What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Two egg and cheese omelette, slice of middle bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes for breakfast.
Chicken pie without the lid, usual cordial and a scoop of the good stuff mixed in for smoko.
Grilled threadfin salmon fillets, usual salad stuff with some kimchi mixed in for a late lunch.
Toasted ham and cheese low carb sandwiches for supper at six.

A low carb chocolate mint protein bar watching the last couple of episodes of Blind Spot on Netflix.

A very nice dish.
In theory, that is.

I'm very sure my mums oven baked chicory with ham and cheese was delicious, and the trick should work well with leeks too.
But I think I undercooked the vegetables when cooking before putting in the oven, and then overbaked, turning the cheese into chewing gum on hard veggies.

Never mind, it filled my tummy all the same, and I still have leek and chicory to try again tomorrow!

02.10
Breakfast: just coffee with cream after overindulgence in carbs last night was not hungry.
More coffee
Lunch: 2 ryvita with ham, cucumber and the last of my cherry tomatoes.a Clementine and cup of tea.
Several more teas during the afternoon.
Dinner pork,Apple and onion casserole. Roast cauliflower, 1 small roast potato (only because they were cooked yesterday)
Savoy cabbage steamed with butter and black pepper. A very small panna cotta 13g carbs two glasses of wine,
Coffee
Lemon tea
I did it! A whole day without scoffing, perhaps this is me getting back in control.
It's about time. Have been feeling so ashamed of myself.

SlimLizzy said:

I did it! A whole day without scoffing, perhaps this is me getting back in control.
It's about time. Have been feeling so ashamed of myself.

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Well done!

But please don't feel ashamed of yourself when you do give in, it's perfectly natural to not always do the things we tell ourselves we'll do (I mean, have you ever heard of a new years resolution held onto after a year? I have heard of one, but there are thousands of resolutions against that single one not living past january!)
Feeling ashamed doesn't help you, it only serves to make you feel bad.

I hope you'll be able to feel happy and proud of yourself more often!

Up at 4.30am - that's late for me. Took half a dose of Co-codamol and managed to get comfortable in the chair and went back to sleep for a bit. Perhaps should have taken a full dose and maybe slept longer.

Breakfast: 2 fried eggs on wholemeal toast (decided to give it a try since my digestive system seems to be clogging up). Took enough insulin to stop it spiking my BG. Actually dropped from 12.9 to 9.8!

Feeling pretty unwell (heart pounding pretty fast and feeling weak) so I had to go and lay on my bed for a while. Still feeling quite weak but decided to get up and see what I can make of the day. It's very cold here - maybe that's the problem.

I was going to take my pharmacy-full amount of tablets with yoghurt but I took the new one out of the fridge and, oddly, it wasn't sealed. Tasted pretty sour as well, even though its sell by date is next week. So I had to take my pills with water, which was a struggle (I'm pretty bad at getting pills down even when tipping my body over to the left side - there seems to be more room in my throat that way) hence the yoghurt.

Edited to fix apostrophe in the wrong place.

Could the fish from last evening have upset me? May just throw the rest of it out, just in case. I do have some lamb chops in the fridge and I have plenty of pea soup, so it will probably be one or other of these for my next meal. Not hungry enough to decide just now.

Late morning scrambled eggs on lc toast.
Sunday lunch: roast chicken, cauliflower cheese, mashed swede, green beans with garlic and almonds. Red wine. DGF pumpkin spice latte cake.
Just now settling down with decaf coffee and a handful of Montezuma’s Absolute black buttons.

Hotel breakfast of 4 rashers bacon and 2 fried eggs. The server looked at me and said "4 rashers?" "Yes" I proudly replied back, "I have 3 hours dancing to do!"
It was quite interesting watching my dancing friends taking small bowls of cereal and fruit, and toast, then booking themselves in for a carvery lunch.
I have only had 3 spoons of smoked mackerel pate since, and that was only because the amount I made wouldn't quite fit the container, I didn't really need it.
Still quite full at 6pm but might have a burger at the cinema later, to sustain me through James Bond. Finding, since they've allowed hot food in the auditorium, that eating is the only way to not get cravings from the aromas from others foods. Allowing food in might work for the cinemas profits but its not so pleasant being in the audience.

I didn't realise how far behind I was! Saturday 25 September bed 4.8 FBG 5.4

B. TAG and 2 slices of SLC toast and Philly
L. 3 M&S wheaten crackers with smashed avocado. M&S seem to have quite a few crackers at 2.5g carbs per cracker.
D. Just cold cuts again. Slice of roast pork leg, slice ox tongue, wafer thin roast beef and 6 of the mini German sausage slices 1/2 avocado, santini tomatoes, lettuce, boiled egg and coleslaw.
DGF coconut and raspberry with fresh raspberries.

Sunday 26 September - bed 4.8 FBG 4.3

B. TAG and 2 slices of SLC toast with ox tongue and coleslaw.
L Nothing
D usual campari and soda. Prawns, lettuce and Marie Rose (needed used). Rib eye steak, mushrooms, pepper sauce and one of the veggie souffle things I got in Lidl French week.

Monday 27 September bed 4.3 FBG 4 1 (Shot up to 9.9 later for no apparent reason)

B. TAG and 2 slices of SLC toast with coronation chicken.
L Nothing
D. Using up cold meats. 1 each ox tongue, roast beef, German sausage, chicken. Coleslaw, santini tomatoes, avocado , mini mozzarella, walnut halves.

I can honestly say I am very tired. Youngest is being really obnoxious. Why is it when the eldest has turned a corner, working hard and getting over his anxiety slowly, the youngest has to go totally off the rails??

@Dr Snoddy good luck with Wednesdays review hope it reflects your walking and managing what you eat.
I did an unplanned experiment today but on reflection maybe it wasn’t the best day to choose as my bgs were already raised from my normal - wondering if that is down to yesterday’s flu vaccine as although feel absolutely fine I’ve noticed my right side neck gland is sore as is my right arm where had the vaccination.I just couldn’t resist a whole - small - quite tart apple from our community orchard, my first whole - but tiny - apple for four years since I started Keto and oh dear 90mins after it was 8.2 a real rarity for me so,although enjoyed it, think won’t repeat my experiment! I thought my very long hike may help mitigate it but you live and learn! You also can’t work out every variable maybe on another day could have had different result?
Breakfast one each of slice bacon, sausage, mushroom and egg with half a slice of low carb toast
Late lunch after long hike a small apple and a few raspberries from garden with 0% yoghurt
Dinner gin and soda water and roast chicken with cauliflower cheese followed by DGF lemon and blueberry cake.

Tuesday 28 September - bed 7.9 FBG 6.7 but BGs are over the place today - up to 11.1 back to 6.3, up to 8.9 and so on. I think I am discovering why. I suspect my gall bladder is getting problematic judging from the pains I'm getting. I know I have gall stones so will play it by ear before attempting to get into Fort Knox and see a GP.

B. Going to physio so just TAG and 1 slice of SLC toast with Philly.
L. Nothing. Horrible day and a bit of a rush to get back to get eldest for his lunch.
D. Bit poached salmon with salad.

Wednesday bed 7.6 FBG 8.2 - Another day with BGs all over the place.

B TAG and 1 slice of SLC toast with scrambled egg.
L. Nothing - just drinking loads of water to try to keep acid at bay.
D. A couple of spoonfuls of a seafood mix hubby was having with another of the LIDL souffle things - cauliflower this time. Seafood was a bad idea! Stomach worse than ever and I can't get to sleep for it now!

Thursday 30 September - bed 7.7 FBG 8 2

Stomach having its worst day yet. @Annb , I noticed you're not good either. You have my sympathy because nothing is helping me at the moment. I've finally also informed youngest grandson that I am not prepared to tolerate any more of his behaviour so, from now on, do this ....and this will happen and it will remain so until you can show consistent changes. It varies according to what he's done. I'm also not very popular with him because I've told his teacher how to deal with him in class too (and his Mum & Dad agree 100%). Personally, I reckon it's a ridiculous state of affairs that you have to give a teacher permission to confiscate items causing disruption or telling them any work not done in class send it home and it will be done as soon as he gets in. I'm beginning to wonder if stress is causing my acid issues.

B. TAG and 1 slice of SLC toast with scrambled egg.
L. Lots of water.
D. Another of these Lidl cauliflower souffle things with a piece of chicken with ham and an Emmental slice melted on it.

More water a d really struggled to get to sleep.

Thanks Shelley.
B. Black tea, black coffee. Lc toast with butter and vegemite.
1.5 hour walk, more black coffee.
L. Small piece of tortilla, 3 small crackers with butter and Comte cheese. Half a very small apple.
Snack. Nuts and an oat biscuit
D. Leftover Quorn sausage casserole and roast vege: aubergine, peppers, leek, cauliflower, sweet potato seasoned with garlic, cumin and coriander.
Strawberries and Greek yoghurt.

@maglil55 Please find the space and energy to take care of yourself. I hope things get better soon

DJC3 said:

Started the day with a sort of LC egg McMuffin: LC roll, toasted, filled with a slice of ham, cheese and a fried egg. Very nice.
Lunch: slices of roast beef with h/m coleslaw cherry toms and a gherkin.
Dinner was egg curry. I’d found some curry sauce in the freezer ( leftover from twosleevers.com butter chicken) and having boiled a few eggs for lunches in the week it seemed a natural thing to put the 2 together. No rice or naan needed.

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I have a pretendy McMuffin on my CMT

recipechampions.com/recipe/keto-sausage-mcmuffin/

maglil55 said:

Stomach having its worst day yet. @Annb , I noticed you're not good either. You have my sympathy because nothing is helping me at the moment. I've finally also informed youngest grandson that I am not prepared to tolerate any more of his behaviour so, from now on, do this ....and this will happen and it will remain so until you can show consistent changes. It varies according to what he's done. I'm also not very popular with him because I've told his teacher how to deal with him in class too (and his Mum & Dad agree 100%). Personally, I reckon it's a ridiculous state of affairs that you have to give a teacher permission to confiscate items causing disruption or telling them any work not done in class send it home and it will be done as soon as he gets in. I'm beginning to wonder if stress is causing my acid issues.

More water a d really struggled to get to sleep.

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You're sounding more and more like me all the time @maglil55. It could very easily be stress that is causing quite so many problems for you - you do seem to have so much to deal with. In my case, I don't think it is stress - just a dodgy tum that seems to object to many things and arthritis that stops me sleeping. As I suspected, the new insulin's effect lasted about a day and I'm going to have to up the doses again.

I decided on the lamb for my 2nd meal today. Stomach fizzing - probably because of the fat content, but it was good with some fried red onion to go with it.

Em phoned and asked if she could come to see me this afternoon - no problem, of course. Her Dad said he would pick her up again in about a couple of hours - after she'd had her fill of whatever she could find in my larder/freezer. She knew that I had one small tub of Hagen Daz vanilla ice cream in the freezer (I get Neil to buy them for her) and found some Kit Kat biscuits in the larder. Satisfied, she joined me in the big chair and told me that she wanted to come to me for a cuddle since her Mum wasn't feeling well and was in bed and her Dad was busy doing some DIY. So we spent a pleasant time cuddled together in the chair while she looked up her favourite You Tube sites on my little tablet. It was cold today, so a nice warm cuddle went down very well. She also says I make the best cup of tea that she ever had. It's hard not to warm to her - not that I try.

Will report later.
Made an oven dish but when I went to get it from the oven I found out the dish was still in the fridge.
Good thing we are way past the era where diabetics needed to eat on set times!

maglil55 said:

I have a pretendy McMuffin on my CMT

recipechampions.com/recipe/keto-sausage-mcmuffin/

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Looks good, a bit like an Oopsie bread muffin. It’s funny but I’ve never had a real egg McMuffin, nor wanted one, but I like making my own.
I also spotted a great looking mashed celeriac with bacon and cavolo Nero on your CMT - a sort of low carb bubble and squeak. It looks delicious

DJC3 said:

Looks good, a bit like an Oopsie bread muffin. It’s funny but I’ve never had a real egg McMuffin, nor wanted one, but I like making my own.
I also spotted a great looking mashed celeriac with bacon and cavolo Nero on your CMT - a sort of low carb bubble and squeak. It looks delicious

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I'm going to add another when I feel better - a Hassleback Aubergine. It's a bit like parmigiana but, not as wet, and done like a Hassleback potato.

@Dr Snoddy - thanks for the concern. Acid attacks are not as bad today (Sunday) but still niggling away. If I have another bad night I'll be forced to try to get into Fort Knox. I noticed the comments on flu jabs as well. The GPs here are not doing them either. I have no idea what they are doing. We still don't have our appointment letters.
@Riva_Roxaban - we don't have issues with fuel on the east coast of Scotland. Glasgow area may be different. People just went on as normal. No panic buying at all.

Friday 1 October bed & FBG both 7.9

B. TAG and 1 slice of SLC toast with Dairylea.
L. Nothing
D. Bit roast chicken and salad. Couple of M&S crackers.

Youngest is definitely unhappy with me. Second day running he's brought school work home and he had to do it straight away plus he's managed to lose his lolly as well for the dogs abuse I got from him. He now needs to show consistent respect and manners to adults to earn his lolly back. He's particularly annoyed we're not arguing with him either and that Mum & Dad are 100% on board.

Breakfast: Cold sliced meat & Alvalle gaspacho.
Dinner: Thai vegetable spring rolls, strips of mild gruyère cheese, more gaspacho.
Learning to cook for myself is not going well, I wish I had more time.

Saturday 2 October - bed 7.9 FBG 7.8 BGs a bit more settled.

I did a click & collect with Sainsbury's last night to just collect today rather than trail about shops when I don't feel great.

B. TAG and 1 slice of SLC toast with scrambled egg.

L. Went to collect shopping the had 3 M&S crackers with salmon pate when I got back.

D. Cold meat again. 1 each pork, ox tongue and 6 of the mini German sausage. Lettuce, tomato, mini mozzarella and lots of water. Still didn't sleep well though.