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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Chook said:
I went off of virtually everything when I was pregnant but (infamously) had a 9 month craving for jam doughnuts cut in half side ways then piled high with Mattesons prawn cocktail / coleslaw (lumpy pink stuff). I've not touched it since my daughter was born. Eughhhh. What I've never worked out is why. My midwife at the time said women crave something that contains nutrients they need - but jam doughnuts and prawn coleslaw cocktail????
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Yeeuk!
 
zauberflote said:
@Listlad me too. I am quite sure that it was my Mediterranean eating plus the egregious sweet chocolate in ALL its forms, mainly stress eating, is what tipped me over the edge. I love Hershey kisses and wish you hadn’t mentioned them!
@rhalluk welcome! And I sure wish I’d have a non-cooking day with those results
@DJC3 you are a very good mum to let a wedding dress take up half your clothes hanging space!!! Have a safe drive and wonderful visit
I guess Sunday is feast day after all. Among exhaustion, my mother, my dear son who thinks everybody lives Youtube lives, and the folder full of tough music I was just presented to learn on my weaker instrument for tomorrow night...I thought of DWC with melted chocolate (and it may come to that) but decided that might be “eating around what I really want” so I am having food. Almonds are not so easy to abuse as almond butter, so there too!
@shelley262 the image of you being dragged across a log by a puppy made me smile. I hope that you’re not seriously hurt.
@Rachox gotta love that Jaffa cake!!
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That dress cost me an arm and a leg so couldn’t just get rid of it, then I just sort of got used to it being there. I’m sure she’s forgotten Ive still got it too - for now!
You’re right about almonds vs almond butter. So easy to spoon up a whole jar of the latter. I reckon you need something to get you through that tough music folder though. Hope you manage it.
 
31-03.
@zauberflote very real. out within twelve hours now
packing the remainder of the house into motorhome - now going outside to fetch a plate/ glass/ phone charger.
breakfast, berries( about x2 normal portion) with cream and creme fraiche. 2x tea
Lunch, small piece of bread, lot of pate, cheese, 2x clementines, tea
snacks tea and coffee
dinner eating out again.
breaded chicken goujons, with cheese sauce, jalepinos, spring onion and tomato relish
cod loin, potato slices (big portion, ate only about a quarter, roasted mediteranean veg ( are you sure thats what it is? looks like ratatouille to me) pea shoots, ( token green on the plate)
glass and a half - no not dairy milk - sauvignon blanc
tea now, soon to be bedtime.
 
DJC3 said:
I swore after our last house move that we wouldn’t put stuff in the loft this time - somehow it filled up though. Never again!

2 and a half hours is a very decent walk - how far will that be?
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I sorted out our loft when they were coming to reinsulate and it has remained clear. Only the Christmas decorations and suitcases up there now.
 
OK food catch up. Bed Wed 7.2 FBG Thurs 7.4 so still a bit high.
B. TAG with ADOC and slice of Morrisons high protein wholemeal bread with M&S whipped cream cheese
L. Nothing went to Aqua Zumba and had to get back as I was collecting No 1 for his final dental appointment and this one he would be aware of the jab but he was still really good and told the dentist he was sad they were finished now. Unfortunately No 2 needed collecting as he was not so good and since I couldn't be in 2 places at once I had to recruit Hubby to retrieve him.
D. Morrisons meatballs in a tomato and red pepper sauce with oomi noodles. Scoop of lidls high protein ice cream (salted caramel) with raspberries. Succumbed to 25g of Montezuma black forest chocolate.
Friday
Bed 7.7 FBG 6.7 - 1/2 day at school - 1 more week to holidays. No 2 in bother again but I discovered the reason he was running around the class was because one of the boys who has been kicking lumps out of him was in hot pursuit throwing glue pots at him! I guess it's reasonable to run then?
B. TAG with ADOC, slice Morrisons high protein wholemeal bread with pate.
L. Nothing caught up in school collection and sorting out who hit who with what.
No 1 decided he wanted to go swimming so brought them back for their lunch , dropped No 2 home then off to my gym. He was delighted to see some of the friends hed made there and was comparing tooth gaps and adult teeth eruptions with them. After taking No 1 home went to Morrisons to do my shop.
D. Eventually! Slice roast pork leg, mortadella, cheese savoury, avocado and M&S whipped cream cheese.
25g Montezuma black forest chocolate.
Bed 6.4 FBG 6.1 - much better. Having got everything done yesterday spent today on the continuing decluttering (seems to be a lot of us at it). Had to do a cull on the freezer. My ice maker stopped working a few days ago and the engineer is coming on Tuessay morning.
B. TAG with ADOC, Morrisons high protein wholemeal bread with pate.
L. Nothing too busy
D. Pretty much like yesterday - mortadella, ham, roast pork, coleslaw, boiled egg. Grahams goodness ice cream and raspberries.
Went to bed knackered. Been decluttering all day.
Today (well its yesterday now). Bed 6.4 FBG 6.3 but I got a DP surge again.
B. TAG with ADOC, slice Morrisons high protein wholemeal bread with pate.
L. Nothing - running about going to recycling, Tesco with son then pick up boys and off to swimming. Then back home to cook dinner. Hubby did the prep.
D. Rib eye, veggie chips, broccoli, asparagus, diane sauce and mushrooms. Grahams salted caramel with raspberries.
I am absolutely shattered so off to bed now and hopefully I'll sleep. Glad to see the excellent Line of Duty back. Had to remind Hubby on the links to the last series but once more full of twists. Love that program. Night night.
 
You deserve a week of sleep @maglil55! I wondered where you were!
Bfast usual 1/2 avocado, egg, skyr+mustard, DWS forgot C w 2 sq 90% choc
Late lunch to fortify me and bc I was stressed out expanding handful almonds.... and some butter. Proving I can overdose on just about anything.
Supper celery, spinach w hm dressing (aging nicely in its little bottle), small serving chili from freezer, 2 slices from new batch of mug bread. Messing around with ingredients, added some hemp seed hearts which I think are delicious plain. The bread tasted EXACTLY like my happy childhood memories of buckwheat pancakes that Daddy would make for supper occasionally. Hemp seed hearts are a definite keeper in this recipe!
Good night all, good morning @SlimLizzy have a safe and easy journey, with peace and quiet at the end.
 
DJC3 said:
So they are raw when you put them in the brine? I was imagining something like a pickled egg. Does it matter how you cook them afterwards?
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Yes raw - and fresh. If brined for two weeks then you can boil, fry, poach but for three or even four weeks the yolk begins to harden and then it’s boil only. Three weeks for me, four is a bit too salty for my taste.
 
DJC3 said:
@Listlad lucky Mrs L I love Nandos.
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It is Mrs Listlads favourite. I have trouble keeping her out of there. Last time I went I wasn’t lower carbing. This time of course I was and recall some members saying that it was possible to eat there on a restricted carb diet.
 
Listlad said:
It is Mrs Listlads favourite. I have trouble keeping her out of there. Last time I went I wasn’t lower carbing. This time of course I was and recall some members saying that it was possible to eat there on a restricted carb diet.
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Yep, a big plate of chicken, stay away from the side dishes and drink water.
 
dunelm said:
Just trying to catch up as we are on the road.
Yesterday.
Lunch; bacon, 2 eggs, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes.
Dinner at our friends house; roast chicken with cauliflower, broccoli, roasted veg. Berries and cream.
Off to Heathrow today so in flight meal should be interesting. Due into NY late afternoon.
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Will be interested to know how you ate on the flight.
 
dunelm said:
Yes raw - and fresh. If brined for two weeks then you can boil, fry, poach but for three or even four weeks the yolk begins to harden and then it’s boil only. Three weeks for me, four is a bit too salty for my taste.
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Thanks, my daughter was very keen to try these.
 
Listlad said:
It is Mrs Listlads favourite. I have trouble keeping her out of there. Last time I went I wasn’t lower carbing. This time of course I was and recall some members saying that it was possible to eat there on a restricted carb diet.
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Yes indeed! It’s perfect for us low carbers, and makes a change from steak when eating out. ( not that I’m agin steak)
 
Listlad said:
This time of course I was and recall some members saying that it was possible to eat there on a restricted carb diet.
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It's one of my go-to places when out and about. Very consistent in taste and quality and minimal impact on BG. Only issue for me is getting enough fat - tend to take my own mayo or butter to add to the chicken.
 
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