What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

purplepenguin said:
@jayney27 I always enjoyed Yoga, you've reminded me that I really should get back to it.

So the treat of 70% orange chocolate from Hotel Chocolat was a very bad idea as it has kicked off the most incredible cravings today. I am very proud of myself though because I have not given in, even when I went to Tesco and wanted to eat all the food in sight! Oh to eat a Lidl croissant again.

Eyesight is back to normal and I'm feeling much better so things looking up, I just hope I have the strength to work through these cravings until they go away.

Food today was
B-Raspberries and extra thick double cream
L-Nothing
D - Chicken fajitas without the tortillas, cheese and soured cream. Will finish up the 70% today and never, ever, go back to it.
I think that I'm probably eating way too much dairy fat.
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Well done you for resisting the temptation to eat Tesco out of stock! I’ve gradually worked up from the 70% to the 90 and 100% chocolate. I never would have believed it before starting lchf - my favourite chocolate was Cadbury’s Dairy Milk - I honestly think it’d make me feel a bit sick if I tried it now. So stick with it if chocolate is your thing, most people have found their tastes change especially in relation to sweet treats.
 
jayney27 said:
Hi all
Awful start to the day weather wise but it brightened up this afternoon
B was a peanut butter smoothie which I took to work
Planned to eat at workplace restaurant today but last minute change to my day meant that didn’t happen, this then meant I’ve fasted for most of the day, totally unplanned but coped fine
Rooibos tea and half a PhD smart bar at 1.45pm
Cappacino when I got home from work
D broccoli rice and chicken tikka masala with 1 poppadom glass of red
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Apart from peanut butter, what is in the smoothie, @jayney27 ?
 
DJC3 said:
I can understand your disappointment with the bread-free bread. I used to enjoy a dense stoneground wholemeal and these are nothing like that. The 90 second bread reminded me a bit of when I had a breadmaker and occasionally the bread didn’t rise very well and came out a bit wet and spongy. Mind you I quite liked that too!

This Croque monsieur may float your boat a bit better though as there were a lot of other strong flavours: a very strong cheddar, butcher’s home cooked ham and it was fried in a load of butter so the bread was reduced to a crispy vehicle for those flavours.

Its never going to be bread but I thought it did its job pretty well.

Poor long suffering Mrs P, she must hate it when you come to her with yet another recipe from this site.
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I have been pleasantly surprised by the low carb muffin from Trudi Deakins Eat Fat book.
Add some seeds to the mix, then toast it and it curbs my toast craving.
 
Pipp said:
Apart from peanut butter, what is in the smoothie, @jayney27 ?
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Hi I use 200mls almond milk, 1 tbsp double cream, 1tsp chia seeds, this is the main element of the smoothie. I either add 1 tbsp peanut butter or ive made it with a couple of strawberries, or cherries. You could add something like Erythritol if you want it sweeter but I personally don’t feel the need.
 
DJC3 said:
I can understand your disappointment with the bread-free bread. I used to enjoy a dense stoneground wholemeal and these are nothing like that. The 90 second bread reminded me a bit of when I had a breadmaker and occasionally the bread didn’t rise very well and came out a bit wet and spongy. Mind you I quite liked that too!

This Croque monsieur may float your boat a bit better though as there were a lot of other strong flavours: a very strong cheddar, butcher’s home cooked ham and it was fried in a load of butter so the bread was reduced to a crispy vehicle for those flavours.

Its never going to be bread but I thought it did its job pretty well.

Poor long suffering Mrs P, she must hate it when you come to her with yet another recipe from this site.
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Mrs P likes baking/cooking and is really desperate to find me something I like. Lidl rolls did fit the bill. I liked Pumperknickel type bread or rye bread. Mrs P did like Lemon drizzle and chocy olive oil cake I just don't need cake in my life much. What I think I really do need is breakfast which is where bread would come in. I am getting very wary of high sat fat food hence the request for software to break down nutrients that far.
 
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Just made a lo dough quiche for lunch tomorrow, the temptation to have a taste is overwhelming :)
 

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Bed 6 FBG 6.2 - DP only got to 8.1 today and I've returned to the 5's. Must be getting better as I suspect the achy bones are down to yesterday's exertions shampooing the carpets. Paracetamol took care of it. The cleaning continued today. Time to move the furniture and clean behind and underneath. 2 grandsons can squirrel a lot of oddities under furniture.
B. Tassimo Americano grande with a dash of cream.
L. Last bit of lo dough quiche.
D. Remains of yesterdays fishy stuff. The paprika calamari stuff, prawns, fresh anchovies, mozzarella pearls, 5 Santini tomatoes, 1/2 avocado.
Halo Top and 6 raspberries.

School continues to be a success although P1 lines are still packed with adults and their huge buggies. Wee ones can't see the lines for adults. Should settle next week hopefully.
 
Pretty miserable day here on the south coast but a busy one buying school shoes, trainers and studs for the new term. My son is now size 9 and saldly footwear no longer VAT exempt although he is only 14!

B coffee with double cream and a small glass of kefir
L chicken, egg and spinach salad from Pret along with half a smart PhD bar
Snack other half of Smart PhD bar prior to Pilates
D omelette with tomatoes, spring onion, ham and cheese followed by another small glass of kefir
Plus a couple of cups of black tea and glasses of water
 
ianpspurs said:
Mrs P likes baking/cooking and is really desperate to find me something I like. Lidl rolls did fit the bill. I liked Pumperknickel type bread or rye bread. Mrs P did like Lemon drizzle and chocy olive oil cake I just don't need cake in my life much. What I think I really do need is breakfast which is where bread would come in. I am getting very wary of high sat fat food hence the request for software to break down nutrients that far.
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@ianpspurs have you got an Asda near you? If so, you might like this:


https://groceries.asda.com/product/speciality-bread/schneider-brot-protein-bread/910003058887
 
ianpspurs said:
I am getting very wary of high sat fat food hence the request for software to break down nutrients that far.
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Why are you getting wary of sat fats? I am instinctively wary, but keep telling myself its years of conditioning that fat is bad. Its v difficult to shrug that off I am finding.
 
Hi all

Horrible rain this morning but am late posting due to having been out on a long walk/photography session in beautiful evening sunshine - see attached.

Weird food day - very hungry.

Breakfast - a staggered one. Was hungry after blood test so ate bag of salted almonds on bus to all day meeting. Still hungry on arrival and found a cafe advertising build your own omelette. Ordered one with bacon, kale and broccoli. Pretty good.

Lunch - Lidl antipasto platter.

Dinner - 2 Waitrose free range Cumberland sausages and 3 rashers streaky bacon

Also polished off a bar of Lindt 85% chocolate during my all day meeting. Couldn’t persuade colleagues to eat any and couldn’t persuade myself to stop eating it, so down it all went!

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DJC3 said:
Well done you for resisting the temptation to eat Tesco out of stock! I’ve gradually worked up from the 70% to the 90 and 100% chocolate. I never would have believed it before starting lchf - my favourite chocolate was Cadbury’s Dairy Milk - I honestly think it’d make me feel a bit sick if I tried it now. So stick with it if chocolate is your thing, most people have found their tastes change especially in relation to sweet treats.
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I’m good with 90% but thought I’d treat myself to chocolate orange as it’s my favourite and I found it at 70%, which was better than Lindt which was much lower. Sadly it triggered my sweet tooth so shall be sticking to 85% and up!
 
Goonergal said:
Hi all

Horrible rain this morning but am late posting due to having been out on a long walk/photography session in beautiful evening sunshine - see attached.

Weird food day - very hungry.

Breakfast - a staggered one. Was hungry after blood test so ate bag of salted almonds on bus to all day meeting. Still hungry on arrival and found a cafe advertising build your own omelette. Ordered one with bacon, kale and broccoli. Pretty good.

Lunch - Lidl antipasto platter.

Dinner - 2 Waitrose free range Cumberland sausages and 3 rashers streaky bacon

Also polished off a bar of Lindt 85% chocolate during my all day meeting. Couldn’t persuade colleagues to eat any and couldn’t persuade myself to stop eating it, so down it all went!

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Beautiful photograph x
 
DJC3 said:
It’s strange getting your head round these new ingredients isn’t it? I thought it was expensive at first but actually they seem to last ages so after the initial outlay it’s fine.
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You’re right it is a bit odd having a new ‘set’ of foodstuffs. Tonight I had @Rachox food, coconut porridge! I made it with butter, coconut flour, coconut cream and a pinch of psyllium, it was ok even if the texture was a little bit eggy. I think I’d have rejected it 2 months ago but after weeks of egg meat and fish it made a nice change.
 
Very late tonight!
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch at Whetherspoons with my son: sirloin steak, tomato, mushroom, egg and salad in place of chips.
Mid afternoon on the M25 car park (!) peanut PhD bar.
Dinner: gammon steak, peas and a fried egg followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola.
 
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