A new low-carb support thread for 2016

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Hope * Pippa* had a good evening at the taverna.
DH 's birthday today. We were going on a long walk, but it is cold, wet, and windy.
So may go tomorrow.
Pork tenderloin with fennel this evening and I have just made an avocado and chocolate mousse.Hope it tastes alright!

I'm glad you're fine now Mamie - a good deterrent against further fancy cakes . Maybe there was something wrong with the strawberries - would a bit of sugar have had such an affect?

I could swear we've had mention of microwaving a whole celeriac but I can't find it .... can someone please lead me in the right direction (or confirm that it's just my imagination!)

Think it definitely was the sugar in the icing "Riverwalk", I could sort of feel it as I was eating it. Shame, because the "fraisiers" from that patisserie are superb.
Now in the UK and averting my gaze from cakes and puddings galore. Fortunately DD is a very good low-carb cook.
I have never seen anything about celeriac in the microwave - maybe in the oven?
Tonight we are having sausages with a salad of broccoli, red pepper and avocado.
I am also enjoying the cheddar with chilli that I love (and a pork pie shh.....).

Riverwalk, you can microwave a whole celeriac, but it is not quite as simple as the usual swede. It has to be peeled and loosely wrapped in cling film. I have never tried it, but might do so now you have reminded me.www.therecipebox.com/microwave/vegetable/mo_veg0070.htm

As I have one lurking in the fridge will give it a go Shysal - and report back!

The chocolate mousse was heavenly. A little dense in texture perhaps , but with a splash of cream and a sliced strawberry, perfect. The first pudding I have had for nearly 4 months.

Glad it worked well. We have had three puddings since Christmas and that was my favourite. We had a salad with massaged kale for lunch. It was really delicious.

How do you massage kale?

Olive oil and massage it by hand for 5-10 minutes. It reduces by half and sort of cooks. Strange but true.

Thanks Mamie I will try that. DH will probably wonder what on earth I am doing but he will try anything once

I think it needs a bit of dried fruit for sweetness then spices, nuts, feta, red pepper, baby toms etc....

I love kale especially cavelero de Nero ( if that is how you spell it?)
Yesterday had a chicken casserole with lots of veg thrown in. Today we are having the first roast since our blood sugar episode. I might allow DH two small jersey Royal roast potatoes as he adores them - see that as his pudding! Also we are having lamb because the mint is looking lovely in the garden.

Yes a whole celeriac can be microwaved. After I'd peeled the beast there was about 500gm.

I followed Shysal's link - and only used salt and pepper, no sugar, or butter for cooking. It was perfectly cooked after 10 minutes cooking then 10 minutes standing.

Surprisingly considering how solid a celeriac is it's a bit watery, not as much as a swede but certainly more than a potato - I wonder if piercing half-way through cooking would dry it out a bit.

I opened it like a baked potato and put butter, more S&P, and grated comte - all very filling and tasty.

Glad it was edible, Riverwalk. I must give it a try, I think I have one lurking in my veg overflow box in the shed. I too thought the sugar would be unnecessary, but I shall be including the butter!

Lots of stuff in the press today about LCHF. I thought the dietician on BBC Breakfast was excellent, she really had the "expert" squirming.
Was in London yesterday and had an excellent low-carb lunch from Itsu. Avocado, chicken, poached egg, nuts, seeds, goji and a lovely dressing, then a full-fat yoghurt with berries. Really enjoyed it.

I think a lot of restaurants, especially around London are excellent for LCHF. We went to Giraffe with the GD's and there was a lot on the menu I could eat.
Going out to another birthday Tea party this afternoon. £14 is a bit expensive for 1 sandwich and half a scone.! Which is all I will allow myself.

Riverwalk comte would make anything tasty! Yes Mamie, I see NHS healthy eating experts are trying to rubbish the low carb diet again, but the proof's in the pudding, ha ha. If you are pre or diabetic why should you be encouraged to eat more of the stuff that is causing the problem. It doesn't make sense. There was a recipe for cauliflower cake by Yotam Ottolenghi in paper yesterday, so will give that a go. When I first came onto this thread I said I was no domestic goddess, but after trying to be low carb inventive with meals I think I could now give Nigella a run for her money.......

Well that was the worst Tea I have been to. The sandwiches were uninspiring, and the scones flat and hard. So it wasn't difficult to resist any of it.
Came home to cod in Parma ham which DH had cooked . Lovely

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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