What did you eat yesterday?

[Kaylz]

Today
B - porridge with cocoa powder and peanut butter, coffee
D - wholemeal tuna sandwich, mint kit kat, pint of water
T - mince, mushrooms and an egg, baby potatoes, broccoli, 1 square Lindt 90%, pint of blueberry and blackberry squash
coffee
xx

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

Breakfast today - nothing.

Lunch - a bought F*gg*t from the local butcher with keto gravy (marmite, oxo, almond flour and water) a very tiny helping of peas and some celeriac mash.

Evening meal - hotdogs!!! I made keto bread finger rolls for me and white killer for my husband and had a little bit of ketchup and mustard with mine.

later - four squares of chocologic chocolate.

Drinking - no cal, no sugar lemonade.

So this was a bad day for me - but not that bad. My blood sugars are okay. I think spending four hours making hotdogs sort of defeats the purpose of 'fast food' but I haven't had a hot dog for years and it was so nice.

 

[freesia]

Today,
Breakfast - porridge with spoonful of peanut butter
Lunch - cheese and onion on toast, yoghurt with cacao nibs ans walnuts, small orange
Dinner - cottage pie with celeriac mash, low carb chocolate cheesecake with cream (@Kaylz, i had to make it after telling you, i had a real craving for it lol)
Snack - spicy pepperami

 

[freesia]

porridge with cocoa powder and peanut butter

What was it like with the cocoa powder?x

 

[Kaylz]

@freesia it was really nice actually, so much so it'll be an everyday thing for a while lol, send me a slice of cheesecake please! haha xx

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

Brunch (got up late!) - poached eggs on toasted keto bread roll (unimpressed with my first attempt at keto bread!)
Tea - home grown veg including spinach, runner beans, courgette, broccoli and spring onions sauteed in zhoug, with a spoon of yoghurt on top, with roasted veg to accompany which was celeriac, fennel, aubergine, tomatoes, peppers.
I would normally cook like this but using potatoes, lentils etc. Haved swapped these for more veg with lower carb content. Feel so full now!
Snacks have been satsuma, cherries and raspberries
Total carbs for the day = 40 (mainly due to the fruit)

Which recipe did you use for the keto bread? I might have a better one for you or a tip on how to improve your results.

 

[rebrascora]

I had a bit of a carb heavy day for me yesterday.
I am trying a new approach for a few days and trying to be more structured and eat earlier on an evening.

Breakfast :-
Fasting reading was 5.7 Injected 5 units of NR... 1.5 for DP and 3.5 for breakfast
Large glass of water with dash of Apple Cider Vinegar followed by a cup of coffee with cream.
40g Lidl Nutty Granola plus 6 rasps and 6 blackberries and 2 good dollops (approx 100mls) of Lidl Milbona Creamy Greek natural yoghurt and some mixed seeds from Lidl. Total 35 ish grams of carbs.

Didn't have lunch but an early evening meal at 4pm
Pre-meal reading 7.3 Injected 5 units NR
Pork shoulder steak with onions and garlic, 3 pieces of roasted sweet potato and a small boiled new potato, Swiss chard, broccoli and green beans. Glass of red wine.
Was fine before I started eating but felt totally ravenous after eating, despite it being a good plateful but managed to limit myself to a piece of blue cheese and another cup of coffee with cream.
Went out and did some work at the yard but needed a 2 unit correction of NR an hour and a half later.

Had another chunk of cheese and half a small glass of red before bed and a glass of water.

Had several glasses of part low calorie bitter lemon and the rest water throughout the day and a few mixed nuts as a snack.

 

[Toucan]

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Mushrooms, turkey rashers and egg
Lunch: Tuna and mayo salad and 2 melba toast
Supper: Grilled trout, peas, 1 new potato, strawberries and cream, glass of white wine.

Still managing to do without an afternoon snack and don't get a hungry point at that time anymore.
Seems to be helping to keep my BG readings down. For the first time ever in my 10 years of living with Diabetes, I got a reading in the 4's (just! 4.9)

 

[Kaylz]

B - porridge with cocoa and peanut butter, coffee
D - wholemeal German salami sandwich and Cadbury caramel cake bar, pint of water
T - chicken breast, mayo, boiled potatoes and roasted broccoli, square Lindt 90% and a pint of blackberry & blueberry squash
cup of coffee
xx

 

[Perfect10]

Which recipe did you use for the keto bread? I might have a better one for you or a tip on how to improve your results.

It was one I found on a website called dietdoctor, using almond flour, baking powder, psyllium husk, egg whites, it looked like playdough and didn't taste much better . I made a frittata from that website which was amazing though. Any tested bread recipes would be welcome x

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

@Perfect10 I have stopped using that recipe since I found a good yeast recipe that makes bread that tastes and feels pretty close to the real thing and behaves like it too. The almond flour recipe you used I find is great for making microwave sponge cakes. Did you make it in the microwave?

The best bread recipe works best in a bread machine but it is really worth the outlay because then you have a'normal' diet back again.

It is as follows:



Ingredients for the Keto Yeast Flaxseed Bread:


1 cup slightly warm water (23C - 25C / 73.4F - 77F) (240ml/8.1oz) - I use it hotter at around 40C


2 Eggs (lightly beaten) (or you can use powdered egg mixed with the flours and add a little bit extra water)


2/3 cup of Oat Fiber (41g/1.45oz)


1/2 cup of Flaxseed Meal (70g/2.46oz)


1.25 cups of Vital Wheat Gluten (190g/6.7oz)


1 teaspoon Salt (6g / 0.21oz) – spread around outer edge of container


0 - 4 Tablespoons powdered Sweetener (I use 0g-60g/0oz-4oz : 30g/2oz is a good amount) spread out evenly


1 teaspoon Honey (7g/0.25oz) – spread around outer edge of container - I use black treacle or syrup because they are in my cupboard and I'm using them up - the yeast eats all the sugar so it doesn't add to the bread you actually eat.


1/2 teaspoon Xanthan Gum (2.5g/0.088oz) – spread out evenly


2 Tablespoons Butter (30g/1.05oz) - put it in blobs around the edge


1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast (8g/0.28oz) - make a well in the top of the flour and put the yeast in there. I keep my yeast in the freezer and use it straight from the freezer.

Set the bread machine to standard loaf - it takes around 3.45 hours.
Or you can set the machine to dough (takes about 1.5 hours) and once it is done tip the dough out and shape it into rolls and put them in a greased baking tray and allow to rise until they double in size and then bake at 200C for 20 - 25 minutes.





Macros for entire Keto Yeast Bread:


Calories: 1517 cal


Fat: 90g


Carbs: 35g Net Carbs (162g total carbs – 67g fibre – 60g sugar alcohols)


Protein: 169g





Macros per slice of Keto Yeast Bread (assuming 18 slices):





Calories: 105 cal


Fat: 5g


Carbs: 1.94g Net Carbs (9g total carbs – 3.76g fibre – 3.3g sugar alcohols)


Protein: 9.4g

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

Yesterday:

Brunch: 2 home made keto flax seed bread rolls with butter and cream cheese and spring onions and coffee to drink.

Evening meal: Roast chicken with home made stuffing from keto flaxseed bread with dried onions and sage and garlic powder and roast celeriac and 2 chunks of roasted carrot and konjac noodles. No calorie No carb lemonade to drink.
Small chocolate dessert made with greek yoghurt, cacao powder and sweetener.

2 hours later my sugars were 7.5 mmols/litre

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

I've been good so I can post again! 🙂 If I can only keep this up...

I'm reading Prof. Roy Taylor's 'Life Without Diabetes' and after a boring start I'm really into it. I didn't realise it was the Newcastle diet.

Yay!!!

 

[Inka]

Breakfast - a good size bowl of granola and bran with added seeds and coconut milk

Lunch - a cheese and pickle sandwich made with sour dough bread, a few crisps and a nectarine

Evening Meal - pasta with a tomato and tuna sauce and broccoli as a side veg, mini Magnum for dessert

 

[Perfect10]

@NotWorriedAtAll thanks for the bread recipe, bread with yeast sounds much better, i will give it a go.

Breakfast poached eggs and salami
Lunch salad with tuna, avocado and small piece of cheese
Blueberries for a snack
Tea today I made a sort of risotto using cauliflower rice, chorizo and veggies from the garden, I used a smoky flavour stock cube, great for a 1 pan quick meal and only about 10g carbs.
I had baked apple for pudding, baked in butter with cinnamon, vanilla and a few walnuts. I find this lasts me 2 days and so will keep the rest for tomorrow. Had a spoon of creme fraiche on top.
I now feel so full but stayed under 1400 calories all day.

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

7.3 @ 8.35am
Breakfast: Pt Grit Water / Banana SlimFast Mix / Pt Water with Meds.

What is Grit water please?

 

[Toucan]

Hi @Ditto
Really good that your that things are going well.
I also enjoyed Roy Taylor's book - lots of helpful explanations of why and what!

 

[Toucan]

Yesterday
Breakfast: Poached egg on Livilife bread
Lunch: Kipper and tomatoes followed by 2 melba toast slices with peanut butter
Supper: Roast chicken, broccoli, gravy and one small roast potato
Drinks: Decaf coffee, ginger green tea and 1 cup of tea - (trying to cut down on the caffeine)

Total carb count around 60g - a bit higher than usual, should have skipped the roast potato.
Fasting reading 6.4

 

[freesia]

I had a delicious dinner last night. A Pinch of Nom recipe. Broccoli and King Prawns with noodles, ginger, chilli and garlic. Yum.

 

[rebrascora]

Started with an engineered fasting reading of 5.1 after an early morning correction.

2 units of NovoRapid. (I.5u to cover DP + 0.5u for breakfast).
Glass of water with ACV and a cup of coffee with cream.
Chunk of cheese and a small raw carrot whilst prepping breakfast.
Large plate of salad including lettuce leaves and pea shoots, 2 cherry tomatoes, a bit of yellow pepper, half a small avocado, 2 radishes and a big dollop of cheese coleslaw.

Reading of 5.7 at lunchtime.
No lunch as such but had a bag of pork scratchings, a square of dark chocolate and a spoon of peanut butter during the afternoon .... and a plum from the tree whilst I was working in the garden..... Oh and a cup of mocha made with coffee and Options which altogether needed a bolus of 2.5 units to keep me in range..... unfortunately I'm a natural grazer!

4.2 before evening meal.
Leftovers which was ham with cauliflower cheese, small portion of carrots and 1 small piece of sweet potato. Thought I might get away with no bolus being so low to start with but I went up to 9 and stayed there pretty well all night and needed 1.5unit correction this morning despite increasing my basal insulin last night.