What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

lcarter

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So far ive had a coffee with cream, a chorizo omelette with 100g bell peppers and sugar free jelly. I also had 4 cracker breads thickly spread with garlic soft cheese. So far today I've had 44g of carbs and tea is steak and veg with a glass of red wine if i have spare cals! I'm moderate low carb, well trying to be lol. I'm type 1 and I've got a binge eating disorder. Trying to keep under 1390 cals a day x
 

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So far ive had a coffee with cream, a chorizo omelette with 100g bell peppers and sugar free jelly. I also had 4 cracker breads thickly spread with garlic soft cheese. So far today I've had 44g of carbs and tea is steak and veg with a glass of red wine if i have spare cals! I'm moderate low carb, well trying to be lol. I'm type 1 and I've got a binge eating disorder. Trying to keep under 1390 cals a day x

Sounds like a nice menu @lcarter welcome to the thread.
 
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PS, will call it Tasmanian Quiche, will lift a glass of spanish vino to that, the vino I need after speaking to Centrelink in Tassie this morning, one thinks Diabetes is confusing, I think Centrelink is a little more, especially long distance ;)
Amen to that @pollensa. . Yes i agree 100% Diabetes , is confusing, and i am always learning. Believe it or not, most i have learnt is form you and and another women "cant say her name" but she will never know. God bless her for that.
 

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Several of us make pizza using this product, I think @maglil55 makes toasted sandwiches and her own version of a Mac Donald’s breakfast wrap. I also use it for making quiches. It’s very easy to use and super quick, seems that so long as your toppings or fillings are tasty enough it’s a good substitute.
I do indeed. I make them in the George Foreman grill. The toasties I just add a suitable toastie filling, butter the outside of the lo dough a bit, fold and secure with a wooden skewer and toast for 4 mins in the George.

The pretendy Maccy D breakfast wrap - spread sugar free ketchup on the lo dough, add some boiled ham (or crispy bacon), make an omelette in a mini pan (1 egg), add the egg, grated cheese on top. Fold into a wrap secure with a skewer and toast. It's about 4 mins again in the George.
 
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Amen to that @pollensa. . Yes i agree 100% Diabetes , is confusing, and i am always learning. Believe it or not, most i have learnt is form you and and another women "cant say her name" but she will never know. God bless her for that.

Hello Tassie, You know, Moggely, forums are strange, always people dont see eye to eye, its added info received, albeit it one wants to learn from it, try it, store it in the knowledge and tool box, and I am sure as yourself and thousands out there including myself, the main aim, whatever, we are not doctors, or professionals, only speaking of self experience, or of people we know experience, but sometimes perhaps that experience, is more sound, can be appreciated, more trusting, and have confidence, that what currently seems a decline in the medical professionals non updating of issues and situations of Diabetes. Everyone can read, say, dont agree, thats absolutely fine, but perhaps someone will appreciate a little bit more info whether its worthwhile or not, and its sincerely nice to have someone, yourself in this case, actually say your learning from a particular person whose aim is to share info they have, thats the whole aim at the end of the day to help someone, who may have a confusion, wonderment, not sure, so much info to take in, they can take from all, and then go to their doc, or whoever, and put forward info to obtain medical answers if the need be. Thank you or the kind comments, and hope any input I give will continue to add to your knowledge and took box as Dr. Fung says, without the knowledge and tools, one cannot reverse diabetes, I am sure he is not wrong his this??

Have a lovely evening from a warm but cloudy Mallorca. it remindes me of my home in Byron Bay Australia, on end of summer days, when the wet season is about to creep in, the whaling season.
 

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Hope all had a good day. Came out of eye screening to amazing sunshine of course but had remembered my sun glasses this time so not so bad. Did lots of cooking this am when backincluding some more LC crispbreads to take with me tonight.
Breakfast fried egg on lo-dough eggy bread - just a quarter of one piece
Lunch Brie and Stilton with 4 lc crispbreads and raspberry clafoutis just out of oven - couldn’t resist had with some yoghurt
Dinner beef curry with a few celeriac pieces in - served with raita.
Out for wine and cheese evening tonight at friends taking some LC crispbreads with me.
 

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Sunny but blustery day here with enough interest to keep me honest - hope you all had good days.
New washing machine due at 7.00 pm so I arose at 5.00 to make sure I had enough tea first. Plenty of shuffling about of that and tumble drier - washing machines are heavy. Sorted that out then had a walk. On return Mrs P informed me tap/pipes in bathroom sink leaking. Mopped up and contacted dyno - all sorted within an hour ( homecare has paid for itself each year including replacing central heating pump one Christmas Day.) Later, Mrs P ordered my Americano while I found cream - except she said yes to milk:arghh:

Breakfast: 3 pints tea with h/m almond milk
Mid morning snack: Coffee with 2 tsps inulin, cream and carb n cal butterscotch syrup, last of the French Vanilla coffee (man the hunter mode needed)
Lunch: None - organising plumber then heading off to Breckland
Afternoon snack: Who needs a snack when collecting grandson from school and bringing him to our house? 70 mile round trip. Diesel well spent but maybe very different attitude when it is the girls; Non Americano Americano
Evening meal : It’s Friday so it’s salmon day obs; mushrooms; salad leaves, shoots and edible flowers; h/m mayo; tea (leaves, shoots and flowers less than 1 gm carb per 60 gms pack according to Waitrose. I will be distraught when they end)
 
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Good idea to take your lovely crackers with you @shelley262 Have a great evening.
Good luck with the fasting @maglil55

B: scrambled egg and smoked salmon

Late lunch: Nandos chicken thighs with side of halloumi

Measured out 50ml cream to have in 5 coffees throughout the day.

Probably wont have dinner as I’m still full and I’m trying to stick to a shorter eating window.

HbA1c back this aft - 39 I know I should be pleased because it’s in the non diabetic range but its exactly the same as last time. I was hoping for a little drop even though I know my readings since mid Aug have been on average 1 mmol higher than the previous couple of months. I did read somewhere that although HbA1c is an average of the last 90 days, in fact it tends to reflect more recent readings. This would appear to be correct in my case. MySugr gives me an estimate of 33.5 - which is a true mathematical average and not a contrary biological system with its own rules!!! I’m feeling quite fed up about it tbh but I know that’s ridiculous. Its not a race, I’m not in a competition and actually the result is fine. Still feel glum, but I’ll be over it tomorrow.
 
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Good idea to take your lovely crackers with you @shelley262 Have a great evening.
Good luck with the fasting @maglil55

B: scrambled egg and smoked salmon

Late lunch: Nandos chicken thighs with side of halloumi

Measured out 50ml cream to have in 5 coffees throughout the day.

Probably wont have dinner as I’m still full and I’m trying to stick to a shorter eating window.

HbA1c back this aft - 39 I know I should be pleased because it’s in the non diabetic range but its exactly the same as last time. I was hoping for a little drop even though I know my readings since mid Aug have been on average 1 mmol higher than the previous couple of months. I did read somewhere that although HbA1c is an average of the last 90 days, in fact it tends to reflect more recent readings. This would appear to be correct in my case. MySugr gives me an estimate of 33.5 - which is a true mathematical average and not a contrary biological system with its own rules!!! I’m feeling quite fed up about it tbh but I know that’s ridiculous. Its not a race, I’m not in a competition and actually the result is fine. Still feel glum, but I’ll be over it tomorrow.
@DJC3 Don't sweat the small stuff - and you with an ology as well:arghh: In short order you have tamed one savage beast and controlled another. You're looking like a filum starr so relax. Leave all the angst to us/we poor and needy:angelic:
 
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Good idea to take your lovely crackers with you @shelley262 Have a great evening.
Good luck with the fasting @maglil55

B: scrambled egg and smoked salmon

Late lunch: Nandos chicken thighs with side of halloumi

Measured out 50ml cream to have in 5 coffees throughout the day.

Probably wont have dinner as I’m still full and I’m trying to stick to a shorter eating window.

HbA1c back this aft - 39 I know I should be pleased because it’s in the non diabetic range but its exactly the same as last time. I was hoping for a little drop even though I know my readings since mid Aug have been on average 1 mmol higher than the previous couple of months. I did read somewhere that although HbA1c is an average of the last 90 days, in fact it tends to reflect more recent readings. This would appear to be correct in my case. MySugr gives me an estimate of 33.5 - which is a true mathematical average and not a contrary biological system with its own rules!!! I’m feeling quite fed up about it tbh but I know that’s ridiculous. Its not a race, I’m not in a competition and actually the result is fine. Still feel glum, but I’ll be over it tomorrow.
Bless you, I think we all get a bit hung up on our numbers, but as you say, this is not a race, we are definitely not sprinting to a finish line, there isn’t one, it’s not a marathon either it’s one of those long indurance races. I hope that any test I have going forward sees my result within the normal range, that’s a positive and to be celebrated as far as I am concerned if it’s lower fantastic, same as before ok still happy, higher but still normal obviously not estatic but content to still be in the race.
 

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Lowcarb nutella and raspberry Lo-Dough mug cake, anyone?
The recipe says 16g carbs, but i could get that lower by using low carb DIY nutella.
https://lodough.co/blogs/recipes/lo...urce=Email Campaign Monitor&utm_term=Rasberry
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Evening all, traffic not too bad today and although took a little longer than anticipated it was well received so all good.
Food wise had been an ok day too, my partners mum is a fairly new convert to lower carb eating for herself, not as controlled as I am but understands the principles and is more than happy to provide adaptations for me.
Coffee with cream and hovis low carb toast for breakfast, she bought the loaf especially for me.
L ham and cheese from M&S and a portion of Brie
D lamb steak, cauliflower, very small portion of carrots followed by jelly and cream
 

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Breakfast - just tea today
Mid morning - bowl of pistachios
Lunch - avocado and egg on wholemeal toast
Dinner - from scratch Bolognese but with long stemmed broccoli rather than pasta

.... and the lo dough brownies which are a total success! I will make these regularly. I didn't have a loaf tin so I made 4 muffin sized ones. Chocolatey and very nice

https://lodough.co/blogs/recipes/low-calorie-chocolate-brownies
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Evening all. Second consecutive chocolate free day. Even placed a bar of Lindt 90% that found its way into my basket in Waitrose back on the shelf!

@DJC3 glad the zero carb day yesterday helped your readings, but sorry you’re not happy with your HbA1c.

@shelley262 glad the eye screening went ok and enjoy your evening with friends.

Today’s menu was:

Lunch - Lidl antipasto of salami and Parma ham

Dinner - chicken wings with Parmesan and pork crunch coating followed by lazy dessert of clotted cream mixed with almond butter

Mega baking session planned for weekend - one birthday and one colleague leaving in our Department next week. @DJC3 can you remind me how you made your successful caramel for the CCB bars? Can’t find the post.
 

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Hi All,

B: coffeesubstitute and 3 Hotel Choc v dark choc batons
L: chicken livers, pan fried in butter with garlic, rosemary and cream
D: meaty pork rib with a thrown together ‘sauce’ made from liquid smoke, balsamic vinegar and a dash of pomegranate syrup. Very enjoyable. Followed by 2 slices of Cambozola.

Very glad indeed to see the weekend arriving over the horizon!
 

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Evening all. Second consecutive chocolate free day. Even placed a bar of Lindt 90% that found its way into my basket in Waitrose back on the shelf!

@DJC3 glad the zero carb day yesterday helped your readings, but sorry you’re not happy with your HbA1c.

@shelley262 glad the eye screening went ok and enjoy your evening with friends.

Today’s menu was:

Lunch - Lidl antipasto of salami and Parma ham

Dinner - chicken wings with Parmesan and pork crunch coating followed by lazy dessert of clotted cream mixed with almond butter

Mega baking session planned for weekend - one birthday and one colleague leaving in our Department next week. @DJC3 can you remind me how you made your successful caramel for the CCB bars? Can’t find the post.

This was the caramel that worked well on its own (and I ate practically the whole pot with a spoon)

https://www.tasteaholics.com/recipes/low-carb-keto/low-carb-caramel/

Last time I made the bars I just heated the butter till bubbling and brown lobbed in the cream and even though it split just carried on regardless. I only used about a spoonful of erythritol, stirred in at the end.
I think @shelley262 ‘s latest incarnation of the bars just involves heating the butter till it browns and bubbles and just stirring in erythritol ( no cream)
In either case dont bother boiling the butter and erythritol together, its the butter that gives the caramel flavour.

Congrats on putting that rogue bar of Lindt back on the shelf!
 

DJC3

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@jayney27 and @ianpspurs thank you for the encouraging comments, I know it’s daft in the great scheme of things to stress about what is actually a good result ( esp compared to this time last year!) I’ll get my sense of perspective back by the morning ( unless fbg is sky high!)