New low-carb thread for post lockdown.

Thanks for the tip Chardy, there are some good and different ideas. I never think of looking on Instagram.

Sea cliff, have a look at the ketovegetarian hashtag on Instagram.

Yummy

Snacking has been my downfall too. My will power keeps me going until about 4.30 or 5 but from then on......
I’ve managed to lay off the wine though which is something but over lockdown it’s been 3 lb down, 3 lb on again and so on.

We definitely had more carbs to begin with as we needed to eke out the meat and fish that we had in stock. In the first few weeks there were shortages of milk, butter and cheese which is very strange as we are in Normandy and surrounded by cows. We have been trying to have lots of Vitamin D so eating plenty of tuna, smoked salmon / trout and the endless eggs.
Tonight we had a stir fry with leftover duck and courgettes and mustard greens from the garden. Lunch was a smoked trout and cream cheese paté with avocado.
I have put on about four pounds but that is mostly wine. ?

The low carb vegetables are mainly, I believe, veg that grow above ground.

Thankfully i have managed to maintain my weight. Most days i walk for 30mins or so. Lots of working in the gardening, all that bending and crouching down seems to help. Mind you i struggle to get up off my knees!!! One thing i have noticed which may have helped is i don't have lunch anymore. As i get up later and have breakfast later i am not hungry at lunchtime. A cup of tea and a couple of rich tea about 3pm sees me through to dinner time. We also have a 'proper' dinner one night followed by either a salad or a sandwich the next. We don't use enough energy to warrant a dinner every night.

I lost a stone on a low carb diet during lock down. It was hard initially but I find it easy now. Concentrate on things you can eat and not things you can’t.

Vegetables are just crunchy carbs, so I sympathise seacliff.

I found low carb does work, but hard to stick to as a vegetarian.

Today I decided that I really must try harder to lose the surplus pounds that I have somehow accumulated.
So I have had no carbs! I just ate the meat, carrots and cabbage at dinner time, and only made sufficient potatoes for DH.
I'm proud of myself, no snacks! There is a bar of chocolate on the kitchen table and I have managed to avoid it.
Will let you know how it goes.

Thank you so much for starting the thread Mamie

I've gained 5lbs, mainly due to snacking which I don't normally do and eating pasta and lentil dishes more than usual.

As of yesterday I'm back on the wagon!