A new low-carb support thread for 2016

Good to see you here wot.

Mamie do you sell any of your fruit and vegetables? You could have one of those little stalls at the entrance to your drive with an honesty box.

We are trying to eat last year's vegetable crop before we start again....

Been trying to empty one of my 3 freezers. I've been trying to do that since Christmas but it keeps re-filling itself! Never did that when I was hard up, though!

Yes, Okay!

Most of us make cauliflower rice or spiralized courgetti. However if you have got it all ready I would have a small quantity of pasta and start properly when you have had a bit of time to plan!

Sorry to be a nuisance but I've got all the ingredients out for a spag bolognaise or rissotto but what about the paste or rice?

I posted this a couple of pages back.
Low carb explained in 60 seconds!
www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/60-seconds

Coffee and cream fine. Trifles no good because of cake and sugar. We have two puddings so far, chocolate mousse with dark chocolate and eggs and a cheesecake with a nut base.
It isn't Atkins because you can have lots of veg, especially the above ground sort and some fruit.

We are still at it - chicken and leek pie with cauliflower mash instead of potato ( made two) from freezer and green beans and probably carrots.

DH lost half a stone me a bit less but on downward trajectory and hoping blood sugar levels also dropping.

So what about creamy trifles???? And coffee and cream?

I'll have a look! It sounds like the Atkinson diet. Oh, I love toast and butter. I also love the things I would be allowed.

No, you don't count calories at all. You cut out sugar, bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, puddings, cakes, biscuits and anything else heavily carby and eat meat, eggs, fish, lots of veg, fats like butter and olive oil, cheese and limited fruit. Have a look at the Diet Doctor link in my OP.
Welcome aboard!

Yes, shysal, I'll just use a neck upwards mirror!

Okay, thankyou, I will join! I've only dieted once in my life and that was in 2001 before I went to Spain. I used Slimfast and I was hungry all the time. I lost 2 stone in 2 months but a few months later I had to have my gall bladder removed and loads of my hair fell out! I blame it on that diet. I don't even like the Eton Mess but thought I couldn't let partner eat it all plus he gives some to our dog which is bad for her. Is this a calorie counting diet? I'll p[robably freeze half the puds before I let partner near them!

Meant to report on last night's dinner. We did lamb shanks with citrus - lamb, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, white wine, juice and rind of a lemon and an orange. Served with cauliflower gratin. I normally find lamb shanks a bit heavy, but this was light and delicious.

Go on Wot, join us.

Are you joining us wot?
No Eton Mess or trifle though.

wot . Don't take any notice of the mirrors in clothes shops! Stick to your favourite at home, and don't wear your glasses!

I got 2 pairs for £20. They're leggings so show the sausage thighs. One pale khaki and one light beige.

I went to buy some summer, light coloured trousers today as I had a £5 voucher if I spent £25. I had to get a bigger size than last summer (16) and was shocked when I saw myself in the mirrors. As I've been wearing stretchy leggings/boots all winter, I didn't realise I had put on weight! When I got to the till, the chap serving said "you need to spend another £1" so I grabbed a mint aero large bar of choc. I've just eaten two thirds of it aaarrrggghhh! Also my partner keeps coming home with Eton Mess and large trifles. Double chins have appeared as well!

Thanks to mamie for recommending the Elizabeth David chocolate mousse, it is so simple and delicious! I tried it the other day, without any alcohol. As I have a sweet tooth I added a few drops of Vanilla Stevia liquid, bought on Ebay, which is very useful in baking.
experimentsinasmallkitchen.co.uk/2013/01/14/super-simple-chocolate-mousse/

Pippa, I have just made your cheesy buns. Absolutely brilliant.Thank you so much.

You’re so right that it’s really challenging to figure out how much added sugar is in certain foods, especially yogurt. Food labels tell you the total sugar including both the naturally occurring sugar and added sugar. Yogurt contains lactose, which is a naturally occurring sugar. Even plain yogurt will have sugar listed on the label, but you won’t see any type of sugar in the ingredient list.

Anya good to hear your Wi-Fi is sorted. We only eat Lidl's full fat Greek yogurt and it has 5g of carbs in a large pot, so it's definitely LCHF. I have been focusing on what I can eat for the last 6 months and have tried lots of new food products and recipes. That's why I'm now admitting it is a struggle because I haven't found it particularly satisfying.

But I do think we (me and my DH) can make it easier for ourselves by monitoring for a little while just how many carbs we're eating because I suspect it's too few. I know from past experience with losing weight what food stuffs are high/low in carbs, but I realised that I have only checked the actual number of grams for a couple of things we eat. The rest of the time I just make low carbs choices. The result might be that we're too close to the 20g a day limit followed by the ultra-low carbers (not us at all!).

It will do no harm to plan our food by counting carbs for a few days.

Riverwalk half a can of low salt/sugar is still over 20g of carbs which seems like a lot to me. But on checking the Diet Doctor website, between 20g and 50g is the daily guidelines for moderately low carb, so half a can of beans doesn't seem so bad then. And that's not taking fibre into account, so you can eat more than 50g if needs be on occasion. Thanks!

Wilma regarding baked beans - I'm a low-carbie and a foodie and eat Heinz BB (reduced salt and sugar) at least three times a week for breakfast.

I have half a can (200g) topped with two fried eggs and a couple of chopped anchovies ..... delicious