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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Today, tried out the icecream maker to make sesame ice cream and it worked out quite well (only 6g to 7g of carbs for the whole 750 ml) and no effect on blood sugar levels at all. Have to remember, though, to use a little more sweetener next time.

Today ...

Breakfast: A double decaffeinated espresso with cream and erythritol. A DD keto roll with goat cream cheese and turkey salami. A spoonful of baba ghanoush. Two squares of 88% chocolate.

Lunch: Skippped due to grocery shopping.

Early afternoon: X-tra long chili cheese burger (without the bun). A large serving of the sesame icecream with sesame brittle.

Dinner: Half a DD keto roll with steak tartar and mayonnaise. One and half glasses of red wine.
 


We didn't have a sewing machine at all when I was 8. My mother used to make clothes and furnishings by hand - she did some very fine stitchwork. Eventually bought an electric machine when I was in my teens - that's when I learned to sew. Neil (of course) has a treadle Singer machine. He bought it for the table really, but then renovated the machine itself. My current machine is a very basic electric one which DIL gave me when my cheap one started causing problems (it was one of her old ones).

BG is pretty stable at present - a bit higher than most would like, but at 9.5 it's pretty good for me. I forgot to say in my earlier post - I had some more of the chicken wings I roasted yesterday. Really enjoyed them. Currently feeling a bit nauseous. More of my digestive problems - still not sorted out and still no word about the biopsy. Must phone GP and see if they've heard anything.
 

I’m looking forward to seeing some of your ice cream experiments - I love the sound of sesame ice cream. Not so sure about the tomato sorbet though, unless it has a healthy dash of vodka in it maybe? But perhaps then it wouldn’t freeze properly.
I have found, like you, that BGs are higher for a day or 2 after stopping wine. I guess it’s the liver tidying up.
 
@PenguinMum I’m so sorry to hear your test was positive - what a stupid woman to go to work coughing like that. Fingers crossed for Mr PM and that it doesn’t hit you too hard. Sending shedloads of hugs your way.
My food today was coffee, lots.
Soup for lunch https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/cauliflower-soup-crumbled-pancetta ( lovely)
Dinner was h/m cheeseburger and salad with a whole avocado.
A DGF butterscotch maple blondie saved to watch Bake off with a bit later. Discovered it was chocolate week so had to eat a couple of squares Montezuma’s 100% with orange as well.
@zauberflote I’m still laughing at social cottage cheese consumption!
@maglil55 thanks for the heads up on ordering direct from SLC, have you tried the rolls yet?
 
DJC3 said:
A DGF butterscotch maple blondie saved to watch Bake off with a bit later. Discovered it was chocolate week so had to eat a couple of squares Montezuma’s 100% with orange as well.
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That made me laugh. I had to buy some of the Montezuma’s with orange in Sainsbury’s yesterday. Seems to be compulsory. At least it’s only 7g carb for the bar.
 
Goonergal said:
That made me laugh. I had to buy some of the Montezuma’s with orange in Sainsbury’s yesterday. Seems to be compulsory. At least it’s only 7g carb for the bar.
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Perfect for us chocoholics!
The Hotel Chocolate Christmas calendar popped through the post yesterday - I see they are doing 100% dark Advent calendars this year.
 
@ziggy_w I've seen tomato extract powder & and extract capsules (lycoprene I think) in health food shops. However, I'd be inclined to think of it as a thick tomato juice. Possibly home made? I must admit for a tomato sorbet I'd edge more towards a salty flavour rather than sweet (maybe I got too used to the naturally sweet Italian tomatoes).
 
Now there's a thought, a frozen Bloody Mary!
 
Tuesday bed 6.7 FBG 6.3 but once again I got into the 4's during the day. I'm taking this as evidence I am finally on the mend as I no longer feel I'm having to battle BGs. @Annb - what a lovely picture! Em is certainly very cute. @DJC3 - I had one of the rolls for breakfast this morning (Wednesday) which I'll add later as I'm not sure what we'll be having tonight yet. However, it was a very delicious bacon & egg roll! The roll benefits from a warm up in the oven. My fridge was packed last night with SLC bread & rolls but I've taken Son & DIL supply along this morning. Still got some to get in freezer though.
Tuesday food.
B. TAG and the last 2 slices of SLC toast with ham and Philly.
L. Nothing
D. Salmon fillet Air fried with a sriracha rub and a salad of lettuce, tomato, avocado, walnuts. 2 squares 90%.

For those with children/grandchildren 7-12ish can I recommend Wonder. It's in Sky Store and Prime but it's only £3.99 to buy. 10 year olds' class is reading it at school and I've never seen him so engrossed. So much so he browbeat me into buying the movie. We started watching it yesterday and even the 7 year old was totally engrossed. It's a mix of happy/sad but there are a lot of lessons that have resonated with them. It's about a 10 year old who was disfigured from birth and the effect interaction with others has on him/them. I must admit I had my doubts but the boys are really taking it on board. Told me that what's important is what's inside a person, not how they look. But the little one surprised us this morning when we asked why he kept being nice to someone who was continually mean and we were told perhaps they have issues and if I'm mean or ignore them does that not make me just as bad? Wow! 7 year old Dr Freud. Anyway, wonderful book & movie.
 

Is this a book? Tried looking on Amazon but it only comes up with lots of titles containing "wonder" but nothing that sounds like the one you are describing. Do you have an author's name? It sounds just like the thing for Em.
 
maglil55 said:
Not in my Lidl at the moment. There's duck, 3 bird roasts and multiple sizes of turkey but no goose.
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As I understand it, things like offers and stocking can differ a bit in Scotland. For example, a week or so ago, someone from Edinburgh posted pics from their Lidl of an IP lookee-likee, a single induction hob plate, and something else I can't remember. Nowhere in sight in mine.

I'mguessing things might vary from branch to branch anyway, depending on the store size etc.
 
Thank you to EVERYONE for the hugs and good wishes yesterday. I am doing good other than BG is wayward. Today I started to feel hungry again so thats good.
Breakfast was a slice of HiLo toast, butter, tea.
Lunch was h/m celery, celeriac, broccoli & shallot soup.
Supper will probs be a tomato & cheese omelette.

@Annb it was lovely to see Em at the sewing machine, you seem to have a very special bond. All this chat about Christmas birds and Advent calenders made me realise that I will probably be safe to go shopping again, for a while anyway! Oc we dont know how long immunity lasts.
 
The boys were in fits yesterday when things went horribly wrong for the bullies but they're hopeful maybe they will become nicer people.
 
@MrsA2 not good to have a lurking infection. And why would he (physio) put you on a cardio machine when it's your back?
@ziggy_w tomato juice extract? Hmmm. Prune juice used to say "a water extract of dried prunes" but that was about 1959 so is no help lol. How about tomato paste for a try?
@SlimLizzy is Cat ok?
@PenguinMum I hate to be a party pooper but there are known cases of re-infection (as opposed to long-term effects) within just a few months of previous infection. Ugh.
Bfast avocado, pecans, boiled eggs, 1.25 sq Lindt 90%, flax crisps/dilute soymilk.
Lunch might be happening right now (just finished bfast!) with a flax crisp experiment, cooking it thicker. I would LOVE to be able to make a big storage container full of these and just nuke each meal's worth to re-crisp. Would have to bake in forms, thicker than my usual, so I don't wind up with a tub full of flax-matzo-crumbs! OTOH, could I then make flax-matzo-balls for my chicken soup???
Supper the inevitable spinach/hm dressing and flax crisps/dilute soy. Who knows what will happen for "main dish"?
Surely acorn flour is LCHF! (Ref to pic IF it ever works)
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Also, thicker flax crisps are very satisfying in the mouth and none were left over to see if they kept the least bit fresh.
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Can anybody see the photo?
 

Breakfast roll sounds wonderful! I’ll order rolls next time ( or when there’s freezer space)
Thanks for the book/ film recommendation. I’ve just ordered the book and will look out for it on Prime too.
 
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