A new low-carb support thread for 2016

Hi Shysal if you do have PMR I can point you in the direction of help and advice. Since going on the steroids and being aware of possible weight gain I have from day one cut back on sugar/ carbs, with an occasional treat, and I am losing weight not gaining it. The doc says it is possible to keep a check on your weight whilst on steroids.

Hope all goes ok for you.

Glad the meds have kicked in NanKate. I have booked my blood test for PMR, going this morning. I shall be gutted if I have to take steroids, as managing my weight is a constant struggle . This thread is a great support, so I am a frequent visitor. If necessary I shall do intermittent fasting, but all my food will be low carb.

Nankate really pleased that you are feeling more yourself. Like you I wouldn't mind a bowl of what my littlest GD calls ' custid' One day perhaps

nankate good isn't it when you finally have some control and you are feeling more yourself.

I was daydreaming Anya of lovely thick custard

All my clothes are feeling loose now which is just great. My tablets at last are working 90% and the last two days have been pretty good, what a relief.

Thanks to Anya and other kind Gransnetters and all my lovely friends at my WI I have survived a tricky time. I shall now be far more compassionate to others, now that I real use how debilitating ill health is.

Please excuse me going off topic but feel the change to low carb/ sugar has quickened my recovery.

all round, felt inappropriate

PS I've developed a taste for natural yoghurt ... which I never thought I would.

Safe journey Mamie

NanKate ....what were you planning on pouring the custard over?

Cottage pie with cauliflower mash is yummy. I've made a fish pie with celeriac mash and DH loved it. And thanks for the link I'll try to follow that up.

We will. Safe journey Mamie

May be off the radar for a day or so now while I get back to France.
Keep on keeping on everyone.

1. Pastry not great but we have done a very thin crust with spelt flour with no other carbs.
2. Sweet potatoes quite carby but small amount ok.
3. Cottage pie a big yes, but celeriac or cauliflower mash instead of potato (with plenty of butter).
4. Eggs are fine but no sugar or flour so custard a bit tricky!

Good luck to you Lazigirl I think I shall have a nice glass of chilled wine at the weekend.

I have signed up to the Diet Doctor and feel very positive about this thread.

I have a few questions

1. Is pastry in or out ?
2. Are sweet potatoes in a small amount ok ?
3. Is cottage pie a thing of the past ?
4. What about custard ?

Goodness no Lazigirl. Got to get back and water the tomatoes!

Oh dear Mamie. Perhaps you'd better stay until strike's over - but that may be a little while......Nankate joining this thread is best thing you could have done. It's so supportive and great recipes. It's kept me going, and I hope will no longer be at risk of diabetes when lost a bit more weight. I am losing weight quite slowly as I do drink beer at weekends, but gradually getting there so good luck.

Thick not think icing.

Well what a lovely welcome from you all. Thanks so much.

Anya if you go onto Facebook Breakfast Time you will find the 5 minute interview with the Dietician and the expert which Mamie mentioned.

I went to a birthday party to day and when I was given choc cake with think icing I asked our host if she had a biscuit I could have instead. She found a lovely little heart shaped one which wasn't sweet at all. I brought the choc cake back for DH who is one if life's slim people.

All my trouser are loose now

Honestly I do think there is a lot of nonsense talked in the press. I know we are on a no carb diet, but thought the idea that potatoes gave you hypertension beyond ridiculous.

Fish baked in the oven with asparagus and tender stem broccoli tonight.

As well as controlling DHs blood sugar levels I have now lost half a stone. I have some trousers on today with a popper at the waist and this is the first time for years I have worn them without the popper unpopping?

Sorry forgot to say gladaquagran is feeling better. Luckily I didn't get that carb flu.

Hi NanKate and welcome to this excellent thread.
I have been on the LCHF diet for about 12? Weeks now and have lost nearly 2 stone
I have just been talking to a neighbour, who said when he was diagnosed with diabetes he was told to eat ' normally' but low fat.
Lovely people on here, intelligent and supportive.

Ah that is good news aquagran. Glad the "carb flu" has gone.

Hi NanKate, I've been on this LCHF diet now for three weeks. It's easy to do, and you don't feel hungry. I craved something sweet at first, but slowly, and I mean slowly, I overcame this craving. The weight drops off! If you feel "rubbish" at first, I did for over two weeks, this will fade. I started taking magnesium tablets after two weeks and that really helped.
One word of warning though, if you are "boozers" like we are, you will get tipsy very quickly! Good luck!

Welcome NanKate. As Anya says, just jump in where you have arrived on the thread. It may be helpful to read the Diet Doctor link in my original post at the top for a quick overview. We have been going for a long time and just aim to talk about how we are doing, what we are eating, anything relevant in the news and anything irrelevant we want to chat about. Support, ideas, encouragement are always on hand.
So I am over two years into the way of eating, which we started when my OH was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. He lost nearly five stone and is no longer pre-diabetic and I lost three stone. We have maintained the loss for over a year now. I think the key is to see it as a way of eating (for life in our case) not a diet. We have the odd treat now but soon realise when we are having too much carb and cut back again. Others will be along to tell you where they have got to with it all.
Today is my last day of my week in England before I go back to France (and hope OH has found enough fuel to get us home!).
I had full-fat yoghurt and berries for breakfast, cheese salad for lunch (cheese, leaves, asparagus, toms, beetroot and coleslaw) and tonight is spag bog. I would normally have courgette spaghetti with that but am going to try DD's spelt spaghetti (about a 30g portion).
Glass of dry rosé with DD.

PS We've just had my BiL & SiL (the nice one) to stay and he's been put on a low carb diet by the Practice Nurse at his GP surgery.

TVJust jump in the deep and with us NanKate and pay catch up as you go along.

People are very good about re-posting recipes and don't mind people asking advice even if it's already been covered in post 342

I've just had a lovely juicy beef burger for lunch, with a splodge of mayo wrapped in a great big iceberg-lettuce leaf. Much nicer than a soggy old bun, tasty, crispy and worth a try.

Sorry I missed that on Breakfast TV Mamie but doubtless we'll be hearing more of this in then days to come. The report by the National Obesity Forum was even mentioned on the BBC news last night.

Been recommended to this thread by Mamie as I am looking to reduce my carbs and sugar intake.

Not sure I will read all 624 posts