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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Mandingo said:
Breakfast
Half a small Avocado, egg omelette, 1 slice of Spelt homemade toast and coffee.
Pre 5.0
2hr 5.6
2.5 hr 6.2
3 hr 5.8
I..... *@#$ing hate this condition and all it's inconsistencies.......
And my fingers are sore.
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Awww.... don't get down.... you know the mantra... log it, forget it... tomorrow's another day... having said that, I said exactly the same thing about 10 minutes ago when I recorded 6.1 after eating well and running around like a loon for the last 4 hours... Never mind honey, it'll come round again - and look, they're still good numbers...
 
Yesterday:
B: 2 egg courgette frittata, grilled tomato, buttered mushrooms, 2 rashers of bacon and half a grapefruit.
L: salad of chicory, walnuts, half an apple and parmesan shavings dressed with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
D: pork red Thai curry with pepper, sugar snap peas, pak choi and spring onions with courgette noodles dressed with lime juice and coriander.

Today:
B: full fat Greek yoghurt with a small kiwi fruit, a few strawberries and chopped nuts.
L: Nicoise salad.
D: cod loin poached on top of a soupy mixture of onion, cannellini beans, tinned chopped tomatoes, spring greens, garlic and chorizo.
 
B- 2 eggs, 2 sausage, coffee with 2 tbsp. cream
L- chicken salad with raw green beans (they are sweet & crunchy)
S- chia pudding or gouda with some raw red peppers...that is for later this afternoon
D- kale, mushrooms, tomatoes with Italian sausage and some parmesan
 
B: Greek yogurt, berries, sprinkle of granola
L: Chicken salad
D: Protein powder pancakes with strawbs and cream. Waiting for hubs to come home for something more substantial.

First time I've made the protein pancakes, really happy with them as they weren't eggy like some of the other low carb recipes I've tried
 
B 2 egg omelette with ham & cheese
L 2 bacon 1 fried egg, small piece of cheese and whole pack of pate
D chicken shish & lamb doner combo kebab (no pitta), jelly and just finished the last of my young coconuts,bought 6 but 2 were not ripe enough. Wish I had a coconut tree in my garden lol
 
Today I had a break from cooking, with leftovers for 2 meals, and out for dinner (pre-movie Brazillian restaurant, go Avengers)

B: courgette/aubergine moussaka

L: mini crustless quiches, carrot, sour daikon

D: chicken skewers with hot sauce, bit of coleslaw (was sweet), few forkfulls of black beans
 
Breakfast , a lump of smoked cheese
Lunch the remains of yesterdays crab
Tea will be Cajun chicken with salad and a few celeriac chips
 
On waking some pate
B cheese and mushroom omelette
S my first Granny Smith in well over a year, was delicious not golden (bad joke huh) didn't spike me either but will not have for a few months again (little treat)
L corned beef, salami, pate & 1 slice of bacon with piece of cheese
D sea bass fillet & cauli rice, pudding is jelly
 
B: coffee with cream and sliced cheese

L: mini pork pie From Mr B's emergency snack stash. I only had a few minutes to flog the dogs round the block, and weighed up quick release junk food v the chance of dropping BG while trekking. Junk food won. Good job too. Was on the edge of my personal comfort zone by 2pm and had to eat baked mushrooms. What an ordeal!

D: lamb curry with sugarsnaps, onion bhajis, leeks with cream sauce (me) or rice (Mr B). Strawbs and cream.
 
B- 2 eggs, 2 sausage patties
S- iced Coffee with 2 tbsp heavy cream and stevia
L- sautéed chicken sausage, mushrooms, red pepper with a sprinkle of parmesan
S- 1 oz gouda & chia pudding
D- sautéed spinach with something.

I am hungry today! Doesn't that seem like a lot of food to still be hungry?
 
Yesterday:
B: 2 poached eggs, 2 rare breed pork sausages, grilled tomato, buttered mushrooms, half a grapefruit.
S: 2 squares 85% dark chocolate
L: porridge made with 30g oats and skimmed milk, chopped mixed nuts a kiwi fruit and a few strawberries.
D: courgette noodles with crab meat, cherry tomatoes, basil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, chilli and capers.

Today:
B: slice of Hovis wholemeal seed sensation bread toasted with Whole Earth crunchy peanut butter and half a grapefruit
S: 2 squares of 85% dark chocolate
L: ham spread with full fat cream cheese (rolled up) with salad
D: East End "boiled beef and carrots" with Brussels and swede.
 
Yesterday's food:

B: crustless mini quiches

L: courgetti with cream, egg & cheese

D: chicken liver, L/O courgetti
 
Oh dear.

Day 4 of lower protein (I avoid weighing and measuring, where possible, so I can't give precise quantities)

But it would appear that I had definitely been boosting BG levels with higher protein.
The last few days have been interesting.

My fasting (pre lunch and dinner) levels have dropped from c. 5.6-5.7 to c. 5.1-5.2.
Even my dawn phenomenon is down a little.
I'm teetering much closer to Liver Dump territory, too. Which is making me crotchety and wobbly.
I'm also hungrier, though I am eating the same volumes.



Considering that my average BG has dropped by less than 1.0mmol/l across the whole day. I consider this grossly unfair, a divine joke, and I want to register a complaint with whoever is responsible.



So I'm going to keep on with the lower protein. Sigh.
And stick strictly to LC (cos otherwise the hunger and lower BG will trigger carb feeding frenzies - been there. Done that. Not going back.)
So the remaining option is to eat more fat. And I really did think I was eating enough of it... Oh well...

Will report how it goes.
 
B Bacon and scrambled eggs
L Avocado and a bit of cheese
D Steak and cauliflower cheese

I looked for a cauliflower cheese recipe whilst the cauliflower was bubbling away bad plan so I winged it, a good dollop of soft cheese then grated cheddar into it some pepper and a big swirl of mustard...was great! Next time may add some marmite too.
Full now, think I'll have Fage and a few blueberries later whilst watching a film. Rock n roll life
 
My breakfast this morning was 2 large eggs with some double cream scrambled 3 rashers of bacon 1 slice of Oopsie bread very enjoyable indeed
 

That IS my cauli cheese recipe

Also worth trying with one of the following (for variety)
Blue cheese,
Diced mattersons sausage
Horseradish
French mustard

 
Horseradish!!! Yes, I forgot about that...thanks for allowing me to use your recipe
 
Brunneria, thanks for your thoughts. I have recently dropped my carbs to <20 and decreased my protein. I am hungry all the time.

My FB this morning was high...Real high. 154

I don't know what I am doing wrong. During the day I run 90-118.
 
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