Kat1e's Diary - 7 years low carb - still learning!

[sammy1]

I love cabbage, mist find more ways of using it.....Will google tonight.

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[Kat1e]

Evening all
Another nice low carb day with the rest of the cabbage rolls for lunch. Went to my usual dance class at lunchtime so feeling virtuous with 3 classes 3 days in a row - also feeling more energetic which shows it's worth getting moving.

I've been focusing on snacking on meat and (limited )cheese - amazing how much i want nuts so definitely something to continue to watch when i go back to them.
And finally it's friday night - DH is cooking sirloin steak with brocolli & celeriac chips plus some red wine for the weekend

In fact could be rather a crazy weekend here:
Tomorrow i have a charity meeting up in town but then have to rush back as friends to "tea" - afternoon of kids, cakes (not for me), drinks (yes for me), food (probably sausages).
But that's alright as we have BIL and family coming for lunch on sunday

Heyho- DH in charge of organising so i shall just enjoy...see you when ever i have time to pop on
X

 

[Kat1e]

Oh goody - just seen on another thread another idea for wrap/sandwich/bread substitute - use an omelette. That sounds fab and would be really easy to change size, shape thickness by pan/bowl. Might try that for my "sandwich" lunch tomorrow

 

[Jonsgirl80]

I use egg wraps all the time and they work really well - great with spicy chicken or homemade kofte kebabs.

i've found if you thin the beaten egg down with a little water or soya milk you can get them quite thin and they work much better for wrapping.

Sometimes I also do it in the microwave in a square container and slice it in half to use it like bread

oooooo I think I now know what I'll be eating over the weekend - nom nom nom xx

 

[ladyfelsham]

Sometimes I also do it in the microwave in a square container and slice it in half to use it like bread

Oooh good idea!

All good on the zumba front - but hope you get a chance to relax on the weekend, Katie!

 

[LVLLM]

Morning I have been dreaming of oopsies cos of this !

 

[coffeelover]

Oh goody - just seen on another thread another idea for wrap/sandwich/bread substitute - use an omelette. That sounds fab and would be really easy to change size, shape thickness by pan/bowl. Might try that for my "sandwich" lunch tomorrow

believe it or not M&S did a low carb wrap sandwich with omelettes years ago, don't anymore though. They were really good. Forgot all about that.

Sounds a busy weekend Katie, enjoy your wine and company. x

 

[ladyfelsham]

Thanks to Val I've just been checking out exercise stuff on You Tube - and there are loads of zumba classes!

Just in case you find you can't get to a class x

 

[Sam_Dodd]

Subscribing!

 

[CornishTT]

Glad you found solution to wrap replacement, let us know how they go! Great headache and stuff gone now and back into swing of things x

 

[Kat1e]

Evening all- just rushing out to catch train up to leamington as in all day meeting tomorrow; will catch up on diaries if i can get a signal!

This end:
Saturday weigh in after short week was 1 lb down which is ok as no carb water to lose
Rest of weekend involved much vino and plenty of legal food
Hope can get decent meals tonight/tomorrow - have packed lots of nuts as backup as i dont ever trust train sevices

Experiment of peppers for sandwich - they were too overwhelming in flavour even for salami & cheese so ended up with open sandwich (bit better) - but really do need to try omelette soln wheni have time to cook

See you later xx

 

[LVLLM]

Have a safe journey!

 

[ladyfelsham]

Hope the meeting is interesting, the room isn't too hot and you don't find yourself snoozing off like I often do

 

[Kat1e]

Evening folks - sorry been awol but busy busy on work. Upside is expectation of income from the project

so spent mon night in leamington - hotel restaurant shut but even better was pointed to a nandos round the corner - on expenses. Tuesday meeting day a bit trickier - no lunch provided so my colleague went out to supermarket - my lunch was salami slices, celery & cheddar! Then i had half an hour at reading station on the way home...discovered the m&s food so had a fab meal of prawns, calamari and salmon with mayo - who says atkins is difficult or boring?
Wed home but running. Thursday day trip back to leamington but packed food - salami & cheese wraps (no time to experiment) for lunch and sausages and eggs and mayo for tea on the train home. Finally today in meetings but had them at gym/club so meeting, salad bowl lunch (only 3.75 and few leaves, lots of protein ), dancing and another meeting

Phew - luckily DH cooked steak & brocolli & spinach for dinner - all washed down with some nice red vino

So...all good on the food front, a bit tired but enjoying life

Off to catch up on the rest
xx

 

[LVLLM]

I'm exhausted reading all your,comings and goings .well done on being so good. That's the hardest when you are away from home

 

[Kat1e]

Morning folks - another busy week ahead so thought i would check in now.

Fun weekend altho more vino than planned- oops!

Sat morning weigh in at 80.5 so down 1kg in 2 weeks since started which is fine. Saturday DD had little singing concert which was lovely- but did have red wine and nibbles afterwards. Suspicious cocktail sausages and some little bits of chicken - more worried by unnecessary extra cals than carbs!

Sunday was fun- went to pick up my new toy car. It's a red & silver smart car and so cute. Very pleased as drove it home no problem even though i haven't driven for 9 years - but finally sick of waiting for the bus in the rain & DH sick of chauffering me around after an afternoon of DD throwing tantrums over her homework we had a lovely chinese takeaway of duck. Always my favourite on atkins but again scary cals if you log on mfp. Once you add the vino and the last few SF choccies, i was worried.....
Scales down to 80 today so we'll just go with the flow!

Have a great week all xxx

 

[ladyfelsham]

Oooh fab news on the car, it sounds gorgeous - pic please I love having my car, felt just like you - was so over waiting for buses in the cold and rain, and I love my Beetle now!

And well done on the losses x

 

[Dietkitty]

Well done on the loss Katie. I've dropped my vino days down to 2 but want them down to 1. Managed to spill a massive amount of red on my pink and white dressing gown on Friay night but most came out in the wash lol.

 

[coffeelover]

So nice to have a car Katie, especially with all your running about. Duck sounds fab. x

 

[LVLLM]

Lisa you should have sucked the wine out !!!!! If I drink Friday it seems law to drink Saturday.