A new low-carb support thread for 2016

They're usually the ones on the bottom shelf in the supermarket Rowantree - just look on the ingredients list and check there's nothing on it but oats.

Now I 'get' what kind of oats to use, but I have several bags of the other kind of oats in the cupboard! Looks as if I will be making DH lots of his favourite flapjacks to use them up....before buying the old-fashioned sort.

Can anyone recommend where to buy them and what to look for? If you're allowed, that is? Or are they available only at health food shops or online?

Mamie Are you sure you've spelled that correctly?

Thanks Mamie. You are probably right. A bit more exercise needed.No excuses.

We have egg and bacon (well poitrine fumée) every Sunday,
BBbevan I think getting stuck for a bit is quite normal. Maybe up the exercise a bit?
The other thing we had quite a lot of when we first started was pearled spelt. I had forgotten about it but yesterday made a pearled spelt, avocado, mint and feta salad (a whole 25g of spelt each). It is another grain that is very rich in vitamins and minerals.

Well done Whitewave and your DH. I seem to have reached and got stuck on a plateau at the moment. But I believe this is quite normal. At least I hope it is as I am feeling a bit despondent today.

Oh and ham and cheese

Yes we do have porridge as like you anya DH would miss it. I have always made it from scratch with all sorts of oats. We've settled for just a medium roll though.
I have for years made more or less everything from scratch and avoid all processed food, which of course now includes flour at the moment. Although bacon has been reintroduced on the very odd occasion much to DHs delight

Just remembered when I put DH on this diet I kept his usual breakfast of porridge as I didn't want to make life too complicated for him.

None of those quick varieties you get these days posing as a healthy option. Just the good old fashioned rolled oats our grannies used. He likes a touch of cinnamon added and that can help regulate blood sugar.

It is called "la gym douce" Wilma and very popular. We go in two car loads from our village and nobody minds being undignified because they have all spent their lives working on the farms with the cows. I have been going for about six years and like everything in rural France it is always exactly the same every year. I have to count for them in English while we do the plank exercise which means 1) that I have to hold the position to the end as they are all watching me and 2) that the local town is full of people who can count to 65 in English. Our teacher is called Monsieur Bastard, but is very nice.
Anyway, I haven't found about different forms of oats, but this was quite interesting.
www.livestrong.com/article/540975-can-you-eat-oatmeal-on-a-low-carb-diet-still-lose-weight/

BB slimy is a word lots of people use!

Mamie for some reason I never thought about France having keep fit classes. It sounds too undignified for French women!

Hi from me too Rowantree. Yesterday or maybe Saturday, I posted a link to a website where I bought coconut and almond flour, so you'll probably spot it when you get a chance to read through the thread. Ground almonds are not the same as almond flour, but I think you can get away with them sometimes. Other times though they're too gritty. I'm thinking about introducing oats to have at breakfast, but haven't worked out yet what kind are best.

That's great news ww, plenty of healthy people probably are around 6 most of the time.

No porridge yet, Rowantree. Berries, full fat Greek yogurt and eggs in any shape or form. Bacon occasionally.Nuts as a snack now and then
Flour from health food shops or Amazon.Ground almonds would be too gritty unless you could grind them smoother.
Mamie knows all the things to eat etc. Just follow her advice Good luck

Have just seen your post on the other thread; full-fat plain yoghurt (me) or cream (Anya) is definitely better than milk for breakfast. We do have a bit of home-made muesli with lots of nuts and seeds too. We eat very little bread, but make it with spelt flour. I make chickpea flour biscuits too.

BTW you can have a bit of very dark chocolate!

Sorry - was out at my keep fit class!
Welcome Rowantree, good to have you here.
Well done whitewave and your DH, brilliant news.
I think oats aren't strictly low-carb, but if it helps get started then I think it is fine. I don't know which sort are best - will do some research.
We can only get chickpea flour here and I grind up almonds for almond flour.
I think maybe Holland and Barrett have the other flours in the UK.
The Diet Doctor link in my OP gives the best overview and some good recipes. We basically just try to support each other on this thread and share ideas.

PS just a quick 'well done' to whitewave

Hi Rowantree and welcome to this thread. We had a 'meet' on anther thread earlier today.

I have to go out now as I'm baby sitting but I know others will be happy to share their ideas with you, and Mamie (our guru) if she's around just now.

I'll pop back in much later just to check you haven't been left stranded

Wow! DH blood sugar already gone down a tad since 2 weeks ago - it is now 6 point something which is now borderline. So the diet is definitely working.

Had no carb ploughmans for tonight and left over no carb stew for lunch.

The thing is it is so easy.

Can I join in? I'm new to LC eating (two days in) have at least 3 stones to lose (disgusting, I know) and am determined this is going to work.
I also have a very sweet tooth, but i don't want to use sweeteners - just to wean myself off crap like chocolate, sweets, gooey cakes and bread.

After two days being very good, today I had a scone at a cafe and now feel ill (sore tummy - could be the hiatus hernia). Had selection of healthy salady things out for lunch - including lentils and cauliflower - followed by red fruits, and plan a light supper of poached eggs and a little spinach.

What do others here do about oats though? My usual breakfast was raw porridge oats with mixed seeds and a few nuts. I thought that was healthy, but it appears the rolled oats are better.... is that correct?

Haven't read the other posts yet but where do you get peanut, coconut or almond flour? Won't ground almonds do instead?

Couldn't wait until the morning. Verdict on the rice-- tasteless, and slimy Yuk. Though DH ate all his !

Sainsburys also doing courgetti and spirallized carrot. Word seems to have spread. Will let you know about the rice tomorrow.

BB I've read mixed reviews and it seems like this kind of product (there's several brands) is a bit like Marmite - you'll love it or hate it. Interesting to hear Sainsburys are stocking them though because I think the choice was Holland and Barrett or mail order. Please do let us know.

Not at all....

No not all egg sucky, that is a really clear explanation.
Just had a fab waldorf salad for lunch.