Low-carb diets support thread

durham_mim

Menu

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs
Lunch: 2 chicken drumsticks, cheese & salad. Peanuts. 1 LC cherry cookie.
Dinner: Bolognese with cabbage. 2 LC cherry cookies.

SHEILA54

KittyBoo wrote: »

I thought you meant add the water to the cauliflower cheese as it helps it when it gets warmer.
I got weighed this morning and have lost 4 pounds and my BMI was 42.81 and it's now 42.11. ( I did it on the WI fit thingy and it tracks it every time I use it).
Can someone enlighten me about how to make sense of food labels and carbs.
I've tried to look it up but most sites use American way and I know that's different.
I don't use much labelled stuff but it's always useful to know.
Many thanks for your replies and suggestions.
It all helps a newbie like me.
Not sure what that means but as long as the numbers are decreasing them I'm happy.

Well done on the weight loss :T

In the UK the carb count on the packet has the fibre deducted but in the US the fibre is included so you can deduct it . I use fitday but deduct the fibre. However if I use UK labels I add the fibre back on when I input them so that I get the correct result at the end.

durham_mim - as you asked us to check your food my concern would be
that are you getting enough calcium from dairy as you don't mention milk or yogurt, just cheese?

durham_mim

SHEILA54 wrote: »

durham_mim - as you asked us to check your food my concern would be
that are you getting enough calcium from dairy as you don't mention milk or yogurt, just cheese?

Sheila this is a concern of mine too. I do use Lactofree cream in my tea, and when I'm making sauces, and sometimes on my breakfast. I water the cream down before adding it to my tea as I don't like it really creamy. There are no dairy free natural yoghurts other than the ones made with soya. Lactofree do fruit flavoured ones which I suspect are too high in carbs. I make sure I eat a supply of nuts each day in order to boost calcium levels. I'm presuming Lactofree cheese, soft cheese and butter all contain calcium. I can get lactofree milk but I thought the cream was lower in carbs.

SHEILA54

Hi durham_mim

I have 50g cheddar a day - 370g calcium (under1 carb)
120ml lactofree milk - 160g calcium (3.2g carb)
100g yogurt - 135g calcium (6.5carb). Can you tolerate goats milk yogurt?

Info on Lactofree
http://www.lactofree.co.uk/#nosplash

I see that they have also brought out goat's milk vanilla ice cream
At 2.7carb per 100ml I may give it a try.
http://www.sthelensfarm.co.uk/more_info.asp?current_id=151

I also have an almond pancake, almond butter or similar to boost calcium, plus they taste good. I boil bones when I roast chicken to make soup and have fish quite a lot. Broccoli and other veg have calcium as well

In this way I tend to get around 1000mg of calcium a day

Food Serving size mg of Calcium
Bone broths:
Amount depends upon how it's made, homemade is best.
Fish :
Salmon, canned, with bones 1 cup 431 mg
Sardines, canned, with bones 100gms (3.6oz) 300mg
Tuna, canned, with bones 100gms (3.6oz) 290mg
Oysters, raw 1 cup 226mg
Fish, fresh, cooked 100gms (3.6oz) 35mg
Nuts and seeds :
Almonds, hulled 1 cup 300mg
Brazil Nuts 1 cup 260mg
Sunflower seeds, hulled 1 cup 174mg
Sesame seeds, ground, unhulled 1 tablespoon 100mg
Tahini (hulled sesame paste) 1 tablespoon 85mg
Sea vegetables :
Hijiki 1 cup 610mg
Dulse (dry) 1 cup 567mg
Wakame 1 cup 520mg
Agar-agar 1 cup 400mg
Kelp (kombu) 1 cup 305mg
Vegetables :
Rhubarb, cooked 1 cup 348mg
Collard greens, cooked 1 cup 300mg
Bok choy, cooked 1 cup 200mg
Silver beet or Spinach, cooked 1 cup 180mg
Beet greens, cooked 1 cup 165mg
Broccoli, cooked 1 cup 160mg
Dandelion greens, cooked 1 cup 147mg
Parsley, raw 1 cup 122mg
Watercress, raw 1 cup 53mg
Other :
Eggs 2 56mg
Egg yolks 2 52mg

pink_princess

I've been such a piggie today

Brekkie was sugar free jelly with raspberries

Lunch was two sausages, followed by 100g of pork scratching, followed by a handful of dried chickpeas sprinkled with turmeric:eek:

Dinner was beef stir fry. Beef chunks in a touch of soy sauce with onion, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, cauliflower and fresh red chillis with zero noodles.

I wish I could say that was all but I am tucking in to a celtic reduced carb chocolate bar

Least it is all low carb :rotfl:

durham_mim

Hi durham_mim

I have 50g cheddar a day - 370g calcium (under1 carb)
120ml lactofree milk - 160g calcium (3.2g carb)
100g yogurt - 135g calcium (6.5carb). Can you tolerate goats milk yogurt?

Info on Lactofree
http://www.lactofree.co.uk/#nosplash

I can't tolerate either goats or sheeps milk yoghurt as both contain Lactose. It is the lactose that upsets my stomach not the milk itself. From the list you posted it looks as though I too am getting around 800-1000mg of calcium a day. I have broccoli at least 3 times a week, fish once per week, I have nuts and eggs every day and I use chicken or lamb bones to make soup with.

Yesterday's Menu:

Breakfast: Boiled egg. Peanuts. (was feeling very hungry this morning).
Lunch: 2 LC cherry cookies. 2 normal biscuits. 2 homemade flapjacks, 1 mini mars bar:o
Dinner: Chilli con carne with Rice

As you can see I had more than a bit of a blow out yesterday. I really miss having rice and I really enjoyed it last night but I will be back to the Low carb stuff again today.

Today's menu:

Breakfast: Scrambled egg(3 eggs) with 2 sausages.
Lunch: 2 chicken drumsticks, Lactofree cheese with salad. Almonds.
Dinner: Chicken curry(chicken is cooked on the bone) with vegetable bhaji. 2 LC cherry cookies.

marrbett

durham_mim wrote: »

I can't tolerate either goats or sheeps milk yoghurt as both contain Lactose. It is the lactose that upsets my stomach not the milk itself. From the list you posted it looks as though I too am getting around 800-1000mg of calcium a day. I have broccoli at least 3 times a week, fish once per week, I have nuts and eggs every day and I use chicken or lamb bones to make soup with.

Yesterday's Menu:

Breakfast: Boiled egg. Peanuts. (was feeling very hungry this morning).
Lunch: 2 LC cherry cookies. 2 normal biscuits. 2 homemade flapjacks, 1 mini mars bar:o
Dinner: Chilli con carne with Rice

As you can see I had more than a bit of a blow out yesterday. I really miss having rice and I really enjoyed it last night but I will be back to the Low carb stuff again today.

Today's menu:

Breakfast: Scrambled egg(3 eggs) with 2 sausages.
Lunch: 2 chicken drumsticks, Lactofree cheese with salad. Almonds.
Dinner: Chicken curry(chicken is cooked on the bone) with vegetable bhaji. 2 LC cherry cookies.

I hear you on this. I really miss rice too.
I'm finding it easier not to indulge in rubbish now the sun is shining-it seems to lend itself to different salady options , doesn't it!

durham_mim

Saturday's Menu

B: 3 LC cherry cookies, 1tbsp blueberries, cream
L: 2 chicken drumsticks, 2 tbsp Lactofree soft cheese & salad. Mixed Nuts. 1 square 81% chocolate.
Chicken curry with vegetable bhaji. 2 squares 85% chocolate.

Sunday's Menu:

B: 3 LC cherry cookies, 1tbsp blueberries, cream
L: 1 slice cooked ham, Lactofree cheddar cheese & salad. Mixed Nuts
Roast chicken, mashed celeriac, cabbage, broccoli, 5 sprouts & 1tbsp carrots. 2 squares 81% chocolate.

Mojisola

This - https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss?page=1 - is an interesting article.

If, by low carbing, you're cutting out all the best foods for your friendly gut bacteria, you may need to adapt your diet or supplement with prebiotics.

marrbett

Mojisola wrote: »

This - https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss?page=1 - is an interesting article.

If, by low carbing, you're cutting out all the best foods for your friendly gut bacteria, you may need to adapt your diet or supplement with prebiotics.

So according to this, a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice is required? Don't think i could do the brown rice and barley(is that pearl barley?)