Low-carb diets support thread

mazzers

sweetserendipity wrote: »

My hubby came back from Tesco with a box of lemon cupcakes today. Yesterday it was a bar of dairy milk. The other day he wanted to take me out for fish & chips.

I haven't asked/hinted for any of these things, I think he thinks it will make me happy

Anyone heard of 'feeders'?? Partners/friends/relations that keep giving food to their loved ones as an act of love & to basically feed them up!! I think I might have one!! :rotfl:

I have, leave home quick or you'll end up at 40 stone.

BTW, love those lemon cupcakes, wouldn't be able to resist.

mazzers

I had a lovely dinner and also made roast BNS, carrot, yellow pepper and onion soup, and whizzed it with cabbage boiled in veg stock, is fab.
Had the brainwave to make my schwarz gravy less carby by mixing a third of a pkt with juices/fat and veg stock and adding some of the soup, bloody lovely, and enough to cover two dinners, so thats tomorrow sorted

Also mixed the brazil nut butter with the peanut butter and was quite a success, and lower in carbs

sistercas

Alias well done on your weight loss :T:T
I have whole earth peanut butter but I dont have a small dollop when I eat it

I have lost 2 lbs this week (18.5lb in total since xmas :T)
I keep struggling with overeating at the weekends and evenings , I find if I am out I am fine I dont feel particularly hungry, but at home i cant stop eating- I'm not hungry I just want to eat , I keep snacking - I wish I could stop but it sort of compels me

anyhoo been for a walk in the several inches of snow we have , it was lovely and sunny

breakfast: fried egg and 2 slices bacon
lunch : roast gammon mashed cauli and sprouts and a smidge of gravy ( made with granules) SF jelly and double cream for pud

tea: ham salad (probably some gammon too) and hm coleslaw

snacks: lc crispbread peanut butter, low sugar choc ( from holland and barratts 3 carbs per bar) celery and cream cheese ( note to self- need to stop eating )

sweetserendipity

Wow, well done on the 18.5lbs off, sistercas!! :j

All these lbs dropping off everybody, tis brilliant!!

mazzers, I've bought some of the Schwartz gravy to try. Alias, did you manage to find some, seem to remember you asking where to get it from?? Got mine from the Co-op & it was with all the other packets of sauce mixes/spices etc.

I'm busy meal-planning & writing a shopping list atm, I want to be as organised as possible starting tomorrow!!

Dobie

mazzers wrote: »

You have me sussed
So, am chuffed atm
Dont hold yer breath tho!

Sending positive vibes so you can keep on the straight & narrow.

There's been a lot of talk about gravy recently. I fry some leek & celery until soft then whizz it & thin it with veg stock from whatever I'm cooking & the juices from the meat if there are any. I add a teaspoon of gravy granules just to make it a bit brown & that makes a lovely gravy.

Yesterday I cooked a small lamb joint in the slow cooker & made the gravy this way & it was gorgeous. Certainly didn't taste like diet food!

gunsandbanjos

Just had a yummy dinner of Tarragon chicken and sugarsnap peas, nomnomnom. Couldnt eat much of it though, i seem to get full very quickly on low carb. Have left it on the side so i can go back to it later if i'm hungry. Havent drunk nearly enough water though! Need to make a conscious effort tomorrow to up it, will have a really early night tonight as i'm so tired. Late night at work last night so will try and catch up tonight.

sweetserendipity

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Just had a yummy dinner of Tarragon chicken

Did you use the IPD recipe?? Thinking of trying that - another one to add to my menu plan!!

Have left it on the side so i can go back to it later if i'm hungry.

Eaten cold or heated up?? Beware if you do heat it up, remember what happened to you last time!! :eek::rotfl:

mazzers

Dobie wrote: »

Sending positive vibes so you can keep on the straight & narrow.

There's been a lot of talk about gravy recently. I fry some leek & celery until soft then whizz it & thin it with veg stock from whatever I'm cooking & the juices from the meat if there are any. I add a teaspoon of gravy granules just to make it a bit brown & that makes a lovely gravy.

Yesterday I cooked a small lamb joint in the slow cooker & made the gravy this way & it was gorgeous. Certainly didn't taste like diet food!

I think you said about this before but i didnt take note, sounds really good and cheaper and healthier than a pkt mix, wiil deffo give it a try next week, thanks dobie.

mazzers

sweetserendipity wrote: »

Eaten cold or heated up?? Beware if you do heat it up, remember what happened to you last time!! :eek::rotfl:

Christ, memory like an elephant, what happened, i'm curious now.

aliasojo

mazzers wrote: »

I feel really positive when i'm dieting as it means i'm in control and improving myself, when i'm not i feel really depressed as i know i'm just getting fatter, slowly but surely, and wont go out as my clothes dont fit and i look like the proverbial sack of sh*t

Ditto. Want to thank you twice for that.

sistercas wrote: »

Alias well done on your weight loss :T:T

I have lost 2 lbs this week (18.5lb in total since xmas :T)

Thanks, and well done yourself. :T:D

sweetserendipity wrote: »

. Alias, did you manage to find some, seem to remember you asking where to get it from??

Nope. Seem to be very elusive around these parts. Will keep looking though.