A new low-carb support thread for 2016

Dusty I was thinking 'but that'll melt all over my new tagine' before I realized what you were talking about

thanks Mamie I'll download those and read them now.

Anya

Lovely day, so barbecued monkfish kebabs, salad, very garlicky aioli and 2 Gavascon.

DH and I should have bought shares in Gavascon before this eating regime. Since we started it we have not needed 1 Gavascon. We also sleep better and DH has practically stopped snoring

Nor do I normally - but aioli is worth it!

Such is life Mamie

It's funny but I have hardly had to take any Omeprazole for indigestion since reducing carbs.
I have serious Tagine envy Anya and Mamie, but have just ordered some new specs for an eye watering amount, so will have to wait.

I think I've already mentioned, if not on this thread then on another, that I don't have any headtburn or indigestion when I stick to low carb.. In the past I used to start with a flare up of heartburn, for a day or two, then my arthritis would flare up. The two were definately linked, one following the other. Now both are under control.

I tried out my tagine tonight using the recipe that came with it. It was an odd mixture of flavours but the chicken itself was beautiful. Now I understand how it 'works' I'll be more Mamie and go with my own recipes and ideas. Very filling. Not hungry at all after dinner.

For some reason all the dogs down our avenue are barking (bar mine - he's deaf and asleep) Never heard such a cacophony before ....reminds me of the Twilight Bark from 101 Dalmatians

Going away for the weekend to Marwell Hotel and Zoo to celebrate an early 70th with family and grandchildren. Hope they notice my weight loss.

They will be surprised when I tuck into bacon and eggs, are sausages ok, for breakfast and not the usual cereal and toast ? Also what will be my supper choice ? A whole new world of delicious food has opened up to me since I started this eating regime a month ago. I am loving it.

I will of course have an ice-cream at the Zoo, but skip the cone, well perhaps a little nibble.

NanKate have a lovely time with your family. Is that zoo near Winchester?. DHs family comes from there so we have passed it often.
We have one sausage each very occasionally and the world is your oyster when it comes to suppers. Just don't have pasta, rice or potatoes etc.
Just enjoy [smile)

Yes the zoo is about 4 miles from Winchester and the hotel is attached so no driving involved just walk over after a substantial breakfast.

It is lovely small zoo and our grandsons are besides themselves with excitement. DH has got two plastic containers and made them into purses with a strap and we are putting in £10 of coins in each plus a plastic dinosaur. This is their spending money for the day. I expect it will be spent in the first 10 minutes.

Already looking forward to supper.

Have fun NanKate. Have taken many a school trip there!
Today we have had a hard day lumberjacking. Lunch was tuna and egg salad and tonight is spicy pork chops with escalivada.

We used to live in Winchester and had a annual ticket to Marwell, and spent a lot of time there. I have seen it improve over many years and love the Mere cat enclosure. Spent yesterday making a summer dressing gown for GD and today making one for GS, so DH is doing a Taguine with lamb, using a Robert Carrier Recipe from many year ago!!!

Anya .My arthritis has eased since I started low carbing , too ! Last week I had high carb day - pasta, potato salad then homemade cakes at a get together, next day all the screaming pain in my knees came back . There's definitely a connection ?

I'm loving low carbing ! New body shape - I can feel bones but see flab !! oh dear !

This is not a critism of Low Carb diets.

What i find interesting is that we are on a relativly high card diet. We use carbs to fill up, keeping hunger at bay between meals, and to provide slow energy release. We are losing weight and feel fitter for it.

It seems that whatever diet you follow, if you stick to it, you lose weight. I am convinced that a "Diet" means that you become aware of what you put into your mouth, and that in itself means we eat less and lose weight.

So whatever diet you follow, stick to it and you will lose weight (apart of course from the "see food diet")

I am sure that is true GandTea and I wouldn't dream of arguing with you about the relative merits. I would just say that if high blood sugar levels and type 2 diabetes are anywhere in the factors that you have to consider then there is now a mass of evidence to support the low carb, healthy fat approach. There are a lot of people on here who have seen a dramatic fall in blood sugar either for themselves or their partners, as well as lower cholesterol and BP. We find that we can sustain the weight loss and enjoy what we eat without feeling hungry.
As for today, we are having a vegetable salad for lunch and a red mullet tagine tonight - fabulous fish in the market today!

I said a high card diet, nothing about carbs, we eat all the boxes we can get. Grr, when will my fingers join up with my brain.

Of course any medical condition would dictate the diet, and I make no claims or otherwise about any that people wish to try.

The only one I have found not to work is the high sugar, high fat, high alcohol one. ei my normal one.

I used to chew tissue paper when I was youngGranT Not very nutritious. A bit like card

I agree with you GandTea that whatever diet you decide on, you can lose weight if you stick to it, and I suspect you are having a lighthearted dig? at the dieting industry, and the entrenched positions that fat v carbs protagonists may take. I think you'll see if you read through postings on here (may take weeks) that we are a fun lot, not too prescriptive and very supportive. Many of us want to reduce blood sugar because we have a problem and are insulin resistant, indeed many have this problem and are blissfully unaware, unless they have a blood test. The concern with carbs is that some do not know that they convert to sugar in bloodstream, eg small plain baked potato can raise blood sugar as much as 9 teaspoons of sugar. Many avoid sugary stuff, but when carbs reach the blood stream there is no difference, and I would echo what Mamie has said. OK lecture over.......I like alcohol too!

I wasn't intentionally having a dig at anyone, just an observation that apart from one, most diets work if you stick to them, simply because it makes you aware of your intake. Go for the one you are confident will work for you.

I am sure I read on here about spiralisers but I can't find it. Think I want one and would like a recommendation.

The 'diet' is going well and I am not missing carbs at all.

Tizliz, a few of us seem to have this Lakeland spiralizer, which washes and folds away very easily. There are much cheaper ones on Ebay though. I hope you enjoy yours if you buy one. Mine is in use several times a week.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lakeland-Easy-Store-Compact-Healthy-Vegetable-Spiralizer-With-Suction-Feet-/281873529557?hash=item41a0f8bad5:g:YhgAAOSw~bFWMKkY

Just had Chicken with Romano peppers and spinach from the 5:2 book. Best thing I've eaten all day