE yet - staying functional is enough ATM. Much happier with warm LC food than I have been for while, though. Not hard really

 

[Annb]

Really cold here today in a rehearsal for Christmas when 90.99 YO MIL is here. Window open ( That wizard wheeze will never work - she'll freeze) for a power lead as the fencer is replacing the fence at the back. Good fences make good neighbours Bobby Frost said. I feel I need to be in a room with the pups to stop them chewing things. Julie and the granddaughter in "that picture" are in the living room, cosy and warm. Winter, cold, LC food - really outside my comfort zone but I'm inching - (think inch by inch speech from Any given Sunday certainly not Ode to Joy) towards a deal with warm LC food provided Swipey, scales and other data stay where I want. Could change at any moment with adverse data. For those such as @Sugarlisa, @Annb @Chook and others - @PenguinMum ?- all my data is fine but I'm not about to prozelytize on behalf of this WOE yet. Much happier than I have been for while, though. Not hard really

Glad to hear that you are feeling happier, Ian. Is it too much to expect healthier as well? With a lovely grandchild like yours, who could fail to be happier though?

 

[ianpspurs]

Glad to hear that you are feeling happier, Ian. Is it too much to expect healthier as well? With a lovely grandchild like yours, who could fail to be happier though?

She and her cousins are a rich blessing and I rightly thank and prise my maker for them. I am happier with warm LC food - the house and location come "under nothing I can do right now." Healthier? Currently I feel dealing with T2 by this WOE and being properly healthy run on parallel tracks for me but I recognise many here have different, well reasoned/researched views and data to support their stance. I do not doubt their sincerity. My mind isn't closed off but I can't twist my data out of shape to support any other opinion just yet. You take care, it must be cold and bleak "up there"

 

[DJC3]

I haven't noticed any staining, but as you would imagine, with using it on my hands, they are encountering more soap and water than one's face might do.

It's obviously a cheap and cheerful experiment. I bought my beeswax pellets on eBay, and bought 100gr, because I just knew I'd be experimenting a bit more.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yellow-B...-Cosmetic-Grade/293778984565?var=592558242262

Well, you know me. Life is one big experiment.

Edited to add, if I find myself using beeswax more (as a means of carrying various "stuff"), I'll source some local wax, from local hives.

Thanks. We’ll give it a go. I’m getting some arthritis type pain in my finger joints and daughter’s partner has a niggling shoulder pain so we can all try it. We have a fair amount of beeswax already as the girls are using it to make all sorts of fragrant salves and scented candles etc with essential oils, for Christmas presents.
good idea to try to source it from local beekeepers.