What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[shelley262]

Eggs on avocado on l/c toast for breakfast. @Antje77 agree with you about that feeling of having nailed the egg timing. ( tbh I consider it a win if I’ve managed to stay in the kitchen and not wander off and forget them til they explode)

H/m yoghurt and seeds for lunch.

Dinner was roast leg of lamb with green beans and cabbage cooked in butter. 2 glasses dry Italian red.
I did actually wander out of the kitchen while the spuds ( for everyone else) par boiled before roasting. By the time I remembered them, they’d cooked to a pulp so drained and mixed with cabbage and spring onion became colcannon to celebrate St Patrick’s day ( we don’t have any Irish roots but never mind)View attachment 66784

Love your creative abilities turning a potential disaster into a win!

 

[shelley262]

Shelley, in my case coming off the diabetes register has made zero difference to the care I receive, or not.

I have not been removed from the retinopathy screening, and still have an annual A1c, plus full blood panel, but in reality, there is often another, rather random, A1c slipped onto my thyroid bloods.

i have never been weighed, or measured, and had my feet checked once, a few months post-diagnosis, so I lose nothing.

My surgery have zero apparent interest in my lifestyle, so don’t ask about it, so I feel no loss in my position.

i do feel comfortable that if I felt things were going wrong, I could get what I needed.

Thank you @AndBreathe for reassurance. As long as annual checks that's key thing. I do get the measuring and feet checks annually but I keep an eye on my own weight and bp so important stuff is the annual blood tests and eye tests. Will see what DN says on Friday but would suspect that as usual there will be no interest in my good results only my abnormal ldl. I note they have run a Qrisk score already and put on my file ready for the statins push but am certain I have a score loaded as a diabetic even though it has been 9 years now since I had a full blown diabetic hba1c! I'm so pleased I took part in the Leicester heart health study as it's made me more aware of the whole picture 're heart health risk and my high Idl is my only risk in my opinion. Information is crucial to help us make the right decisions for ourselves based on our belief 're risks and benefits of meds.

 

[shelley262]

Hungry and low carb but treaty day today. One of best treats however were the spells of sunshine - so good for the mood and got out into the garden.
Breakfast kefir ( it's going wild as it warms up - had to discard more grains today) then two boiled eggs and LC roll
Lunch a few berries and hm yogurts and three squares of 90% chocolate
Dinner chicken roast dinner with English asparagus and pureed Swede ( this was a revelation it was delicious a new favourite - thank you @jpscloud and @DJC3 for mentioning it recently. A good sized Swede cost 70p and such tasty mash plus some in fridge for another meal) two glasses of dry white wine ( well it's Sunday) plus LC chocolate brownie with decaffeinated coffee.

 

[jpscloud]

Did well for most of the day, then had a blip. Won't detail that but annoyed with myself because it was truly disappointing and not worth it at all.

Kefir
Gammon streak, mushrooms and eggs for breakfast
pork puffs, 50g various nuts
Leftover (small bowl) harissa pork mince with cauliflower

*BLIP*

Tomorrow is another day!

 

[IanBish]

*BLIP*

I've had a few of those. I'm sure most of us have. Just get back on that horse.

 

[Antje77]

Late breakfast of a perfectly boiled duck egg on LC bread with cheese, and a cup of lightly salted kefir.
Boiling eggs and finding out you nailed the timing always feels like you've won the lottery, especially with all the different sized eggs our garden provides.

Evening meal will be the same as yesterday and the day before, so I thought to share my breakfast for a change.

I somewhat mis-guessed my dose for the bread, egg and kefir (still trying to work out how to dose for kefir, and also going through some changing insulin needs at the moment, so all the rules have been changed), so shortly after this breakfast I was at 7.7, arrow up.
And so I pulled the same trick as yesterday: Small correction followed by going out for a cold swim. The swimming not only drops me naturally, it also seems to kickstart any active insulin on board, pretty cool trick! Usually it takes some 2 hours to see an effect from a correction dose, and I'm very impatient when it comes to highish numbers.
Another tool in the toolbox is always welcome.

Evening meal predictably was the same zuurkoolstamppot I had in the past two days. One more day to go. Not particularly looking forward to another day of the same meal, no matter how much I like it, but I do like not having to cook so it evens out.

 

[LivingLightly]

Morning all. My friend took me back to the hospital yesterday and they say they don't know what's wrong with my yes. So I have an appt today at Lincoln Hospital to see an Opthalmologist because my eyes are a bit blurry and I have a headache. Fingers crossed it's nothing nasty.

Evening @RosemaryJackson. Thanks for the update. It's good to know you've sought a medical view.

 

[maglil55]

Congrats on your blood results @shelley262 and good luck with the inevitable statin discussion.
Re Freshwell app I recommended it a couple of years ago to an old college friend. She lives in S Africa and has told a lot of people out there ( adding that is run by UK NHS doctors) and says so many people have now benefitted from it. She’s lost 2st herself.
This evening I’m feeling very full having just finished eating a lovely diet doctor dinner https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-bacon-wrapped-tenderloin-roasted-garlic-mash The roasted garlic mash is gorgeous but maybe not the best idea as I have a hairdressers appt tomorrow morning. She’ll be asphyxiated if she gets too close!
Lunch was scrambled eggs on lc marmite toast. View attachment 66735

My brain was saying, "That's a heck of a lot of garlic to get that amount of mash," but of course, there is cauliflower in with it! How do you get it so white? I must give this a try.

 

[LivingLightly]

Hi All so MIA again….

On the broccoli discussion I just want to add that while choosing my head of broccoli on Thursday a male pensioner next to me chose one and snapped off the stalk and threw it back in box, smiled at me and said “that will save me at least 15p. Funny!

Lol @PenguinMum. Is each head of broccoli priced individually according to weight then?

 

[maglil55]

I'm slipping again! I just can't stay on top of things at the moment. Back to Tuesday 12 March bed 7.8 FBG 7.3.

B. TAG and Benecol dairy free.

L. Nothing

D. 4 chicken drumsticks & a gin and soda. Then another gin and soda!

My food diary is protesting at the lack of food.

Wednesday 13 March bed 6.7 FBG 6.9

B. TAG and Benecol dairy free

L. A bit of crustless quiche

D. Some prawns with Marie Rose, 1/2 a buratta, slice of smoked salmon, and veggie salad.

Thursday 14 March bed 6.3 FBG 6.7. I've given up on trying to get to my Thursday Aqua for now. I just cannot work it out until grandson's timetable issues are resolved.

B. Just TAG

L. A bit of crustless quiche

D. 3 GF sausages, 2 poached eggs (well one and a bit), slice of GF Black pudding, 4 mushrooms & 4 tomatoes.

The one and a bit eggs were down to me, trying M&S pack of two poached eggs for speed. It's a microwave job. What they don't tell you is to pierce the top. I didn't, and one exploded leave a bit of one egg. The surviving egg was perfectly poached, with a soft yolk. The microwave took a bit of cleaning.

 

[LivingLightly]

Good afternoon. Been to Lincoln and he said it is most certainly an allergy and obviously I am using whatever I am allergic to every day or so. So it's quite a conundrum! I have more anti-histamines and anti-biotics so we shall see what happens. Sent you all a hug to thank you for your good wishes. X

Thanks for the update @RosemaryJackson. It's good to know you've received prompt medical attention from an eye specialist.
Your GP can arrange some allergy tests to narrow the field of possible allergens.

 

[LivingLightly]

Evening all

Today:

B: Two eggs scrambled in butter with a generous dollop of double cream, sautéed chestnut mushrooms and baby plum tomatoes, all seasoned with black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Aperitif: dry white wine.
Baked whole sea bass, belly stuffed with sprigs of French tarragon and garlic, drizzled with olive oil.
Steamed English asparagus spears topped with a knob of butter.
Baked broccoli, leeks, onions, garlic and sweet red peppers.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.
Four squares, Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% cocoa chocolate.

D: Salad made with anchovy fillets, eggs, avocado, lettuce, Padrón chillies, salad onions, lemon verbena and a touch of lemon juice, with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with pecan halves.
Water to wash down tablets.

 

[MrsA2]

No early walk today, rain, again.
Tea with a friend instead

Then kefir yoghurt with chia seeds followed by 2 slices liv life with toasted cheese

Prepping veg for a meal we are hosting later.

Mid afternoon, 2/3 pack chicken crackling

Evening
Hm lc broccoli soup
Roast chicken, tablespoon carrots, green beans, broccoli, gravy. 1 small (22g weight) stuffing ball. Carb eaters had roast pots and Yorkshire too. I really don't miss them any more.
Hm lc blackberry cheesecake (but obviously a non lc base)
1 small glass wine
Later 1 spiced rum.

 

[AndBreathe]

Thank you @AndBreathe for reassurance. As long as annual checks that's key thing. I do get the measuring and feet checks annually but I keep an eye on my own weight and bp so important stuff is the annual blood tests and eye tests. Will see what DN says on Friday but would suspect that as usual there will be no interest in my good results only my abnormal ldl. I note they have run a Qrisk score already and put on my file ready for the statins push but am certain I have a score loaded as a diabetic even though it has been 9 years now since I had a full blown diabetic hba1c! I'm so pleased I took part in the Leicester heart health study as it's made me more aware of the whole picture 're heart health risk and my high Idl is my only risk in my opinion. Information is crucial to help us make the right decisions for ourselves based on our belief 're risks and benefits of meds.

Can you actually match the QRisk score they have for you? I never can, but then, they must be guessing my height weight for starters.

Leicester work gave me reassurances too. It’ll be 3year in June since I went. How time flies!

That whole piece is exploding into more and more studies and sub studies. It is such important work, in my view.

 

[DJC3]

My brain was saying, "That's a heck of a lot of garlic to get that amount of mash," but of course, there is cauliflower in with it! How do you get it so white? I must give this a try.

Ooh that would have been a lot of garlic on its own. I wouldn’t have dared go to the hairdresser afterwards!
It was 1 whole roast garlic bulb squeezed out into 1 cooked ( steamed florets) cauli, and whizzed up with a stick blender and butter. It was so good. Even Paul loved it and he claims to hate cauliflower

 

[sueh21]

Morning all, early start today, off to Belgium for a short break. We are self catering so intend to be good. Not going to be tempted by Belgian chocs and pastries! Will concentrate on finding some Easter treats for the family.
Yesterday
B Yog,blueberries,seeds
L Courgette and ricotta soup,cheese salad
D Roast chicken,celeriac mash,green beans,courgette and small carrot.

 

[ravensmitten]

yesterday

monster fry up for brunch

Later a square of dark chocolate with a spoon of peanut butter.

Late afternoon a few slices of pastrami and cheese with a few olives.

 

[PenguinMum]

Lol @PenguinMum. Is each head of broccoli priced individually according to weight then?

Yes its “loose” which gets weighed. @Antje77 that is a very good mug with me and my brood on. Btw my favourite word atm is zuurkoolstamppot which seems to me like a mix of all our favourite things.
Today usual brekkie of slice LC toast, butter, copious tea.
Lunch will be some farmshop cheese, a little bit of several, three small water biscuits and a few pickled silverskin onions.
Supper will be lightly spiced chicken breast with veg yet to be determined.
Having a home day today, laundry, making individual cottage pies for tomo. I e with mashed swede. Trying the Singing Swede method as my wrists struggle to cut swede or celeriac these days. Has anyone tried the microwave method for celeriac?

 

[jpscloud]

Yes its “loose” which gets weighed. @Antje77 that is a very good mug with me and my brood on. Btw my favourite word atm is zuurkoolstamppot which seems to me like a mix of all our favourite things.
Today usual brekkie of slice LC toast, butter, copious tea.
Lunch will be some farmshop cheese, a little bit of several, three small water biscuits and a few pickled silverskin onions.
Supper will be lightly spiced chicken breast with veg yet to be determined.
Having a home day today, laundry, making individual cottage pies for tomo. I e with mashed swede. Trying the Singing Swede method as my wrists struggle to cut swede or celeriac these days. Has anyone tried the microwave method for celeriac?

I cooked a whole swede in the microwave the other day, very successful if a bit smelly! I haven't tried microwaving whole celeriac but have some ready to harvest from the garden (I just grew four in a tub) and would love to know how it works out if you give it a try!

 

[jpscloud]

I'm having a low carb tapas kind of breakfast today - it's just what I fancied most. Cheeses, nuts, olives and pork puffs.

Later I'll have lamb leg steaks with buttered mashed swede and cauliflower - feeling positive after yesterday's blip, so if I get snacky I will keep it low carb.