Breakfast
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What do people eat for breakfast? If you give up/are watching carbs, I find breakfast the most difficult to deal with. No toast, porridge, cereals of any sort, bacon, sausages, etc etc.
I was one of the lucky ones and LOST weight with PMR (10kgs). Now I am lowering my dose of Pred (at present 5mgs) I have put on 4kgs in 3 months!! I've never been excessively overweight but before Pred I was 11 stone (and at 5'6" that's too much) and as my OA is a really aggressive sort I don't think that would be advisable.
I can manage other meals, but breakfast?!?
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LayneTX constance.de
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i eat 3 egg whites every single day. Lately I read 1 egg yoke is ok, so maybe 3-4 times a week I'll top off my eggs with a runny yoke, helps add some wetness to food as I now have dry mouth, ugh.
i did breakdown last week and bought some grainy bread to make toast and smeared olive oil butter on top!!!! Tasted so good! But I know I shouldn't eat that, I didn't buy any bread since then!
In my eggs I often mix some spinach, maybe cook some red bell pepper before I add eggs. Sometimes add Mushrooms. Avacado goes well, so I can get more fat. Even cucumber pieces go well with mixture too.
Luckily my hubby brings home fresh eggs from nearby farmer! But I also buy larger eggs from grocery store. But wow, we go through the eggs!
oh, and my hubby cooks bacon sometimes, but I sort of lost my taste buds for a while and couldn't taste it, and am suffering acid reflux due to Pred and so I'm avoided that high fat.
I have left over salmon from last night, so maybe I'll put that in my eggs this morning.
old_nanna LayneTX
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EileenH constance.de
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Look for ideas on the Atkins diet website for example - their new version with low carbs allowed has some excellent ideas.
Layne - why 3 egg whites every day? Have you not heard of the studies that have shown that eggs are NOT bad after all? It doesn't make much difference what cholesterol-containing foods you cut - the liver makes it so you can't influence the blood levels much. The cholesterol in egg yolks is a "good" cholesterol and has an influence on the "bad" cholesterol which makes it less "bad". The conclusion of the last report about eggs was that actually it is good for us to eat up to about 7 whole eggs a week. Most of the goodness of eggs is in the yolk, omitting them deprives us of a lot of nutrients.
And to be honest - since we are, however we want to look at it, in the final third of our lives, it is probably a bit late to worry too much about eating a slice of bacon!
constance.de EileenH
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Didn't know eggs were good for you. Can't seem to get real Greek yoghurt in town, we have to do with 'Greek style", probably not so good but it certainly tastes good.
EileenH constance.de
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A report on low fat diets has just been published and shows it isn't the best way to lose weight. Fat in moderate amounts is more satisfying and keeps the blood sugar more stable so you don't get the hunger pangs that make you eat chocolate and stuff. Fat is more essential to life than carbs, though you do need some carb for getting nutrients.
constance.de EileenH
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Hunger isn't something I suffer from. I can't remember a time when I felt hungry.
I looked up Abroath when you suggested it yonks ago. Massively expensive. I'm too mean to buy it even though we both love fish of all sorts.
EileenH constance.de
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Mrs.Mac-Canada EileenH
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EileenH Mrs.Mac-Canada
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The other night we had a veal chop - the time before it had been done on our Lotus BBQ grill (a very pricey little number that prevents the fat dropping onto the coals) out on the balcony, this time it was in butter in the heavy non-stick pan. Difficult to know which tasted better. Either way - at our age I don't think that we have too much to worry about keeping off the bacon and red meat.
You have all seen the real analysis of the figures haven't you? You have something like a 7% chance of developing colon cancer instead of a 6% chance. That's what the 18% increase really means!
erika59785 EileenH
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EileenH erika59785
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debbie27473 EileenH
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EileenH debbie27473
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Where do you live? All the major supermarkets in the UK stock it. The website I sent the link for allows you to change location and do a supplier search - for countries all over the world.
debbie27473 EileenH
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julian. constance.de
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Kippers? Or other smoked fish with the egs?
constance.de julian.
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julian. constance.de
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Still boring eating the same thing every day though.
Our batches take about a half hour to set up and 12 hours to mature. We have enough culture for more than 100 litres - A$16.50 - which is much more cost effective than supermarket sachets.
Sadly my kippers are canned. But better than none.
constance.de julian.
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EileenH julian.
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I think my favourite breakfast is a smokie with a soft poached egg. Very Arbroath :-)
You can have smokies shipped from Arbroath - just a suggestion.
julian. EileenH
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