My Low Carb Plan!

[Darren85]

Yeah it was once up and about i find it difficult to do it until im fully awake lol, but totally understand it could be slightly higher because of it. Next week I'm back in work then im up at like 4am

 

[grovesy]

Yeah it was once up and about i find it difficult to do it until im fully awake lol, but totally understand it could be slightly higher because of it. Next week I'm back in work then im up at like 4am

I also find the though following 2 hours after breakfast my levels are much more normal, 6.4 at 9.30 am.

 

[Darren85]

Evening all, I enjoyed the mushies most please don't tell me this lol. Im dieing to have a sneaky look at the scales but not doing until Sunday so its been a week !

BTW my new medication Canagliflozin does anyone have any info on it that might be useful? I've read online already but by god its making me pee a lot

I've attached tonight's tea - please don't slate the peas lol lets see my BG tomorrow.

 

[Docb]

Looks good mate. Here is an idea... if you want to make a sauce to go with it, then when you have fried the mushrooms, add a slug of white wine to the pan, cook out the alcohol, season it, take it off the heat and stir in a dollop of creme fraise. Pour over the fish or the chop or the steak or whatever. Simple and very nice instant no carb sauce.

If you are worried about the calories then lose the mushy peas. Can't undrstand why anybody would do that to a pea.

 

[Darren85]

BG 14.1 this morning. Guess we know mushy peas arnt great for me now then !

Its all trial and error. That was as soon as I woke up this morning btw.

 

[rebrascora]

Sorry to hear that. It is worth trying a smaller portion another time. You shouldn't rule anything out after just one test because BG is influenced by other factors.
Stress is a big one. My BG has been dropping dramatically through the night every night for weeks and I have been having to get it up to 12 before I go to bed to stop it dropping too low in the night or having to eat jelly babies to bring it up when it dropped too low. Yesterday I got stressed and my overnight graph shows that I was between 9 and 11 all night. Managing BG levels is a frustrating business sometimes! Feels great when you get it right though!

 

[adrian1der]

fried the mushrooms, add a slug of white wine to the pan, cook out the alcohol, season it, take it off the heat and stir in a dollop of creme fraise.

Even better is a slug of brandy and then flame it with a blow torch to burn off the alcohol - gorgeous!

 

[Darren85]

Thanks i will try the sauces sometime! Trying to figure out whats causing the annoying spike in BG, maybe its having sweetner in my coffee? Just one candarel tho ? I feel shitty today, my stomach is gassy and uncomfortable.

Ugh..

 

[adrian1der]

sweetner in my coffee? Just one candarel tho ? I feel shitty today, my stomach is gassy and uncomfortable.

Ugh..

I use candarel and have no problems with it. Which metformin are you on? If you're not on the modified release I would ask about it. It seems to have fewer side effects. I was lucky and my GP suggested we start on it and I had few problems

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Great to see how things are progressing for you @Darren85

I agree with @rebrascora - it’s important not to abandon things you love too soon. Having them less frequently... smaller portions... different time of day... just a different week(!) can provide different results.

I rarely condemn anything to the ‘never again’ list unless I really don’t enjoy it. Some things are frustratingly reliable with their BG upheaval which can take the shine off enjoying them, so they end up being rarer more occasional treats.

Variety is the spice of life and all that 🙂

I’ll happily put things in the ’not worth the bother’ list if i don’t particularly enjoy them and they are generally difficult to manage BG-wise though!

 

[grovesy]

Thanks i will try the sauces sometime! Trying to figure out whats causing the annoying spike in BG, maybe its having sweetner in my coffee? Just one candarel tho ? I feel shitty today, my stomach is gassy and uncomfortable.

Ugh..

I don't use sweetners but some do find they spike levels, as with everything we are all differnt.

 

[rebrascora]

One Candarel is not going to spike you up more than a spoon of sugar that is for sure and a spoon of sugar should only raise your levels about 1.5 mmols, so I think it highly unlikely the sweetener is to blame.

 

[Darren85]

Hi Everybody. I had a couple of days off the rails. Stress with a remortgage going through having problems, causing me to just give up and eat sh*t!

Really annoyed with myself... but today is a clean slate. Its the end of my first full week and I've still lost 10 pounds in weight and the Mrs has lost 8 pounds in weight! Just feel like if I hadn't sabotaged myself Friday night and Saturday I could of been better.

Super disappointed with myself but hoping that by being up front and honest about it here and giving myself a shake im back on it without any more nonsense.

The great bit of news is in what I had I felt really sickly afterwards and wished I hadn't bothered.

 

[grovesy]

I refer to it as falling off the wagon, I just aim to be on the wagon more than off. You have to remember it is a marathon not a sprint. I personally found I had work out what works for me and can maintain long term.

 

[Perfect10]

Well done on the 10lb weight loss though! That’s a really good start

 

[Drummer]

Next time you want to schedule a pizza night look up 'fat head' pizza dough.
Some 'muggles' actually prefer it to bread dough - and it can be used for sausage rolls or filled slices too.

 

[Perfect10]

Next time you want to schedule a pizza night look up 'fat head' pizza dough.
Some 'muggles' actually prefer it to bread dough - and it can be used for sausage rolls or filled slices too.

I’m definitely trying this!

 

[Darren85]

Ok I will have a look at that thanks ! I really crashed and burned.. bloody big Mc Donald's, a Just Eat pudding and Fresh bread with Lurgan and butter!!
I've been great all day today and fully on it. I wont slip up again - I'm due to get married next July which is another motivating factor. Do I want to get married 24 stone + !

 

[Darren85]

My after meal reading for this evening ! Really pleased with this best in months.

 

[ColinUK]

Has anyone mentioned the daily thread that a lot of us post our morning readings in?