a lovely lunch!

I am glad you had a good meal🙂 We did a "fancy" breakfast buffet for
mothers day. I had some eggs, bacon, sausage, and a few strawberries.. like
2 and a 1/2.
I skipped the chocolate fondu and the bananas and the pancakes and the
hashbrowns and the pasteries... those are all icky anyway right😉

Tori

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Bonnie 3/02 AKA "Goofy Gooferson"
Xavier 10/04 AKA "Chunky Chunkerson"
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I'd mentioned previously that I thought I would have a hard time at our
favorite Chinese buffet restaurant...well today we ate there. And I did
FINE, while my family was able to enjoy the foods that they loved, and I'm
so happy! I've avoided the place completely for the last month, but I did
find that, not only was there plenty there that was ok for me to eat, but
I
wanted far LESS than I used to eat when we went there, pre-LC.

Today they were slicing New York Strip, and also a pork loin roast (which
they do every Sunday). They have a great salad bar, so I had a salad with
broccoli bits, hard-boiled egg, and cheese, with ranch dressing - just
enough to taste (remembering the bleu cheese dressing from a few days
ago).
I also had a thin slice of each kind of meat, and a pile of broccoli. I'd
told myself that I'd eat all of the right things first and if I still
wanted
the "forbidden" foods afterward I'd allow myself to choose one. But of
course that was a mind game with myself because I really knew after eating
the good stuff I wouldn't want anything else. 🙂

Anyway - it's good to know that we can still go there as a family after
church, and my husband and daughter can eat all the eggrolls and
sweet'n'sour they want...and I'll be just as happy with the other
offerings.
Every day I learn something new 🙂.

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Sherry
360/?/195
LC since 4/4/05

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I'd mentioned previously that I thought I would have a hard time at our
favorite Chinese buffet restaurant...well today we ate there. And I did
FINE, while my family was able to enjoy the foods that they loved

I suspect US Chinese is very different from UK Chinese, but we've found the
same. I can happily eat things that everybody likes, avoid the rice and
noodles entirely, and still have good blood glucose results : ) Bring on
that twice-fried crispy beef, those Lo-Hon Monk's veggies, that chicken and
cashew stir-fry...

Nicky.

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1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

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I am glad you had a good meal🙂 We did a "fancy" breakfast buffet for
mothers day. I had some eggs, bacon, sausage, and a few strawberries..

like

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2 and a 1/2.
I skipped the chocolate fondu and the bananas and the pancakes and the
hashbrowns and the pasteries... those are all icky anyway right😉

LOL, that's right 🙂. It sounds like a great breakfast too - and Happy
Mother's Day!
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Sherry
360/?/195
LC since 4/4/05

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I suspect US Chinese is very different from UK Chinese, but we've found

the

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same. I can happily eat things that everybody likes, avoid the rice and
noodles entirely, and still have good blood glucose results : ) Bring on
that twice-fried crispy beef, those Lo-Hon Monk's veggies, that chicken

and

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cashew stir-fry...

It does sound somewhat different, ours seem to all have thick sauces on
everything, even if it isn't sweet (which half of them are!) they are
thickened with something and IDK what so I avoid them. The twice-fried
crispy beef and the chicken and cashew stir-fry sound HEAVENLY! We do eat
stir-fries in our family quite often, I'll have to throw a few cashews in
just for a different flavor next time!
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Sherry
360/?/195
LC since 4/4/05

congrats on sticking with it sherry and finding the FREEDOM that eating
LC has offered us!

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rosie
http://www.moveonpac.org./
http://www.codepinkalert.org/index.php

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I'd mentioned previously that I thought I would have a hard time at

our

Quoted message said:

favorite Chinese buffet restaurant...well today we ate there. And I

did

Quoted message said:

FINE, while my family was able to enjoy the foods that they loved, and

I'm

Quoted message said:

so happy! I've avoided the place completely for the last month, but I

did

Quoted message said:

find that, not only was there plenty there that was ok for me to eat,

but I

Quoted message said:

wanted far LESS than I used to eat when we went there, pre-LC.

Today they were slicing New York Strip, and also a pork loin roast

(which

Quoted message said:

they do every Sunday). They have a great salad bar, so I had a salad

with

Quoted message said:

broccoli bits, hard-boiled egg, and cheese, with ranch dressing - just
enough to taste (remembering the bleu cheese dressing from a few days

ago).

Quoted message said:

I also had a thin slice of each kind of meat, and a pile of broccoli.

I'd

Quoted message said:

told myself that I'd eat all of the right things first and if I still

wanted

Quoted message said:

the "forbidden" foods afterward I'd allow myself to choose one. But

of

Quoted message said:

course that was a mind game with myself because I really knew after

eating

Quoted message said:

the good stuff I wouldn't want anything else. 🙂

Anyway - it's good to know that we can still go there as a family

after

Quoted message said:

church, and my husband and daughter can eat all the eggrolls and
sweet'n'sour they want...and I'll be just as happy with the other

offerings.

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Every day I learn something new 🙂.

--
Sherry
360/?/195
LC since 4/4/05

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The twice-fried
crispy beef and the chicken and cashew stir-fry sound HEAVENLY! We do eat
stir-fries in our family quite often, I'll have to throw a few cashews in
just for a different flavor next time!

That's our supper tonight. The chicken bits get "marinaded" in an egg white
for half-an-hour or so, before stir-frying quickly to get just a bit of
colour. Remove. Then spring onions, garlic, ginger and carrot shavings get
fried until the carrots are nice. Throw in a handful of roughly chopped
cashews. Add beansprouts and the chicken back in. If too dry, I'll mix up
some chicken stock and Xantham gum in the blender, and add that a bit at a
time until it's good. The carb-eaters get rice, I eat mine with mashed
cauli. Total yum : )

Nicky.

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A1c 10.5/4.5/<6 Weight 95/77/72Kg
1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

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The twice-fried
crispy beef and the chicken and cashew stir-fry sound HEAVENLY! We

do eat

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

stir-fries in our family quite often, I'll have to throw a few

cashews in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

just for a different flavor next time!

That's our supper tonight. The chicken bits get "marinaded" in an egg

white

Quoted message said:

for half-an-hour or so, before stir-frying quickly to get just a bit

of

Quoted message said:

colour. Remove. Then spring onions, garlic, ginger and carrot shavings

get

Quoted message said:

fried until the carrots are nice. Throw in a handful of roughly

chopped

Quoted message said:

cashews. Add beansprouts and the chicken back in. If too dry, I'll mix

up

Quoted message said:

some chicken stock and Xantham gum in the blender, and add that a bit

at a

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time until it's good. The carb-eaters get rice, I eat mine with mashed
cauli. Total yum : )

Sounds great. If it appeals you might consider adding a
bit of roasted sesame oil (hot or mild) to the egg white
marinade. The half-hour soaking really adds some great
flavor. Ground Szechwan peppercorns, too, if you can
find them.

pavane