Low-carb diets support thread

marrbett

Hi all,
I've been off the puter over Christmas/New year. Today the decs are going down and normality starting again.
Its been a mixed bag food wise-we keep being given biscuits and chocs, neither of which I want, but the biscuits find their way to my mouth!!!
Meal wise it's not been too bad, but I'll be happier when all the christmas food has gone(still 1 pudding to go!!).
There is this challenge about to start if it inspires anyone(the whole 30 programme)

http://whole9life.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the-official-whole30-program-whole9life.com.pdf

Its things we already know, but maybe we can encourage one another to stick to it for the 30 days??

Happy New Year to you all.xxx

pink_princess

Happy new year everyone, I hope it was a good one for you all.

I have the day off today so I am going to meal plan for the week.:)

pink_princess

Wednesday- soup for lunch and guinea fowl curry for dinner.
Thursday- away at a meeting for lunch so I will take am extend bar just incase, dinner will be a quick omelette once I get back.
Friday- cocktail sausages without salad for lunch, dinner will be romansecu in cheese sàuce without bacon bits.
Saturday- chicken salad for lunch, dinner will be cheese burger with portabelo mushrooms.
Sunday- lunch will be cottage pie with mashed swede topping, dinner will be a meat and cheese board without gg crackers.

I need to get fresh veg but other than that I have it all in.

sistercas

Back from work and did 30 mins on the wii ( if I don't do it straight away I just won't do it )

B: 1 egg 2 rashers bacon , mushrooms and tomatoes fried in butter
L: veggie omelette
pork chop. And roasted veg

Have got some macadamia nuts for a snack if I need one

Hope you are doing ok x

boots_babe

SHEILA54 wrote: »

How is hubby now?

He's finally better thanks, although today is the first day. Must have been a nasty one as he's never ever ill usually. Glad I somehow managed to avoid it - although now I'm back at work and lots of people are ill so it might well come my way yet.

So Happy 2013 to everyone :beer: Hope you all celebrated in style.

Today I've had:

Breakfast - greek yoghurt with almonds and flaxseed
Lunch - spinach soup
Dinner - grilled courgette and halloumi, with a mixed salad
Snack - thai spiced nuts

Feeling particularly full as that halloumi is VERY filling I always found.

sofaman

I've just been browsing for low-carb diet books online, and there's quite a few to choose from.

Can anyone recommend any decent books?

boots_babe

I can only recommend veggie ones but you could always add meat?

Rose Elliott's cookbook and separate diet book are good. Plus I recently got Celia Brooks Browne's after recommendation on here.

All 3 are good.

pink_princess

sofaman wrote: »

I've just been browsing for low-carb diet books online, and there's quite a few to choose from.

Can anyone recommend any decent books?

What type of book are you after, cook book or medical effect type?

Meeting was boring but York is lovely, I must get down for a weekend soon :j

Going to have a vodka before bed I think, naughty me

SHEILA54

Good to see more people posting and being positive It is amazing that in just 3 days of being strict with myself the wind and stomach cramps have gone

Feeling quite run down today but I can't make up my mind if it is due to the fact that my family have this bad virus that is doing the rounds or that my body is readjusting. Hope that it is the second as there has been coughing a round me for 3 weeks now and I am pretty much the only one that hasn't got it: so far ........

As I monitor my carbs, protein, vits and minerals on Fitday I have noticed the recurring pattern that I am not having enough potassium. This is mentioned on several low carb websites as being a problem as pottasium helps to regulate the heart, blood pressure and maintain fluid electrolyte balance of the body. Deficiency can cause fatigue, irritability and high BP.
Answer -
spinach 100g cooked contains 452mg
half avocado is 420mg,
mushrooms 100g raw 364mg
kale 100g raw 447mg
swiss chard 100g cooked 549mg
sprouts 100g 389mg
courgettes, asparagus and green beans are all between 200 - 250mg per 100g

They are good for fibre and are the only lowish carb options that I have found unless someone here can suggest anything else? The recommended daily intake is between 3500 & 4700g. I might try having eggs on spinach with cheese for breakfast as 4 nuggets of frozen = 100g cooked + I always have half an avocado a day anyway.

Any good recipes using the above would be greatly appreciated

breakfast - flax / almond pancake with cream
lunch - half avocado, cheese, cucumber, 3 cherry toms
snack - 1 brazil nut + 5 cashew nuts, low sugar jelly with cream
dinner - minced beef with celery, onion, brocolli, asparagus and cauliflower mash

drinks - water, decaff coffee, one ordinary coffee and 1 tea. Bought some almond milk and it isn't too bad with coffee and a little cream. Milk off limits for the next couple of weeks but I will reintroduce lactofree after that.

Bedtime : cocoa with almond milk and splenda

Total carbs 30 - I am finding it difficult to go below that.

durham_mim

Morning everyone.

I'm hoping to get back on the straight and narrow within the next few days. Hoping to be good today but tomorrow I'm going to a church social and on Sunday I intend to use up the last of the dairy free cheese cake I bought as a Christmas treat. By Monday I should be completely back to low carbing and back to doing my Callanetics. Looking forward to feeling healthy again.

Today's menu:

B: Scrambled egg & 3 rashers of bacon
L: Ham with salad and coleslaw (I made this with greek yoghurt as I don't like mayonnaise)
Chicken breast wrapped in bacon. Broccoli & celeriac chips. 2 squares 60% coconut chocolate.