What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[zauberflote]

Bfast 1/2 avocado, egg, 3 cherry toms, decaf/soy/cream, 1 sq 90% choc
Lunch celery, lc tortilla with almond butter and hemp seed hearts, chunk of older son’s twice-fried spicy sesame chicken with gooey sauce washed off, and romaine heart salad with some undoubtedly high carb dressing already in. We fixed up my choconut with a moment in the broiler, some pink salt, and 10 min in the freezer. It was too much of a temptation, I ate more while driving to Mom’s, and threw the rest in the dumpster there. Then knew I needed protein to combat the caffeine in dark choc, so we snacked on that Moon Cheese that Starbux has.
Supper celery, cherry toms, tin of mackerel with hm dijon balsamic vinaigrette with extra dijon (really good!) and some 7-year local cheddar while fixing Mr ZF tuna melts.
Haven’t tested since fbg. Not looking forward to bedtime.
Good night and good morning!

 

[DCUKMod]

@maglil55 what frustrations!! I hope tomorrow will be calmer for you. We don’t get the bike packs here, and any driver who behaved like Mrs Angry was behind you would get the snail treatment. You were already going snail’s pace, so you were admirable, and she sort of got what was coming to her...
Hi @TIM MARSTON ! Man, that dessert sounds scrumptious! It would send my personal BGs to the moon and beyond, though. I will dream of the smell only omitting the cardamom and doubling the cinnamon Possibly triple it lol!
@ianpspurs I have not been at this lc thing long enough to get where you are. I enjoy my food period, but it actually seems that when I make the mire complicated dishes they are not as satisfying as the simple “single ingredient at a time” foods that taste so good. I think we have wildly different tastes in food, which may or may not work to one if us’s advantage over the long term. I am voting with you - it’s definitely the pollen. Allergist says so. Allergies make you logey and slow. I’d happily “cheese and nut” my life away as @Emma_369 found unsatisfying. I love easy food! I am learning to skip lunch but every day I am waiting for the other shoe to drop on that issue. And good heavens don’t feel GUILTY!! If I (didn’t) ate as much as you (don’t) eat, I’d be chewing on my nice leather shoes for sustenance!
@BibaBee ugh I knew that hospital trip had to come around really soon. I am sorry it has to happen at all, but continue to hope that healing for the eyes will happen! Your rhubarb pic looks like an Easter basket! I loooooove rhubarb and hardly ever fix it because you have to grow it yourself around here; never in a store.
@SlimLizzy we’ll bring my mom to see the tapestry. She is blue/green colorblind all her life, didn’t find out til she was 85! So she’ll appreciate the heck out of it at any color. She used to do crewel before she was a weaver/spinner.
@Caeseji rake a look at my foods if you think yours are boring. I don’t even need a sandwich or a salad - just give me the pieces and I will enjoy them one at a time! I admit, weird, but my (adopted....) sensory-issue kid certainly inherited it straight from me lol.
Meals post later. It’s embarrassing...

Zauberflote - If you can find a crown, rhubarb is incredibly simple to grow, although best contained, or it can go mad and take over.

I was gifted part of a seperated crown a couple of years ago, that allegedly is over 120 years old, according to the donor. Obviously the main core refreshes itself over time. Anyway, I stated with a root ball about 1ft deep and wide (with folliage over), and planted it initially into a 1mtr contianer. It is now in a bed of around 3m2, only limited by the railway sleepers sunk into the soil. The rhubarb from it is lovely though, harvested every few days, then cooked straight away. When it goes mad, I harvest and freeze chopped, but raw for another time.

In UK, when I can, I have some stewed rhubarb with Greek yoghurt at breakfast time.

 

[ianpspurs]

A day slightly off piste or feral as @ianpspurs (sending hugs and positive vibes your way) would put it, as I met up with an old friend for Sunday lunch. Mr B didn't join us, so I did indulge in dessert, which is very rare these days. My choice did get my cogs whirring though, as it occurred to me it would be very easy to make a LC version. Poached Yorkshire rhubarb, buckwheat crumble, bee pollen, vanilla cream. You could easily make an almond / flax version of the crumble and use an alternative sweetener for the rest.

Anyway, today looked like this food wise:

Breakfast: Vanilla chia pudding with LC Nutella
Lunch: For me delicious Derbyshire roast beef, a couple of small roasties, Yorkshire pud, greens, swede and carrot and a tiny amount of bone marrow gravy. Pudding was the rhubarb concoction. Mr B had brie, salami, olives, avocado, salad. He also had a cheeky Nutella and cream cheese mousse that I whipped up for him.
Dinner: Babybel and a square of choc for me. Bolognese with courgetti and Parmesan, followed by a square of Green & Blacks Roasted Almond choc. Decaf coffee for both of us.

I might not check in tomorrow, as it's the Eye Hospital with Mr B again. It's always a long and stressful day. Injections in both eyes again.....4 weeks comes around too fast!

Hope all goes well for Mr B tomorrow and indeed always. We have lots of rhubarb growing and do make crumble in a very similar way - tend to grind flaxseed in nutirbullet and mix in inulin (leave for a day or two goes a little more crunchy). I have also discovered that if we blitz erythritol into icing sugar I can tolerate the taste/ unpleasant cold effect.

 

[Listlad]

Breakfast:

How about 3 rashers of bacon (not streaky) , 2 slices of Edam cheese and one fresh tomato and a tad of French mustard, washed down with 200ml of full fat milk?

 

[Goonergal]

Breakfast:

How about 3 rashers of bacon (not streaky) , 2 slices of Edam cheese and one fresh tomato and a tad of French mustard, washed down with 200ml of full fat milk?

Not sure what you're asking.

Are you asking for opinions on whether that's a low carb breakfast? You'll likely get as many opinions as there are people on this thread - all depends on your objectives.

Why not streaky bacon? For me, streaky would be preferred to up fat content.
Full fat milk is the best option if you choose milk. Again, personally I try and avoid - and definitely wouldn't drink 200ml in one go, but then I try to minimise carbs. For a cold drink I'd go for water, for a hot drink I'd choose tea/coffee with double cream in it.

However, it's all about what works for you and helps you to achieve the results you want in terms of BG control and weight loss, if that's required.

Hope this helps.

 

[DJC3]

Breakfast:

How about 3 rashers of bacon (not streaky) , 2 slices of Edam cheese and one fresh tomato and a tad of French mustard, washed down with 200ml of full fat milk?

Sounds nice. The milk would take the carb count too high for me - around 9g in 200ml so I tend to have coffee with a couple of teaspoons of double cream or tea wirh Alpro unsweetened almond milk - negligable carbs.
Do you prefer back bacon to streaky? Must admit I usually buy streaky these days.

 

[Hungry19]

Yesterday- I ate just a Roast Dinner
My blood sugars before bed at 7.1 -
Woke this morning to a fasting 12.5

Suspect dehydration

But as I have just purchased the code free and this is my start of monitoring - what do others do at a reading like this (walk n water?)

 

[Listlad]

Sounds nice. The milk would take the carb count too high for me - around 9g in 200ml so I tend to have coffee with a couple of teaspoons of double cream or tea wirh Alpro unsweetened almond milk - negligable carbs.
Do you prefer back bacon to streaky? Must admit I usually buy streaky these days.

I think it’s the way I was brung up, i.e. not to go streaky. I tend to prefer streaky if cooked till it’s well dead.

But...don’t get me wrong. Am all ears and I may go that way. It can be a bit of a shock to the system adjusting to low carb food and it can take a while to make the adjustment.

Thanks to yourself and @Goonergal even if her team did beat my team yesterday.

 

[Chook]

@Listlad

Yes, same for me - streaky bacon and definitely no milk.

In fact milk was one of those light bulb moments way back in the dark ages when I wad on insulin and first started to use my meter to test how my BGs reacts to different foods. I was working nights where the staff always had a cup if tea on the go and my BG would start the shift reasonable low and then climb and climb throughout the night. I put it down to working nights and eating at strange times so I cut back yet more on carbs but my BG continued on this constant upward rise every working night - yet my BGs were behaving themselves on days off at home (where I drank black decaff coffee). Then one night we had a huge overstock of milk so I had a cup of hot chocolate made with 100% semi skimmed milk and boom my BG went really high. Nowadays when I do have milk I measure it by the teaspoon.

 

[ianpspurs]

@Listlad

Yes, same for me - streaky bacon and definitely no milk.

In fact milk was one of those light bulb moments way back in the dark ages when I wad on insulin and first started to use my meter to test how my BGs reacts to different foods. I was working nights where the staff always had a cup if tea on the go and my BG would start the shift reasonable low and then climb and climb throughout the night. I put it down to working nights and eating at strange times so I cut back yet more on carbs but my BG continued on this constant upward rise every working night - yet my BGs were behaving themselves on days off at home (where I drank black decaff coffee). Then one night we had a huge overstock of milk so I had a cup of hot chocolate made with 100% semi skimmed milk and boom my BG went really high. Nowadays when I do have milk I measure it by the teaspoon.

Milk was something I picked up on very early and considering the amount of tea I drink that has been important. Much as I enjoy bacon (and sausages) eating enough to satisfy my hunger would involve so much salt for me that I would need to crawl every where. @Listlad tastes vary and so do competing conditions. These ladies are spot on regarding optimal way to achieve lower bg but bigger picture is highly individualised. To that extent we are all on our own but your Feb A1c suggests bg control is ok.

 

[Listlad]

Milk was something I picked up on very early and considering the amount of tea I drink that has been important. Much as I enjoy bacon (and sausages) eating enough to satisfy my hunger would involve so much salt for me that I would need to crawl every where. @Listlad tastes vary and so do competing conditions. These ladies are spot on regarding optimal way to achieve lower bg but bigger picture is highly individualised. To that extent we are all on out own but your Feb A1c suggests bg control is ok.

Exactly. I believe we should taylor our carb in take to our needs and aspirations. I guess my bg is under control. However in keeping it in check I will continue low(er) carbing and also looking out for new ways of dealing with it. I can gain a lot by listening to everyone on here and have already gained a lot. There are lots of good ideas buzzing around that I am all ears on.

Keto pancakes tonight I think.

My GP is a Spurs fan, Ian. I had to ask him to remove his Tottenham Hotspur mug from his desk before I could take him seriously.

 

[DJC3]

I think it’s the way I was brung up, i.e. not to go streaky. I tend to prefer streaky if cooked till it’s well dead.

But...don’t get me wrong. Am all ears and I may go that way. It can be a bit of a shock to the system adjusting to low carb food and it can take a while to make the adjustment.

Thanks to yourself and @Goonergal even if her team did beat my team yesterday.

You’re right it is a shock to the system at first, it took me ages to feel comfortable choosing fattier cuts of meat, having butter, adding loads of oil to saladsetc. It’s quite the opposite of how we have looked at a ‘healthy diet’ but the results speak for themselves. Are you testing your blood glucose before meals and 2 hrs afterwards? You’re looking for less than a 2mmol rise so you will soon figure out which foods are ok.
Also do you have a book or app to look up carb values of food? ( before you eat them) I use the Carbs and Cals app to track what I’m eating but there are loads to choose from.
Stick around here, there are loads of good ideas popping up all the time, but what suits one person may not be right for you - just enjoy the ride and I’m sure you’ll find, like many of us that this is a joyous way of eating.

 

[Listlad]

You’re right it is a shock to the system at first, it took me ages to feel comfortable choosing fattier cuts of meat, having butter, adding loads of oil to saladsetc. It’s quite the opposite of how we have looked at a ‘healthy diet’ but the results speak for themselves. Are you testing your blood glucose before meals and 2 hrs afterwards? You’re looking for less than a 2mmol rise so you will soon figure out which foods are ok.
Also do you have a book or app to look up carb values of food? ( before you eat them) I use the Carbs and Cals app to track what I’m eating but there are loads to choose from.
Stick around here, there are loads of good ideas popping up all the time, but what suits one person may not be right for you - just enjoy the ride and I’m sure you’ll find, like many of us that this is a joyous way of eating.

Thanks, I do have an open mind, it’s just as you say what one is used to does have an impact at least initially.

I have to confess to being a naughty boy and not tested. That is easy to explain in that I was never offered or suggested it at any stage. Until that is the end of January where I joined the forum. Since then I have very quickly brought my HbA1c down into a good zone and feel that there is no need to test now. I will be having an HbA1c every 3 months from now on, for the time being,

 

[DJC3]

Thanks, I do have an open mind, it’s just as you say what one is used to does have an impact at least initially.

I have to confess to being a naughty boy and not tested. That is easy to explain in that I was never offered or suggested it at any stage. Until that is the end of January where I joined the forum. Since then I have very quickly brought my HbA1c down into a good zone and feel that there is no need to test now. I will be having an HbA1c every 3 months from now on, for the time being,

Well done for bringing your HbA1c down already, you’re obviously on the right track.
I don’t always test around every meal now, but if I have something new I will definitely test to see the effect. It helps to keep me on track too, so hopefully no nasty surprises come the HbA1c test.
Oh and snap with the meter not being offered or suggested by HCPs, most T2s aren’t given one unless they are on insulin, but that’s a whole new thread.....

 

[Listlad]

Well done for bringing your HbA1c down already, you’re obviously on the right track.
I don’t always test around every meal now, but if I have something new I will definitely test to see the effect. It helps to keep me on track too, so hopefully no nasty surprises come the HbA1c test.
Oh and snap with the meter not being offered or suggested by HCPs, most T2s aren’t given one unless they are on insulin, but that’s a whole new thread.....

To be fair we all have different amounts of leeway. My last HbA1c included the month over Christmas and where I didn’t lower carb, so I am fortunate that way. I ate a few mince pies, some Christmas cake, roast potato’s and still got the figure down to 36, so I do recognise that I am lucky.

 

[DJC3]

Yesterday- I ate just a Roast Dinner
My blood sugars before bed at 7.1 -
Woke this morning to a fasting 12.5

Suspect dehydration

But as I have just purchased the code free and this is my start of monitoring - what do others do at a reading like this (walk n water?)

Walk n water is good for pretty much everything I reckon!
Just out of interest what did your roast dinner consist of? Just wondering about hidden carbs in gravy, cheese sauce, root veg etc. Sometimes it can take a while for bg to rise in response to a meal.

 

[DJC3]

To be fair we all have different amounts of leeway. My last HbA1c included the month over Christmas and where I didn’t lower carb, so I am fortunate that way. I ate a few mind pies, some Christmas cake, roast potato’s and still got the figure down to 36, so I do recognise that I am lucky.

Great result - am envious of the Christmas cake!

 

[Chook]

Today's menu

Breakfast: a bit unsuccessful as all four of the avocados I bought from Morrison's were black in the middle and got thrown away. So my attempt at something different ( a sort of Scandinavian inspired breakfast) was a bit of a damp squib. I ended up with some smoked salmon, boiled egg, goats cheese and rollmop herring.

Lunch: elderflower and cloudy lemon sugar free jelly

Dinner: Chicken curry and cauliflower rice

Drinks: black decaff coffee and still spring water

 

[Chook]

To be fair we all have different amounts of leeway. My last HbA1c included the month over Christmas and where I didn’t lower carb, so I am fortunate that way. I ate a few mind pies, some Christmas cake, roast potato’s and still got the figure down to 36, so I do recognise that I am lucky.

So are you actually diabetic? I ask because most of us can't eat those kinds of carbs without ramifications and because you have 'other' under your user name where other members have their type of diabetes.

I am just very concerned that newly diagnosed people might look at this thread seeking low carb or keto meal ideas, see your posts and assume that your food choices - jacket potatoes, milk, fruit and your Christmas treats - are suitable for their condition which, of course, they aren't.

 

[Listlad]

So are you actually diabetic? I ask because most of us can't eat those kinds of carbs without ramifications and because you have 'other' under your user name where other members have their type of diabetes.

I am just very concerned that newly diagnosed people might look at this thread seeking low carb or keto meal ideas, see your posts and assume that your food choices - jacket potatoes, milk, fruit and your Christmas treats - are suitable for their condition which, of course, they aren't.

I don’t know what I am. I wasn’t officially designated diabetic even though my first HbA1c was 49. I don’t believe that was a result in isolation in that if I had been tested earlier then it may well have been that high before.

I was however classified by my GP as prediabetic but there is debate on whether that warrants a status of diagnosed. My GP even with an HbA1c of 36 still treats me as if I am diabetic. I treat myself as if I am still diabetic and I still, arguably have some of the symptoms. Every time I discuss this it seems to invite an argument but at the end of the day I have had the symptoms and they will come back if I do not take it carefully.

Don’t know if that makes sense?