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You know, I find your nutritionist has restricted you from whole foods that, although they may raise your sugars, do have some benefits. Yes, beans have a lot of carbs, but with they also contain a lot of fibers, apart from the other vitamins and minerals they may give you. Has she taught you anything about the glycemic…

I haven't had a cup of caffeinated coffee in years. I didn't do it cold turkey, but slowly by switching to other drinks that had caffeine but less. You say you drink 3 cups of coffee a day? Start by switching one of those cups to decaf for a while. Then switch to 2 cups of decaf. When you're ready to give up the coffee,…

[quote= I never thought it would make me skinny. [/quote] In all fairness, what would be the point of using artificial sweetener, if you didn't care about the calories? Might as well stay with the real thing, no?

Did anyone advise you that you need to remain at 60 carbs per meal? That's 180gr of carbs a day. Seems high to me, if you want to lose weight. Are you taking insulin already? I stay start at looking a whole foods diet, and removing all sugar and processed foods in your diet. Wheat bread and pasta are processed foods,…

Oh, on second thought, why are grains not included in your diet?

Where do you get your fiber? I wouldn't call spinach and arugula high fiber in comparison to other vegetables. Salads are good, but you can also make vegetable soups. I make a green vegetable soup every so often, and freeze it in small containers for those nights I don't have time to cook. Essentially, I fill a pot with…

This recipe for tabouleh is my go to when I have lots of cucumbers: http://rickacooks.blogspot.ca/2009/03/minty-tabbouleh.html Cucumber relish. http://www.food.com/recipe/cucumber-relish-11147

I'm wondering if it makes a difference when black pepper is used as part of a recipe, as opposed to being sprinkled on food just before eating. For example, you cook a batch of soup or stew and add pepper before simmering, by which the effects of the pepper would disappear by the time the meal is ready to eat. It might be…

It's about how well your body processes carbs and how much insulin your body is producing. In a nutshell, insulin, while known for processing glucose, is also a fat storage hormone. Until all the glucose in the blood is dealt with and processed, insulin stores fat into cells until it is needed for energy. With our current…

If I'm cooking them on the bbq, I marinade the salmon with lemon juice, soya sauce, chili paste, ginger and garlic. If I'm baking it in the oven, I spread the salmon with a mixture of mayo, green onions and parmesan cheese. You can also cook it plain and keep in the fridge. Make salmon salad: mayo, green onions, celery.…

Compared to a breakfast of eggs, I found that I'll feel hungrier sooner when I've had plain oatmeal. To help with keeping myself fuller longer, I make a batch of oatmeal to which I'll add a chopped apple with the peel, and when it's ready, I'll also add 1 tbsp of flaxmeal, and a tbsp or two of nuts and seeds I have…

I think you'll need to try for yourself. I found that removing artificial sweeteners from my diet helped with curbing my cravings for something sweet. So, while I can't say if using them was causing insulin spikes, I would drink bottles of flavored water a lot faster than just plain water or unsweetened ice tea. Something…

I went through the same thing myself. Me, it was donuts in mid-afternoon, and chocolate bars or chips in the evening. What got me off sugar was to switch my diet to low-carb (no more pasta, bread, white potatoes, rice, and sugary snacks), and start my day with decaf butter coffee. If I had cravings in the evening, I'd have…

This is a hard question to answer because so many books out there that have that information, are cookbooks, and none are specifically labeled "for diabetes". They're either paleo, ketogenic, low-carb, etc. And even then, unless it's in your hands and you can thumb through, it's hard to see if it's any good, because as…

I've heard of people needing to reduce their diabetes medication after losing a lot of weight, because the weight loss helps with insulin becoming more sensitive. The challenge when on insulin is that you need to eat carbs just to insure you sugars don't get too low, which may hinder the weight loss. Before you were…

Quoted from the website " caused by chronic exposure to stressful situations", which is another definition for "suffering from burnout". Would you consider that bogus too?

I do. I make a smoothie with veggies (with a choice of celery, cucumber, broccoli slaw, kale, spinach, parsley), to which I add some pieces of banana and some frozen fruit, some avocado, protein powder and fiber (chia seeds or flax seeds). I blended it all with almond milk.

I'm there with you, but older by a few years and perimenaupausal. I've been steadily losing weight since September after I replaced my morning breakfast with bulletproof coffee and 2 eggs. If I don't go out in the mornings on weekends, I wait a few hours after I've been up to break my fast with a bp coffee, and then for…

Ah, no, they can't call themselves keto or low carb because gummy bears and Benefiber are not whole foods. Having said that, fiber does slow down the absorption of carbs into your system, so your blood sugars won't spike as high if the fiber is not included. Fiber also helps with the absorption of fat, I think. It's the…

Or give it to a soap-making friend, as coconut oil is one of the main ingredients for DIY soap at home.

If I'm at Starbucks, I like to order an iced decaf cafe americano, which is about 11 calories. A bit more if I decide to splurge and add some cream to it.

Are you doing anything while you're snaking like watch TV or read? I say either prepare some healthy snacks ahead of time and have those instead, or add a rule to have the crackers, i.e. you have to sit at your kitchen table, no tv, no reading, and do nothing but eat the crackers. At some some, you'll feel ridiculous that…

Oh, I just thought of another recipe that I made, "beans and greens", in my pressure cooker. It's basically a bean stew with sauteed kale or spinach, topped with a sprinkling of pepper and parmesan cheese.

That's pretty much how I eat. Although legumes aren't usually part of a low-carb diet (at the start anyway), I like the fact that they're a good source of fiber. Making up the extra fiber with just veggies can be a chore, imo. All that chopping and shredding! I use a variation of this lime-cumin dressing recipe to make my…

I tried looking up the book I have at home and give you a link, but I can't find it right now. I've had it for five years. It's a simple calorie counter book that I found at my local bookstore. It's basically a dictionary of food items, but it also has the count for fat, fiber, carbs, sodium and (maybe) cholesterol. The…

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I use steel cut oats for overnight porridge with almond milk and put in the fridge. It is watery, I have to admit when I take it out of the fridge in the morning, but a few minutes in the microwave thickens it's up.

This recipe was my introduction to eating quinoa. I like it in salads, but also as a filling in stuffed petters or butternut squash. I cook the quinoa in broth, and add sauteed vegetables to the mix (onions, mushrooms, spinach).

Never tried it, but I saw a recipe on ED Smith's canned pumpkin site just today.

For me, it's doing a lot of pre-planning. I start with the meals I plan on cooking throughout the week, and making sure that I cook enough to have leftovers for my lunch the next day.