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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

DJC3 said:
Just looked that up, I hadn’t heard of it before, sounds interesting and a lot less faff that the DD psyllium husk one ( although I do like that and I expect it’s lower carb). I hadn’t I heard of your seatfrog app either- that sounds brilliant!
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This is the detail:

‘I used Josephs Lavash Bread and one sheet for a whole lasagna (cut into pasta sheet shapes) is only 10g. I got 6 portions out of my lasagna which worked out at about 4g net carbs per portion overall.’
 
BG still to high both last night and this morning and rising (13.2 before taking insulin at lunchtime). My diabetes nurse just phoned to say that my thyroxine is fine and my creatinin (spelling?) is better than last time at 30.2 (I'm pretty sure it was 32 last time the Dr checked it some months ago now). Anyway, she wants me to reduce the Metformin to help protect my kidneys. She's quite comfortable with the figures I gave her for BG but thinks 13.2 to 11.0, which is what it is right now, is too big a drop.

4 cups of tea so far today and then lunch at noon was lamb ribs - just marinated in lemon juice, olive oil and salt and roasted in the oven. Did quite a few but will use the remainder to make stock for some other time. A bit too fatty for me (that's saying something).
 
Annb said:
BG still to high both last night and this morning and rising (13.2 before taking insulin at lunchtime). My diabetes nurse just phoned to say that my thyroxine is fine and my creatinin (spelling?) is better than last time at 30.2 (I'm pretty sure it was 32 last time the Dr checked it some months ago now). Anyway, she wants me to reduce the Metformin to help protect my kidneys. She's quite comfortable with the figures I gave her for BG but thinks 13.2 to 11.0, which is what it is right now, is too big a drop.

4 cups of tea so far today and then lunch at noon was lamb ribs - just marinated in lemon juice, olive oil and salt and roasted in the oven. Did quite a few but will use the remainder to make stock for some other time. A bit too fatty for me (that's saying something).
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Hi Ann it seems very much to me that youare making progress and dont really understand why she is concerned by a drop of 2.2. I admire how hard you work at this and you deserve to do well, very inspirational member of the forum to me. Good on ya! :)
 
PenguinMum said:
Hi Ann it seems very much to me that youare making progress and dont really understand why she is concerned by a drop of 2.2. I admire how hard you work at this and you deserve to do well, very inspirational member of the forum to me. Good on ya! :)
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The lamb ribs sound delish! Love lamb me.
 
Annb said:
BG still to high both last night and this morning and rising (13.2 before taking insulin at lunchtime). My diabetes nurse just phoned to say that my thyroxine is fine and my creatinin (spelling?) is better than last time at 30.2 (I'm pretty sure it was 32 last time the Dr checked it some months ago now). Anyway, she wants me to reduce the Metformin to help protect my kidneys. She's quite comfortable with the figures I gave her for BG but thinks 13.2 to 11.0, which is what it is right now, is too big a drop.

4 cups of tea so far today and then lunch at noon was lamb ribs - just marinated in lemon juice, olive oil and salt and roasted in the oven. Did quite a few but will use the remainder to make stock for some other time. A bit too fatty for me (that's saying something).
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Lamb ribs done in the air fryer are stupendous.
 
Speaking of airfryers, which I know we weren't, in ASDA today, they were selling small airfryers on a roll back deal at £20. That's almost about the same prices as a cheap toaster, and less than a kettle!
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch: tuna melt and Mediterranean veggies followed by Greek yoghurt, raspberries and macadamia and coconut keto granola.
Mid afternoon: coconut chia pudding and black coffee
Dinner: cold sweet chilli chicken, cauliflower and broccoli salad, pork scratchings and coleslaw followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola
 
Lunch yesterday: Barbequeed snags, salad, half a diced up pitaya with greek yoghurt.
Dinner: Roast leg of mutton, veggies, brown onion gravy.
Breakfast: Crispy cheese and mushroom omelette, bacon, tomatoes, couple of slices of HB low carb bread toasted with vegimite.

Drinks: Black coffee no sugars, water, bottle of blue powerade.
 
B: 2 fried eggs on a bed of wilted spinach. Coffee
Lunch: supposed to be mackerel salad but the chicken Id bought for later turned out to be too big for my IP ( @DCUKMod please don’t tell me I can get the larger model this Black Friday!) I had to cut its limbs off so had one of the legs air fried with halloumi chips. Choc chia pud afterwards
D: SIL birthday so a takeaway curry. Starter portion of chicken tikka with the gobi parts of Aloo gobi. 2 glasses Malbec
 
Morning!
Been staying with relatives this week, so food rather different.

I took my pates with me, which went down well. Also out butchers sausages. But didn’t get to eat them.

b has been mainly bone broth
L has been tinned salmon or tuna
D has been variously duck legs, roast chook, belly pork, ox cheek my cheesy mince. Then yesterday we went to local pub and I had Cajun chicken breast and pork rib combo with a very nice but excessively sweet Eton mess for pud.

I have stayed under 50g carbs on all but the Eton mess day, but my snack choc consumption (Aldi’s mini bars and Lindt 70%) has been higher this week.

my preference is an early evening meal, soon after work ends. Filling enough to forget about food and snacks til next day. While staying here, they eat 3 small meals at 9am, 2pm and nearly 8pm, of which I only eat the 8pm with them. So have been snacking at 5 to get me through til 8. It works. But it also means more hasslr, and my body really doesn’t like a late evening meal nowadays.
 
@maglil55 and @ianpspurs help please. I made some Skinny bread yesterday and had some toasted with breakfast. I was really disappointed - it was spongy and very chewy like an uncooked crumpet. What did I do wrong? Is it meant to rise much when proving? ( mine didn’t, but my house isn’t very warm ) I also think I may not have cooked it for the right time, I forgot to set a time then went off to play with Dennis and had no idea how long it had been in. My guess is under rather than overcooked but the outside was quite dark and it sounded cooked when I tapped its bottom.
@Brunneria I’m the same with eating late, much happier to eat early in the evening these days. Hope you’re having fun with the relatives though, are the dogs being spoilt?
 
DJC3 said:
B: 2 fried eggs on a bed of wilted spinach. Coffee
Lunch: supposed to be mackerel salad but the chicken Id bought for later turned out to be too big for my IP ( @DCUKMod please don’t tell me I can get the larger model this Black Friday!) I had to cut its limbs off so had one of the legs air fried with halloumi chips. Choc chia pud afterwards
D: SIL birthday so a takeaway curry. Starter portion of chicken tikka with the gobi parts of Aloo gobi. 2 glasses Malbec
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I've no idea what'll come up on Black Friday, although it hadn't better be the 3ltr option, bearing in mind I still would like one, for sides, yoghurt and so on, but with 2 x 6ltr already in situ, it might be noticed. ;)
 
DJC3 said:
@maglil55 and @ianpspurs help please. I made some Skinny bread yesterday and had some toasted with breakfast. I was really disappointed - it was spongy and very chewy like an uncooked crumpet. What did I do wrong? Is it meant to rise much when proving? ( mine didn’t, but my house isn’t very warm ) I also think I may not have cooked it for the right time, I forgot to set a time then went off to play with Dennis and had no idea how long it had been in. My guess is under rather than overcooked but the outside was quite dark and it sounded cooked when I tapped its bottom.
@Brunneria I’m the same with eating late, much happier to eat early in the evening these days. Hope you’re having fun with the relatives though, are the dogs being spoilt?
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Lots of folks prove their bread dough in their IP. It's not something I have tried, but I think they use the yoghurt setting.

The Facebook group, Google or YouTube could be helpful with the detail.
 
DCUKMod said:
Lots of folks prove their bread dough in their IP. It's not something I have tried, but I think they use the yoghurt setting.

The Facebook group, Google or YouTube could be helpful with the detail.
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Well I never! Is there no end to the wonderful abilities of the IP? Thanks for the tip I’ll have a look.
 
DJC3 said:
@maglil55 and @ianpspurs help please. I made some Skinny bread yesterday and had some toasted with breakfast. I was really disappointed - it was spongy and very chewy like an uncooked crumpet. What did I do wrong? Is it meant to rise much when proving? ( mine didn’t, but my house isn’t very warm ) I also think I may not have cooked it for the right time, I forgot to set a time then went off to play with Dennis and had no idea how long it had been in. My guess is under rather than overcooked but the outside was quite dark and it sounded cooked when I tapped its bottom.
@Brunneria I’m the same with eating late, much happier to eat early in the evening these days. Hope you’re having fun with the relatives though, are the dogs being spoilt?
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My food fairy proves in the oven on 60 for at least an hour. We make it in 2 pound loaf tin and leave it to rise until it is at the top. We also use the Kenwood with the dough hook for mixing. I have had to learn how our grill works as it needs to be toasted under the grill. Also best cut with the electric slicing machine as it doesn't handle pressure well. Remember however, I know nothing and my tastes are totally left field for you true believers.
 
ianpspurs said:
My food fairy proves in the oven on 60 for at least an hour. We make it in 2 pound loaf tin and leave it to rise until it is at the top. We also use the Kenwood with the dough hook for mixing. I have had to learn how our grill works as it needs to be toasted under the grill. Also best cut with the electric slicing machine as it doesn't handle pressure well. Remember however, I know nothing and my tastes are totally left field for you true believers.
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Thanks, I suspected that proving might be the key. No Kenwood or anything with a dough hook here so maybe a bit more kneading next time.
Nothing wrong with your tastes ( apart from ketchup, yuk!)
 
DJC3 said:
Thanks, I suspected that proving might be the key. No Kenwood or anything with a dough hook here so maybe a bit more kneading next time.
Nothing wrong with your tastes ( apart from ketchup, yuk!)
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How can a woman who tries chaffles diss ketchup - audacious chutzpah. To be fair, I have never had so much as 1 bite of a waffle in my life.
 
ianpspurs said:
How can a woman who tries chaffles diss ketchup - audacious chutzpah. To be fair, I have never had so much as 1 bite of a waffle in my life.
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I’ll try most things. Tried ketchup and don’t even like being in the same room as someone eating it now. Maybe too many years scraping it off children’s plates and mouths. Shudder!
 
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