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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

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Chicken, cherry toms, 4 cocktail meatballs and a little shop bought dressing
Afternoon of preparing for visitors tomorrow so probably too may licks of spoons, and 4 cheese crisps
Dinner, if that's what you can call it, was burger (no bun) and 2 white wines at a village event, but the second wine gave me the munchies so finished at 10pm with more cheese crisps and a spoonful vanilla ice cream.. which I didnt need and didn't really enjoy
 
DJC3 said:
Thanks for your good wishes for Dennis.
Regarding your tea preferences - do you have milk in either? I can drink Earl Grey black but not ordinary tea, I keep trying.
Things I didn’t eat before: the skin on chicken. I could never have imagined enjoying this, now I think it’s the best bit ( has to be crispy obviously)
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Never been able to drink Earl Grey tea. To me it tastes like scented soap. Cardamom tea, on the other hand, is delightful. Black, of course.
 
Annb said:
Never been able to drink Earl Grey tea. To me it tastes like scented soap. Cardamom tea, on the other hand, is delightful. Black, of course.
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We drink traditional black Billy Tea most of the times.

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Annb said:
Never been able to drink Earl Grey tea. To me it tastes like scented soap. Cardamom tea, on the other hand, is delightful. Black, of course.
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Yes, that was what EG tea used to taste like to me, too. I'm sure it's my tastebuds that have changed rather than the tea, so perhaps it's more to do with the ageing process rather than the change in eating habits? I'll post if I suddenly start to develop a hankering for Werther's Originals.
Never tried cardamom tea, but am more than willing to give it a go. Where can you buy it?
 
Yesterday had usual breakfast at noon - small bowl of yoghurt, berries, seeds, nuts, then helped no.1 son move the last of his stuff from student accommodation to his new flat in Liverpool. No.2 son came along for the ride as he had nothing better to do. Afterwards, the weather being delightfully clement, we repaired to a nearby café/bar for a drink and sat outside in the sun, feeling Parisian. No.1 son then decided to order burger and fries, as he hadn't eaten anything all day, and in a rare spirit of solidarity, no.2 son decided he would have the same. So I sat sipping my lime & soda as they both despatched a mountain of food that they assured me was wonderful. To be fair, they did give me a chip each and they tasted great.
Got back around 7.30pm in a ravenous frame of mind. Had mozzarella and tomatoes with olive oil and fresh basil, last piece of prosciutto and small piece of Mrs C's sourdough (pre-frozen and toasted).
Felt a bit like Jesus must have done during his 40 days in the desert after resisting Satan's temptations.
 
Didn’t post yesterday as Covid gave me a very (short lived) spell of serious vertigo, checked out by a Dr and was reassured that it wasn’t of concern. It’s virtually gone today thank goodness. Hence I didn’t eat much but saw my blood sugar up at 6.3, haven’t had a 6 for years! :wideyed:
Anyway today my appetite is back so:
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and an Atkins bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and white chocolate Carb Killa choc ice.
Dinner: Brie, coleslaw and leafy salad followed by SF raspberry jelly, cream and LC chocolate and raspberry granola.
 
Yummy summery meal!

I knew something was up with corn, I just couldn't remember what. It either needs more insulin than I think or less...
An hour down the road and it's all clear now: Corn = take more insulin than you think you need, Antje. Tasted wonderful all the same, and I'll get another chance with the second cob in the package :).

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zzcanasta said:
Yes, that was what EG tea used to taste like to me, too. I'm sure it's my tastebuds that have changed rather than the tea, so perhaps it's more to do with the ageing process rather than the change in eating habits? I'll post if I suddenly start to develop a hankering for Werther's Originals.
Never tried cardamom tea, but am more than willing to give it a go. Where can you buy it?
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I buy it from Amazon. It's not cheap, but for a once in a while cuppa, it's good. If you do buy it, just check that it isn't one that contains sweetener or sugar - some of them do. This is the one I buy.

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Breakfast: bacon and egg - last of the back bacon that Neil bought for me.
2nd meal: Pork loin steak with tomato sauce.
Snack: bits of honeydew melon. Probably too much but it was great. BG a bit high just now (13.5) but I'm hoping it will go down before bedtime.
 
Annb said:
I buy it from Amazon. It's not cheap, but for a once in a while cuppa, it's good. If you do buy it, just check that it isn't one that contains sweetener or sugar - some of them do. This is the one I buy.

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Thank you so much, annb. I see what you mean about the price, but it's my birthday next month, so I might drop a hint to Mrs C...
 
Meal 1 was a 90 second roll with avocado and ham, some cheese crisps and a spoonful ff greek with a ginormous strawberry

Meal 2 was lamb kofta with salad and roasted Mediterranean veg, tsatsiki and a small piece of spinach pastry made with filo pastry. Dessert of rhubarb and orange jelly, and raspberry and redcurrants yoghurt jelly. Very refreshing, especially when washed down with 2 glasses rosè
 
Yesterday was an easier day:
Protein yoghurt with strawberries for breakfast, salmon salad and a Grenade Killa bar for lunch
Roast chicken with all the healthy trimmings (carrots, peas, beans, cabbage, cauli cheese, broccoli cheese - no potatoes!) and a Grenade Killa ice-cream as a treat (did 10,000 steps playing Pokemon Go with step-son in the real heat of the day)
 
Ran out of bacon and forgot to take slices of pork out of the freezer so I had some sardines for breakfast. I had taken a correction dose of insulin at 7.30 but BG kept on rising so I took another dose - it was more than I would normally take before breakfast because I intended to have a cople of chunks of melon after the fish. BG still 12.9 an hour and a half later - that's higher than it was before eating but only .8 higher.

I do have some ham in the fridge (forgot about that), so later will have some of that in an omelette for my 2nd meal, and maybe BG will come down a bit. Not hopeful of that.
 
This was yesterday’s it’s probably not right I’m still in the learning process
Breakfast 2 slices of buttered toast with small amount of marmalade (low carb bread)

lunch mushroom omelette fried in coconut oil with 2 chicken sausages 2 rashers of bacon

Dinner. Melon mixed , kiwi strawberries I know it’s not a proper meal but I was working lates, and as I’m a home carer so don’t have time between getting to the next client these are the things I can eat as I drive or sit waiting in traffic
And coconut vegan coffee which lasts me it last me about 6hrs don’t mind drinking it cold
 
Annb said:
Ran out of bacon and forgot to take slices of pork out of the freezer so I had some sardines for breakfast. I had taken a correction dose of insulin at 7.30 but BG kept on rising so I took another dose - it was more than I would normally take before breakfast because I intended to have a cople of chunks of melon after the fish. BG still 12.9 an hour and a half later - that's higher than it was before eating but only .8 higher.

I do have some ham in the fridge (forgot about that), so later will have some of that in an omelette for my 2nd meal, and maybe BG will come down a bit. Not hopeful of that.
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Well - I got that wrong. BG has suddenly started to drop - after the omelette and the associated insulin - a bit more than normal because it was so high before eating. Just had to have a boiled sweet to stop the drop! Should be OK now. The ham omelette laid quite heavily on my stomach for some reason. It shouldn't have done. Just my funny tummy, I suppose. It would be the ham, not the omelette, I should think.
 
Hi All a lot of talk of melon and rose wine, both of which are brilliant for hot weather. I am with the group not liking Earl Grey but I do like Lady Grey a lot. Must put it on the shopping list.
Yesterday usual brekkie. Lunch was bit of broccoli & tomato quiche crust cut off, spoon cheesey coleslaw and chopped cucumber. Evening had bbq 2 sausages (the Waitrose 1 range, v expensive but 1.1g carbs each and v nice), a burger and a thin slice of chicken marinated (not sure what but from Waitrose range). Mixed green salad on the side and a splash of Nandos Herb & Lime sauce, v low carb also
Today had same brekkie and lunch. This evening will be Tomato & Basil omelette, another current fave.
@Annb you do get it hard with your tummy issues, it must need the patience of a saint. @Antje77 the Water,elon and Corn events were equally dramatic and scary. Lucky g/piggies, goats and chickens cooling off with watermelon.
 
Seem to have eaten a lot today. I often find that if I have breakfast it just triggers a non stop eating day. Maybe I’m just hungrier some days.
B: eggs and tumeric&gjnger sauerkraut
L: salad with butcher’s home roast topside. Choc chia pud.
D: h/m bacon cheeseburger in lettuce wrap, more salad. DGF cake.
@zzcanasta I love Werthers originals! I’ve tried the sugar free ones but they have an unfortunate effect on my tum.
 
Breakfast was an almond and rhubarb delight... in other words the centre of an undercooked lc cake zapped until cooked in the microwave. Served with a but of cream.
Lunch 2 mint kofta with tsatiki and coleslaw
D: 3 mint kofta on a bed of roasted Mediterranean veg, green beans with tzatsiki. 1 mini milk ice lolly, 2 strawberries 2 sqs 85%
 
My taste is still dodgy but ate all my usual types of food today.
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and Atkins bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a few dark chocolate brazils.
Dinner: gammon steak with a leafy salad and coleslaw followed by SF orange jelly, cream and LC chocolate and ginger granola.
 
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