What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[maglil55]

Back from swimming so might as well get today done. Bed on 7.1 FBG 6.2. Still have that sore throat so still swallowing paracetamol. Couldn't believe how late I slept this morning - 11am I got up. First week of school runs must have affected me more than I thought.
B. If you can call it that! Tassimo Americano grande with a dash of cream. Slice of Morrisons high protein wholemeal with duck pate.
L. Nothing - reckon the above covered both and I had to get off to swimming anyway.
D. Will have my usual Campari and soda. Hubby decided to clear a space in the freezer so he took out 2 lobsters I got on boxing day which I turned into lobster thermidor ready for the grill. I'll have it with spinach and probably the diet doctor mix of green beans and avocado. Hubby wants his with chips and why not. So a bit of a posh day.

 

[set-in-stone]

Probably done for food today except for maybe something to console or celebrate later. Hope you all have good days.
Breakfast: Much tea was drunk 1 tsp inulin in first 1.5 pint mug
Brunch: Cocoa - soya milk and 1 tsp inulin
Lunch: Twice cooked IP Oxtail stew including stock made therein, mushrooms and star anise; celeriac and swede mash; fitted my criteria for a spiffing meal perfecty - bowl food, filling, could eat with a spoon
Evening meal: If I eat it will be @dunelm's flaxseed cracker and gaucamole
The kitchen staff keep putting wine in stews and casseroles (while I exercise or walk dogs), ostensibly to use up opened bottles. The real reason is to wreck my dry JAMuary. I’m sticking to my own definition/facts which is very trendy these days. Toodle pip old beans.

Vino in cooking counts? Will start my dry Jan when all half bottles of wine are gone

 

[set-in-stone]

Back from swimming so might as well get today done. Bed on 7.1 FBG 6.2. Still have that sore throat so still swallowing paracetamol. Couldn't believe how late I slept this morning - 11am I got up. First week of school runs must have affected me more than I thought.
B. If you can call it that! Tassimo Americano grande with a dash of cream. Slice of Morrisons high protein wholemeal with duck pate.
L. Nothing - reckon the above covered both and I had to get off to swimming anyway.
D. Will have my usual Campari and soda. Hubby decided to clear a space in the freezer so he took out 2 lobsters I got on boxing day which I turned into lobster thermidor ready for the grill. I'll have it with spinach and probably the diet doctor mix of green beans and avocado. Hubby wants his with chips and why not. So a bit of a posh day.

Posh josh indeed! Enjoy x

 

[set-in-stone]

@maglil55 That should have been *posh nosh*
Lol ...

 

[Tori71]

@Chook - I was going to get the Aldi halloumi chips (must be popular as they limit you to 2 bags) until a couple on here were not complimentary about them. So I've stuck to making my own which to be honest takes little effort and you can use a good halloumi.

I agree, waited months for them to come in stock, they were nice but not amazing

 

[Tori71]

Morning all. Catching up on yesterday.

It was almost an OMAD day, save for a few nibbles on the remaining packet of Whisps from last summer’s US visit. For those not in the know they are the most fabulous baked cheese snack:

https://www.whisps.com/

Dinner was at one of those Brazilian bbq places where the meat just keeps on coming and coming and coming. Superb. And to top it I was presented with a unique birthday cake. Succumbed to just a couple of small pieces of 100% and 85% chocolate.

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Fab cake @Goonergal and a very happy birthday.

Forgot about those 'meateries', perfect for us guys!

 

[zauberflote]

Belated Happy Birthday @Goonergal !!!

 

[Goonergal]

Evening all.

Thanks very much for the birthday wishes @shelley262 @maglil55 @Chook @Tori71 and @zauberflote

After yesterday’s enormous dinner, an OMAD day with a more modest dinner at Nando’s. Plain leg and 4 plain wings topped with a couple of butter pats pilfered from the John Lewis cafe. Couple of large spoons of extra thick double cream on returning to the hotel to up fat content.

@Chook sorry about the DP - agree with @maglil55 that it’ll probably settle down in time. And @maglil55 hope your sore throat soon goes.

 

[shelley262]

Hi all where did this wonderful weekend go to?
Breakfast - double rations - had 2 slices of bacon and 2 eggs, double my normal but long walk and no lunch planned!
Dinner steak, cauliflower cheese and mushroom sauce followed by one square of 95% chocolate and one go nuts Hotel choc choc - one of my Christmas collection ones. Feeling very spoilt.
Weekend was very special - as, as well as catching up with great friends, I took delivery of some Lidl low carb rolls - imported by a very special German friend. They are now sliced and stashed in my freezer ready for next few weeks. Much looked forward to. They will be making an appearance in my menus over next month or so!

 

[Boo1979]

Evening all
Only really back to eating for the last couple of days - while my stomache was off, hot drinks and nuts were the only thing I could stomache
Bit of recipe experimenting yesterday and today
Breakfast - crunchy granola with lactofree cream - a definate keeper of a recipe
Lunch - 2 fried eggs with 1 slice carbzone toast
Dinner - soya yogurt with chia seeds, toasted almonds and blackberries
Ive also experimented with the granola recipe to make some bars that I can christen my Lidl bar moulds with - pre bake photo below. If they turn out nice, I may have to top them with some melted cocunt oil & 85% choc

 

[Tori71]

Breakfast: Homemade granola, hi lo toast
Lunch: Three oatcakes, two slices of ham, cheese stuffed peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, two rollitos (they're back!). Strawberries, mocha chia pudding, double cream and chocolate granola.
Dinner: Lamb shank, sprouts, carrots, peas and two butternut squash and spinach croquettes. Glass of port.
Snacks: Mosser Roth 70% chocolate (about 7 carbs per mini bar), nuts

 

[Emma_369]

Evening all. Felt rotten all day. Lack of energy and just a bit run down. It’s as if I thrived off the fasting that now eating has made my body slump so not fancied as much today as yesterday as never in the mood to eat when I’m not at my best
Breakfast - two large coffees
Lunch - just 2 chicken breasts with a sprinkling of fajita spice mix and a dash of mayo
Mid afternoon - coffee and peanut butter spread on 2 squares 85% dark chocolate
No dinner, just a handful of salted peanuts and probably a cuppa in a bit as a day without a cup of tea doesn’t feel quite right!

 

[dunelm]

Brunch lunch today. 2 soft boiled eggs bashed up with butter and spread on a flax seed cracker, sprinkled with chia seeds and crumbled up walnuts.
Dinner. Chicken with broccoli, roasted onions and gravy.

 

[Emma_369]

Probably done for food today except for maybe something to console or celebrate later. Hope you all have good days.

So have you found a consolation snack or distracting yourself from the disappointment by cheering on the Patriots?

 

[maglil55]

Brunch lunch today. 2 soft boiled eggs bashed up with butter and spread on a flax seed cracker, sprinkled with chia seeds and crumbled up walnuts.
Dinner. Chicken with broccoli, roasted onions and gravy.

That's brought back a lovely childhood memory. Both my grandmother and Mum would do that for me for a snack when I got in from school. One soft boiled egg mashed with butter and served up in a teacup with a teaspoon. We always had "proper" butter - stork margarine was for the large amounts of home baking they did.

 

[DJC3]

Evening everyone. I didn’t get to post yesterday and can’t actually remember what I ate apart from a lovely mixed grill type meal last night with a couple of glasses of red. A few olives and bits of cheese first and far too much chocolate generally ( although it was all high cocoa percentage good stuff)

Today For breakfast I had 2 rashers bacon, scrambled egg and mushrooms with coffee&cream

Coffee and cream while out and about later

Mid afternoon some M&S rollitos and HC Teaolat

Dinner - far too late so bound to affect fbg tomorrow - 5 Guys bunless cheeseburger with a few Callebaut 100% cocoa buttons afterwards. Just about to make a decaf coffee&cream

Hope you’ve all had a good weekend, I haven’t looked back at all the posts yet but will do now - I did notice something about Aldi Halloumi fries here, my opinion is that they are disappointing and higher carb than making your own so wouldn’t bother again.

 

[maglil55]

Probably done for food today except for maybe something to console or celebrate later.

The man u keeper put paid to your hope of a celebration. It was all Spurs second half but some amazing saves. Good game for us neutrals.

 

[DJC3]

Then off to Bohemian Rhapsody. Loved it but must admit to feeling a bit sad too. I'd even watch it again though. I remember Queen coming on at Live Aid - best act of the day.
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I loved it too and would gladly watch again.

 

[DJC3]

I can't get past the awful smell they seem to have......does anyone else find it off putting, or it is just me?

YES! I was just about to post the same thing. I’ve never been in because the smell put me off as I walk past the door.

 

[DJC3]

I've always found it takes its own merry time to depart. When I fell "off the wagon" it took about 6 months for DP to go. Trouble is it returns - I get ill , back comes DP to stay a while. I get stressed (loads of that last year) back comes DP for an unwelcome visit. I've just stopped fretting about it now as it was getting me nowhere.

Agree, sometimes it’s more noticable and if daytime numbers ate running a bit higher than normal, whether through overindulgence, stress, lack of exercise or whatever then DP is more pronounced