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My doctor handed me the Diabetic Diet. It was as you said - 45-60 per meal and then 15 per snack. The examples said toast with breakfast. Sandwich for lunch. 3-4 servings of fruit. WHAT? that is crazy! It wasn't until I found this board that I figured out how to eat as a diabetic. Drop the bread, pasta, rice and drop the…

Are you still counting your calories?

If you have an Aldis in your area you can get some really good deals. I don't have one near me anymore. Miss those cheap prices. Eggs seem to be cheap right now. And you can always get BLSL chicken breasts near me for about $1.88 pound. And for some reason I can get pork loin for $1.77 per pound at least once a month. We…

Have not tried the Quinoa and Spinach. That sounds good! They are in the frozen vegetable section.

Pick fattier cuts of protein. I'm diabetic so I'm trying to keep my Protein within a normal range. If you chose Ground Chuck as opposed to Lean Beef that will help. Ribeye steak instead of sirloin. Chicken Thigh instead of Breast. That kind of thing. That will for sure get you where you need to be. AND of course our good…

Thanks! I just ordered some on-line. Can't wait to try these.

I found it hard to hit calories if I was eating Boneless Chicken Breast or Pork Loin as my protein. All I had to do was switch to Ground Beef and Ribeye and then there is no problem getting the calories in. For me anyway. I do love my red meat!! and Bacon!

Do ALL Popeyes have the blackened chicken? I have never seen it on the menu. Will have to ask this week-end. That would be awesome!!

I was doing WW before I found MFP LCHF. I was staying on plan but not losing a pound. BUT I ate 2-3 Bananas a day along with other fruit as well. For some reason it never hit me that all that fruit was carb heavy. Then I found MFP. Entered what I was eating on WW and was blown away! At how many calories and carbs I was…

I had an unfortunate incident the day after Christmas with some cheap Chinese food and Popcorn at the movies. I did not make it home in time. It was bad - very bad! well - I should say I made it home but the door was locked. So I didn't make it into the house. NEVER AGAIN!

I started lowish carb in June 2016. I was aiming for 150 a day. I lost 30 pounds in 2016 and my last two A1C tests (Last one in December) were 6.1 and 6.7. I was on three diabetes medicines and now I'm down to 2. Also - * Ended the reign of terror from my GI system. I liked the way you said that! I could not believe the…

We had our office Christmas party last night. I was dreading facing all of the temptations. BUT when I arrived it was a meat lovers paradise! Shrimp cocktail, meatballs, pork tenderloin, beef tenderloin, chicken wings! The only real splurge was the crawfish ettoufe over a little rice. And I'm sure there were breadcrumbs in…

I actually just switched to the low sugar version and it is not too bad. I LOVE ketchup and can eat huge quantities (Like to dip my meat in it). I had to switch. The carbs were killing me.

Hi. I'm new too with about 180 lbs to lose. I'm down 21 so far. Lots of great information here!

Pork Rinds - I must try these!

Thanks for all the input. At a 38 I was having blurred vision, dizzy, sweating profusely. I was driving to work when I realized I was having trouble seeing. Barely made it to work. Felt like I was going to pass out. I feel like I was in real trouble. All I know is I am now being very careful and checking my sugar often to…

I had a scare last week for the first time. Not sure how low I got - but by the time I had got some sugar in me and made it to my test kit I was still registering a 38. I was not diligent enough testing my sugars once I dropped my carbs to a lower amount. Lesson learned real quick! And I'm not near as low on the carbs as…