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Potato chips, mac & cheese

I'm trying to eat lower carbs, too, because my husband is diabetic (and has to watch his carbs) & we are trying to reorient how we eat. One of my favorite low carb meals is tuna salad on cucumber slices. For the mayo, though, I use half lowfat Greek yogurt instead of all mayo. And then I add in some chopped water…

Oh and weelicious has a very tasty looking and pretty recipe for beet and white bean hummus.

I'm a bit of a crazy eater, so I can tell you there are a couple beet recipes I have been eyeing on weelicious, including beet cupcakes and beet pancakes. Also, my husband is allergic to tomatoes, and I was eyeing a tomato-free marinara sauce on the Living Without magazine site. It calls for canned beets, but that is an…

B2, D, iron...I deal with it by trying to remember to take my vitamins. :flowerforyou: My struggle is that taking the vitamins usually makes me feel sick (even with food, no matter the brand), so then I don't want to take them...but I get overwhelmingly tired and in the case of the B2, I feel like I am getting sores in the…

So I love fruit & don't consider it unhealthy...but it actually does have a lot of natural sugars and depending on the type, can be high glycemic. If your family is predisposed to diabetes, this can be a concern as the sugars affect your blood sugar. I make a point of not eating TOO much fruit, and balancing it with some…

That is very motivating - great job!

That is awesome motivation - thanks for posting!

One thing that has helped me from getting too hungry is eating more protein. My name is Jennifer and I am a carb-o-holic. And snacks - I learned that when I had GD when I was PG. And I've started using a meal service for breakfast, lunch, and snacks during the week (My Fit Foods). We eat together as a family for dinner.…

Unfortunately, I think he has to figure it out for himself. All you can really do is encourage him. You can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink. My DH was big on excuses & procrastination & then a routine physical turned up sugar in his urine. Yep, he was a diabetic. He found out right before Christmas & it was…

I know he is old school, but I really like Gilad. Also, the pilates videos with Ana Caban.

I don't know where I heard this quote, but I really liked it: everything in moderation, including moderation. ;)

One I've had a hard time with is how we are engrained to think fat is bad. "You can't eat fat - it's fattening & bad for you." Um, yes I can & in fact, you need a certain amount of fat for your body to function properly. And yes, certain fats are better for you than others, but I am not going to feel like I'm doing…

We don't really meal plan only because my DH is so danged picky. But I am trying several recipes out of the March issue of Clean Eating magazine this week. The (baked) toasted ravioli turned out really well, and so did the cherry brown rice "pudding" bowl. We are going to try the (whole wheat) panko & sage crusted pork…

I have it & need to try it. :) I do the elliptical at home, but I think this would be fun variety.

I did WW about 10 years ago and lost 45 lb's in like 4-5 months. But I tried the recent plan a couple of times the last couple of years, and I have lost very little. I don't like the changes, so I started doing MFP instead & I follow more of a "clean eating" lifestyle (ie - Tosca Reno).

Ok this isn't a sweet treat or anything, but my protein for breakfast is one egg plus a half cup of egg whites plus3 tablespoons of salsa, scrambled. The salsa leaves a little liquid, but for less than 140 calories, it is pretty good! It's a decent sized portion of scrambled egg & putting a real egg in there makes such a…

Yes - the iPhone app gave me a message & actually asked if I'd like my calories reset. I guess it's different if you go through the internet...?

Hi guys! I just joined the group - I had no idea everyone was on here. Probably bc I missed a few weeks of the board - LO has been sick so much. Everyone keeps telling me he'll have the best immune system by the time he hits kindergarten but omg this is killing me. I HATE to see him sick all the time. It also makes it very…