Low-carb diets support thread

SHEILA54

murphydog999 - I'm fine, I went for a long walk along the Embankment today with some friends and enjoyed it. One of them has diabetes, irritable bowel and her knees need replacing which made it difficult for her to walk far without stopping. I am the lucky one

In_A_ Pickle - sorry to hear that, life isn't fair sometimes.

Edwardia

Tesco
750g organic brown onions £1, organic red onions £1, class 2 organic cauliflower 1.65, 2 x 160g organic fine beans 2.50, 2 x organic green beans 2.50, 320g organic white mushrooms £1, 2 x 410g organic diced beef £6, 390g tin Tesco organic chopped tomatoes 89p

ASDA
organic cabbage 1.27 each, organic chicken legs 4.73/kg, 3pk organic garlic 70p, 500g organic onions 94p, 6 mixed weight organic eggs £2, Yeo Valley organic semi-skimmed milk 2 LTR 2 for £3, organic beef mince 500g 2 for 6.50, 4pts organic whole milk £1, Linwoods milled organic flaxseed 425g 4.93, organic lamb chops 330g 5.27, ASDA organic chopped tomatoes 400g tin 62p, Tarantello organic passata 690g 1.50,

Waitrose
organic beetroot 250g £1, organic free range pork meatballs 300g 2.99, organic spring onions 90p, 4 organic British beefburgers 2 for £6, organic free range pork mince 500g 3.69, frozen organic garden peas 500g 1.31, organic free range diced pork leg 400g 4.99, 150g organic blueberries 2 for £4, Duchy Originals organic British beef mince 500g 3.79, organic unwashed wild rocket 60g 99p, organic Welsh ground lamb 400g 3.79, organic chicken wings 5.39/kg

Sainsbury's
So Organic Mozzarella 125g 1.25, organic diced beef 400g 3 for £10, Yeo Valley organic British butter 250g 2 for 2.50, So Organic chopped tomatoes 400g tin 2 for £1, organic chestnut mushrooms 250g £1, organic beef mince 500g 2 for £6, So Organic frozen peas 750g 1.85, 3 pack organic courgettes £2, So Organic tomato puree 312g jar 99p, So Organic passata 700g jar £1, organic cauliflower 1.20, So Organic 4pts semi-skimmed milk 2 for £3, So Organic unsalted British butter 250g 1.49

All items picked off websites tonight

SHEILA54

Thanks Edwardia x

Mercy

murphydog999 wrote: »

Just a thought, as I don't know how to go about it; I think it would be a good idea to put edwardia's list on with the recipes at the start of the thread, as a reference for people.

To put a link to the link list on the first page will involve pm-ing sazbo as she is the author of the first page post. Once the link is up there it can be added to by Edwardia in the same way as I add recipes to the list. Done through editing.

Sazbo is quite lovely and I think she's still on MSE if not on here.

Give it a try, it will be a good resource to have.

Not read through, will catch up tomorrow.

nite nite

Mx

Padstow

In_A_Pickle wrote: »

hello everyone, I have been popping back on this thread to start picking up tips in preparation for low carbing again so thought I would say hello

I am currently on a vlcd (I know lots of people will frown on this but I started it for current health problems) and I am now planning for life after the vlcd.

I want to be able to low carb but keep the fat content down (have problems digesting fat) so I am looking at reintroducing meat into my diet eg fish and maybe some other lean meats.

has anyone got any tips or thoughts on how I can achieve any of this?

Ilost a stone quickly last year and didn't regain it, eating mainly salmon. My meals were one slice of thin brown bread toasted for breakfast.
I don't like the taste of salmon, so would coat it in Bart's Cajun Spice, fry it and have it with lots of salad or with spinach finished in butter and nutmeg as my lunch and supper.
I didn't stint on the salad dressing or mayo and the weight came off fast.

I look at myself now at 11 stone 4 with my belly roll and wonder why I allowed myself to be 13 stone before the salmon diet. Gross!!

daska

Still lurking, have realised I have just over 2 weeks to get the baking sorted and leaflets printed. I really must work out how to post a photo on here, DS2 was thrilled today becaue supper was little fritata type things made in a hungry animals pan. He had the monkey

I always get hungry when reading this thread, must go and have something sensible before I dig in to a cake that's waiting to be decorated LOL. Having thought about it I'm going to have a big mocha made with real coffee, hersheys cocoa and raw cream

Padstow

Gray_Malkin wrote: »

Re clothes sizing - I am at least 7 to 10lbs heavier than when I was 20, but I'm in at least a size smaller I call it vanity sizing

Haha,Gray Malkin. Stay away from Zara where a 12 is XL.Scary.:eek:

Edwardia

And it's not like Spanish women are all skinny eitther.. not bought any of the clothes but have a gorgeous square wooden table from Zara Home which is pierced Moroccan style. I wrote a letter to a magazine, not even thinking it would get published - it was chosen as star letter and as the prize wasn't available in my area I got a cheque which covered the cost of the table

SHEILA54

You did well there Edwardia

I find that I can fit size 16 - 18 tops in most shops but the size of trousers varies enormously, from an 18 - 22. M&S are in the higher range despite the fact that they used to size big and I am waiting to fit into a pair that I bought in the sale earlier this year. Pity about the belly roll as I am sure that it doesn't help

Did anyone see the second programme on BBC2 last night, all about fast food and supersizing meals / packaging. I can't believe that supermarkets can't see that by selling larger packages of crisps, coke etc at a discount they are encouraging people to eat more junk and get fatter :eek:

Gray_Malkin

SHEILA54 wrote: »

You did well there Edwardia

I find that I can fit size 16 - 18 tops in most shops but the size of trousers varies enormously, from an 18 - 22. M&S are in the higher range despite the fact that they used to size big and I am waiting to fit into a pair that I bought in the sale earlier this year. Pity about the belly roll as I am sure that it doesn't help

Did anyone see the second programme on BBC2 last night, all about fast food and supersizing meals / packaging. I can't believe that supermarkets can't see that by selling larger packages of crisps, coke etc at a discount they are encouraging people to eat more junk and get fatter :eek:

Yes, I watched it. I can't believe they didn't realise they were encouraging people to eat more either. But then again, why should they care when they're raking the money in?

I wonder if this so-called "fat/sugar tax" will ever get off the ground?