What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[jessj]

Struggling with feeling ill, stressed and grief. Unattended cremation tomorrow

I'm at a cremation tomorrow, will fit in thoughts of you too. As you're home, grab a spiced rum, some chocolate & tissues. x

 

[JenniferM55]

Sorry I've not been on the forum since Christmas, but I'm now back on this horse after falling off. Think it's the first time I've come a cropper since 1st June. Now I've got about 25+ forum pages to catch up on.

Midday had 2 back bacon rashers, sauteed mushrooms, half a beefsteak tomato fried, and a fried egg. Creamy coffee.

Early dinner of a 1/4 of a very small rotisserie chicken. Sauteed cauli rice.

About 50ml of double cream mixed with ethrytol and cocoa. Makes a rather nice chocolate mousse.

 

[sueh21]

Morning all,quiet day today,catching up on jobs.
Yesterday
B Yog,blueberries,flaked coconut
L Egg mayo, salad
D Meatballs, mushroom,courgette, tomato sauce, shredded cabbage

 

[PenguinMum]

Hi All despite NY resolution have been MIA again so back to Wednesday…
Brekkie usual slice LC toast, cooled and good butter, copious tea.
Lunch was cheese plate with two slices ham, all chopped up. Tea.
Supper was Teriyaki chicken skewers from the butcher (not my farm shop) but neither of us liked them so a one off. Accompanied by big pan of fried mushrooms.
Yesterday same usual brekkie.
Then made big pot of unthickened broccoli & leek soup, more broth, to comfort me when I am hungry. Two mugs for lunch with a small bit of each Emmenthal and Red Storm.
Supper was chunky cod fingers with cauli cheese. Ultimate comfort food.
@DJC3 that lamb looked stunning. @Antje77 that is pure dedication to your sport but bonkers. Good on you. @MrsA2 sorry for the hard time you are going through. Don’t know about anyone else but this cold weather is making me so hungry.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. Went out with my granddaughter for brunch after my Osteopath appointment. Had sausage, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes and a slice of normal toast. For tea, my favourite, tin pink salmon with mayo. But fbg was high again so I'm taking @aylalake's path and getting some bouillon cubes and having a good, old-fashioned fast! See what that does. Have a good day folks.

 

[Annb]

Sorry I've not been on the forum since Christmas, but I'm now back on this horse after falling off. Think it's the first time I've come a cropper since 1st June. Now I've got about 25+ forum pages to catch up on.

Midday had 2 back bacon rashers, sauteed mushrooms, half a beefsteak tomato fried, and a fried egg. Creamy coffee.

Early dinner of a 1/4 of a very small rotisserie chicken. Sauteed cauli rice.

About 50ml of double cream mixed with ethrytol and cocoa. Makes a rather nice chocolate mousse.

I find that cocoa and double cream whipped together make a very acceptable (to me) chocolate mousse without any sweetener.

 

[Annb]

Breakfast: home made pork sliced sausage, bacon and eggs again today.

2nd meal will be salmon mayo and maybe some salady things. I didn't bother prepping vegetables yesterday - too tired and sore after my excursion to town; just threw the chicken thighs in the oven and roasted them. Might not bother with the salads today either.

BG is remaining stable between 4.1 and 6.9. All to the good. Not sure if it will last, but we shall see.

 

[JenniferM55]

I find that cocoa and double cream whipped together make a very acceptable (to me) chocolate mousse without any sweetener.

You're absolutely right! It's been such a long time since I made the 'mousse' I'd forgotten. Goes to show how habits can be naughty sometimes. Thank you for the reminder

 

[shelley262]

Sorry I've not been on the forum since Christmas, but I'm now back on this horse after falling off. Think it's the first time I've come a cropper since 1st June. Now I've got about 25+ forum pages to catch up on.

Midday had 2 back bacon rashers, sauteed mushrooms, half a beefsteak tomato fried, and a fried egg. Creamy coffee.

Early dinner of a 1/4 of a very small rotisserie chicken. Sauteed cauli rice.

About 50ml of double cream mixed with ethrytol and cocoa. Makes a rather nice chocolate mousse.

Welcome back its a New Year great time to get back on the horse and well done on todays food. Youve been missed I have wondered if you were doing okay so pleased to see you back and posting,

 

[shelley262]

Morning all. Went out with my granddaughter for brunch after my Osteopath appointment. Had sausage, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes and a slice of normal toast. For tea, my favourite, tin pink salmon with mayo. But fbg was high again so I'm taking @aylalake's path and getting some bouillon cubes and having a good, old-fashioned fast! See what that does. Have a good day folks.

Fasting is a good way to manage blood sugars over time but just a little heads up that it can also raise bgs short term so dont be suprised if you get an initial raise - it does pass but think it is because the body can feel stressed.. I do the eating window approach each day which for me is most days eating during 6 hours and sometimes longer but never over 8 hours. I just tend to drink black coffee or tea or water during my fasts. When first going low carb over 7 years ago I did a whole month of fasting for 23 hours and eating in one hour and for me that brought my bgs and weight down but it is very much doing as you are doing - experimenting to find out what works best for you and your body.

 

[filly]

Coffee and cream x 2
Coffee and unsweetened almond milk
Beef and tomato
Biltong 30g
Smoked Salmon

 

[shelley262]

Mid morning small kefir and supplements
Lunch Small bowl of hm veggie soup then kefir and four lc seeded crackers
Dinner salmon and green beans with a couple of hm chips made from par boiled then frozen new potatoes cut into chip shapes. As it is Friday large glass of dry white wine followed by LC Blondie warmed and served with yoghurt. Plus just had my evening decaffeinated coffee - yes sticking to black still - with two squares of 90% chocolate I found in cupboard! ( @DJC3 well done on maintaining your black tea habit I think I'm now at nearly a week of black. OH still asking me though do I want milk with it - I've banned tempting cream while adjust. Today I said no I'm a black coffee drinker now don't ask me! Think will need to keep going a while longer to make it a permanent habit but I'm determined.)
@MrsA2 sorry you are still having a tough time but you're doing well with many of your choices take care.I
@ravensmitten keep going - you're doing really well getting back to it
@PenguinMum I'm also struggling with my hunger in the cold weather it's tough when trying to restrict food timing when feeling hungry. I've also started an - albeit first level - at home weight training routine. I'm doing it with OH to try and improve our strength but again it's making me more peckish! Youngest son bought us weights and hand grippers for Christmas and set us a series of exercises with instructions. He does major weight training himself. We've managed 3 times a week to date but it's early days.......... It is making me feel good though if only because I'm sticking with it for now.....

 

[LivingLightly]

Evening all,

Today:

B: Two poached eggs with a knob of butter, avocado, seasoned with black pepper and a wedge of Duckett's Caerphilly.
Water to swallow tablet.
Double espresso.

L: Packed lunch made with leftover walnut and mushroom nut roast.
Romano peppers, celery sticks and baby plum tomatoes with chicory boats for scooping and a dollop of home-made mayonnaise for dipping.
Prawns and brown shrimps.
Almonds and hazelnuts.
Water to drink.

Mid-afternoon: black filter coffee.

D: Smoked salmon and cream cheese salad made with lettuce, celery, baby plum tomatoes, salad onions and Romano peppers, dressed with olive oil, thyme and a touch of lemon juice, topped with toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Water to swallow tablets.

 

[ravensmitten]

Thank you @shelley262

fbg: 6.1

B: 2 Bacon, 2 Egg, Fried mushroom.

Mid day: Few spoons of yoghurt, cocoa powder & palm of raspberries.

D: Simple salad, half plate of lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, and a bunch of cheese. was meant to be an avocado with it but only found out it wasn't the ripest, once cut it, managed to scrape a bit out but not as much as I wanted. might see if I can still do something with it. Never had one long enough that's been cut but I know they brown quickly. Just read you can wrap it up and pop it in the fridge for later if need it to last a bit longer.

Think thats me for the day unless I have a run in with some celery and cheese later!

 

[Antje77]

was meant to be an avocado with it but only found out it wasn't the ripest, once cut it, managed to scrape a bit out but not as much as I wanted. might see if I can still do something with it. Never had one long enough that's been cut but I know they brown quickly. Just read you can wrap it up and pop it in the fridge for later if need it to last a bit longer.

Do you have any lemon juice? It helps a lot to prevent browning, and then make sure to have the cling film tight without air between the avocado and the cling film.

 

[ravensmitten]

Do you have any lemon juice? It helps a lot to prevent browning, and then make sure to have the cling film tight without air between the avocado and the cling film.

Ha yes, I do, I'd do this with acidulated water on a sliced apple in my kids lunchbox sometimes before she got to the point of eating a full one.

good idea!

 

[PocketRocket]

No chance for breakfast, so grabbed some corned beef, pickles and tomatoes at lunch. I know it looks a bit of a sad effort, but the toms were really nice, nearly as good as our greenhouse ones.

I took my bloods before dinner 7.3 which I'm still working on as I'm newly dx. Fasting bloods were 7.9 two weeks ago so I'm getting there. I really fancied curry tonight and I thought it would be a good opportunity to experiment. Had small portion of chicken pathia, poppadom and a piece of naan, no rice. Bloods 2 hours later were 8.0. I think that's a big spike, but it's good to test and I'm still trying to work stuff out. First bit of bread I've had in 4 weeks. Fasting now from 6pm until 10am and back on it tomorrow with no more experiments for a good few weeks now.

 

[maglil55]

Thursday 11 January - bed 6.2 FBG 7.4 BGs have finally stabilised. Another Aqua day. Hubby now wants to take me to buy a new range cooker. May as well strike while the iron (or rather the cooker) is hot.

B. TAG and DD keto egg muffin. Benecol dairy free

L. 2 M&S crackers with port salut

D. DD Asian chicken stir fry with broccoli. I put the remains of my cauliflower rice in it and some peas. CC little chocolate pot.

Gin & soda.

Friday 12 January - bed 6.6 FBG 7.2 Physio today, thank goodness. I'm not sleeping well with cramps in my legs, which is pretty common for me, so they do need work. I also have a bit of running about with the boys as son & DIL are going to a funeral today. It's one of my son's good schoolfriend group. He was only 42.

B. TAG only

L. After Physio, another DD keto egg muffin and Benecol dairy free.

D. Son wanted to go shopping. He was a bit the worst for wear. All the "boys" (I still think of them as boys) had been through a very stressful day with the funeral. It's hit them hard. When I got back today's DD meal was quick to make, I altered it a little again. Keto sesame and garlic prawns. Spring onion and peppers in with it, and I added some of SRSLY sweet chilli sauce. Hubby had noodles, I remade stir fried bok choi with garlic and exotic mushrooms. Definitely no nasties this week, though. CC little chocolate pot.

I discovered from Sainsburys that in my summary of 2023 shopping, I was No 4 in the whole of Scotland for the purchase of CC little chocolate pots. Hubby is astonished that there are 3 that buy more than I do!

We did buy a new range cooker. It arrives for fitting on Tuesday. A bit more pressure on my reorganisation. It is nice, though. The old one is getting a bit beyond repair now. This one has 5 gas burners, a ceramic plate for 2 more cooking areas, 3 ovens, and a grill. Should be plenty for me. The ovens are interesting, a fan oven, a conventional oven (baking), and a slow oven?? View attachment 65490

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[MrsA2]

Mid morning: 2 poached eggs on 2 slices HiLo bread. Now I've tried it I prefer the livlife so am driving to a bigger Waitrose tomorrow as I can't seem to get it locally
2 snacks: olives then a seed bar

D: delivered curry. I had tandoori chicken with just a taster spoon of the boys curries, and quite a bit of spinach.
2 glasses red.

Had a meeting with a solicitor today so hoping I can get rid of a problem that's been causing me much stress, on top of everything else . Cross your fingers for me please

 

[MrsA2]

I discovered from Sainsburys that in my summary of 2023 shopping, I was No 4 in the whole of Scotland for the purchase of CC little chocolate pots. Hubby is astonished that there are 3 that buy more than I do!

I'm with hubby on that one!