Low-carb diets support thread

mazzers

Mercy, i've searched everywhere for a julienne peeler, even our local designer outlet didn't have one, so i ordered one from ebay for £2.99 free p&p, its a Walmart one and had good feedback, not arrived yet so cant say myself.

Mercy

mazzers wrote: »

Mercy, i've searched everywhere for a julienne peeler, even our local designer outlet didn't have one, so i ordered one from ebay for £2.99 free p&p, its a Walmart one and had good feedback, not arrived yet so cant say myself.

cheers, hun!

I will check that out. May wait till after hols as not much time to use before then. So you will have chance to post your verdict, too!

Been looking at a cabbage kimchi which has julienned carrots and mooli too. Looks amazing so may well check that out before sauerkraut.

Today I discovered that the 1kg pots which we get Lidl's yog in can survive the dishwasher. Reckon they'd be good to ferment in so saved it for later Food grade plastic and a good airtight seal.

Daska - I'll check that out - sounds right up my street! :beer:

Nite nite
Mx

daska

Mercy wrote: »

cheers, hun!

I will check that out. May wait till after hols as not much time to use before then. So you will have chance to post your verdict, too!

Been looking at a cabbage kimchi which has julienned carrots and mooli too. Looks amazing so may well check that out before sauerkraut.

Today I discovered that the 1kg pots which we get Lidl's yog in can survive the dishwasher. Reckon they'd be good to ferment in so saved it for later Food grade plastic and a good airtight seal.

Daska - I'll check that out - sounds right up my street! :beer:

Nite nite
Mx

Airtight = explosive if the fermentation really gets going. If you want to do large quantities I recommend the Bodum Presso range. The spaghetti jar is a borosilicate glass jar with a plastic lid and silicon seal and, while it's a good enough fit to prevent insects, there is a small vent that will prevent the pressure building up too far.

I'm a fan of Lidl yogurt pots as well, I sometimes put DS2's breakfast in one and hang it from the handle of the scooter if I haven't managed to get him to eat it all.

And, whilst not at all moneysaving, I've just ordered a Spiralizer. I have a hand held julienne cutter and a mandolin that does a julienne cut as well but I don't really get on with either and they both seem to have a lot of wastage. I've also ordered a Dehydrator. Definitely can't afford them but have been dropping hints for far too long and they've all been ignored so it looks as if I have to buy my own LOL

Edwardia

I use a very sharp knife to julienne but somewhere buried in the under the sink cupboard aka useless-gadgets-my-mother-gave-me-cupboard is a Borner mandolin with attachments which might work. The julienne peeler she bought me from Lakeland was useless and I cut myself.

Have made yogurt before but didn't like it so my mother got the yogurtmaker. OH has tried making wine from our grapes but it's a long process and he always gets bored and gives up. The basil in the propagator is doing well but the salad leaves look more like leggy cress Have thought about getting a seed sprouter for salads. Sauerkraut.. not keen myself. Lurve pickled gherkins, eggs, onions, beetroot though. Was going to preserve some lemons for summer salads but found OH had nicked the 5LTR Le Parfait jar for bonemeal in the shed. So I think I manage about one Brownie point for the basil and salad leaves !

I eat/drink dairy although not much Lactofree now. I couldn't face more than a cheese omelette for breakfast cheese wise but my mother says there is something called the Oslo Diet which involved cheese for breakfast.

According to Dr Robert Lustig MD, leptin and insulin compete on the same pathway to the brain and if you're producing too much insulin the leptin can't tell the brain that you're full. Having lived in Canada I've experienced enough cold for a lifetime and I'm not taking ice baths to reset my leptin. I'll be reading what Dr John Briffa from UK has to say on leptin cos generally he's sensible

nuttybabe

hiya

day 2 and i have had

b - half the quishe thing i made yesterday and managed to start eating it within half hour of getting up and cup of tea. of course didnt factor in the eating would take 20 mins so mad rush getting ready! :rotfl:

l - cup of tea. i was out all day and not hungry until 3pm and then i drank loads of water.

t - steak (whoopsie of course :money:) and salad

feeling ok, and really wasnt hungry until afternoon so thats good.

i really dont think i could cope with the cold baths though. might try having the shower cooler and cooler when the bath is sealed (only been waiting a month :mad:) and see how that goes.

mazzers

Evening..
Had a terrible day in work but a good day of IF, no doubt i'll be rubbish on my day off tomorrow.

SHEILA54

Well done with sticking to it mazzers and nuttybabe. :T

Weigh day tomorrow. Supposed to rain hard all day so will go out as soon as shops open as looking after DGD (dear granddaughter age 2.)
Think I'll give the bike a miss as will get enough exercise running around:D

If I don't lose I will give it another 2 weeks and then consider IF or similar. Please let me know how you get on

Not into fermented items as have never liked them. Don't like vinegar or wine either. Interesting to read though as it reminds me of my grandmother who used to brew ginger beer and there were always interesting smells and the odd explosion :rotfl:

Mercy - a week of no tobacco so how are you feeling?

Trying to keep to 35 carbs a day, using coconut oil and bike to speed up metabolism so should lose.

hannojah, newleaf, schoolhouse, sunnyday and all who have not posted recently - how are you doing?

mummyofboys - are you feeling better this week?

mummyofboys

Hi everyone

sorry I havn't posted I have been doing overtime and too tired to log on when I got home!

I HAVE LOST 8 POUNDS so far!! so happy, feeling a lot better! I am however having really bad constipation sorry TMI but I know I needed to go but didn't have the urge, had a glass of diet coke and very quickly needed to go! How can I help this? I have been drinking around three litres of water.

I really feel like I can do it now, I am feeling alot happier already

daska

mummyofboys wrote: »

Hi everyone

sorry I havn't posted I have been doing overtime and too tired to log on when I got home!

I HAVE LOST 8 POUNDS so far!! so happy, feeling a lot better! I am however having really bad constipation sorry TMI but I know I needed to go but didn't have the urge, had a glass of diet coke and very quickly needed to go! How can I help this? I have been drinking around three litres of water.

I really feel like I can do it now, I am feeling alot happier already

Well done you! :j

Constipation - are you eating enough salt? A simple way of increasing it is to drink some bouillon (stock cube) dissolved in hot water twice a day.

And again on the constipation front - are you eating enough fat? Throw some olive oil on your salad and use plenty of butter for cooking. If you're feeling flush see if you can get hold of some virgin coconut oil - eat by the spoon if you feel like it, or use for cooking.

(I'm assuming you are eating plenty of green leafy veg )

Edwardia

Well done everyone !! xx

Um sorry no constipation tips from me, I'm on Metformin.

Been watching low carb vids on YouTube and it's great to watch a sports science professor from Capetown University with pre-diabetes talk about his low carb conversion and the cardiac surgery professor from Seattle address a conference and rubbish Ancel Keys Kinda gives me the feeling I'm not alone when I have to run the gauntlet of that;s so unhealthy from relies lol

B - boiled eggs
L - stir fry
D - rump steak smeared in Boursin, small piece v runny Brie MMMMM green salad coleslaw