Low Carb Diet (atkins)

newish2this

shykins wrote: »

newish i made it pretty much as directed tho think i only made half as much and last time i didnt have mozzareall so used cheddar, it was a bit greasier tho... other than that i spread it fairly thin cook til that looks brown on top then flip it over and cook the other side until its brown THEN i top it

u REALLY REALLY REALLY have to squeeze the water out of the cauli s thats what makes it soggy.. hope that helps a bit

off to london tomorrow for ds birthday and also albert hall for me hope it dont rain like it did today.. gonna take snacks with me to pick at then macd prob for tea (with no bun of course)

have a great weekend everyone
x

Thanks, I didn't do this. It makes sense:rolleyes:

newish2this

Ted_Hutchinson wrote: »

After whizzing my cauli in the processor I steamed it DRY in a sealed container in the microwave. I didn't even put a tablespoonful in.

Thanks Ted, I've been using the food processor. Do you mean you only need one table spoon of cauli per pizza? I've been using a mug full (and that was when I reduced it:o ). I am so off track .

To make the base, which is obviously wrong:rolleyes: , I've been mixing;
300g cauli
1 egg
150g mozzarella...... I take it I'm using way too much cauli then:rolleyes:

shykins

as i said before i use a potato ricer to do mine much easier and gets it nice and dry

anyways the recipe i use is 1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower, 1 egg, 1 cup mozzarella cheese (tho as i said i used cheddar last time think iused less than a cup tho) .. mixed herbs/garlic

persevere u will get it and its well worth it
x

Ted_Hutchinson

newish2this wrote: »

Thanks Ted, I've been using the food processor. Do you mean you only need one table spoon of cauli per pizza? I

Usually when you cook veg in the microwave you are told to put a tablespoon of water in, or make sure they are wet from washing, so the microwaves have something to make steam out of to steam the veg. But Cauli has so much water in it you can put it in the microwave bag/sealed container DRY and then when it's zapped there will be sufficient moisture for it to steam nicely and you won't have to dry it off before you use it for the pizza base. I have editted the post so it's clear I'm talking about not putting any water in the microwave when steaming cauli.

I think of it as a pizza base substitute, but it isn't a doughy mixture, it's just a tasty surface on which to put some nice pizza toppings.

Badger_Lady

I was in a public loo yesterday and found a weighting machine! So I thought sod it, I'll have a go... put my 20p in and got my first weigh-in since February...

February 2008: 13 stone 8, dress size 14-16
December 2008: 12 stone 1, dress size 10-12

I could swear I've lost more poundage!

newish2this

Thanks shykins and Ted, I will try again next Saturday;)

ravylesley

Afternoon everyone

I have had a sick child all weekend so not had much time for posting

It was weigh in day yesterday and lost nothing but at least I didnt gain!For some reason my body doesnt want to go lower than 11 stone 3lbs anyone got any bright ideas how to kick start it?

Badgerlady know what you mean about weightloss in proportion to size loss because I've lost 3 stone and am in a size 12 jeans with 2 stone still to go to reach target I thought I would be still in a size 16 at this point.But I'm not complaining:D

Lesleyxx

HC_2

Shykins, what did you see at the Albert Hall? We celebrated our girls' birthday with an evening in London too last week - Les Mis for us. Hence petrol-station wrap at midnight.

I'm craving carbs big-time - well, actually, the lethal carb and fat combination. I had a McDonald's the other night - a quarter-pounder - and it was so good. Perhaps my inner chav is emerging. I'm just about back on track now but having difficulty.

And I feel as though I've barely been at home the last fortnight, driving DD round the south-east and Midlands for uni interviews and open days. I've just left her at Oxford, in a freezing-cold room, for three days on her own, for interviews with scary professors. Her self-confidence is plummeting and she's lonely. The house is a tip and I have a tower of washing. I have so much work to do, with horrible deadlines. I want roast potatoes or bread and melted Camembert, and I'm grumpy. My OH is feeling so poorly as a result of diabetes, which apparently can't be controlled with the usual medication.

Perhaps I should be posting on the Vent Board - or maybe there should be a General Whinge at Life Board...

Lesley, hope your child is on the mend.

Sorry to be so down. Others have worse problems than I do, I know.

suemagoo

ravylesley wrote: »

Afternoon everyone

I have had a sick child all weekend so not had much time for posting

It was weigh in day yesterday and lost nothing but at least I didnt gain!For some reason my body doesnt want to go lower than 11 stone 3lbs anyone got any bright ideas how to kick start it?

Badgerlady know what you mean about weightloss in proportion to size loss because I've lost 3 stone and am in a size 12 jeans with 2 stone still to go to reach target I thought I would be still in a size 16 at this point.But I'm not complaining:D

Lesleyxx

Same here cant get below 11stone 4 have lost 1stone 10 pounds . We have been to Brugge for the weekend had chocolate and loads cheese and wine its monday tomorow get back on track :j

Ted_Hutchinson

moneysavingallday wrote: »

Low carb is just the best! I've never had weight problems but there is a strong family tendency towards Type 2 Diabetes. I find that low carbing keeps those symptoms away.

Diabetes is an inflammatory condition driven by carbohydrate intake, reducing carbohydrate intake is of course on one way of reducing inflammation, the other side of the balance is to increase anti inflammatory intake hence Vitamin D3 5000~6000iu/daily, Omega 3 1.8g epa+dha (probably six normal fish oil or 3 double strength fish oil capsules) and magnesium 600mg daily. Drinking green tea is another simple anti inflammatory action and I'm sure you all know that exercise is beneficial for diabetes prevention because exercise also has an anti inflammatory effect.

I'm sure you all have sufficient common sense to appreciate that a building with many different types of fire prevention measures is more likely to survive than one which has only limited or partial fire prevention deployed nor that the more inflammatory sources (naked flames or potentially flameable inputs) will have a greater fire risk. So the more of the above strategies you use the better the result, in fact there is good reason to believe that Vit d works better in conjunction with omega 3 and magnesium. But no amount of anti inflammatory supplements/exercise will counter continual high inputs of pro inflammatory omega 6's and carbohydrates.