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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Odd day today. Iwas going to start off with some white fish in a cream sauce - not a normal breakfast, but it was what I fancied. However - it didn't happen. I went to bed around 11.00 last night but, of course, woke again feeling very sore at 1.15 and had to get up to take some pain killers. Went back to bed and slept pretty well, tossing and turning a bit to stay reasonably comfortable and eventually woke up and checked the clock - 7 am. Not bad, I thought but when I got up I realised that my eyes had misguided me (still sticky with sleep). It was 11.35! Still very stiff, so grabbed some ham from the kitchen fridge and just had that for breakfast before taking my daily pills and having a cup of tea. Still very stiff and sore but I did manage to empty and refill the dishwasher with things left over from last night. That was enough for my legs/back so I sat down again.

Woke up at 4.30; then again at 5 pm. What a waste of a day! Just made myself a cup of tea and decided to check my e-mails. When I get to it my 2nd meal will be goulash - easier than doing anything to the fish. I'll leave that until tomorrow.
 
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Wonder what you’d have eaten at the beige wedding buffet? Good job I’m used to fasting and had prepared with a full English breakfast before going along .thankfully people are so involved in their own food that they rarely notice when someone dosent partake. I waited while back at mums and then rustled up a quick omelette - thank heavens for eggs. Wedding of my 78 year old aunt was entertaining in a strange way - as vicar asked for any objections a shot was fired at the church window! Thankfully we were sat on other side! 91 year old mum remarked that it was a bad omen......
 
@shelley262 that has to be the beigest buffet Ive seen in many a long year! Not even a slice of cucumber or a sprig of parsley.:(

B: yoghurt, seeds, strawberry, pecans
Gardening, which involved eating far too many raspberries straight from the cane.
L: 2 hard boiled eggs with mayo. Some blue cheese, a new one called Harrogate Blue. Quite nice.
D: roast pork, cabbage with garlic butter, cauliflower. 1 portion lemon dessert with fresh raspberries
 
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Wonder what you’d have eaten at the beige wedding buffet? Good job I’m used to fasting and had prepared with a full English breakfast before going along .thankfully people are so involved in their own food that they rarely notice when someone dosent partake. I waited while back at mums and then rustled up a quick omelette - thank heavens for eggs. Wedding of my 78 year old aunt was entertaining in a strange way - as vicar asked for any objections a shot was fired at the church window! Thankfully we were sat on other side! 91 year old mum remarked that it was a bad omen......
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The last do that I was at that had a buffet - well I ended up with a plate of chicken drumsticks and I had some of the lettuce, tomato & cucumber that was used for presentation purposes :eek:
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a phd bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Tea at ILs: cold meat, cheese and salad buffet followed by one Jaffa cake! :hungry:

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Managed to stay on my feet long enough to make bacon and eggs for breakfast. But since that I can barely stand. I now have an appointment for ABPI assessment (blood flow to the legs) next Monday. The main aim of these assessments is to see if I am suitable to have compression hose (as opposed to the surgical stockings I wear). The last time these were prescribed they made my legs so much worse and I can't help feeling that I have never recovered from the damage that was done then. So I'm a bit wary.

2nd meal today will be that fish I have in the fridge. I also have some pak choi to might just steam both.
 
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Enjoying being back to my usual low carb fermented food and picking some produce from my small garden.
About 10 - afew spoons of hm yoghurts (I bought fage yoghurt when away for ease and I used to love it but taste for me was now bland compared to my different hm yoghurts)
1ish -two boiled eggs with slice of lc toast followed by a few berries from garden and hm yoghurt and a few squares of 100% chocolate and about 6 walnut halves
5ish -chicken that had been marinated all day in spices and olive oil cooked and then served with garden leaves and herbs and kimchi followed by a few more garden berries with hm yoghurt.
Off to reward my garden by watering it my new avatar is a vase of my first lot of garden sweet peas from a week or so ago I grew from seed as I love sweet peas not just the smell but that the more you cut them the more flowers you get.
 
maglil55 said:
There we go! The rissole things! The white bit on top is the cheese oozing out. View attachment 55068
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I remember your rissoles, always thought they sounded good but never got round to making them, do you fry or oven bake?
Sorry about your leg pain, I’ve missed quite a lot of the going’s on here over the last few months, is it related to your accident?
 
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Wonder what you’d have eaten at the beige wedding buffet? Good job I’m used to fasting and had prepared with a full English breakfast before going along .thankfully people are so involved in their own food that they rarely notice when someone dosent partake. I waited while back at mums and then rustled up a quick omelette - thank heavens for eggs. Wedding of my 78 year old aunt was entertaining in a strange way - as vicar asked for any objections a shot was fired at the church window! Thankfully we were sat on other side! 91 year old mum remarked that it was a bad omen......
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78 is certainly an unusual age to have a shotgun wedding! The buffet really was a beige fest. I don’t know about you but none of it appeals to me these days.
I’m loving your homemade yoghurts (Well, my homemade yoghurts but your suggested cultures!) and like you I’m becoming a bit addicted to them.
 
B- h/m yoghurt with seeds and berries. I made it the day before as I was staying o/n at daughters. By this morning the seeds had softened and it was like overnight oats. Delicious.
L- tuna salad sandwich on SLC bread. Stewed rhubarb- No sweetener! with more h/m yoghurt, (it’s so creamy I didn’t need the rhubarb to be sweet)
D- supposed to be leftover brisket but didn’t fancy meat so had a toasted cheese sandwich made with 90sec mug bread, and super greens sauerkraut. Choc chia pud. Glass of red. IMG_1655749171.868405.jpg
 
MommaE said:
The rissoles sound like something I’d enjoy. When you say Mexican cheese is it a specific type you use?
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Not really. It's just a cheese with chilli in it I buy whatever is available in the shop I happen to be in.
 
Antje77 said:
And how do you get them so perfectly fried?
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Dip and coat more than once, with a stint in the fridge inbetween. Mixing sesame seeds into the coating gives a nice crispy coat. The "red" comes from paprika in the mix. I use sweet paprika as hot plus the Mexican cheese would be too much.
I fry a little to seal then transfer to the oven.
 
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 a food dr bar.
Dinner: chilli with cauli rice followed by SF strawberry jelly and cream.
 
DJC3 said:
I remember your rissoles, always thought they sounded good but never got round to making them, do you fry or oven bake?
Sorry about your leg pain, I’ve missed quite a lot of the going’s on here over the last few months, is it related to your accident?
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Both. Fry a bit first then into the oven. I keep meaning to try them in the air fryer. The secret to the crispy coat is the sesame seeds in the mix (and the double dip and coat with a stint in the fridge inbetweeen).

My legs have been weird on and off for a while now. I've been getting quite extreme pins and needles. It usually lasts about 3 days then goes away. I've put up with it because I have more sensation in my feet afterwards. This time it was just my right leg, it lasted ages but again it has gone and I have more sensation. Physio posed the question do I want to go through tests/scans/MRIs again while it goes away and leaves more sensation? Answer to that is No, so I put up with it when it happens. It was quite severe this time but thankfully just one leg.
 
Saturday 18 June - bed 7 8 FBG 8.1 Just had to get the boys and parents to jujitsu and back then I could rest and work on my dodgy leg.

B. TAG

L. Piece of crustless quiche when I got back from jujitsu.

D. Was wondering what to have when my pizza order from SLC arrived! I added bits of chicken, tomato and more cheese.

SLC are now selling the bases on their own now.
 
maglil55 said:
Both. Fry a bit first then into the oven. I keep meaning to try them in the air fryer. The secret to the crispy coat is the sesame seeds in the mix (and the double dip and coat with a stint in the fridge inbetweeen).

My legs have been weird on and off for a while now. I've been getting quite extreme pins and needles. It usually lasts about 3 days then goes away. I've put up with it because I have more sensation in my feet afterwards. This time it was just my right leg, it lasted ages but again it has gone and I have more sensation. Physio posed the question do I want to go through tests/scans/MRIs again while it goes away and leaves more sensation? Answer to that is No, so I put up with it when it happens. It was quite severe this time but thankfully just one leg.
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Thanks for the rissole info. I must remember to give them a try. I think of you whenever I see Mexican cheese actually!
Weird about your leg(s) could it be the physio is helping the nerves to regenerate? Hope it doesn’t get any worse.
 
maglil55 said:
Both. Fry a bit first then into the oven. I keep meaning to try them in the air fryer. The secret to the crispy coat is the sesame seeds in the mix (and the double dip and coat with a stint in the fridge inbetweeen).

My legs have been weird on and off for a while now. I've been getting quite extreme pins and needles. It usually lasts about 3 days then goes away. I've put up with it because I have more sensation in my feet afterwards. This time it was just my right leg, it lasted ages but again it has gone and I have more sensation. Physio posed the question do I want to go through tests/scans/MRIs again while it goes away and leaves more sensation? Answer to that is No, so I put up with it when it happens. It was quite severe this time but thankfully just one leg.
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@maglil55 - Have you had your B12 checked recently? Pins and needles (and them lingering) are a common symptom of B12 deficiency.

I know you have other probably causes, but it'd still be good to discount the low B12?
 
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