What have you eaten today?

Avocado Sevenfold said:

I've used flaxseeds as a binder in savoury dishes before for my vegan pal. 1 tbsp of ground flax mixed with 3 tbsp water = 1 egg.

Got the idea from here http://www.peta.org/living/food/egg-replacements/

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Thanks for the tip, I'll try that.

Breakfast turkey bacon mushrooms egg
Lunch ham broth with ham
Dinner sausages, bacon, mushrooms, tomato and 4 wedges
Snack cheese and ham.
The entire contents of 200 mince pies may also have passed into me via osmosis as spent evening doling them out at an advent festival of songs and words.

Re resistant starches... Are we talking double/triple-cooked chips here? *hopeful face*

Blessedarethecheesemakers said:

Re resistant starches... Are we talking double/triple-cooked chips here? *hopeful face*

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Yup, presumably frozen chips, then double fried...
But I've bee n thinking, there was plenty of veg, a lot of steak, and I did only eat half the chips. That meal is going to digest slowwwwllllleeeeyyyyy.
So I don't want to encourage people's think they get a free pass with huge amounts of chips!

The only cautious, sensible, reasonable (yawn) thing to do, it to start with small portions and test, test, test.

My food today: B: 2 boiled eggs, bit of Edam. L: veg frittata with salad and goats cheese. D: barbecued pork chop with veg (small piece of corn on the cob, brocoli, onion, chilli, aubergine, red pepper). Snack: bit of chilli chocolate (11g carbs. I don't make a habit of chocolate at all - haven't had any for months - but the MIL gave it to me so I've gradually eaten it but it's gone now, no more). Weight loss continues: now lost 16lb so leapt over the 1 stone barrier. V happy with how things are going.

B eggs and mushrooms on spinach bed....lovely. if someone had told me last year id be eating spinach for breakfast I would have laughed
Lunch a foil parcel of cod lemon seasoning and a chunk of chilli frozen butter with salad
Dinner planned for tonight lamb steaks cauli mash buttered greens

Breakfast turkey bacon, slice bacon, eggs scrambled - using up odds and sods
Lunch 12g smoked cheese 100g chicken spicy slices from Asda 3 sq dark choc and soy latte
Dinner quiz night so steak stack salad and 6 chips from the share bowl

B: porridge yoghurt berries and cream, coffee with cream
L: steak stew of some description with a dumpling, two roast pots and masses of sprouts
D: two burgers (no buns) and veg. Berries yoghurt and cream for later on

Blessedarethecheesemakers said:

My food today: B: 2 boiled eggs, bit of Edam. L: veg frittata with salad and goats cheese. D: barbecued pork chop with veg (small piece of corn on the cob, brocoli, onion, chilli, aubergine, red pepper). Snack: bit of chilli chocolate (11g carbs. I don't make a habit of chocolate at all - haven't had any for months - but the MIL gave it to me so I've gradually eaten it but it's gone now, no more). Weight loss continues: now lost 16lb so leapt over the 1 stone barrier. V happy with how things are going.

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Well done on the weight loss! Can I ask how many carbs do you aim for?

You've all done very well
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Oh, the horror!

We are clearing out the freezer in preparation for puppy food delivery.
Did I happen to mention imminent puppy arrival? 6 days, and counting

So, obviously, someone had to snaffle that last large portion of cassoulet that I made in the spring, just before I realised quite how badly beans affect me.

Home alone and unsupervised, I chortled with glee and lovingly reheated it in the pan, added black pepper and a dash of Worcestershire and...

Pre meal 5.4
1 hr 6.1.
Looking good, eh?
2 hr 10.7, 9.9, and 10.1
***!?!
2.25 hrs 9.8, 9.6, 10.3
So I'm hoping the peak has passed.

The only reason I'm not leaping around the house doing calisthenics, kettle bell swings and using the already-here dog as a frisbee, is because I'm curious to see quite how far this train wreck will go.


These are the highest readings I've had in about 5 months.

And you want to know what's in this daemonic cassoulet?
Duck legs, good quality sausages, pork stock, the traditional flageolet beans, and some orange juice and zest (inspired by the hairy bikers). It was a generous portion, but... but... the word disproportionate springs to mind! Can 1/3 tin beans and maybe 50mls of OJ do this?
Apparently so.

That's amazing esp as the beans were cooked and reheated too. Resistant starches ect...by the way it sounds delicious so I hope you really enjoyed it

@Brunneria. What have I missed...a new puppy -exciting! What breed is he/she?

Am over the hump. Latest readings 9.3 and 9.2.

@alliebee yes, it was delish. Not to be repeated though. Ever.

Here she is:
7 week old shih tzu pup.
Sorry about the bad quality of pic. Ipad camera. Bad light. And me rushing (she was barely still for a sec!)

B - tomato & olive salad with 1oz of german smoked cheese and A teaspoon of olive oil
L - cream of parsnip soup with tomatoes stuffed with pastrami
D - 98% pork sausages, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoe, egg and half a slice of fried bread
S - berries and cream with 6 hasel nuts chopped up on top

Brunneria said:

Am over the hump. Latest readings 9.3 and 9.2.

@alliebee yes, it was delish. Not to be repeated though. Ever.

Here she is:
7 week old shih tzu pup.
Sorry about the bad quality of pic. Ipad camera. Bad light. And me rushing (she was barely still for a sec!)
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OMG she is beautiful....I want one

Kezzer4321 said:

OMG she is beautiful....I want one

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'Ands off! She's mine!

I may be willing to share the odd photo. But that's as far as my shareage will go.

Well, she's nominally Mr B's too, but just because we pay lip service to that idea, doesn't mean that it has any foundation in reality.

@Brunneria she is gorgeous

Very cute. My mum and two shin tzus... They were better fed than me.

cold ethyl said:

Very cute. My mum and two shin tzus... They were better fed than me.

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And now you are a cat person. Understandable!

Shih tzus no 1 (and soon to be 2) get raw dog food. Possibly not their first choice But it's the only choice they get.