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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Back on this thread for inspiration and motivation. Was loving LC when I first started but running out of steam (think I was fed up of eating/making the same meals). Had a scroll through some of the posts and magpied a few ideas :)

@shelly- where can I see this recipe booklet?
 
CranberryIce said:
Back on this thread for inspiration and motivation. Was loving LC when I first started but running out of steam (think I was fed up of eating/making the same meals). Had a scroll through some of the posts and magpied a few ideas :)

@shelly- where can I see this recipe booklet?
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I’ll message it to you irs still in draft format final but decision needs to be made re how it’s used
Just added you to a conversation which has the draft on enjoy
 
Evening all - chaps just gone out to see a showing of @ film that OH was @n extra in but they neede£ to get off early so I offered to do clearing and washing up - so just before starting I’m putting feet up with glass of red!
Good day today although busy lots of fun.
Breakfast sausage and egg
Lunch lc seeded crispbreads with ham, salad and cheese
Dinner trout in lemon butter, cauliflower cheese, asparagus and fried new potatoes for chaps, raspberry clafoutis with yoghurt
Also decorating cup cakes this evening for birthday celebs tomorrow
Have good evening all.
 
Evening all. Glad your weekend celebrations are going well @shelley262

Today’s menu was

Lunch - Shake Shack. Bunless double cheeseburger with lettuce tomato onion and mayonnaise

Dinner - 2 poached eggs and 2 rashers bacon followed by a double dessert of lemon zucchini cake, 1 high fibre chocolate bar and extra thick double cream. Most of the remaining bars are going to a friend tomorrow afternoon.
 
Evening all. Firstly, thanks @Rachox for the link to the cauliflower and broccoli bake which we adapted for dinner. Secondly what a very disappointing sporting day. ABs winning so easily with any offending players wearing Richie McCaw's invisibility cloak, then Ar***** and Liverpool winning :arghh: We did manage to tweak the flaxseed bread into crispbread which is very good. Menu below:

Breakfast@: Good guess would be at least 6 pints tea between 5.15 and 9.00
Mid morning snack: Filter coffee with double cream half way through cutting lawns
Lunch: 30 gms Gruyere; 3 flaxseed crispbreads; 6 of our own very small cherry tomatoes; cucumber; some weird bar a fella on the forum goes on about; 2 pints tea
Afternoon snack: Water
Evening meal : Sirloin steak; mushrooms; cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake - sirloin steak is by no means my choice but it came as an add on to a package - 2 for £5 I think - and was taking up freezer space.
 
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Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs and an avocado. Coffee and cream

Lunch: Salad with grilled halloumi

Evening: Steamed salmon, salad (mainly kale and spinach) with a sprinkle of pomegranate and some cucumber.

Will wash this down with a decaffeinated coffee later.
 
Thanks so much for your welcome back messages, @Goonergal, @shelley262, @DJC3 and @maglil55. It feels really good to be here again.

@shelley262 -- The clafoutis sounds wonderful. Do you have a recipe for it?
@DJC3 -- Funny you noticed this. I wasn't really even aware myself of having more dinner-like foods for breakfast. This probbly happened during the time that I spend so many hours at work and not having much time to eat till I got home at 10 p.m. Having lots of protein for breakfast seemed to have kept me full a lot longer. Good to see you are doing well.
@maglil55 -- The carrot-zucchini cake is actually really just a traditional carrot cake adjusted for carbs. So, I have been substituting half of the carrots with zucchini to reduce the carb content, using erythritol instead of sugar, macadamia oil instead of vegetable oil and almond flour instead of regular flour. The other ingredients were eggs, cream cheese and walnuts, which are okay anyway. The reduced carb version doesn't really seem to affect my blood sugars at all, however the slices I have are generally small. Happy to share the recipe if anyone is interested.

This is what I had today:

Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol

Lunch: Two scrambled eggs with shrimp, lamb's lettuce with a olice oil-lime-orange oil dressing and feta cheese, Greek yoghurt with about 5 strawberries.

Snack: A small slice of the carrot-zucchini-cake.

Dinner: About 100g of lamb, one avocado with salt and some mini-asparagus fried in butter and olive-oil. About 100g of chocolate-hazelnut Oppo ice cream (Yeah -- they finally have it in Germany, thanks for the recommendation everyone.) A glass of dry red wine.
 
ziggy_w said:
Thanks so much for your welcome back messages, @Goonergal, @shelley262, @DJC3 and @maglil55. It feels really good to be here again.

@shelley262 -- The clafoutis sounds wonderful. Do you have a recipe for it?
@DJC3 -- Funny you noticed this. I wasn't really even aware myself of having more dinner-like foods for breakfast. This probbly happened during the time that I spend so many hours at work and not having much time to eat till I got home at 10 p.m. Having lots of protein for breakfast seemed to have kept me full a lot longer. Good to see you are doing well.
@maglil55 -- The carrot-zucchini cake is actually really just a traditional carrot cake adjusted for carbs. So, I have been substituting half of the carrots with zucchini to reduce the carb content, using erythritol instead of sugar, macadamia oil instead of vegetable oil and almond flour instead of regular flour. The other ingredients were eggs, cream cheese and walnuts, which are okay anyway. The reduced carb version doesn't really seem to affect my blood sugars at all, however the slices I have are generally small. Happy to share the recipe if anyone is interested.

This is what I had today:

Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol

Lunch: Two scrambled eggs with shrimp, lamb's lettuce with a olice oil-lime-orange oil dressing and feta cheese, Greek yoghurt with about 5 strawberries.

Snack: A small slice of the carrot-zucchini-cake.

Dinner: About 100g of lamb, one avocado with salt and some mini-asparagus fried in butter and olive-oil. About 100g of chocolate-hazelnut Oppo ice cream (Yeah -- they finally have it in Germany, thanks for the recommendation everyone.) A glass of dry red wine.
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Bit remiss of me not to welcome you back earlier @ziggy_w. Menu looks good.
 
ziggy_w said:
Thanks so much for your welcome back messages, @Goonergal, @shelley262, @DJC3 and @maglil55. It feels really good to be here again.

@shelley262 -- The clafoutis sounds wonderful. Do you have a recipe for it?
@DJC3 -- Funny you noticed this. I wasn't really even aware myself of having more dinner-like foods for breakfast. This probbly happened during the time that I spend so many hours at work and not having much time to eat till I got home at 10 p.m. Having lots of protein for breakfast seemed to have kept me full a lot longer. Good to see you are doing well.
@maglil55 -- The carrot-zucchini cake is actually really just a traditional carrot cake adjusted for carbs. So, I have been substituting half of the carrots with zucchini to reduce the carb content, using erythritol instead of sugar, macadamia oil instead of vegetable oil and almond flour instead of regular flour. The other ingredients were eggs, cream cheese and walnuts, which are okay anyway. The reduced carb version doesn't really seem to affect my blood sugars at all, however the slices I have are generally small. Happy to share the recipe if anyone is interested.

This is what I had today:

Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol

Lunch: Two scrambled eggs with shrimp, lamb's lettuce with a olice oil-lime-orange oil dressing and feta cheese, Greek yoghurt with about 5 strawberries.

Snack: A small slice of the carrot-zucchini-cake.

Dinner: About 100g of lamb, one avocado with salt and some mini-asparagus fried in butter and olive-oil. About 100g of chocolate-hazelnut Oppo ice cream (Yeah -- they finally have it in Germany, thanks for the recommendation everyone.) A glass of dry red wine.
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Hi @ziggy_w the recipe is in my recipe compilation I'll message it to you it is in final draft version so not in use yet but the clafoutis recipe works! I do it with raspberries from my garden but planning to use blackberries soon.
 
ianpspurs said:
2 new granddaughters born in July, confusing lots of forum members with a recipe for high fibre bars and generally being Eeyore like. Always good to hear from you and always good when all marking is done.
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Congrats on the birth of your two granddaughters. Are they twins?

Yes, I have read a bit about the trials involving your high fiber bars. Yet, very creative to come with a new recipe. I just seem to be able to twist existing recipes.

Unfortunately, I had more than my share of exams to grade this semester. My colleague left at the beginning of the academic year and they haven't hired anyone to replace him yet. Next semester should be a breeze though, only have about half the teaching load as I have accumulated loads of overtime.
 
ziggy_w said:
Congrats on the birth of your two granddaughters. Are they twins?

Yes, I have read a bit about the trials involving your high fiber bars. Yet, very creative to come with a new recipe. I just seem to be able to twist existing recipes.

Unfortunately, I had more than my share of exams to grade this semester. My colleague left at the beginning of the academic year and they haven't hired anyone to replace him yet. Next semester should be a breeze though, only have about half the teaching load as I have accumulated loads of overtime.
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Sounds like a busy term/semester. I once had one of those when one of my team forgot to renew his residency permit and was removed in the middle of a lesson - ended up teaching his exam classes as well as my own. The babies are from 2 different sons but born a week apart.
 
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Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch: cold roast chicken with cauliflower, broccoli and radish salad followed by Greek yoghurt and raspberries.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and caramel Carb Killa bar.
Dinner: gammon steak, peas and fried egg followed by SF jelly with cream and LC chocolate granola.
 
ianpspurs said:
Sounds like a busy term/semester. I once had one of those when one of my team forgot to renew his residency permit and was removed in the middle of a lesson - ended up teaching his exam classes as ell as my own. The babies are from 2 different sons butt born a week apart.
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So, twice the pleasure. Do you have any other grandkids?

As to work -- this is the fun you have when working for the government, lots of red tape and very slow processes. We've just now gotten the go-ahead to refill the position. So, it will be another year of more bureaucracy until we will hire someone to replace him.
 
Quick update to say that Sainsbury’s have a half price sale on their bakeware and several other items. Picked up some great stuff just now. Montezuma’s Absolute Black with Almonds and also the orange and cocoa nibs are 20% off too.
 
Hi everyone.
Glad the celebration weekend has kicked off to a good start @shelley262

All my family have arrived safe and sound from their various travels and its lovely having them around. Just time for a quick post before I forget what I’ve had today

B:scrambled egg with portobello mushroom grilled with cheese

L: Fried cheese sandwich ( made with the 90 sec microwave bread) then a CCB - they are growing on me.

D: Sort of beef stroganoff done in IP with cauliflower rice. Then blackberry clafoutis and Greek yoghurt. One glass of red wine.
 
Bed 4.8 FBG 5.2 which is pretty miraculous with the patter of little feet from the early hours. Mum, Dad and visiting parents eventually got back from their travels despite the best attempts of the A9 to stop them (dangerous flaming road. Hated driving it when I was working). I got to "enjoy" a birthday party with about 30 little people before finally returning the nippers about 6.30pm.
B. Tassimo Americano grande with a dash of cream but I did have time to toast a slice of Tesco high protein bread with 2 rashers crispy bacon while Hubby dealt with the first round of feeding the grandsons (who continued to eat for the next 2 hours)
L. Nothing - went to Smyths with the boys for their Harry Potter event then returned with freebies plus Pokemon stuff which kept the boys amused but didn't stop them eating! Hubby retreats to the football - I have the party awaiting.
D. After the party and finally depositing two hyper sugar filled children home...slice each pork, chicken, ox tongue and haslet. Lettuce, mini plum tomatoes, 1/2 avocado, coleslaw, red cabbage and Helmanns. Lots of water.
For evening relaxation I informed Hubby we are going to Liverpool to see the Terracotta Warrior Exhibition @Pipp. Thing was the best date was going the Saturday after we get back from Bath on the previous Monday. So we're off to Bath from a week, back on the Monday then off to Liverpool on the Saturday and back the following Monday. I had to arrange around football fixtures you see. @Pipp - had to take the tickets at 6pm on the Saturday. Nothing on the Sunday and the Monday we have to head back and there was nothing until 2pm. So we get into Liverpool at 2pm and the exhibition is 6pm. With the Sunday free I did have a look to see if Liverpool was at Anfield (sorry @ianpspurs) but it's Everton' s turn to be at home. So, I've spent 3 hours with the World Museum site, hotel site and 2 train company sites open while I fiddled with times to be in the right place at the right time. Best this time was via York. All booked now.
 
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