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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

shelley262 said:
Portion control will be important!
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That’s a big challenge for me now I’ve acquired the taste for high cocoa chocolate - and the main reason I haven’t tried some of the Hotel Chocolat bars

shelley262 said:
It is interesting how a 100% bar can be double carb count of a 90% dark bar! You really do need to check the smallprint
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Yes. The 85% bars I have from America have a similar carb count to the Lindt 90% and aren’t as sweet as the 85% bars here
 
DJC3 said:
Evening all
My numbers have been gradually increasing over the last week or so - since Ive been in Cornwall really. I’m putting it down to a drop in exercise - no exercise bike here and a lot of time spent sitting in sunny gardens chatting and drinking wine. Eldest daughter drinks mostly white but said she’ll buy red for me now after I told her my sugars were going up. What a thoughtful girl.

B: none, in an effort to reverse the trend I missed breakfast today and Tues.

L: at local pub, chicken fajitas without the fajitas. Had extra salad and mayo with the sizzling chicken, plus of course sour cream and guacamole.

D: Pork joint done in IP!!!
A resounding success! Thumbs up from Mr C, youngest daughter and her boyfriend. The recipe I used cooks the joint on a bed of veg ( cauli, onion, celery, garlic) which are all then liquidised at the end and added to sauteed mushrooms to make the sauce.
Question to IP owners - how do you wash the lid? Is it ok to submerge the whole thing in water or just wipe it out?
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Well done on embracing the cauldron as you are. I'm glad you've had a success.

To be honest, I find it's mainly condensation on the IP lid, so I just wipe it off then wipe down the lid and check the sealing ring. When not in use, I store the lid upside down on top of the pot, which helps ensure the silicon ring airs well and any smells that might tend to cling can be aired away.

If you use Facebook, there is a fab official IP UK group on there which I found to be majorly helpful in my early days - especially as I didn't know anyone else with a cauldron at that time.
 
DCUKMod said:
Well done on embracing the cauldron as you are. I'm glad you've had a success.

To be honest, I find it's mainly condensation on the IP lid, so I just wipe it off then wipe down the lid and check the sealing ring. When not in use, I store the lid upside down on top of the pot, which helps ensure the silicon ring airs well and any smells that might tend to cling can be aired away.

If you use Facebook, there is a fab official IP UK group on there which I found to be majorly helpful in my early days - especially as I didn't know anyone else with a cauldron at that time.
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Thanks for the tips, I will take them all.
I don’t use fb much but I’ll look out the IP group.
Good idea to store the lid upside down.
 
jayney27 said:
How lucky, I have 2 squares of Lindt 90% in the house, that’s it, no chocolate stash anywhere I feel very deprived now :)
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And me! Ive been looking for 100% chocolate since I got down here ( and after I ate the whole bar my daughter got me as a welcome prezzie) but can’t find any locally or in St Austell. I want to make @Rachox choc granola so I’ve had to send off for some Montezumas from Amazon today.
 
DJC3 said:
Ive ordered 1/2 a lamb from the butcher, got a bit carried away, I’ll pick it up tomorrow so will put the meaty neck bones in next I think. :)
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The head may be a problem:angelic: or some of the bits and pieces at the other end.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Good evening. I am mobile today and able to exercise so much happier. A day of eating to ameliorate the more pressing problem with only half an eye on bg levels. @Goonergal I hope the mystery virus clears with lower temperatures and rest; @purplepenguin I hope the eyesight issues abate asap. Food list below:

Breakfast 3 pints tea with h/m almond milk; Hartley’s 10 cal jelly; 2 dessert spoons Fage 5%; 2 dessert spoons inulin and flaxseed mix
Mid morning snack: 2 pints tea; 1 had 2 tsps inulin
Lunch: Egg, cheese and avocado; salad; PSP in dressing and plenty of chia seeds for topping
Afternoon snack: 2 pints tea; ½ one of our chocky high fibre bars;
Evening meal: Still to come - not very happy eating this late; 2 Chicken thighs; roast courgette and tomato from our garden; roast broccoli; h/m mayo; water
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Hi @ianpspurs your posts often make me chuckle with 3 pints tea here and 2 pints tea there.
 
Today is me best ever day with 7.8 , 8.0 , 6.8 , 7.0 and 5.9 . All last weeks gloom over the 9s 10s and 11s has gone

Breakfast - Egg, bacon, almost carb free sausage, mushroom followed by jelly and few small pieces of peach in cream which strangely didn’t spike my BG much.

Lunch - a bit odd , a tin of squid, tin of tuna, cheese, ham and a boiled egg followed by 10cal jelly and cream

Dinner - steak with creamy mushroom sauce

Few cups of tea with a tiny dash of milk and couple of coffees with cream during the day

No running today just a few leisurely walks
 
Geoffno6 said:
Hi @ianpspurs your posts often make me chuckle with 3 pints tea here and 2 pints tea there.
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Glad to be of service. Serves 2 major functions. Without lots of fluid I succumb to a family tendency to gout and it helps fill me up at lowest carbs I can get with homemade almond milk. I have at least 2 1.5 pints mugs from way back.
 
DCUKMod said:
Well done on embracing the cauldron as you are. I'm glad you've had a success.

To be honest, I find it's mainly condensation on the IP lid, so I just wipe it off then wipe down the lid and check the sealing ring. When not in use, I store the lid upside down on top of the pot, which helps ensure the silicon ring airs well and any smells that might tend to cling can be aired away.

If you use Facebook, there is a fab official IP UK group on there which I found to be majorly helpful in my early days - especially as I didn't know anyone else with a cauldron at that time.
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Me too I just give it a wipe and dry off with kitchen towel. I sometimes remove the silicon ring and give that a wash. Also , I have a pack of 2 spare silicon rings stored with my other IP bits and bobs - drivers, cake "tin" etc. Like to be prepared for any eventually (And Amazon had them on offer at the time).
 
maglil55 said:
Me too I just give it a wipe and dry off with kitchen towel. I sometimes remove the silicon ring and give that a wash. Also , I have a pack of 2 spare silicon rings stored with my other IP bits and bobs - drivers, cake "tin" etc. Like to be prepared for any eventually (And Amazon had them on offer at the time).
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Not drivers - trivets! Need to watch auto correct a bit more.
 
Bed Wednesday 4.4 FBG was also 4.4. I've noticed I still get a touch of DP but not as high as the start point is a lot lower. Glad to say sister's care issue resolved for now. A nurse has been employed privately for the mornings and she starts tomorrow. Hubby was at the football again last night so I had another binge watch of the Crown to relax. Food was a bit picky.

B. Tassimo Americano grande with a dash of cream.
L. 1/2 Mattesons smoked sausage with 2 scrambled eggs.
D. Slice Tesco high protein bread with a slice of ham and mustard. Remains of the Chia Pudding. 2 spoonfuls of Halo Top. 2 of The sausages I'd IP'd for the boys dinner. 4 slices Lidl's garlic sausage and 2 bits Lindt 90%.
Can I make it clear I didn't eat them in this order nor was it all at once - just picking during a few hours of The Crown binge watch!
Will try to be more normal today.
 
Numbers continue to come down. Didn't go over 7.2 all day and by lunch time I was at 5.4! Sadly my vision is still blurry although I think its getting better as I can cope with using my phone for internet for longer today.

Breakfast - handful of roasted, salted almonds. Wasn't really hungry but trying to stop DP.
Lunch - nothing
Dinner - chicken breast with skin on, ratatouille with a ton of cheese and sour cream. I treated myself to a whole bar of Sainsbury's 85% chocolate.
 
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