What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Goonergal said:

Not to be outdone by @DJC3 here’s my steak from a couple of nights ago. Looks very like another posted a bit up thread - liked the restaurant so much I went back again. This was a 539g Picanha. Delicious.

Today has been a lot of picking - 1pm train home from Bristol and no brekkie meant bits and bobs along the way - nuts, yoghurt, double cream, raspberries, 90% Lindt.

Proper food taken out of the freezer for tomorrow - pork belly and lamb shoulder.

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Look SO good, and perfectly cooked.

Havnt posted for the last week due to work
0900hrs B. chia seed pud with nuts and berries
1400hr L. Pork with veg
1815hr D .. Chicken breasts stuffed with carlic and cream cheese with veg
Snack dark chocolate 90% handful of nuts

Grilled indeterminate smoked fish, that we were given by neighbour for breakfast.
Two sausage rolls for smoko.
Mutton chops, mixed veggies, gravy for lunch.
Chicken pie with leftover veggies for supper at six.

Crispbread with blue cheese watching Prime.

Small glasss of single malt whisky listening to streaming jazz from ABC, slept well again.

Riva_Roxaban said:

Grilled indeterminate smoked fish, that we were given by neighbour for breakfast.

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You really have wonderful neighbours!

Antje77 said:

You really have wonderful neighbours!

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Most of them are, there are some new ones that we do not get on with though.

The fish came from someone I know further up the street who I used to go fishing with.

Riva_Roxaban said:

The fish came from someone I know further up the street who I used to go fishing with.

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He caught this rock cod recently.

Riva_Roxaban said:

He caught this rock cod recently.

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I've never seen one of those before. Looks kind of prehistoric. But there's a lot of fish there to make a few meals with. My absolute favourite fish is called "rock salmon", or it used to be called that. But it has nothing to do with rocks and isn't a salmon either. It's a dogfish, or other small shark. Sadly, they seem to be unobtainable here.

Away again so bit behind.
Think Monday was skip breakfast, exercise class, lunch was soft boiled egg with asparagus dippers.
Dinner, our host cooked, having been told I avoid carbs, main of chicken skewers with a peanut satay sauce (of which I had a tiny spoonful as not sure what was in it) and salad. Then produced baked nectarines cooked in honey as "fruit and honey is OK for you isn't it"
Nope, went to bed on a 10 having eaten 3 hours later than usual too.

Today, breakfast of homemade seedy crackers . Ate nearly a whole batch (150g seeds)
L: avocado with cheese and a spoonful of coleslaw. Yoghurt, blueberries and cream
D: a quarter of hubbys real pizza, with extra cheese. 2 sqs 85% choc. 1 glass red

Away on my holibobs for a few days, so I’m just going to post pics of dinners out for now!
Cheese and bacon burger with a ‘summer salad’ tonight

Not gone awol but no food report today - I don't want to admit, even to myself, just how bad it has been. BG has been pretty reasonable though. Starting over tomorrow.

Annb said:

I've never seen one of those before. Looks kind of prehistoric. But there's a lot of fish there to make a few meals with.

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It fed four people and a dog.

Saratoga is a prehistoric fish here in out northern rivers



Never heard of dogfish, we have catfish here though, both in our rivers and sea.

Three slices middle bacon, two egg omelette, two slices toast and vegimite for breakfast.
No smoko.
Red Rooster whole chicken, veggies, gravy for lunch.
Left over chicken toasted sandwiches for supper at six.

Five or six bits of naked ginger watching Madmen on Prime.

1130 hrs.. B. Boiled eggs, chicken sausage, bacon and avacado
1430hrs,. L my wife's lovely homemade spicy veg soup
2000hr D late dinner as on nights. Chicken, steak and chirizo with veg stirfried. Heated up in work

Riva_Roxaban said:

It fed four people and a dog.

Saratoga is a prehistoric fish here in out northern rivers

Never heard of dogfish, we have catfish here though, both in our rivers and sea.

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That is one big fish! Does is make good eating?

A dogfish is a small shark. "Rock salmon" is any one of several different small sharks, I believe. Its structure is a bit like monkfish because it has no actual backbone - just a long line of cartilege, but it tastes better than monkfish (and is a lot prettier).

Morning all. I'm back from my holibobs (@Rachox, I love that word and I've adopted it. No more breaks or holidays!!) @Annb, I know exactly where you are coming from too! But bg has not been good at all for me. Like you, am starting again tomorrow. But I am going to follow the Slimming World rules again. On that wae, I lost 2 aand a half stones and got my A1c down to 41. I'm fed up of being fat and lacking energy so here goes. Have a lovely day everyone. Nice to be back with my 'family'.

Hello everyone, two days behind again.
Brekkie always slice lc toast and lots of tea.
Lunch Monday was avocado & prawns with mayo and a cold boiled egg.
Supper was mini mestballs and 6 asparagus spears. Ramein of berries.
Lunch yesterday was at a friends and was mackerel & salmon salad.
Supper was roast chicken breast and more baked asparagus drizzled with OO.
Today lunch will be chunk of cheese, slice ham, cheesey coleslaw and cold 3gg to move stuff along in the fridge.
Supper will be two Green Cuisine plant burgers topped with Portobello mushrooms.
@Goonergal and @DJC3 those steaks do look good, was it a special steak place? I find steaks at my local pub underwhelming. It makes all the difference if its cooked well.

PenguinMum said:

@Goonergal and @DJC3 those steaks do look good, was it a special steak place?

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Yes! The two I posted were from a place called Cow & Sow, which specialises in large steaks. Really does make a difference to have quality meat well cooked. I’d always stick to burgers and other cheaper/easier stuff in a pub.

Today, so far I’ve eaten some lamb ribs coated in lemon pepper and air fried. Yum!

Once again, the day started badly by finishing off a box of cereal that I had bought for Em, but she decided she didn't want. At least it was wholewheat.

2nd meal today will be a beef and tomato ragout. It's already cooking, so I won't have any reason not to bother eating it. Might make some butternut squash mash to go with it, if I can be bothered.

Having a bad day today - very shaky on my legs. That's partly due to over-use of them yesterday when I went to the chiropodist and struggled to climb into his treatment chair, but also because they are getting weaker. The chiropodist offered to try to give me a push-up but I declined his offer. I didn't want any man getting his shoulder under my backside to lift me. So I made a huge effort and climbed up myself. His chair looks pretty old fashioned - rather like a squarish 60's armchair but it is high up and needs the patient to climb onto a 15" high step to reach it. I actually called our physio department today and asked if they had a Zimmer frame I could try. They have left one at the hospital entrance for Alistair to pick up for me this afternoon. Just about finished the course of Steroid and antibiotic cream on my legs, but they haven't improved. That won't be helping the walking but I think it's actually my swollen feet that are making the whole action of walking difficult and sore, quite apart from not being able to push myself upward to climb stairs (or 15" high platforms).

Actually decided on Al-mosaga'a since I had a couple of aubergines in the fridge. It's in the oven just now using a beef ragout that I made from a pack of beef mince I also found in the freezer. There's loads of the ragout left so I guess that will be a major part of the next few days' meals.

The Zimmer frame is here but I'm a bit disappointed to find that my arms and shoulders aren't up to taking the strain. I'll keep trying and see if will improve.