Low-carb diets support thread

katniss

Evening all....does anyone on this thread follow primal or paleo, am i in the right place? I low carb in that i don't have rice, pasta, bread etc but do enjoy as much veg as i want. I had great success last year but over the last 8 weeks i'm struggling to stay on track.

I hope i can join in here

Mercy

Hi peeps!

Cheap turkey breast at Lidl

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/7067_38630.htm

Tomorrow only now. Cheap avocados too :j

Mx

SHEILA54

Hi katniss and welcome :wave:

People here are following different forms of low carb diets, including paleo, and we all help and support one another. There are lots of recipes on the first page, kindly updated by Mercy, and they may give you inspiration. I find it harder at this time of year but try to stay on the straight and narrow most of the time. Come the Spring, when it is warmer, it seems to be easier.

marbett - sorry to hear about your problems ((((hugs))))

elentan - if you try the 5:2 diet, let us know how it suits you? 50 carbs is the maintenance level that I try to stick to as well but I need to go lower to lose weight.

Mercy - thanks for the tip off How are the moggies doing?

schoolhouse - show yourself please and post

durham_mim - well done on the weight loss

daska, NigeWick, boots_babe - how goes it with you?

pink princess - how were the coconut bombs? Also please can I have the recipe for almond butter cookies?

murphydog - I planted up my baskets but have yet to dig the ground and clear the weeds. I am sure that your water problem will subside if we get some sun, whnever that is

NigeWick

katniss wrote: »

does anyone on this thread follow primal or paleo, am i in the right place?

I do Primal/Paleo Lite as I will eat the occasional rice dish, legumes and dairy. I also eat nightshades even had some sweetcorn in a chowder my wife cooked yesterday evening.

I follow the idea pretty much but am not evangelical about it. I also started off counting calories and have lost 60 lbs since last March. Now that I'm in the swing of it I do not calorie count any more. The way I see food, our ancient ancestors ate what they could get their hands on and that would include some grasses and tubers as well as meat, fish, fowl, plants and fruit & nuts in season. Just no bread, pasta, pizza, cakes, doughnuts, jam and any other processed stuff.

I believe in treats and will be having a packet of crisps and a few beers when watching the American Football Superbowl tonight.

NigeWick

SHEILA54 wrote: »

daska, NigeWick, boots_babe - how goes it with you?

We're away to our younger daughter's on Tuesday. She lives in Tolworth. My wife and I are being treated to a trip up The Shard on Wednesday plus a meal out at a Mexican restaurant in Leicester Square by some people I know. Thursday and Saturday we're booked in to babysit our grandson. No doubt my son in law will ply me with wine and single malt. Oh dear, what a shame, I shall just have to grin and bear it.

On the home front, I've got three apple trees, a plum tree and blackcurrant, raspberry & thornless blackberry to plant when we get back. I shall be placing the trees out front and remodelling the back garden to take the soft fruit and some veg. I have looked in to companion planting and deep beds so have ideas of how I want it to look. It will be Nasturtiums and Foxgloves with the fruit trees and I shall sort out what needs to go together in the deep beds.

And the exercise will do me good.

Mercy

Nasturtiums are excellent in salads. Leaves are peppery like watercress and flowers are edible but don't taste of much. Look pretty though :j

boots_babe

SHEILA54 wrote: »

daska, NigeWick, boots_babe - how goes it with you?

Still doing quite well thanks Sheila, just about to sit down and work out a menu for next week so i can go shopping.

Have to say I had one of my most delicious dishes this week for the first time - tomato and artichoke stew, YUM! Super quick and easy to make too.

Pink princess - ditto what Sheila says, I'd love to have the recipe for the almond cookies they sound really nice.

Managed 3 swimming sessions this week - only do 2 usually so that's good going for me. Going to struggle this next week though as I have to go away with work so won't have much chance.

NigeWick - hope you enjoy the Shard, you'll have a fantastic view from up there, have fun!

pink_princess

The almond butter cookies are moreish,

8oz of flax seed
8oz of ground almonds
Two tablespoons of stevia/or sweetner of choice
Then keep adding almond butter until a sticky dough
Add in lumps to a baking tray, yummy

The coconut bombs are just as nice,
2 tablespoons of coconut oil, 1 tablespoon of stevia and 1 tablespoon of sugar free coco powder. Put in the microwave for 40 seconds and mix, set as tiny bomb shapes.

daska

elantan wrote: »

spoke to the dr today regarding the 5:2 and low carbing option, he says i can go for it if i want but that there is no evidence that it helps with alzehimers or cognative function so not to expect it to help me there, if i can get though through the need to have the sugar on the night shift due to not feeling tired i think it will help deal with the sugar so that i can remain low carb,

i am going to try for 50g of carb again, and maybe involve carb cycling for when i work out

No evidence doesn't mean no impact, it just means no-one's tried/managed to get funding to run a study.

Have you tried reading that book I'm always banging on about? You have to give your body time to adjust...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Art-Science-Carbohydrate-Performance/dp/0983490716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358698387&sr=8-1

schoolhouse

Morning! Hope you are all well. I am reporting for duty Sheila:D.
I was LC'ing more last year,need to go back to that. I have a terrible sweet tooth and I love cooking,it's a combination that leads to one's jeans not zipping up anymore .

So, I have made my crustless quiche and ermm...thats it really.

Hope you all have a lovely day.