ColinUK
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
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5.0 this morning
I think that the concerted effort to move away from shakes and to real, very low carb, food is going to prove interesting. I feel fuller, I’m already sleeping a little better, but unsurprisingly my weight has ticked up a fraction. I’ll keep an eye on that but there’s no way it can not come down in time I guess. Oh and swede is a revelation! To have something that at least approximates roast potatoes or chips is a pleasure I thought I’d never really experience again but swede works a treat as a switcheroo. And who knew it was actually a cabbage!
In other news I upgraded my phone on Monday and 3 delivered two new iPhones on Tuesday by mistake. The majority of yesterday was spent talking to their customer service people explaining that I had two phones now and wanted to return one of them. I ended up having to take photos of both boxes and delivery notes side by side and emailing them the photo and the courier delivery note to prove I’d received two! They even told me at some point that this could never happen and that I was somehow mistaken. I explained as best as I could that counting to two wasn’t really a problem for me even in my decrepit middle age. Apparently they’re getting back to me about what to do with the extra phone but I’m thinking that they may say just keep it.
Tonight sees the start of Chanukah which is the Jewish Festival of Lights but has nothing to do with Diwali or Christmas even though it’s this time of year.
It commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after recapturing it from the Greeks. And it’s built around the miracle of enough oil to light the menorah (a seven branched candelabra) for just one day actually lasting eight so as oil features in the story traditional foods to eat include anything fried but especially donuts and latkes (either potato ones which are kind of like small rosti or plain ones which are a simple batter deep fried and then rolled in sugar) so I’m going to make myself a version with swede and perhaps one with cauliflower another day. Might even try an almond flour batter version and toss it in powdered erythritol to see if that works. There’s no rush as the festival lasts until next Friday evening!
I think that the concerted effort to move away from shakes and to real, very low carb, food is going to prove interesting. I feel fuller, I’m already sleeping a little better, but unsurprisingly my weight has ticked up a fraction. I’ll keep an eye on that but there’s no way it can not come down in time I guess. Oh and swede is a revelation! To have something that at least approximates roast potatoes or chips is a pleasure I thought I’d never really experience again but swede works a treat as a switcheroo. And who knew it was actually a cabbage!
In other news I upgraded my phone on Monday and 3 delivered two new iPhones on Tuesday by mistake. The majority of yesterday was spent talking to their customer service people explaining that I had two phones now and wanted to return one of them. I ended up having to take photos of both boxes and delivery notes side by side and emailing them the photo and the courier delivery note to prove I’d received two! They even told me at some point that this could never happen and that I was somehow mistaken. I explained as best as I could that counting to two wasn’t really a problem for me even in my decrepit middle age. Apparently they’re getting back to me about what to do with the extra phone but I’m thinking that they may say just keep it.
Tonight sees the start of Chanukah which is the Jewish Festival of Lights but has nothing to do with Diwali or Christmas even though it’s this time of year.
It commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after recapturing it from the Greeks. And it’s built around the miracle of enough oil to light the menorah (a seven branched candelabra) for just one day actually lasting eight so as oil features in the story traditional foods to eat include anything fried but especially donuts and latkes (either potato ones which are kind of like small rosti or plain ones which are a simple batter deep fried and then rolled in sugar) so I’m going to make myself a version with swede and perhaps one with cauliflower another day. Might even try an almond flour batter version and toss it in powdered erythritol to see if that works. There’s no rush as the festival lasts until next Friday evening!
