What did you eat yesterday?

[rebrascora]

B. Some veggie crudités and Xmas dips. Coffee with cream.
Eat Natural Low Sugar granola with berries, seeds and creamy natural Greek yoghurt
4 rashers of streaky bacon with cabbage...... bet there aren't many people who start the day with a 3 course breakfast!

L. Just a few nuts throughout the afternoon and a square of dark chocolate to bring my BG just above 5 to drive early evening.

D. A few more veggie crudités and dips
Home made moussaka with cauli and potato mash, swede and brussel sprouts.
A Lidl Raspberry trifle (just 22g carbs if I remember rightly)

@Ditto
Hope you gave the rest of that cake away so you can't be tempted again. You have made a good start to the year, even with that slip, so don't let it derail your efforts. Keep at it, you are doing well.

 

[Felinia]

B: Boiled egg with low carb soldiers
L: Squash, red pepper and sweet potato curried soup
D:Lamb shank, carrots, swede, cauliflower, cabbage
S: 80gm frozen peach and pineapple

 

[Billy Bob]

B 4 egg and streaky bacon omelette
L small packet of cheese cracker crisps
D mixed shish lamb and chicken kebab with mayo and salad no bread , dessert a few blue berry's 3 strawberry's and 1/2 a conference pear with some double cream

 

[Greymouser]

bet there aren't many people who start the day with a 3 course breakfast!

Dunno if this counts, but my usual is four courses! 😛

B: Three slices of Nimble with Hummus and garlic an herbs and pepper; packet of crisps; 50g of dry roasted peanuts and an apple. Not as posh as some peoples, but I likes it. ( Obviously because it varies little day to day.🙄 )
L: A few Wasabi coated peanuts and some blueberries.
D: A large salad made with little Gem lettuce; grated carrot; radishes; a small beetroot; spring onions; sweet pepper; two tins of spicy tomato Mackerel, from Lidl; a little Balsamic dressing, with garlic herbs and pepper and a little lemon. Surprised myself with this, expected it to be hard work, but I loved it!

One black coffee; two glasses of Iron Bru and several litres of water.
🙂

 

[rebrascora]

@Greymouser
Interesting that you had most of your carbs for breakfast. How does your body cope with that? Do you test?

 

[Toucan]

Woke up feeling very hungry so bigger than usual breakfast: Turkey rashers, mushrooms, tomato.
Lunch: large bowl of home made veggie soup
Energetic ping-pong session so came home starving so 2 oatcakes with peanut butter
Supper: Turkey slices with a salad of celery/onions/tomato/lettuce/herbs and a blob of mayo.
Managed to resist late evening snack which has been my downfall of late, just had a hot drink instead and tried to get absorbed in TV prog, but too tired so just fell asleep, which was a useful alternative to the snacking.

 

[Felinia]

Woke up feeling very hungry so bigger than usual breakfast: Turkey rashers, mushrooms, tomato.
Lunch: large bowl of home made veggie soup
Energetic ping-pong session so came home starving so 2 oatcakes with peanut butter
Supper: Turkey slices with a salad of celery/onions/tomato/lettuce/herbs and a blob of mayo.
Managed to resist late evening snack which has been my downfall of late, just had a hot drink instead and tried to get absorbed in TV prog, but too tired so just fell asleep, which was a useful alternative to the snacking.

Just curious, because I played table tennis for Surrey Veterans for 10 years until I moved to Devon, and played league table tennis for over 40 years in various leagues and clubs! Small world.

 

[Felinia]

B: Boiled egg and soldiers, Benecol
L: Squash, red pepper and sweet potato soup.
D: Chicken soup
S: Berries and yogurt
I didn't feel like a meal last night, but all that fluid meant I was up and down all night in the loo!!!

 

[Toucan]

ust curious, because I played table tennis for Surrey Veterans for 10 years until I moved to Devon, and played league table tennis for over 40 years in various leagues and clubs! Small world.

Hi Felina
Good to talk to a fellow ping-ponger. I used to play a lot in my younger years (when I lived in Devon) and have picked the hobby up again in retirement, with a Surrey group for those in their 'golden years'. So some synergy and swaps in there somewhere.

 

[Felinia]

Hi Felina
Good to talk to a fellow ping-ponger. I used to play a lot in my younger years (when I lived in Devon) and have picked the hobby up again in retirement, with a Surrey group for those in their 'golden years'. So some synergy and swaps in there somewhere.

So we've literally swapped counties. I played for Okehampton Table Tennis Club in Devon until my hip gave out, and various clubs that played in the Wandsworth, Central, Thames Valley and Dulwich leagues. Okehampton has 2 sessions for the golden oldies, as well as teams in various leagues. My friend in London still plays golden oldies at 85! I got as high as Division 2 of 5 in Dulwich, and 4 of 12 in Wandsworth, playing 3 times a week, 35 years ago! My highest ranking as a VETT was 3 in Surrey, and 42 in England. I just loved playing and beating young lads, who could never understand how they could lose to a fat old lady!! (Push them out of position, then clobber the ball!). Nowadays, my exercise comes from Aquafit, as I just don't have the mobility any more. But it has done wonders for my diabetes and really helped my hip. 😉

 

[Greymouser]

Interesting that you had most of your carbs for breakfast. How does your body cope with that? Do you test?

Mostly yes, I suppose I do, but have never really thought about it, certainly that is so most of the week, but not on a usual Friday, when my tea/evening meal far surpasses any breakfast carb count! Yes I do check and it has never spiked me ( quickly touches wood and other lucky charms! 🙄 ) I think on the whole I am very lucky in how my body is coping with the carbs, my last HbA1c was 37, which is where it has hovered for just over two years, so I cannot be doing things that badly. I intend to lose a bit more weight, which should improve things more yet, I am motivated by the upcoming laser eye surgery on my other eye, bad that I have had to have it, but I do not want to have it repeated! Risk to eyesight is the best possible motivation for me! 🙂

One thing I have noticed is that I sometimes have very low blood sugar count first thing in the morning, like below 4, but have stopped testing first thing for now, but cannot help wondering if when I wake in the night, it is my low Blood sugar, rather than the pain from my frozen shoulder...

 

[Felinia]

B: Oatibix, Alpro unsweetened coconut drink, Benecol
L: Chicken and veggie broth
D: Turkey steak, carrots, swede, cauliflower, cabbage
S: 80 gm frozen fruit, Greek natural yogurt
It's really hard to get in the 30gm day fibre without having too many carbs.

 

[Billy Bob]

Monday
Brunch 3 egg 2rasher bacon omelette mug of tea
afternoon medium costa latte
dinner roast celeric chunks , steamed sprouts , cabbage , thin beans, 2 butchers pork chops with crispy crackling and gravy. dessert Williams pear .
Then I cheated 1/2 a medium bag of crispy coated peanuts
Brunch 3 egg 2 rasher bacon omelette mug of tea
Dinner mixed shish kebab lamb and chicken with mayo and salad dessert 3 strawberry's few blue berry's half a conference pear with some double cream.

 

[Felinia]

B: Poached egg, 2 bacon medallions, mushrooms, low carb toast, Benecol
L: Prawn salad
D: 3 game roast, cabbage, cauliflower, swede, carrots
S: Strawberries, Greek yogurt
E: Aquamove

 

[Toucan]

Breakfast: My 'breakfast mess' (Beaten egg, ground almonds, walnut oil, cinnamon, seeds and handful of frozen blueberries - microwaved for a bit less than 2 mins). Doesn't look so good but tastes Ok and is quite filling and quick to make.
Lunch: left over fish pie.
Evening: At my daughter's house, grandchildren minding - this is carb city, so always a challenge. Cooked pasta bake for them, and had oatcakes with cheese myself. Really pleased at surviving the rest of the evening without succumbing to the many other carbs that are around. Don't have my tester with me though so can't tell what this mornings BS level is.

 

[Billy Bob]

This was a very good day for me. Ate tons, but what I thought was healthy food. I'm amazed at the variety of food you all eat. 🙂

Day 8 of rest of life...weight 14stones 11.6pounds, tum 50
BG 7.5 @ 8.59am
Breakfast: Pint of water with Normacol (fibre for Diverticulitis) Bacon and Fried Eggs / Pint of water with Meds
Lunch: Pint of water / Large Cottage Cheese, Bowl of Salad - Celery sticks all afternoon to stave off cravings.
Dinner: Packet Roast Beef, Cauli, Broccoli / Pint of water / 2 slices of Ham with mustard.

That looked like a really good day Ditto see you can do it 🙂

 

[Neens]

We're a good advert for Burgen between us! 🙂

And I'm sitting here going 'Burgen'?! I knew it was a bread brand & possibly a new sponsorship deal for some of you! 😉 Googled. All good.

 

[Neens]

Breakfast Porridge oats with walnuts
Lunch Salmon and salad
Dinner Chicken, green beans, broccoli and vegan spaghetti.

Snack - Natural Greek Yoghurt
Banana (now a weekly/bi-weekly treat)

 

[Toucan]

So we've literally swapped counties. I played for Okehampton Table Tennis Club in Devon until my hip gave out, and various clubs that played in the Wandsworth, Central, Thames Valley and Dulwich leagues. Okehampton has 2 sessions for the golden oldies, as well as teams in various leagues. My friend in London still plays golden oldies at 85! I got as high as Division 2 of 5 in Dulwich, and 4 of 12 in Wandsworth, playing 3 times a week, 35 years ago! My highest ranking as a VETT was 3 in Surrey, and 42 in England. I just loved playing and beating young lads, who could never understand how they could lose to a fat old lady!! (Push them out of position, then clobber the ball!). Nowadays, my exercise comes from Aquafit, as I just don't have the mobility any more. But it has done wonders for my diabetes and really helped my hip.

 

[Toucan]

Wow Felina, you certainly did well! That's real achievements.
My ping pong is a very long way from being at that level. I think it is good for all ages and abilities though. The eldest in our group is 90, and still often beats us younger (relatively speaking!) ones by sheer cunning, using much the same technique that you describe.