RosemaryJackson
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Geweldig! Thank you so much. I loved it. Brought back some wonderful memories
Geweldig! Thank you so much. I loved it. Brought back some wonderful memoriesIf you want to hear it again, here it is, with subtitles if you turn them on.
Today was another of trying to get rid of most of the rust on the winch to hoist the sail with, lots of rain so not really a fun working day. The rust of course is in all the hard to reach nooks and crannies. Pic to give you an idea.
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I didn't feel like bringing another low carb sandwich for breakfast/lunch, so I brought 3 duck eggs (ate two) and a piece of dried sausage.
I went to the gym straight from the shipyard, and only found out that my face was full of black dirt and rust when I got there. The funny thing is, my friend arrived at the gym full of white dust, she had been doing woodwork on a different shipyard!
The cold swim afterwards was very welcome to get rid of everything sticking to our faces and in our hair!
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Evening @sueh21. Unfortunately, the transliteration from arabic, which uses a different alphabet, has resulted in more than one spelling appearing in print. Hummus or houmous seem to be the most widely accepted variants in English.L Hummous (think I spell that differently every time!) feta and salad
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a Aldi protein bar.
Dinner: 1/4 pound beef burger halved onto the two halves of a LC roll with cheese and leafy salad.
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How exasperating! @Annb. So close and yet unobtainable.You'd think that, being on this island, with a good few herring fishermen, we would be able to get gresh herring. But we can't. I think they all offload directly to a mainland port and they get sold to the mainland market rather than bringing some home here.
Geweldig! What a lovely song @Antje77. Dankjewel and dankewol for posting.If you want to hear it again, here it is, with subtitles if you turn them on.
Today was another of trying to get rid of most of the rust on the winch to hoist the sail with, lots of rain so not really a fun working day. The rust of course is in all the hard to reach nooks and crannies. Pic to give you an idea.
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I didn't feel like bringing another low carb sandwich for breakfast/lunch, so I brought 3 duck eggs (ate two) and a piece of dried sausage.
I went to the gym straight from the shipyard, and only found out that my face was full of black dirt and rust when I got there. The funny thing is, my friend arrived at the gym full of white dust, she had been doing woodwork on a different shipyard!
The cold swim afterwards was very welcome to get rid of everything sticking to our faces and in our hair!
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You're welcome!Geweldig! Thank you so much. I loved it. Brought back some wonderful memories
I'm so sorry about your duck race!So much rain last few months and has led to cancellation of our towns annual duck Race which was planned for Easter Monday. Everyone taking part drops their ducks - home made or the little plastic ones - from the bridge and canoeists are a few meters down at end of town boundary both to judge winners and also net all the ducks so they don't go downstream and pollute the river. It's too high for canoeists to be safe.this is what it usually looks like!
They are!Geweldig! What a lovely song @Antje77. Dankjewel and dankewol for posting.
Those duck eggs look tasty. Are the shells thicker than hen's eggs?
It is so disheartening, I can so relate. For me knowing that at any time I might go back into denial and undo all the hard work in a fraction of the time it took to get there is awful.For the past couple of weeks I have been eating only the minimal amount of carbs that are found in vegetables (apart from one carrot 2 days ago and half a swede yesterday plus 2 onions and a few high meat sausages over the last weeks). No RyVita, but the occasional date to cope with a couple of threatening hypos. BG has been OK during the days, but tending to climb towards bedtime and a few of times not fading away during the night. Last week I actually lost weight, but this week I have regained what I lost plus a bit more. It's hard work. It's disheartening.
Just had breakfast of cold salmon, a slice of ham and some pickled cucumber (in ACV). Feeling hungry though but am hoping just to ignore it.
Last Saturday I was talking to a friend I hadn't seen in a long time who is about half the size she was last time I saw her. She has done it by changing to a carnivore diet. I might take some leaves out of her book and only have chicken for my 2nd meal today.
Thank you for that encouraging reply @jpscloud. I am quite happy only to eat animal products (I am a carnivore by nature, I think)) but that raises so many eyebrows and warnings about vitamin and mineral deficiency. However, I have been taking a broad based supplement recently, so maybe I can ignore those warnings for a while.It is so disheartening, I can so relate. For me knowing that at any time I might go back into denial and undo all the hard work in a fraction of the time it took to get there is awful.
Some of the most respected clinicians (Eric Westman, Jason Fung to name just two) say that it might take a fairly radical change to break a weight plateau, so going carnivore might be just what you need - you've already done the preparation for it by going low carb.
Another recommended change is to try intermittent or extended fasting, but as you're an insulin dependent type 2 that may not be the right thing for you.
I found eating mostly meat the last few days has made a big difference to my hunger (non-existent) and carb cravings - it's as though they're locked up. They're still there, but under control, if that makes sense?
Wanted to give you both a hug and optimistic in the response!
@jpscloud I was thinking about fasting - that once you make a decision to fast if committed to it can be easier with a simple rule In choosing not to eat. Once you reintroduce food but try to restrict what you eat it can be much harder as all those triggers and temptations are back! As you say take away the positive s that you can fast you are doing so well. Keep going it's hard as we have to eat we can't just stop eating!
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