Low-carb diets support thread

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mardatha wrote: »

All of the recipe websites are American and they eat weird food. Is there anything UK-based ?

Join your local library. You can then search for library books on line - search on low carb and look at what they have. My favourites right now are The low-carb long term lifestyle by Carolyn Humphries and Rose Elliot's The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet.

When I first started I just ate protein plus green veg, but it gets a bit boring so after a while it is nice to look at other recipes. I often have salad or soup for lunch - today it was fresh salmon salad (reduced in sainsbury last night to 40p per fillet!)

Good luck - it's a great way to eat and you do lose weight if you follow the rules :-)

Gers

mardatha wrote: »

All of the recipe websites are American and they eat weird food. Is there anything UK-based ?

There are LOADS of recipes linked on page 1 (Mercy's recipes) which are UK based.

mardatha

Is black pudding low carb ? can you eat it on this diet ?

Eric_Pisch

mardatha wrote: »

Is black pudding low carb ? can you eat it on this diet ?

Black pudding - UK - pigs blood, pork fat and cereal (oatmeal and or barley)

it may contain carbs so probably not

kittiej

Evening all!

Just dropping by to say everyone seems to be doing really well and welcome to the other newbies.

I have now lost 20lbs as of today and after a bit of a lull I seem to have gone back to losing 1lb a day again - I'll just have to watch what I eat over the weekend.

So I'm almost half way to my goal which is a great boost.

My latest yummy concoction which I'm addicted to is fried mushrooms with beansprouts and Quorn beef style strips, so a bit of a stir fry, lovely for all you veggies out there.

crazystace

I got loads of cookbooks from the library. I don't tend to use more than 1 or 2 recipes from any books so waste of money to buy them all but nice to have a flick through and pick out some faves.

caeler

It's a good idea to get some meal recipe inspiration. I've found my meal plans after 56 days is getting a bit 'samey', not that I don't enjoy what I'm eating, ultimately I know what is in it and there are some things I could eat every day!! w/c 8 November I'm due to start the gradual increase of my carbs above 20g a day, I'll need inspiration then!

hannoja

Got home to a lovely lump of roast pork last night, with crackling! Yumm! :beer:
Made a nice change from sausages and cheese :rotfl:

Gers

There's an interesting article in the Daily Mail today-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1323758/Can-cutting-Carbohydrates-diet-make-live-longer.html

Yesterday I took some home-made soup with me for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Have also started to make egg and mayo in the evening for breakfast the next day - being organised makes this so much easier.

I bought some 'substitute' pepperamis yesterday and they are yeugh - taking them back to the supermarket for a refund and need to get some proper ones instead.

Sorry to not be around so much but work takes me away a lot, hopefully that will change shortly as I'm a bit weary of charging up and down the motorway twice a week. However, am off on hols at the end of this week, first for some relaxing chilling time up north and then heading from some sun for a few days. Will be adding some unwanted but very welcome liquid carbs

Tonight will be some philly stuffed inside chicken and wrapped in bacon. I make them up and freeze them, not meant to be good for the cream cheese but once it's cooked it works just fine. Made a whole load of assorted soups the other day and froze them in individual portions - carrot and coriander, pea and mint (not the lowest carb veg but delicious) and leek soups. Then I add some form of meat to them during the heating up time - chopped up sausage, cooked ham etc.

Hope all are both well and doing well.

Eric_Pisch

Gers wrote: »

There's an interesting article in the Daily Mail today-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1323758/Can-cutting-Carbohydrates-diet-make-live-longer.html

fascinating, her diet is a mirror match of mine, keeps me on about 25% carb intake

and my bloods are amazing glucose in the 4.3-4.9 range and cholesterol 4.3