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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

MrsA2 said:
I know you post this whenever you go to mil's, but I have to post to admire your restraint. I was recently faced with a box of jaffa cakes, had one and then the temptation eat the whole lot was so strong! I think it was wrestled out of my hands after 4, thank heavens.
How do you stop at 1?
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I eat the savoury parts of the meal at the table and then go and sit on the sofa with the Jaffa cake, so the remaining Jaffas are out of easy reach, anyway everyone else tucks in so they don’t last long!
 
Cheese on toast for breakfast.
Savoury liver and bacon, mushrooms, onions and sliced spudlites for lunch.
Home made fish cakes for supper at six.

Five or six bit of naked ginger, small glass of Laphroaig watching a movie "We Still Steal The Old Way" on Prime, good casting , it has most of the crooked cops from The Bill in it all growed up.:D
 
Morning all. Skipping bf because it's Monday... pensioner's lunch club day. Have no idea what's in store for me but will try to even out the damage at teatime by a no-carb meal. And be really good tomorrow. And the next. Have a great week everyone
 
MrsA2 said:
Ended up with 10 adults and 9 children here to celebrate 8 May birthdays.
So in no particular order and no set meal times I think I ate
Several marmite bread sticks
A quarter of a marmite sandwich
A chicken drumstick or 2
Some cocktail sausages
Some cold salmon
Some ham
Peppers
Olives
Pickled veg
2 pieces homemade, most definitely NOT low carb choclate cake
1 piece homemade, most definitely NOT low carb strawberry cream sponge cake
1 lc mousse
Some strawberries

I have, so far, avoided any alcohol and trying now to fast until tomorrow, but all the leftovers are calling to me...
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I love reading your food diary’s I wish I dare to do what you do I want to but I’m scared to I’ve been in remission since last June with 4 kids in the house they are lots of treats around me I don’t know how I do it. Do these little treats effect u long tear awe will it just be like a little spike to the blood then it goes back tomorrow? I don’t understand stand it all xx I hope you had a lovely time with friends n family over at the weekend
 
Breakfast was mashed avocado on a slice of wholemeal toast. Took insulin half an hour exactly before eating. BG is within range just now.

I still have some of the chicken thighs from yesterday so will do something with those and some vegetables.

I'm just taking a rest from cleaning out my kitchen fridge - there was something smelling kind of fishy in there, but I can't find anything in there to cause the smell. Neil can't smell it at all, but it is definitely there. So everything is out and all the shelves and compartments are washed and air drying at present. I think I'll have to put a dish of bicarb soda in to make sure the smell goes away. Also chucking out some bottled fruits that have been kept too long - all to the good.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and another carb killa bar.
Dinner: kedgeree made with cauliflower rice followed by SF strawberry jelly and cream.

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@Jayne1983 you’re doing really well especially with 4 kids in the house. Someone on the forum suggested a while ago that keeping your food in a separate cupboard to everyone else’s carby stuff might help? It is difficult when everyone around you is eating differently.
@Riva_Roxaban I’m just starting to catch up but it looks like your new pills have stopped the bleeding so I hope you’re feeling a bit better now. Laphroaig is the perfect medicine. I love ginger too.
I still have no kitchen and no sink downstairs so preparing meals is a pain. Washing up has to be done in upstairs shower!
L/C roll with cheese and ham
D- beef skirt cooked in slow cooker with microwaved veg. Followed by Brie and red wine.
Walnuts and a few 100% choc buttons at some point during the day.
 
DJC3 said:
suggested a while ago that keeping your food in a separate cupboard to everyone else’s carby stuff might help
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Yes, we have separate tins for 'treats'. I don't go in theirs and they don't go in mine.
I could have addict tendencies so I don't even do the shopping for their stuff else I'd eat it in the way home from the supermarket. That said they now choose to have fewer treats as they have seen the positive changes in me.
 
B: 2 chicken drumsticks
Coffee with cream
Exercise class
L: salad with ham and camembert, olives, pickled veg. 1 sq hm lc cake.
Midafternoon munchies. Ate more camembert and found some leftover icing so that vanished too. :banghead: felt quite ill after.
D: frittata with salmon, salad. 1 large red wine
 
DJC3 said:
@Riva_Roxaban I’m just starting to catch up but it looks like your new pills have stopped the bleeding so I hope you’re feeling a bit better now.

Laphroaig is the perfect medicine.

I love ginger too.
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01 The tablets are working ok, I have cut the dosage down now as instructed.

02 It's certainly helping me sleep better with my pain killers,

03 A lightly toasted crust of bread and ginger marmalade to drool over.

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MrsA2 said:
Yes, we have separate tins for 'treats'. I don't go in theirs and they don't go in mine.
I could have addict tendencies so I don't even do the shopping for their stuff else I'd eat it in the way home from the supermarket. That said they now choose to have fewer treats as they have seen the positive changes in me.
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Mmmm answer someone else question but not mine
 
All as I wanted to know is it ok to have the odd treat
 
Jayne1983 said:
All as I wanted to know is it ok to have the odd treat
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It depends on your body and what your bg meter shows.
For me, in the past I have gone to 12 after a piece of cake and stayed there for several hours. That level and duration would worry me. However I have to live my life and yesterday was a family occasion so I took the decision beforehand to allow myself to have a piece of cake.
Was it right for me? Bg wise probably not, from an emotional point of view, yes it was.
I will take chances rarely, but with forethought and a plan to compensate over the next few days.
Each of us has to work out for ourselves what works for our bodies and our lives. We are all individuals and what works for one may not for another. There's no absolute right or wromg
 
Two slices middle bacon, three egg and cheese omelette, mushrooms for breakfast.
Nothng for smoko, cordial osomolax mix.
MRE beef and veggie casserole for lunch, Not bad either, cooking time 15 minutes in the microwave at 1000, instead of ~6 -7 hours in a slow cooker.
Toasted ham and cheese sandwiches for supper at. six.
 
MrsA2 said:
It depends on your body and what your bg meter shows.
For me, in the past I have gone to 12 after a piece of cake and stayed there for several hours. That level and duration would worry me. However I have to live my life and yesterday was a family occasion so I took the decision beforehand to allow myself to have a piece of cake.
Was it right for me? Bg wise probably not, from an emotional point of view, yes it was.
I will take chances rarely, but with forethought and a plan to compensate over the next few days.
Each of us has to work out for ourselves what works for our bodies and our lives. We are all individuals and what works for one may not for another. There's no absolute right or wromg
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I totally agree with you. You have to Iive life I wish I could do it. My partner n kids say mam you don’t have diabetes no more have a treat even my 3 year old son understands it all I’m just so scared to let go n have a treat even tho I want to: I’ve read so many stories saying your not allowed a treat once n a while because your bloods will spike. I’m sorry if I’ve up set you I’m just wanting to know if a one of spike is ok like on a birthday or Mother’s Day Xmas xxxx
 
Morning all. It's a beautiful day and I hope all's right with your worlds. 9.4 bedtime and 7.4 rising means a very, very low carb day. Had toasted cheese on a livlife slice for bf. Having ham, slice of goats cheese, hm scotch egg with lots of salad for midday and scrambled eggs for teatime. :angelic: have I earned one lol???
 
Jayne1983 said:
All as I wanted to know is it ok to have the odd treat
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The odd treat is OK and might even be beneficial in emotional/mental health terms, but it's when the treats become more than occasional that they become a problem. A lot of people don't have treats because they can't manage to keep them under control, others find that they can manage with quite a few - depends, I suppose, on what the treats are and on the individual. If you feel the need and can keep it to occasional, then that's OK but it is whatever suits you, as usual.
 
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